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Seven days after Alia's death, Eldarion was sitting in the backyard of the palace, a red rose in his hands. Aragorn had send his men out into Mirkwood to bring her body to Minas Tirith so the family could burry her but they came back with empty hands. The leader of the group said that they had searched in the whole, big forest and that they had found nothing. Everywhere lay dead bodies on the ground but the Princess couldn't be found.
The boy sighed. He wouldn't give up his hopes that Alia was still alive, why else should her body be gone? The Orcs had let the other corps there as a warning, there was no use in taking her with them. Only if they had other plans with Alia.
He stood up and walked a few meters under an apple tree but was interrupted in his thoughts by his sister Lithiel who was now the oldest of the king's daughters. "Eldarion, father wishes to see you in the conference room. I think they talk about Alia. Do you think she is still alive and has somehow managed to escape," asked the ten year old and looked at him with her bright blue eyes. Eldarion shook his head and responded: "I still hope." Then he left his sister in the garden and went into the palace.
When he reached the conference room, he heard Legolas say: "Ù chebin estel anim. Even if she managed to escape from the Orcs, she was deadly wounded- she is dead Aragorn. I know it's hard for a father to except this if there is still a spark of hope, but believe me, she didn't have a chance to survive, not all alone in Mirkwood." Eldarion opened the door and the elf could see the anger on his face. "Then tell my why her body isn't there! Tell me were else she can be! I won't give up my hopes," yelled the boy and gave Legolas a destroying look. Aragorn lay one hand on his shoulder to sooth him and explained: "We were just discussing the possibility that the Orcs have taken her and. that they will send her dead body back to us as a warning. It's nearly impossible that Alia is still alive, Eldarion, we have to except that. That we didn't find her body doesn't mean she has run away and is somewhere outside!" "But it can mean that," said the Prince and sat down next to his father.
"I called you because we have to study our new enemy before we fight with him. Tell me what they did to you when you were in Imladris," Aragorn demanded and leaned back against his chair. Eldarion gave him a strange look and told him: "I've already told you everything. We found our horses murdered where we had left them and they kidnapped us. When we had crossed the Anduin, Alia killed one Orc and we managed to escape. That's all. Legolas killed the other two who followed us and you know the rest from him." The king nodded and turned back to face the others.
Gimli knelt on his chair so he could see over the edge of the table and Éomer of Rohan, who had come to support Aragorn, fumbled around with his beard while Legolas stared at his hands. No one of them knew what to say in the case of Alia's lost body and they hoped that they soon would change the theme.
"Good, let us think about how to prevent a war," said the king after a few minutes of silent and everyone's concentration came back. "I don't think that we can prevent a war, not after what they have done in Mirkwood. If they have killed the princess of Gondor and Arnor and hundreds of elves in Mirkwood, I want revenge for that! And it is much to dangerous to let them run around in Middle Earth as if they were harmless. The Orcs are a danger for your people," said Éomer full of enthusiasm and took a deep breath. Legolas merely nodded in agreement and Gimli added: "They don't worth it to live in Middle Earth!" Aragorn scratched his cheek and looked at them a little bit unsure. Then he nodded as well and agreed. "Your are right. They killed my daughter, they'll get what they deserve. I'll send some of my men to locate them and in the meantime we can make some plans and strategies."
They stood up from their chairs and while the men went into Aragorn's office, Eldarion ran upstairs to find his mother. Arwen sat on her bed, her youngest daughter Arienne on her lap. She spoke to her in elvish but stopped when her son entered. "Eldarion my dear, where have you been the whole morning," she asked and stood up, placing the little girl on the floor. "I was in the garden till father asked me to come into the conference room. They want to begin a war against the Orcs. Father has send out his men to locate them and when they comes back, Arnor, Gondor and Rohan will fight," he told his mother and lowered himself on the bed. Arwen touched his hairs and answered: "Maybe it's better for our people. We will see."
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Seven days after Alia's death, Eldarion was sitting in the backyard of the palace, a red rose in his hands. Aragorn had send his men out into Mirkwood to bring her body to Minas Tirith so the family could burry her but they came back with empty hands. The leader of the group said that they had searched in the whole, big forest and that they had found nothing. Everywhere lay dead bodies on the ground but the Princess couldn't be found.
The boy sighed. He wouldn't give up his hopes that Alia was still alive, why else should her body be gone? The Orcs had let the other corps there as a warning, there was no use in taking her with them. Only if they had other plans with Alia.
He stood up and walked a few meters under an apple tree but was interrupted in his thoughts by his sister Lithiel who was now the oldest of the king's daughters. "Eldarion, father wishes to see you in the conference room. I think they talk about Alia. Do you think she is still alive and has somehow managed to escape," asked the ten year old and looked at him with her bright blue eyes. Eldarion shook his head and responded: "I still hope." Then he left his sister in the garden and went into the palace.
When he reached the conference room, he heard Legolas say: "Ù chebin estel anim. Even if she managed to escape from the Orcs, she was deadly wounded- she is dead Aragorn. I know it's hard for a father to except this if there is still a spark of hope, but believe me, she didn't have a chance to survive, not all alone in Mirkwood." Eldarion opened the door and the elf could see the anger on his face. "Then tell my why her body isn't there! Tell me were else she can be! I won't give up my hopes," yelled the boy and gave Legolas a destroying look. Aragorn lay one hand on his shoulder to sooth him and explained: "We were just discussing the possibility that the Orcs have taken her and. that they will send her dead body back to us as a warning. It's nearly impossible that Alia is still alive, Eldarion, we have to except that. That we didn't find her body doesn't mean she has run away and is somewhere outside!" "But it can mean that," said the Prince and sat down next to his father.
"I called you because we have to study our new enemy before we fight with him. Tell me what they did to you when you were in Imladris," Aragorn demanded and leaned back against his chair. Eldarion gave him a strange look and told him: "I've already told you everything. We found our horses murdered where we had left them and they kidnapped us. When we had crossed the Anduin, Alia killed one Orc and we managed to escape. That's all. Legolas killed the other two who followed us and you know the rest from him." The king nodded and turned back to face the others.
Gimli knelt on his chair so he could see over the edge of the table and Éomer of Rohan, who had come to support Aragorn, fumbled around with his beard while Legolas stared at his hands. No one of them knew what to say in the case of Alia's lost body and they hoped that they soon would change the theme.
"Good, let us think about how to prevent a war," said the king after a few minutes of silent and everyone's concentration came back. "I don't think that we can prevent a war, not after what they have done in Mirkwood. If they have killed the princess of Gondor and Arnor and hundreds of elves in Mirkwood, I want revenge for that! And it is much to dangerous to let them run around in Middle Earth as if they were harmless. The Orcs are a danger for your people," said Éomer full of enthusiasm and took a deep breath. Legolas merely nodded in agreement and Gimli added: "They don't worth it to live in Middle Earth!" Aragorn scratched his cheek and looked at them a little bit unsure. Then he nodded as well and agreed. "Your are right. They killed my daughter, they'll get what they deserve. I'll send some of my men to locate them and in the meantime we can make some plans and strategies."
They stood up from their chairs and while the men went into Aragorn's office, Eldarion ran upstairs to find his mother. Arwen sat on her bed, her youngest daughter Arienne on her lap. She spoke to her in elvish but stopped when her son entered. "Eldarion my dear, where have you been the whole morning," she asked and stood up, placing the little girl on the floor. "I was in the garden till father asked me to come into the conference room. They want to begin a war against the Orcs. Father has send out his men to locate them and when they comes back, Arnor, Gondor and Rohan will fight," he told his mother and lowered himself on the bed. Arwen touched his hairs and answered: "Maybe it's better for our people. We will see."