Révin stood alone in his room with the curtains open to reveal a starry
night. Outside crickets chirped and the moon was full and bright. Révin's
heart was broken. He had come to love Lilly even though he had only known
her for a short while. The news that she loved Legolas came as a severe
blow to him. Lilly was really the only person, elf or human, he had ever
felt anything for. Now usually men do not cry, but Révin was not a usual
man, he was an elf. As he stood by his bed, crystal clear tears trickled
down his face. The he heard it, footsteps. Quickly Révin dried his eyes and
went to sit in a chair near the window. There came a soft knock at the
door, then a voice.
"Révin may I please come in." It was Lilly. At the sound of her voice new tears began to well up in his eyes but he forced them back down again. He waited a moment longer to get himself under control before entering.
"Enter." Slowly the door swung open to reveal Lilly. Révin only glanced quickly around, just enough to see her silhouette. Slowly Lilly entered and walked over to stand behind him. Révin did not turn around to face her but kept his eyes gazing out of the window. Then he felt a hand resting gently on his shoulder, at this he turned to face her.
For a moment neither of them spoke, all that could be heard was the whistling of the wind as it blew softly through the open window. Then just as softly as the wind Lilly spoke.
"Révin, I am so sorry. I never meant to cause you any pain." At this he blew out the breath that he had unknowingly been holding as a sign that he did not believe her. But she persisted.
"I still like you Révin, really I do but I love Legolas, there is no way around it. And I'm sorry I hurt you but please try to be reasonable. If you another and I loved you, you would tell me the so. I do know how you feel, in this you must believe me. For once long ago Legolas was in love with another." At this Révin began to listen. "She was my best friend we were always going off riding or practicing archery. But one day King Thranduil came to visit Rivendell so he decided to bring his son, Legolas. From the moment she set eyes on him all her time was spent trying to be with him, I never saw her. At banquets she was always chatting with him or chasing off any other woman that came within ten feet of him. Now Legolas can usually tell when someone has good intentions but he was young and such were not his concern yet. But a year or so after Legolas had come to Rivendell; Amroran began to lose interest in him. Soon she would have nothing to do with him, probably found someone else to satisfy her, but that is where I came in. I had loved Legolas the moment I had laid eyes on him too, but seeing that he fancied Amroran I lost heart. I would not go out, I would not sleep well and the nights I did manage to fall asleep my dreams were always troubled, and I would eat meager meals; until the day after Amroran found another. I happen to spy Legolas walking alone in the woods, so I joined him. We talked for hours and you would not believe all the things we had in common, archery, horse back riding, sword fighting, food choices, everything identical.
Over time Legolas came and went but each time I saw him something would change. First admire grew to respect, respect grew to like, and like grew to love. I have known him ever since." After finishing Lilly was silent.
Révin's mind was full of thoughts and emotions. How could he have judged her like that? How could she ever forgive him? Was I to quick to judge her? Thinking a few more seconds Révin got up and turned to stand in front of her. This time tears sprang freely to his eyes.
"Lilly can you ever forgive me?"
"Oh Révin, of course, you didn't know it wasn't your fault."
"But it was, I should not have been so quick to judge you but instead I let my emotions get the better of me."
At that Lilly put her arms around Révin and just held him. It was strange that Lilly's touch seemed to make everything right, no matter what was going wrong. Shortly she let go and stepped back a pace, and just looked to him.
"Well I must be off to bed." So Révin took her hand and kissed it.
"Good night Lady Lillyana, and may your dreams be pleasant."
"And you." And with that she left with her heart light, and mind clear.
"Révin may I please come in." It was Lilly. At the sound of her voice new tears began to well up in his eyes but he forced them back down again. He waited a moment longer to get himself under control before entering.
"Enter." Slowly the door swung open to reveal Lilly. Révin only glanced quickly around, just enough to see her silhouette. Slowly Lilly entered and walked over to stand behind him. Révin did not turn around to face her but kept his eyes gazing out of the window. Then he felt a hand resting gently on his shoulder, at this he turned to face her.
For a moment neither of them spoke, all that could be heard was the whistling of the wind as it blew softly through the open window. Then just as softly as the wind Lilly spoke.
"Révin, I am so sorry. I never meant to cause you any pain." At this he blew out the breath that he had unknowingly been holding as a sign that he did not believe her. But she persisted.
"I still like you Révin, really I do but I love Legolas, there is no way around it. And I'm sorry I hurt you but please try to be reasonable. If you another and I loved you, you would tell me the so. I do know how you feel, in this you must believe me. For once long ago Legolas was in love with another." At this Révin began to listen. "She was my best friend we were always going off riding or practicing archery. But one day King Thranduil came to visit Rivendell so he decided to bring his son, Legolas. From the moment she set eyes on him all her time was spent trying to be with him, I never saw her. At banquets she was always chatting with him or chasing off any other woman that came within ten feet of him. Now Legolas can usually tell when someone has good intentions but he was young and such were not his concern yet. But a year or so after Legolas had come to Rivendell; Amroran began to lose interest in him. Soon she would have nothing to do with him, probably found someone else to satisfy her, but that is where I came in. I had loved Legolas the moment I had laid eyes on him too, but seeing that he fancied Amroran I lost heart. I would not go out, I would not sleep well and the nights I did manage to fall asleep my dreams were always troubled, and I would eat meager meals; until the day after Amroran found another. I happen to spy Legolas walking alone in the woods, so I joined him. We talked for hours and you would not believe all the things we had in common, archery, horse back riding, sword fighting, food choices, everything identical.
Over time Legolas came and went but each time I saw him something would change. First admire grew to respect, respect grew to like, and like grew to love. I have known him ever since." After finishing Lilly was silent.
Révin's mind was full of thoughts and emotions. How could he have judged her like that? How could she ever forgive him? Was I to quick to judge her? Thinking a few more seconds Révin got up and turned to stand in front of her. This time tears sprang freely to his eyes.
"Lilly can you ever forgive me?"
"Oh Révin, of course, you didn't know it wasn't your fault."
"But it was, I should not have been so quick to judge you but instead I let my emotions get the better of me."
At that Lilly put her arms around Révin and just held him. It was strange that Lilly's touch seemed to make everything right, no matter what was going wrong. Shortly she let go and stepped back a pace, and just looked to him.
"Well I must be off to bed." So Révin took her hand and kissed it.
"Good night Lady Lillyana, and may your dreams be pleasant."
"And you." And with that she left with her heart light, and mind clear.
