The fellowship bed down for the night, most falling asleep almost
instantly, in the comfort of the woods. But Legolas stood, and walked
quietly to the one place he knew for certain he could find Sayowyn. Ten
minutes later, he stepped off the path and onto the shore of the forests'
river. He stopped, watching Sayowyn as she spoke in elvish a prayer for the
fellowship. "Car u' narcha in hun o habar...".
Legolas stepped forward, embracing her. "Do not tear his heart from mine? Is that what you worry about?" he asked her quietly.
Sayowyn nodded slightly. "I worry for your safety when I am not with you. I do not know what I would do if you were taken from me." She said, turning to face him. Legolas smiled.
He took Sayowyn by the hand. "Come, Sayowyn." was all he said. He led her up to the highest tree top. It took 20 minutes to get there, but it was worth it upon arrival. Looking around them, the elves were faced with thousands of stars, high in the sky. The branches with green leaves surrounded all sides of them.
Sayowyn looked up, and Legolas stood behind her wrapping his newly strengthened arms around her small yet sturdy frame. She once again felt safe wrapped in the protection of the warrior elfs' arms, happy to be alone with him for the first time in a long time.
"Look at the stars, Sayowyn. They say that all elves become a star in the sky when they die, in order to watch over the ones they love and middle earth once the valar takes them away. The night I met you, that star appeared, and it has since then become the brightest shining star in the night sky." he took her hand in his and pointed it to the whitest star in the black ocean of the sky.
Sayowyn smiled when she saw it. For she too, had noticed it, the night she met the love of her life. "Then it shall be our star, Legolas. The Tathar Nenharma." she explained.
"The Immortal Star." Legolas Translated. "The star that will shine through the test of time. Like our love." He kissed her neck softly. Sayowyn would never forget to thank that star every evening.
Legolas stepped forward, embracing her. "Do not tear his heart from mine? Is that what you worry about?" he asked her quietly.
Sayowyn nodded slightly. "I worry for your safety when I am not with you. I do not know what I would do if you were taken from me." She said, turning to face him. Legolas smiled.
He took Sayowyn by the hand. "Come, Sayowyn." was all he said. He led her up to the highest tree top. It took 20 minutes to get there, but it was worth it upon arrival. Looking around them, the elves were faced with thousands of stars, high in the sky. The branches with green leaves surrounded all sides of them.
Sayowyn looked up, and Legolas stood behind her wrapping his newly strengthened arms around her small yet sturdy frame. She once again felt safe wrapped in the protection of the warrior elfs' arms, happy to be alone with him for the first time in a long time.
"Look at the stars, Sayowyn. They say that all elves become a star in the sky when they die, in order to watch over the ones they love and middle earth once the valar takes them away. The night I met you, that star appeared, and it has since then become the brightest shining star in the night sky." he took her hand in his and pointed it to the whitest star in the black ocean of the sky.
Sayowyn smiled when she saw it. For she too, had noticed it, the night she met the love of her life. "Then it shall be our star, Legolas. The Tathar Nenharma." she explained.
"The Immortal Star." Legolas Translated. "The star that will shine through the test of time. Like our love." He kissed her neck softly. Sayowyn would never forget to thank that star every evening.