Disclaimer: Same as chapter 1
A/N: I am sorry to say that all good things must come to an end. (Is this story a good thing?) There is one last chapter after this one. I hope you have enjoyed. Thank you for all the wonderful reviews. Oh, the idea in here about Reallan's gift was all the idea of my friends RRP and Alia G. L. Thanks so much. Now on to the story and please continue to review.
Chapter 10
Departure
Within a week, Reallan was back to her normal self. Elrond was surprised at her quick recovery. Aragorn too had recovered quickly. His shoulder was healing and he no longer kept it in a sling.
Amras knew that since Reallan was better the time would soon come for them to leave. He knew Reallan would object to it, but they needed to get back to their home. As Amras thought, he walked into Elrond's library. He looked around for Elrond, but turned to leave when he did not see him.
Suddenly he heard someone move in a chair. He looked over toward the chair and was surprised by what he saw. A hobbit was sitting on the chair. He was just waking from a nap.
"Oh hello. I didn't know I had company." The hobbit said as he saw Amras.
"I was just looking for Elrond." Amras replied still in shock. Amras quickly remembered his manners and stopped staring at him. "I'm sorry. I've never seen a hobbit before, but I have heard a lot about them. I'm Amras."
"And I am Bilbo." He replied with a chuckle.
Amras smiled. "It was nice to meet you, Bilbo. Now, if you will excuse me, I must find Elrond."
Bilbo nodded. "Come back and visit."
As Amras left the room, Bilbo went back to writing in his book.
Amras soon found Elrond in his study.
"Come in, Amras." Elrond said.
Amras stepped inside the room. "I did not know you had hobbits in Rivendell." Amras stated.
Elrond smiled. "You must have met Bilbo. Yes, he came some time ago for a vacation, as he called it."
Amras smiled. "Well, what I wanted to talk to you about was Reallan. When do you think she will be well enough to travel?"
"Well, I believe she is well enough now to travel. Just take it slow and be careful." Elrond replied.
"Then tomorrow we will leave. We must return to our home."
Elrond nodded. "You are welcome back anytime."
"Thank you! I can never thank you enough for saving my sister. I wish there was some way I could repay you."
Elrond smiled. "Just bring her back to visit sometime."
"I will." Amras promised.
*~*~*
"I wish you weren't leaving, Strider." Reallan pouted as she watched Aragorn pack his bags.
Aragorn looked up and smiled. "I am sorry. I must go. Legolas must get back to Mirkwood and I have a friend to meet in a few days. It is time for me to depart."
Reallan sighed. "I think we are going to be leaving soon, too."
Aragorn nodded as he picked up his pack. "Follow me to the stables. There is something I wish to give you."
Reallan nodded as she followed Aragorn. After Aragorn packed his supplied on Gwindor, he went back into the stable. He entered one of the stalls where a beautiful tan colored horse was eating hay.
"This is Sador." Aragorn told her as he stroked the horse.
"That means faithful one, right?" Reallan asked as she tried to remember her elvish.
Aragorn nodded. "Very good. Sador has been raised here in Rivendell since she was a colt. She is a very faithful horse and I want you to have her."
Reallan gasped. "You want me to have an elven horse?"
Aragorn smiled. "Yes, I want you to have Sador. Now, if you ever need to get to Rivendell, she will show you the way."
Reallan stroked Sador's neck. "You are a beautiful horse." Then she turned to Aragorn. "But I can't take her. You've done so much for me already. I couldn't take one of your horses."
Aragorn chuckled. "Yes, you can Reallan. It is my parting gift to you."
Reallan smiled and embraced him. "Hannon le, Aragorn. Thank you for everything."
Aragorn smiled. "You are most welcome."
"I wish I had something I could give you." Reallan said, disappointed. Then she perked up. "Wait, I do have something. I'll be right back." With that, she took off toward her sleeping chamber.
Aragorn watched her, but was startled by a voice behind him.
"Leaving without saying goodbye?" Arwen asked gently.
Aragorn turned. "Of course not."
Arwen gently rubbed her hand across his face. "When will you return?"
Aragorn shook his head. "I do not know, but it probably won't be for awhile."
"Then I shall miss you."
"And I shall miss you." Aragorn replied as he placed a kiss on her lips.
Arwen smiled happily, but her cheeks quickly blushed as she heard a small giggle.
Aragorn and Arwen turned to see Reallan watching them. She was smiling, but suddenly let her head drop.
"I'm sorry. It was rude of me to intrude like that. My brother has raised me better."
Arwen smiled sweetly. "It's alright. No need to apologize."
Reallan smiled and nodded respectfully. "Then if you will excuse me, I will leave the two of you alone."
"That's not necessary. I am sure Legolas is eager to return home. I will be leaving in a few minutes."
"I have something I wish to give to you." Reallan replied as she walked towards Aragorn, holding an ivory dagger in her hand. "Amras gave this to me many years ago. The hilt of the sword is made from the tusks of a mumkil. The blade is sharp and well crafted. I wish for you to have this."
Aragorn looked at her as she held the gift out for him. He took it and unsheathed the blade. He carefully swung it around with great skill. "This is a good blade, Reallan. Are you sure you wish to give me such a exemplary weapon?"
Reallan smiled. "Yes, I would love for you to have it. Only someone with skill in battle as yours, should bear this weapon."
Aragorn smiled and bowed his head in thanks. "Then I shall use it proudly."
Reallan embraced him. "Navaer, Aragorn, mellon nin."
"Goodbye and take care of yourself." Aragorn replied as he released her from the embrace.
Aragorn strapped the dagger to his horse. When he turned, he saw Legolas guiding his horse from the stables. "Are you ready to leave, Legolas?"
Legolas nodded. "Whenever you are ready."
Aragorn nodded.
Reallan turned to Legolas. "It was a pleasure to meet you, Legolas." Reallan said respectfully.
"It was a pleasure to meet you as well. Hopefully next time, it will be under better circumstances." Legolas replied smiling.
Reallan smiled. "Thanks again for you help. I am sorry for the trouble I caused you."
"No trouble, milady. I was happy to help." Legolas replied with a graceful smile.
Reallan suddenly felt herself absorbed into those beautiful blue eyes and felt herself blushing.
Legolas did not notice. He mounted Nienna with graceful ease. Aragorn gently kissed Arwen and mounted Gwindor. Aragorn smiled down at Reallan and spurred his horse. He rode off with Legolas at his side.
Reallan waved. She would miss Aragorn and was sad to see him leave. She would also miss Legolas. She had not spent much time with him, but she found herself admiring his qualities. She imagined many others did as well, but she knew she could always dream.
A/N: I am sorry to say that all good things must come to an end. (Is this story a good thing?) There is one last chapter after this one. I hope you have enjoyed. Thank you for all the wonderful reviews. Oh, the idea in here about Reallan's gift was all the idea of my friends RRP and Alia G. L. Thanks so much. Now on to the story and please continue to review.
Chapter 10
Departure
Within a week, Reallan was back to her normal self. Elrond was surprised at her quick recovery. Aragorn too had recovered quickly. His shoulder was healing and he no longer kept it in a sling.
Amras knew that since Reallan was better the time would soon come for them to leave. He knew Reallan would object to it, but they needed to get back to their home. As Amras thought, he walked into Elrond's library. He looked around for Elrond, but turned to leave when he did not see him.
Suddenly he heard someone move in a chair. He looked over toward the chair and was surprised by what he saw. A hobbit was sitting on the chair. He was just waking from a nap.
"Oh hello. I didn't know I had company." The hobbit said as he saw Amras.
"I was just looking for Elrond." Amras replied still in shock. Amras quickly remembered his manners and stopped staring at him. "I'm sorry. I've never seen a hobbit before, but I have heard a lot about them. I'm Amras."
"And I am Bilbo." He replied with a chuckle.
Amras smiled. "It was nice to meet you, Bilbo. Now, if you will excuse me, I must find Elrond."
Bilbo nodded. "Come back and visit."
As Amras left the room, Bilbo went back to writing in his book.
Amras soon found Elrond in his study.
"Come in, Amras." Elrond said.
Amras stepped inside the room. "I did not know you had hobbits in Rivendell." Amras stated.
Elrond smiled. "You must have met Bilbo. Yes, he came some time ago for a vacation, as he called it."
Amras smiled. "Well, what I wanted to talk to you about was Reallan. When do you think she will be well enough to travel?"
"Well, I believe she is well enough now to travel. Just take it slow and be careful." Elrond replied.
"Then tomorrow we will leave. We must return to our home."
Elrond nodded. "You are welcome back anytime."
"Thank you! I can never thank you enough for saving my sister. I wish there was some way I could repay you."
Elrond smiled. "Just bring her back to visit sometime."
"I will." Amras promised.
*~*~*
"I wish you weren't leaving, Strider." Reallan pouted as she watched Aragorn pack his bags.
Aragorn looked up and smiled. "I am sorry. I must go. Legolas must get back to Mirkwood and I have a friend to meet in a few days. It is time for me to depart."
Reallan sighed. "I think we are going to be leaving soon, too."
Aragorn nodded as he picked up his pack. "Follow me to the stables. There is something I wish to give you."
Reallan nodded as she followed Aragorn. After Aragorn packed his supplied on Gwindor, he went back into the stable. He entered one of the stalls where a beautiful tan colored horse was eating hay.
"This is Sador." Aragorn told her as he stroked the horse.
"That means faithful one, right?" Reallan asked as she tried to remember her elvish.
Aragorn nodded. "Very good. Sador has been raised here in Rivendell since she was a colt. She is a very faithful horse and I want you to have her."
Reallan gasped. "You want me to have an elven horse?"
Aragorn smiled. "Yes, I want you to have Sador. Now, if you ever need to get to Rivendell, she will show you the way."
Reallan stroked Sador's neck. "You are a beautiful horse." Then she turned to Aragorn. "But I can't take her. You've done so much for me already. I couldn't take one of your horses."
Aragorn chuckled. "Yes, you can Reallan. It is my parting gift to you."
Reallan smiled and embraced him. "Hannon le, Aragorn. Thank you for everything."
Aragorn smiled. "You are most welcome."
"I wish I had something I could give you." Reallan said, disappointed. Then she perked up. "Wait, I do have something. I'll be right back." With that, she took off toward her sleeping chamber.
Aragorn watched her, but was startled by a voice behind him.
"Leaving without saying goodbye?" Arwen asked gently.
Aragorn turned. "Of course not."
Arwen gently rubbed her hand across his face. "When will you return?"
Aragorn shook his head. "I do not know, but it probably won't be for awhile."
"Then I shall miss you."
"And I shall miss you." Aragorn replied as he placed a kiss on her lips.
Arwen smiled happily, but her cheeks quickly blushed as she heard a small giggle.
Aragorn and Arwen turned to see Reallan watching them. She was smiling, but suddenly let her head drop.
"I'm sorry. It was rude of me to intrude like that. My brother has raised me better."
Arwen smiled sweetly. "It's alright. No need to apologize."
Reallan smiled and nodded respectfully. "Then if you will excuse me, I will leave the two of you alone."
"That's not necessary. I am sure Legolas is eager to return home. I will be leaving in a few minutes."
"I have something I wish to give to you." Reallan replied as she walked towards Aragorn, holding an ivory dagger in her hand. "Amras gave this to me many years ago. The hilt of the sword is made from the tusks of a mumkil. The blade is sharp and well crafted. I wish for you to have this."
Aragorn looked at her as she held the gift out for him. He took it and unsheathed the blade. He carefully swung it around with great skill. "This is a good blade, Reallan. Are you sure you wish to give me such a exemplary weapon?"
Reallan smiled. "Yes, I would love for you to have it. Only someone with skill in battle as yours, should bear this weapon."
Aragorn smiled and bowed his head in thanks. "Then I shall use it proudly."
Reallan embraced him. "Navaer, Aragorn, mellon nin."
"Goodbye and take care of yourself." Aragorn replied as he released her from the embrace.
Aragorn strapped the dagger to his horse. When he turned, he saw Legolas guiding his horse from the stables. "Are you ready to leave, Legolas?"
Legolas nodded. "Whenever you are ready."
Aragorn nodded.
Reallan turned to Legolas. "It was a pleasure to meet you, Legolas." Reallan said respectfully.
"It was a pleasure to meet you as well. Hopefully next time, it will be under better circumstances." Legolas replied smiling.
Reallan smiled. "Thanks again for you help. I am sorry for the trouble I caused you."
"No trouble, milady. I was happy to help." Legolas replied with a graceful smile.
Reallan suddenly felt herself absorbed into those beautiful blue eyes and felt herself blushing.
Legolas did not notice. He mounted Nienna with graceful ease. Aragorn gently kissed Arwen and mounted Gwindor. Aragorn smiled down at Reallan and spurred his horse. He rode off with Legolas at his side.
Reallan waved. She would miss Aragorn and was sad to see him leave. She would also miss Legolas. She had not spent much time with him, but she found herself admiring his qualities. She imagined many others did as well, but she knew she could always dream.
