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*********Chapter Five**********

In the main hall of the palace, Celebhen and his family were also preparing for the dinner tonight.  Celebhen turned to his wife, who was staring at herself in a mirror.  Quite intently, he noticed.

"You look very fair tonight, Maegluin."  He said softly.  "There's not the need to fret over your appearance now."

"I fret not."  She said, turning to him.  "I don't trust the newcomers."

"Might I dare ask why?"  Celebhen said with a smile.  It was not returned.

"You have never allowed strangers from outside this valley to live once they had entered here."  Maegluin snapped.  "Why start now?"

"My dear, the Ring of Power…"  Celebhen began, but he halted his speech when he heard something move behind him.  He turned to face his daughters.

"Well, I see that you all have been properly dressed."  He exclaimed pleasantly. 

His daughters smiled back, and Naurielle opened her mouth.  "Father, could we please visit the strangers before the dinner?"  Her sisters looked over her shoulder hopefully.  "We have so much we wish to ask them."

Celebhen smiled, but then turned to his wife.  She once again had a glare of stone.  He turned back to his daughters.

"I'm sure you can wait until dinner, my children."  He said carefully, wishing to not displease both his wife and his daughters. 

His daughters frowned and began to protest, but he held up a hand.  "Don't argue, children.  It is decided."

Naurielle and her sisters reluctantly nodded and turned away back towards the hall where their bed chambers were.

"It's most unfair."  Complained Nenielle.  "The first time newcomers are ever allowed to stay with us and we don't even get to speak with them?"

"Father must have some reason."  Cefielle suggested.

"It's not Father.  It's Mother.  She doesn't like the fact the newcomers are still alive and inside our gates."  Naurielle explained.

"But she's always been like that."  Commented Gwelwielle.

"Yes, she has."  Agreed Naurielle.   "But what of tonight?"

"You mean the dinner?"

"No.  Tonight."  Naurielle clarified.  Her sisters looked at her warily. 

"We shouldn't go out tonight, Naurielle."  Gwelwielle warned.  "Father will catch us someday."

"And Mother will be furious."

Naurielle frowned.  "Don't be cowards."  She said.  She had always been the one of the sisters to take charge.  "We've been doing it for years, and he hasn't caught us."

"I'd worry about other things."  Nenielle said.  "Like how terrible you look in that dress, Gwelwielle."

Gwelwielle shot her sister a cold glare, but Naurielle stepped between them.

"Everything will remain the way it's been.  We will do what we please."  she said firmly.

"And if father doesn't allow it?"  Cefielle questioned.

"Then we do what we've always done.  We do it anyway."

******Personal thing******

AN:  Sorry about the shortness of this chapter…the next one will be longer…promise!!  *gives all cookies*

I.H.N:  Oh, don't worry.  I will try my best to make sure that none of that stuff will happen.  Especially the Legolas falling in love part.  This story is going to be the one fic I write that is not a romance.  Well, ok, so The Doom of Leggy Lu Lu wasn't exactly a romance, but hey.  Yeah, you'll see why Celidur looks older than he really is.  Glad I made you wonder about that.   That was the point.  Hehe.  Thank you!!!  *gives I.H.N. a cookie*

Lady Lenna:  Wow!!  Thank you soo much!!  *is flattered*  Well, here's the update you wanted!!  I'm glad you like my story soo much!!  *is still flattered*  Yeah, I try at mystery a little…I want it to be like everyone expects this to happen but then I twist the story around and do an entirely different thing.  But this IS my first fic, so we'll have to see how I do at it.  Thank you sooo much again!!  *gives Lady Lenna a cookie*