"That spoiled, selfish elf!" Lily said to herself as she stormed down the
hall way towards her room. "What was he angry at me for, I mean is it
really my fault for knowing Legolas before him?" Lilly was so wrapped up in
her thoughts that she did not even realize that she had just walked into
King Théoden.
"Why in such a rush?"
"Oh, I am sorry my lord I wasn't paying attention."
"Lady Lilly, if I may, what happened? I saw Révin only a few moments ago
and he seemed in a foul mood, which surprised me."
Lilly did not want to tell Théoden. She was afraid that he would become
angry as well with her for not liking Révin.
Théoden sensed tension in his asking her this question.
"Lilly would you mind coming into my study for a moment?"
"Of course my lord." She said, as she was lead away by Théoden.
As Lilly entered the study she was amazed to find it was small and cozy, not that the other parts of the palace weren't cozy but they were big and spacious. In the center of the room was a medium sized table made of what looked to be oak; and around the table were three chairs, and up the legs of the table and chairs Lilly could make out tiny shields bearing the King Théoden's coat of arms. The sealing only rose about twenty or thirty feet in the air and was supported by six huge rafters; three on each side. At the top there were two windows that at the moment were filtering moonlight through. In the corner there was a large sofa and a small table with a candle burning steadily lower on it. To the left of Lilly there stood a grand bookcase filled to the brim with books about war, history, and the coats of arms. "Please make yourself comfortable." Théoden said gesturing to one of the chairs that stood around the table. "So tell me Lady Lilly, how did you enjoy the banquet?" "It was very nice my lord." Lilly responded keeping her eyes cast downwards. Théoden sensed that she was not telling him everything so he persisted. "I hope Révin was a help to you?" "Oh, a great help." Lilly said with a little more snap than she intended. But Théoden sensed that he was getting into a touchy subject with Lilly so he tried to avert the subject. "Lovely evening tonight." He said starting to stare out the window at the top of the roof. "My lord-" "Please call my Théoden." "Very well, Théoden if you wish to ask me something then you might as well ask, for I have pressing things that I must see to." That was a total lie Lilly had nothing to do except explore the palace and even then she did not want to do that at the moment. Théoden sensed this but chose to ignore it. "I observed earlier that you and Révin were getting along fine this evening? Lilly nodded. "But after that marvelous performance that you to put on, there seemed to be a little bit of a controversy afterwards, am I right?" This time Lilly did not nod and Théoden knew he was getting somewhere.
As he looked up to ask more of her he saw tears welling up in her eyes, and quickly. "Lilly come here." Théoden said gesturing to sit beside him. Slowly Lilly got up and Théoden noticed that her hands were shaking, although she was trying to steady them, but it was to no avail.
Once seated Théoden wrapped his arms around her and just held her. At first Lilly was a little rigid but it did not take long for her to collapse into his arms sobbing. He let her cry for a for a while, and when he thought she had finished he said, "Now tell me what happened." So she did, she told him everything, and never missed a beat. It took her nearly an hour to finally come to the fight between her and Révin. "Then we both went in opposite directions, and that is when I ran into you." She finished, a little out of breath. For a moment Théoden was silent. The ever so slowly he began to speak. "Lilly would you like me to give you my opinion on this situation?" Lilly not prepared to answer simply nodded. "Well the way I see it is that Révin was only being honest to you. That was the way he was brought up as a child. So you cannot hold that against him Lilly." Lilly's mind was overflowing with thoughts, thoughts of Legolas, thoughts of Révin, thoughts of home. "I didn't ask for anyone to love me, they just did." She said breaking down again in Théoden's arms. "I know, I know." He cooed to her. "Lilly if you would really like to go back to your father you only need but ask. You know that don't you?" "I would like to return but not just yet," she said drying her eyes. "First I must fix some things that have been broken." She said, and with that she pardoned herself from Théoden and left to go find Révin.
As Lilly entered the study she was amazed to find it was small and cozy, not that the other parts of the palace weren't cozy but they were big and spacious. In the center of the room was a medium sized table made of what looked to be oak; and around the table were three chairs, and up the legs of the table and chairs Lilly could make out tiny shields bearing the King Théoden's coat of arms. The sealing only rose about twenty or thirty feet in the air and was supported by six huge rafters; three on each side. At the top there were two windows that at the moment were filtering moonlight through. In the corner there was a large sofa and a small table with a candle burning steadily lower on it. To the left of Lilly there stood a grand bookcase filled to the brim with books about war, history, and the coats of arms. "Please make yourself comfortable." Théoden said gesturing to one of the chairs that stood around the table. "So tell me Lady Lilly, how did you enjoy the banquet?" "It was very nice my lord." Lilly responded keeping her eyes cast downwards. Théoden sensed that she was not telling him everything so he persisted. "I hope Révin was a help to you?" "Oh, a great help." Lilly said with a little more snap than she intended. But Théoden sensed that he was getting into a touchy subject with Lilly so he tried to avert the subject. "Lovely evening tonight." He said starting to stare out the window at the top of the roof. "My lord-" "Please call my Théoden." "Very well, Théoden if you wish to ask me something then you might as well ask, for I have pressing things that I must see to." That was a total lie Lilly had nothing to do except explore the palace and even then she did not want to do that at the moment. Théoden sensed this but chose to ignore it. "I observed earlier that you and Révin were getting along fine this evening? Lilly nodded. "But after that marvelous performance that you to put on, there seemed to be a little bit of a controversy afterwards, am I right?" This time Lilly did not nod and Théoden knew he was getting somewhere.
As he looked up to ask more of her he saw tears welling up in her eyes, and quickly. "Lilly come here." Théoden said gesturing to sit beside him. Slowly Lilly got up and Théoden noticed that her hands were shaking, although she was trying to steady them, but it was to no avail.
Once seated Théoden wrapped his arms around her and just held her. At first Lilly was a little rigid but it did not take long for her to collapse into his arms sobbing. He let her cry for a for a while, and when he thought she had finished he said, "Now tell me what happened." So she did, she told him everything, and never missed a beat. It took her nearly an hour to finally come to the fight between her and Révin. "Then we both went in opposite directions, and that is when I ran into you." She finished, a little out of breath. For a moment Théoden was silent. The ever so slowly he began to speak. "Lilly would you like me to give you my opinion on this situation?" Lilly not prepared to answer simply nodded. "Well the way I see it is that Révin was only being honest to you. That was the way he was brought up as a child. So you cannot hold that against him Lilly." Lilly's mind was overflowing with thoughts, thoughts of Legolas, thoughts of Révin, thoughts of home. "I didn't ask for anyone to love me, they just did." She said breaking down again in Théoden's arms. "I know, I know." He cooed to her. "Lilly if you would really like to go back to your father you only need but ask. You know that don't you?" "I would like to return but not just yet," she said drying her eyes. "First I must fix some things that have been broken." She said, and with that she pardoned herself from Théoden and left to go find Révin.
