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[ "You stupid bitch! You thought I loved you. No- don't make me laugh. Nobody loves you and nobody ever will. You're nothing but a whore and a punch bag". He loomed over me, his face purple with anger.
"Legolas loves me. Dad why are you saying this, don't you think you've done enough to me?" I tried to argue.
"He doesn't love you. He can see what a doormat you are. Just wait until you're married. All he'll come to you for is for sex and you'll become his punch bag. And I'll be happy to pass you on. You're just like your mother. You're weak and pathetic."
I lay on the floor crying. He was right. I was weak; I couldn't face up to him. Legolas loves me.
"You're wrong, Legolas loves me! You're just jealous because nobody loves you! He loves me!" I screamed at him. Before I knew what had happened he had grabbed me by my hair and now had my pinned against the wall.
"Just give it time. He doesn't love you; who would want a worthless, pathetic little girl like you. Just look at your body, who'd want to marry someone who looks as disgusting as you"
He maliciously whispered to me. I broke down completely. I slid down the wall sobbing; my head in my hands. He doesn't love me, he can't. I've been damaged and I look like a monster."]
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The sound of Thalia's crying woke me from my slumber. She was curled up on the other side of the bed sobbing. I reached over to touch her and she shied away. I whispered her name desperately trying to wake her.
"No, No, No, No…" She said over again through her tears.
I was quickly getting worried. I tried shaking her and that didn't work; she stopped crying and went still. For a minute I thought that she had woken up.
"Thalia", I tried again and got no reaction. She went completely limp.
And leapt from the bed and threw on a robe from the wardrobe. Luckily the maid had been considerate enough to bring a few of my belongings here.
I raced next door,
"Glorfindel!" I hammered the door with my fists, "Glorfindel!"
A second later a tired looking Glorfindel opened the door and if it wasn't for my own state of panic he would have shouted something extremely rude.
"Legolas, what is it?"
"It's Thalia", Glorfindel's eyebrows rose and he began to panic, "I can't wake her up, she's asleep and crying and I can't wake her."
Glorfindel rushed inside and pulled on a pair of leggings and a tunic and together they rushed back to Thalia. When they entered she was still in the same place as before. She had resumed crying and she was now whimpering softly.
We both tried to wake her when, the Lord and Lady emerged.
"She will not wake." Galadriel said.
"Why not, what's wrong with her?"
"Calm yourself Glorfindel. Somehow using some sort of magic, her unconscious has connected with her father's mind"
I could feel my heart race and panic begin to flood me. Glorfindel looked no better.
"Somehow, her father has managed to get hold of her mind, and he has captured her."
"How do you know this?" I asked, a little suspicious, I mentally chided myself at this; the Lady was not one to be challenged or accused of such a thing.
"Legolas. Nenya allows me to maintain Lorien and this means that I am able to see everything that happens in this land".
"Of course, I apologize my Lady. What can we do to bring her back?"
"The only way for her to return to us is for someone to enter her mind. Firstly, Celeborn will go, then another will join him and together you shall be able to coax her into returning".
"Forgive me my Lady, but why will Lord Celeborn go instead of yourself?" Glorfindel asked.
"Thalia does not yet understand why my wife brought here and she is fearful of her. If she was confronted by someone whom she fears she could retreat into herself and we would loose her".
"Alright. This must be done now or she will fade".
I watched as Galadriel removed Nenya from her finger and handed the ring to Celeborn. I was apprehensive about this, but I loved Thalia and I couldn't, I wouldn't let her go. I would do anything for her.
Celeborn slid the ring onto his finger and lay down next to Thalia. He then took her hand in his and closed his eyes. A white light began to engulf Celeborn and Thalia as Galadriel spoke an incantation.
I glanced at Glorfindel and saw the torment written across his face. I knew that he loved her; he was a father to her and she a daughter to him. Blood did not matter in this. I knew that it hurt him as much as it hurt me to see them both lying there.
Finally the incantation was finished; Galadriel sank down into a chair. The spell had taken a lot out of her and she was exhausted.
"They will not awaken anytime soon, I suggest that you get some rest".
"My Lady, we thank you for your kindness, but we wish to stay until they wake". Glorfindel spoke for the both of us".
The three of us sat and prepared for a long wait.
She couldn't leave me; I wanted so much for us. I wanted to show her my home and introduce her to my mother and father and my brothers and sisters. I wanted to stay in Rivendell and introduce her to Elladan and Elrohir and she would love Arwen. Arwen was a gentle but feisty spirit and they would no doubt become great friends. I wanted so much. And I was going to make sure that that would happen.
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[ I was lying on the cold floor still crying, when a bright light appeared next to me. It was the same light that the Lady had come through the night that I died. But it wasn't her that stepped out; it was the Lord Celeborn. For some reason I couldn't move and I watched as he made his way over to me. He knelt down beside me and picked me up so that I was leaning on him. He smiled and began to stoke my back soothingly. I felt more tears run down my face.
"Thalia, you have to come back". He said. I laughed bitterly.
"No I don't. My dad's right".
"About what?"
"About Legolas, he doesn't love me".
"Of course he loves you"
"No he doesn't. He can't"
"He can and he does. There is no doubt in my mind as to that. At this very moment he and Glorfindel are both sat beside your body waiting for you to come back"
"No, no. They can't love me. He said it and he's right…Look at me, Look at my body. I'm a monster…and I did it all myself. I didn't want to but I had to"
"Shh, shh. He loves you; he wouldn't care if you were an orc Thalia. He sees your soul and he knows who you are. He accepts your past and will help you build a future…if you let him"
"I can't"
"You can"
"No, I can't"
"You remind me of my daughter"
I stopped crying and sat up in his lap.
"Celebrian was her name. She married Elrond and they had three children, Elladan, Elrohir and Arwen. She was traveling over the misty mountains when she was attacked. The twins rescued her but she was beyond anything. Her body healed but her mind never did. And soon after she took a ship into the west and she still waits for her husband. But my point is this, the people around her never gave up on her and they accepted that she had to sail. You do not have to suffer the same fate as she. Your love for each other is stronger than any I have seen for a long time and together you are more powerful than you can imagine. Love conquers all. You have been given a choice; you can choose to pass on. Or you can return to Legolas and the others that love you. But I must warn you. You will return immortal. You will have the same body and you will carry the same feelings and thoughts that you always have, including your pain. I understand that this is not an easy choice. Right now you can feel the pain weighing you down but I know that you cannot do anything about it"
"Will I go back as an elf?"
"You may choose that form, but whichever form you choose be it elf or human. You will still carry the scars".
I nodded, I was completely overwhelmed. Right now all I wanted to do was sleep. Did I want to do what Celebrian did? It would be easier on me, but I would be leaving all the people I love behind. I didn't want that. Or I could return as an immortal. I couldn't spend eternity with this pain, it was eating me up. But didn't Celeborn say that, with Legolas' help I could come through the pain?
"Can I have a little time to think about it?"
"Of course you may" he then kissed my forehead and stood up, he lifted me up and set me on my feet.
"The correct path is right in front of you. I am sure that you will find it soon enough. You have only a day to make your decision. Regardless of your decision, I am sure that Legolas will come".
And with that he turned around and disappeared, leaving me to think about my future and make a very hard decision.