Chapter 6.
Early the next morning, before the Fellowship left Rivendell on the first leg of their journey, Arwen appeared in the courtyard they were using as an assembly point, carrying the Princess Luthien with her.
"Arwen." Gandalf greeted her warmly. "This must be the little Princess."
"Yes, Gandalf, this is Luthien." Arwen said to the Istari.
"Mae govennan." The little girl greeted him.
"She is truly her mother's daughter." Galdalf said to Arwen, a sparkle in his grey eyes.
"Manke Ada?" Luthien asked her mother, a pleading look on her young face. *Where's father?*
"I told her we were going to see Aragorn." Arwen apoligised.
"Well met again, Lady of Rivendell." Gadalf said in parting.
"May the Valar shine on you all on your journey." She said softly, before walking away.
"Arwen!" Aragorn called, waving to her from beside the pony they would take with them on the journey.
"How are the preparations?" She asked.
"They are well. We shall leave soon." He said, reaching out to take Luthien. She giggled as he tossed her in the air, then set her down on the pony's back, supporting her gently. "I shall miss you both." He said, turning to look at her.
"We shall miss you too." Arwen answered taking Luthien from him and cuddling her small daughter.
"I brought you something," He began, removing a small pouch from inside his tunic, and unwrapping it. "These are identical in all but size." He said laying one necklace around her neck, and the other around Luthien's. "I came by them the last time I had dealings with Dwarves. Starjewels for both of my stars. Undomiel and Tinuviel."
Arwen embraced him with one arm, holding Luthien in the other. "May the Grace of the Valar, and the light of the Evenstar guide you safely back home to us." She said, almost in a whisper as she embraced him.
"Thank you, my Evenstar." Aragorn said to her. "For our beautiful Luthien, for everything you have given me."
"Aragorn, is there any room on the pony for..." Boromir began. "So this is the young Princess." He said, staring at Luthien. "The image of both her parents. Good day to you little Princess." Boromir bowed his head and returned to the others.
"I must go now." Aragorn said to her.
"We will see you to the gate." Arwen told him.
"My heart will be with you." He said, before leaving her to join the others.
As the nine members of the Fellowship filed through the gates of Rivendell Arwen choked back a sob, passing Luthien off to Corbe, and staring at the gates tears flowing freely down her cheeks.
Early the next morning, before the Fellowship left Rivendell on the first leg of their journey, Arwen appeared in the courtyard they were using as an assembly point, carrying the Princess Luthien with her.
"Arwen." Gandalf greeted her warmly. "This must be the little Princess."
"Yes, Gandalf, this is Luthien." Arwen said to the Istari.
"Mae govennan." The little girl greeted him.
"She is truly her mother's daughter." Galdalf said to Arwen, a sparkle in his grey eyes.
"Manke Ada?" Luthien asked her mother, a pleading look on her young face. *Where's father?*
"I told her we were going to see Aragorn." Arwen apoligised.
"Well met again, Lady of Rivendell." Gadalf said in parting.
"May the Valar shine on you all on your journey." She said softly, before walking away.
"Arwen!" Aragorn called, waving to her from beside the pony they would take with them on the journey.
"How are the preparations?" She asked.
"They are well. We shall leave soon." He said, reaching out to take Luthien. She giggled as he tossed her in the air, then set her down on the pony's back, supporting her gently. "I shall miss you both." He said, turning to look at her.
"We shall miss you too." Arwen answered taking Luthien from him and cuddling her small daughter.
"I brought you something," He began, removing a small pouch from inside his tunic, and unwrapping it. "These are identical in all but size." He said laying one necklace around her neck, and the other around Luthien's. "I came by them the last time I had dealings with Dwarves. Starjewels for both of my stars. Undomiel and Tinuviel."
Arwen embraced him with one arm, holding Luthien in the other. "May the Grace of the Valar, and the light of the Evenstar guide you safely back home to us." She said, almost in a whisper as she embraced him.
"Thank you, my Evenstar." Aragorn said to her. "For our beautiful Luthien, for everything you have given me."
"Aragorn, is there any room on the pony for..." Boromir began. "So this is the young Princess." He said, staring at Luthien. "The image of both her parents. Good day to you little Princess." Boromir bowed his head and returned to the others.
"I must go now." Aragorn said to her.
"We will see you to the gate." Arwen told him.
"My heart will be with you." He said, before leaving her to join the others.
As the nine members of the Fellowship filed through the gates of Rivendell Arwen choked back a sob, passing Luthien off to Corbe, and staring at the gates tears flowing freely down her cheeks.