~*~Erniliel's POV~*~
(AN: for those who don't remember, Erniliel is Liadriel's mommy, you know,
the female elf who told Kiri that she's her mommy, etc.)
"ARRR!" Gweldon, my dear husband, grumbled. "How long can it take for one idiot eleven-year-old girl to get dressed!?!"
I looked at him calmly. "Now Gwel," I admonished him. "First of all, Kiri is twelve, just like Lia, and second, I'm sure she's a little shocked by finding out that we're her parents and she has a family and all that. Besides, we're not here to tell her anything pleasant, so try to be patient with her, OK?"
Gweldon snorted, but didn't say anything further about her.
"Oh, come, Gwel," I pleaded. "I know that you don't like this anymore than I do, but-"
I cut off as Kiri came down the stairs of our talan, and came over to us. She gazed at Gweldon and me uncertainly, and then said, "I'm sorry I took so long. I was just thinking about-well, you said you wanted to talk to me?" I turned to Gweldon and nodded. "Gweldon, your father, will tell you everything-- dear."
Gweldon looked sternly at me, shook his head, and began.
~*~Gweldon's POV~*~
I looked at Erniliel sternly, and shook my head. It definitely was a bad idea to grow attached to the girl, whether it was our-daughter-or not, especially after what we had just been discussing. I looked down and started the story.
"Twelve years ago, your mother gave birth to twin girls. This was a shock to us, but also a happy shock, and although we were not rich enough to be able to afford to bring up to girls properly, we managed by selling our old house and moving to this talan.
We lived happily for a year, if a little poorly, until one day, when Erniliel was taking a walk with the two of you; a group of dwarves attacked her. She was able to escape with her life and somehow was able to rescue the older of the twins, Liadriel, as well. The other child, however, was captured."
Erniliel smiled softly yet painfully. "The other twin, dear child, if you haven't guessed yet-the other child was you."
AN: Thanks for your reviews everybody, especially AngelStar1234567 and LottieTheGreenElf: Yes, as you can tell, Kiri and Lia are the twins, and no, they won't all be 'one big happy family', but you get to find out why in the next chappie!! Everybody else: If you like it, PLEASE give me one precious minute of your time to say 'I like it' or 'keep writing'. It's really encouraging and then I'll know that I shouldn't just give up (although I'm not planning to, anyway).
"ARRR!" Gweldon, my dear husband, grumbled. "How long can it take for one idiot eleven-year-old girl to get dressed!?!"
I looked at him calmly. "Now Gwel," I admonished him. "First of all, Kiri is twelve, just like Lia, and second, I'm sure she's a little shocked by finding out that we're her parents and she has a family and all that. Besides, we're not here to tell her anything pleasant, so try to be patient with her, OK?"
Gweldon snorted, but didn't say anything further about her.
"Oh, come, Gwel," I pleaded. "I know that you don't like this anymore than I do, but-"
I cut off as Kiri came down the stairs of our talan, and came over to us. She gazed at Gweldon and me uncertainly, and then said, "I'm sorry I took so long. I was just thinking about-well, you said you wanted to talk to me?" I turned to Gweldon and nodded. "Gweldon, your father, will tell you everything-- dear."
Gweldon looked sternly at me, shook his head, and began.
~*~Gweldon's POV~*~
I looked at Erniliel sternly, and shook my head. It definitely was a bad idea to grow attached to the girl, whether it was our-daughter-or not, especially after what we had just been discussing. I looked down and started the story.
"Twelve years ago, your mother gave birth to twin girls. This was a shock to us, but also a happy shock, and although we were not rich enough to be able to afford to bring up to girls properly, we managed by selling our old house and moving to this talan.
We lived happily for a year, if a little poorly, until one day, when Erniliel was taking a walk with the two of you; a group of dwarves attacked her. She was able to escape with her life and somehow was able to rescue the older of the twins, Liadriel, as well. The other child, however, was captured."
Erniliel smiled softly yet painfully. "The other twin, dear child, if you haven't guessed yet-the other child was you."
AN: Thanks for your reviews everybody, especially AngelStar1234567 and LottieTheGreenElf: Yes, as you can tell, Kiri and Lia are the twins, and no, they won't all be 'one big happy family', but you get to find out why in the next chappie!! Everybody else: If you like it, PLEASE give me one precious minute of your time to say 'I like it' or 'keep writing'. It's really encouraging and then I'll know that I shouldn't just give up (although I'm not planning to, anyway).