I stood on my balcony outside of my bedroom. I was now 2,013 years old, and
I was extremely tired of being treated like a lady. I was planning on doing
something with my life, yet I could not figure out what I was to do. I sat
on my balcony, reading a book Bilbo had sent me for my birthday. My father
and sister were busy planning her wedding, and I cared enough to not be
involved. I heard the sound of horses' hooves on the pavement, it was
Aragorn, coming to tell me news of the outside world, or quite possibly
coming to talk to my sister.
"Ardonelle? I need to speak with you", he said.
I ran down from my balcony, down to the fountain.
"You rang?" I said to him.
"Sauron is moving. He has taken the creature Gollum prisoner, and he scheduled to be tortured." Aragorn told me.
"And, what would you like me to do?" I asked him, completely unaware of the dangers.
"Tell your father, and if he hears anything else, please come out on your horse and get me", he said.
"Where will you be when I need you?" I asked him.
"The inn in Bree. You know what I speak of." He said and rode off. I ran in my twelve skirts to go find my father.
"Father?" I called through our home.
"Ardonelle, I am in my office", he said.
I ran to him. "Aragorn has entrusted me with this information. Sauron is mobilizing, and the creature Gollum has been taken prisoner, and he will be tortured." I told my father.
"Why didn't he come up to my office?" he asked me.
"He was in a hurry, yet, he said if you hear of anything, I am to come get him immediately", I said.
"Good, good. I will send you with any information", he said. I left, and went back to my room, and carried on my reading.
Hours passed, and my father had not called me for dinner yet, and I had not heard much in the house.
"Arwen?" I called. Silence came back to me. I finally went into the shrine room, which was erected for Aragorn. My father and sister were in his office, discussing something. I knocked.
"Ardonelle? What are you doing?" my sister asked me.
"I wanted to know if you've already had dinner or not", I said.
"No, it is far too early to be eating dinner", she said.
"Let me know when you do eat dinner", I told her and walked off. I went to talk a walk. I missed the shelter of Estel's arms. I felt unprotected. I smiled, at least I would see a lot him, or would I? He would be so far away, in Gondor. My smile was quickly erased by the saddest look I had ever had. I had to go to Lorien, and I had to see my Haldir. I called up to my father and told him I was going to visit my grandparents, and mounted my horse rode off to Lorien.
"Ardonelle?" my grandfather Celeborn called to me. I dismounted, and put my horse in the stables.
"Yes, grandfather. It is me", I said to him.
"I would imagine that you would be married to that fine young Estel fellow." He said, and then saw the pained look on my face.
"Oh. Come here, let me take a look at you", he said to me. I went to see him, and he hugged me. I missed that hug.
"You look simply celestial. That is something you should be proud of", he said and then added,
"You may stay here for a few days, while you recover from these attacks", he said.
"Thank you Grandfather", I said to him, and went upstairs to my room in Lorien. My grandmother still did not know that I was here, and she would want to lecture me on how to get over men you love. Who I was really looking for was Haldir. I put on a cream dress, and let my hair flow wildly, and went looking for him. I found him sitting in the trees, meditating.
"Haldir?" I asked him.
"Ardonelle, you bring immense pain with you. Tell me, what great heaviness is in your heart", he said. I began to tell him of my story.
"You have been fooled by the mortal man. A lesson is to be learned here, and I believe you have learned it well", he said. He opened his eyes. "Still as radiant, and graceful as ever, even when you trying to be mad, the ray of sunlight you shine you keep it", he said. I hugged him, there was nothing else that would make me feel better. "You are all right in my arms, Ardonelle", he whispered to me. A great weight was lifted from my arms that night, and needless to say, I felt recreated.
I returned to Rivendell early the next morning. My father was waiting my arrival.
"Arwen has gone out to look for Aragorn and Frodo", he said.
"Why, has something happened to them?" I asked him.
"Do you remember the tale of Islduir? He never destroyed the One Ring. The creature Gollum was given the Ring, and it betrayed him. Then, Bilbo, used the Ring as a joke, and finally it was passed to Frodo" he said, and kept going, "Gandalf traveled to Isengaurd to find out what he could from Saurman. He has not been found since. Your sister is looking for Aragorn and Frodo, they have set out on foot from Bree, the Nazgul follow them each step of the way", he said.
I ran to get my cloak, and remount my horse.
"It is no use. Even if you could find them, your sister would be forced to fight the Nazgul alone", he said.
"That is not who I will search for, I will search for Gandalf." I told him.
"You will endanger your life. I need you here, I need to keep watch", he said.
I watched for them for four days. I read books, wrote letters and watched. Finally on the fourth day my sister returned with Frodo, he was injured, stabbed by a Morgul blade.
"I will take him inside, you help Father prepare", I told her. My sister nodded, she wouldn't do anything else. I took Frodo inside and placed him on a bed, and let my father and sister take care of it. I knew Aragorn and the other hobbits were still outside. I mounted my horse and rode in the direction that they had come. It took me several days, but I found them, on their way by foot to Rivendell.
"It looks as if you need a lift", I said to Aragorn.
"Yes, we have been walking for three days, and we wish to know the condition of Frodo", he said to me.
I had brought another horse, against my father's wishes, of course. I helped Merry and Pippin mount with me, while Sam mounted with Aragorn. I quickly ran off, as fast as my horse could take, and it truly was a day's time from here. Aragorn followed behind me, on the lookout for any ring wraiths.
"Ardonelle?! Have you returned with Aragorn, I daresay that he will want a warm bath, let me have it drawn for him", my father said, oblivious to the fact that I had gone out there to retrieve him and the other hobbits.
"Come my friends, I will get you a bed to sleep in for the time being", I escorted my hobbit friends into the house that were in awe.
"You have lived here your entire life?" Sam asked me.
"Yes, and my father built this place", I said to him. Once again, Sam was in awe, he was engrossed the mural of Islduir. Merry and Pippin were clearly just as interested.
"Master Gamgee? I will show you to your room." I told them.
"Oh, I am sorry, Lady Ardonelle", he shoved Merry and Pippin and had them follow me.
"Here will be your beds for the time being, if you require anything at all, anything just ask I will be around", I said to them. They nodded, jaws gaping.
"How are they?" Aragorn asked me as we walked in the direction of the garden.
"Quite all right, I think coming here was your best idea yet", I told him and smiled.
I knew he missed my smiles, and he missed my words, I used them ever so cautiously.
"I will have to agree with you on that one, Lady Ardonelle", he said.
"That is the first time you called me Lady Ardonelle in a while", I said, and smiled.
"I must be off now, I have to ride invitations to my father's council
to Mirkwood and Lorien", I said, and mounted my horse.
I rode to both places of my intention and came back within the week.
"Back so soon, Ardonelle", my sister called from a balcony.
"Back too late", I said and smiled at my beautiful, young, radiant sister, I knew she loved me, yet she did not show it in those actions a while back.
I have been planning to say this; my father does not love the one who is not engaged to the King Elessar, it is like the winds; it is never one thing. I guess my beauty did not catch Estel like my sister did.
I sat on a bench in the garden after I delivered the invitations. I was tired; I did not have a moment to myself in a while. I went upstairs to dress, and I was to greet the coming princes, and other members of my father's council.
Several hours later, they were arriving, Legolas and Boromir were the ones I could pick out first, and finally I saw Gimli, son of Gloin. Other Mirkwood, Lorien, and dwarves were showing up. I smiled down to them, and they looked up to me.
"I see that the oldest Lady of Rivendell has shown for our forthcoming", Boromir yelled up to me.
"And who else would?" I said to him. I went back inside and told my father that they had arrived. As a gracious hostess, I showed them inside and I pointed out where royals would sleep.
"My friends", my father said to our guests.
"I am sure you have met my oldest daughter and heiress to my fortune, Lady Ardonelle", he said. As if I was on command, I curtsied. Boromir smirked, as if he knew it was a joke.
"Since my gracious daughter has shown you to your rooms, you are free to go, until tomorrow", he said.
I went to my room and rested up for the next day's council, I knew I wasn't invited, yet, I knew I would attend.
"Ardonelle? I need to speak with you", he said.
I ran down from my balcony, down to the fountain.
"You rang?" I said to him.
"Sauron is moving. He has taken the creature Gollum prisoner, and he scheduled to be tortured." Aragorn told me.
"And, what would you like me to do?" I asked him, completely unaware of the dangers.
"Tell your father, and if he hears anything else, please come out on your horse and get me", he said.
"Where will you be when I need you?" I asked him.
"The inn in Bree. You know what I speak of." He said and rode off. I ran in my twelve skirts to go find my father.
"Father?" I called through our home.
"Ardonelle, I am in my office", he said.
I ran to him. "Aragorn has entrusted me with this information. Sauron is mobilizing, and the creature Gollum has been taken prisoner, and he will be tortured." I told my father.
"Why didn't he come up to my office?" he asked me.
"He was in a hurry, yet, he said if you hear of anything, I am to come get him immediately", I said.
"Good, good. I will send you with any information", he said. I left, and went back to my room, and carried on my reading.
Hours passed, and my father had not called me for dinner yet, and I had not heard much in the house.
"Arwen?" I called. Silence came back to me. I finally went into the shrine room, which was erected for Aragorn. My father and sister were in his office, discussing something. I knocked.
"Ardonelle? What are you doing?" my sister asked me.
"I wanted to know if you've already had dinner or not", I said.
"No, it is far too early to be eating dinner", she said.
"Let me know when you do eat dinner", I told her and walked off. I went to talk a walk. I missed the shelter of Estel's arms. I felt unprotected. I smiled, at least I would see a lot him, or would I? He would be so far away, in Gondor. My smile was quickly erased by the saddest look I had ever had. I had to go to Lorien, and I had to see my Haldir. I called up to my father and told him I was going to visit my grandparents, and mounted my horse rode off to Lorien.
"Ardonelle?" my grandfather Celeborn called to me. I dismounted, and put my horse in the stables.
"Yes, grandfather. It is me", I said to him.
"I would imagine that you would be married to that fine young Estel fellow." He said, and then saw the pained look on my face.
"Oh. Come here, let me take a look at you", he said to me. I went to see him, and he hugged me. I missed that hug.
"You look simply celestial. That is something you should be proud of", he said and then added,
"You may stay here for a few days, while you recover from these attacks", he said.
"Thank you Grandfather", I said to him, and went upstairs to my room in Lorien. My grandmother still did not know that I was here, and she would want to lecture me on how to get over men you love. Who I was really looking for was Haldir. I put on a cream dress, and let my hair flow wildly, and went looking for him. I found him sitting in the trees, meditating.
"Haldir?" I asked him.
"Ardonelle, you bring immense pain with you. Tell me, what great heaviness is in your heart", he said. I began to tell him of my story.
"You have been fooled by the mortal man. A lesson is to be learned here, and I believe you have learned it well", he said. He opened his eyes. "Still as radiant, and graceful as ever, even when you trying to be mad, the ray of sunlight you shine you keep it", he said. I hugged him, there was nothing else that would make me feel better. "You are all right in my arms, Ardonelle", he whispered to me. A great weight was lifted from my arms that night, and needless to say, I felt recreated.
I returned to Rivendell early the next morning. My father was waiting my arrival.
"Arwen has gone out to look for Aragorn and Frodo", he said.
"Why, has something happened to them?" I asked him.
"Do you remember the tale of Islduir? He never destroyed the One Ring. The creature Gollum was given the Ring, and it betrayed him. Then, Bilbo, used the Ring as a joke, and finally it was passed to Frodo" he said, and kept going, "Gandalf traveled to Isengaurd to find out what he could from Saurman. He has not been found since. Your sister is looking for Aragorn and Frodo, they have set out on foot from Bree, the Nazgul follow them each step of the way", he said.
I ran to get my cloak, and remount my horse.
"It is no use. Even if you could find them, your sister would be forced to fight the Nazgul alone", he said.
"That is not who I will search for, I will search for Gandalf." I told him.
"You will endanger your life. I need you here, I need to keep watch", he said.
I watched for them for four days. I read books, wrote letters and watched. Finally on the fourth day my sister returned with Frodo, he was injured, stabbed by a Morgul blade.
"I will take him inside, you help Father prepare", I told her. My sister nodded, she wouldn't do anything else. I took Frodo inside and placed him on a bed, and let my father and sister take care of it. I knew Aragorn and the other hobbits were still outside. I mounted my horse and rode in the direction that they had come. It took me several days, but I found them, on their way by foot to Rivendell.
"It looks as if you need a lift", I said to Aragorn.
"Yes, we have been walking for three days, and we wish to know the condition of Frodo", he said to me.
I had brought another horse, against my father's wishes, of course. I helped Merry and Pippin mount with me, while Sam mounted with Aragorn. I quickly ran off, as fast as my horse could take, and it truly was a day's time from here. Aragorn followed behind me, on the lookout for any ring wraiths.
"Ardonelle?! Have you returned with Aragorn, I daresay that he will want a warm bath, let me have it drawn for him", my father said, oblivious to the fact that I had gone out there to retrieve him and the other hobbits.
"Come my friends, I will get you a bed to sleep in for the time being", I escorted my hobbit friends into the house that were in awe.
"You have lived here your entire life?" Sam asked me.
"Yes, and my father built this place", I said to him. Once again, Sam was in awe, he was engrossed the mural of Islduir. Merry and Pippin were clearly just as interested.
"Master Gamgee? I will show you to your room." I told them.
"Oh, I am sorry, Lady Ardonelle", he shoved Merry and Pippin and had them follow me.
"Here will be your beds for the time being, if you require anything at all, anything just ask I will be around", I said to them. They nodded, jaws gaping.
"How are they?" Aragorn asked me as we walked in the direction of the garden.
"Quite all right, I think coming here was your best idea yet", I told him and smiled.
I knew he missed my smiles, and he missed my words, I used them ever so cautiously.
"I will have to agree with you on that one, Lady Ardonelle", he said.
"That is the first time you called me Lady Ardonelle in a while", I said, and smiled.
"I must be off now, I have to ride invitations to my father's council
to Mirkwood and Lorien", I said, and mounted my horse.
I rode to both places of my intention and came back within the week.
"Back so soon, Ardonelle", my sister called from a balcony.
"Back too late", I said and smiled at my beautiful, young, radiant sister, I knew she loved me, yet she did not show it in those actions a while back.
I have been planning to say this; my father does not love the one who is not engaged to the King Elessar, it is like the winds; it is never one thing. I guess my beauty did not catch Estel like my sister did.
I sat on a bench in the garden after I delivered the invitations. I was tired; I did not have a moment to myself in a while. I went upstairs to dress, and I was to greet the coming princes, and other members of my father's council.
Several hours later, they were arriving, Legolas and Boromir were the ones I could pick out first, and finally I saw Gimli, son of Gloin. Other Mirkwood, Lorien, and dwarves were showing up. I smiled down to them, and they looked up to me.
"I see that the oldest Lady of Rivendell has shown for our forthcoming", Boromir yelled up to me.
"And who else would?" I said to him. I went back inside and told my father that they had arrived. As a gracious hostess, I showed them inside and I pointed out where royals would sleep.
"My friends", my father said to our guests.
"I am sure you have met my oldest daughter and heiress to my fortune, Lady Ardonelle", he said. As if I was on command, I curtsied. Boromir smirked, as if he knew it was a joke.
"Since my gracious daughter has shown you to your rooms, you are free to go, until tomorrow", he said.
I went to my room and rested up for the next day's council, I knew I wasn't invited, yet, I knew I would attend.