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Over the next few days I avoided talking to many people. I spent a few hours with Erestor and Lindir but aside from that, I stayed in my room. I didn't want to talk to anybody.

Adar and the twins had stopped by almost every couple of hours. Haldir would come and sit with me. We wouldn't talk or anything, but it was comforting. He didn't expect anything from me.

And Legolas. I felt so awful for not speaking to him. I loved him so much, but I couldn't tell him. I had put him though so much and to tell him my thoughts now…well I really couldn't.

Elrond had given me a sedative so that I wouldn't wake up in the night. The problem was, it also meant that I wouldn't wake up for a few hours, and nothing was going to wake me- not even a dragon breathing down my neck, or a dwarf for that matter.

I felt like I was being watched all the time. I felt like I was on some twisted version of Big Brother, which just made my imagination spiral until I came up with the worst possible scenarios.

I was doing my head in.

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Glorfindel was down the hall sitting in his study. The light shone through the large balcony window, glinting off of the swords and knives that had been mounted on the wall. His study was dark, he always preferred to work in the dark with nothing but the firelight and maybe a few well placed candles. The walls had been painted deep red. In the centre, in front of a large bookcase, sat an ornately carved desk. A high backed leather chair sat proudly behind it, currently occupied by the Elf Lord himself.

Glorfindel sat with a frown upon his face, slumped in his chair and his hands steepled. A habit he had picked up from Elrond and surprisingly, it helped him think.

It was nearing a week since Thalia had emerged form her room for more than a couple of hours. She was worrying me. She had withdrawn from everybody again. I couldn't help but cast my mind back to the last time that she had withdrawn. My head was beginning to pound and soon it was beginning to hinder my thoughts.

A knock on the door brought me back to reality.

"Enter". Whoever it was better had a good reason for disturbing me.

I was more than surprised when Analdor came though the door.

"My lord, I apologise for the interruption. Lord Elrond has sent me to inform you that Lady Thalia's mother has been found".

I stood up, "Where is she?"

"She is with Lord Elrond in his study".

I barely gave him chance to finish before I left the room. I had to get Thalia first then, take her to her mother.

I was nervous about meeting her mother. I hoped that she would approve of my adoption of Thalia.

"Thalia!", I burst through the door to see a sobering scene. She was lying on the middle of the bed staring into nowhere. The bed seemed to swallow her whole and made her look so small. Haldir sat in a chair next to her bed. He didn't even look at me, his gaze remained fixed on Thalia.

"Thalia", I spoke softly to her, hoping to get a response. She slowly looked up at me. I bent down to her eye level, "Thalia, your mother is here". She shot off the bed and left the room at a run.

Haldir smiled at me before following.

Sighing, I shook my head and followed the two of them. I was not sure about this. When I had told her, she had not smiled, she had not acknowledged the information, her only action being to leave the room. she probably knew where her mother was. Elrond normally received guests in his study and she was well aware of this.

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My mum was here, she was here in Middle- Earth. I didn't know what to think. Was I happy. I should be. Or was I sad, after all she was dead. And does that mean that's she's human in this world, so she'll still grow old and die. And I won't. I was numb, I really didn't know what to think.

I had walked while thinking and had missed the view of the garden that I loved so much. The view from here was beautiful. The waterfall provided a perfect backdrop for the gorgeous gardens.

I stopped outside Elrond's study door. Everything was so quiet. I could've heard a pin drop. I quickly did a spot check on my clothing, my dress was all wrinkled and my hair was surely a mess. Did it matter, no. I think I was just stalling for time. why would I stall for time, I was giving myself a headache.

"Are you alright?" I jumped as Haldir put his hand on my shoulder.

"I'm fine" Liar, I was not fine. I wanted Legolas. I wanted him to come and tell me that everything was going to be alright.

"Where's Legolas?"

"A guard from Mirkwood arrived earlier to sort out a few things with him. Would you like me to go and get him?"

I nodded. That explains it, he wouldn't just abandon me.

Haldir disappeared down the corridor as Adar approached. He smiled, he was as uncertain about his as I was, I could see it in his eyes.

"Adar I love you", I said as I stepped forward and hugged him. He returned my hug just as tightly. He was my father. He would never hurt me, he would go out of his way to protect me, and he would always be there for me, no matter the day or time. like the other night when I woke up. It was about three in the morning and I just wanted a hug. I knocked on the door and he opened his door for me, he didn't mind. He just told me to get into bed and I slept in his arms for the rest of the night. Childish I know, but I never had that, and at that moment all I wanted was my Adar.

"I love you too, my daughter". He kissed the crown of my head and stepped back. "ready to see your mother?"

I nodded and turned round. I quickly turned the handle. If I'd done it slowly, I would have run away. I opened the door. Elrond was sitting beside the fire talking to someone who had their back to me, and because the chairs were high backed, I couldn't see who it was, but I already knew.

He looked up and smiled at me. The person in the other chair stood up, a blanket was shrouding their figure and they were still shivering despite the blazing fire and the thick blanket .

Bright eyes, identical to mine shone out from behind the tangled mass of blonde hair.

My heart clenched and I stood still. I could hear the blood pouncing in my ears and my quick breath, I opened my mouth and said the only thing that came to mind…

…"Mummy"