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A/N: =the speech of the sky elves, no one but the people of the sky  elves understand it.

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Elwen and her small escort followed silently behind the elf called Haldir. She watched him closely, curious to the reason why he was being so cold.  She and her company had done nothing to deserve this treatment.

//Do not worry about it mellonin, it is his way.// A voice spoke softly in her head. Elwen was so surprised she stopped walking. She stared around wildly, looking for the source of the voice. When she found none, she shook her head and rubbed her face with her hand. "I need more sleep" she muttered to herself.

The voice laughed.// Nay, it is only I, Galadriel. I will be waiting for you.// Elwen felt something slip from her mind. She listened intently, but was met with only the sounds of the forest.

"Elwen?" the concerned voice of Telwen brought the princess back to the present. Her guard was looking at her with a confused gaze. The other two of her escort had worry written on their faces. She glanced at Haldir. He had stopped and was waiting for her. His eyes still held the same cold stare.

She smiled to reassure Telwen. Switching to the native language of the sky elves she spoke to Telwen. Don't worry. she said. It was Lady Galadriel. She must be able to communicate mentally. Telwen nodded.

Elwen turned back towards Haldir. "We can continue. I apologize for any inconvenience."

Haldir nodded then turned and started walking again. He kept going at a swift pace. Elwen started after him and watched him from a distance. She was distracted when Elor walked up next to her.

My Lady? he asked.

Elwen turned to him.

Yes?

Elor smiled. You seem distant, and you are not talking. Which, I might add is extremely unusual. What is troubling you?

Elwen frowned thoughtfully. She glanced back at Haldir before answering. I am trying to figure out why Haldir is being so cold. It's as if he was made of ice.

Elor's eyes swept over to Haldir, judging him, then they came back to Elwen. Don't worry about him. This will probably be that last time you see him anyway.

Elwen nodded. She was disappointed. She had wanted to find out more about the cold, hansom elf. Hansom? Where did that come from? She snorted softly, that was absurd. She shouldn't, she couldn't think like that. She glanced back at Haldir. After hesitating for a moment, she nodded determinedly to herself. She would go talk to him.

 She walked faster to catch up with the elf. She matched his pace and they walked in silence for a while. She tried a topic. "What do you do here?" she asked him.

Haldir glanced at her. "I am March Warden of these woods, along with my brothers. I protect the woods and the Lord and Lady." He replied coldly. "Does that answer your question?"

Elwen bit her lip. He sounded so harsh. She couldn't take it. "What have I done to deserve your cold treatment?" she asked angrily.

Haldir looked at her surprised. "I am sorry my lady, I did not mean to be rude." he apologized.  "How do you like Lorien?"

Elwen smiled. She had made a little progress. His face was still blank, but his voice had lost some of its coldness.

"It's amazing. Where I live, the trees do not grow this big. It is a truly amazing place."

After she said this, Elwen could have sworn that she saw pride in his eyes, but it was gone so quickly, that she wasn't sure.

Again, a silence grew between them. She tried another topic, hoping to start a conversation. "How long have you been in the Lothlorien guard?" she asked.

Haldir looked down at her. "I have been in the service of the Lord and Lady of the wood since I was about 1000 years old. I took it up after my father was killed by orcs, and my mother died of grief shortly after."

As soon as he said this, Elwen regretted her words. "I'm sorry, I-" she started to apologize, but Haldir held up his hand, stopping her.

"Fear not, I have passed the time of grief. It was a long time ago." he spoke with a far-away look in his eyes, as one does when remembering times long past. Then, just as suddenly, they became hard again.

"I must go ahead, and tell the others of your arrival." he said.

Elwen took this as her signal to leave. She stopped walking and watched as Haldir kept moving. Elor walked up next to the elven princess and waited for her to talk. His patience was soon rewarded.

"He confuses me greatly." she stated softly. She turned troubled eyes on her friend and guard.

Elor just chuckled. He shook his head. "Why did you try to talk to him? I told you not to worry about him."

Grabbing her arm gently, Elor lead her down the path. They soon met up with Haldir and a couple other elves. They were all standing on a ledge overlooking a large city.

Elwen stood in awe at the marvelous city. It was made up of even larger trees than she had already seen.

"Come, if we move quickly, we will make the city by nightfall." Haldir said. He started to lead them down a path, and into the outer edges of the city.

When they reached the city, Haldir was right, night had just fallen, not that it mattered, the elven city seemed to glow with an inner light.

Haldir lead them into the center of the city, where the tallest of the trees grew. He lead them to a staircase, and started walking up it.

They walked for what seemed like hours. Finally they reached the top. Haldir motioned for them to go in front. The small company halted at the base of another staircase. As they waited, a bright light started to descend the stair. Elwen blinked, trying to adjust to the brightness. She saw a lady, clothed in purest white. It seemed that the light came from her. With a start, Elwen realized who it was. She quickly dropped her eyes in respect, and gave a small bow.

"Lady Galadriel." she said

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