Chapter Eight
Maiden of the Stars
Carangil looked upon the city with awe. He had only been to the Golden Wood twice before and the beauty astounded him. But beyond all beauty was the presence of something close to his soul in these woods. A love radiating from his heart blended with another he could not yet see. The princes sat besides him smiling at each other and they rode off towards the guesthouses. Carangil dismounted and started leading Asfaloth towards a pasture where he could sit under a tree and listen to the ever-changing music of the woods. He sat down and all went silent. He tensed thinking something was wrong until one clear note rose above the silence. His heart skipped a beat as the voice rose into the song of the history of the house of the Golden Flower. What hit his heart most was the fact the voice sounded exactly like his wife's voice when she would sit in front of the fountain and sing to the flowers in the garden. He heard movement behind him and turned and his heart soared into the heights. There the princes were walking besides his wife, Gilwen looked at him and tears started flowing down her face to match his own. He ran forward and took her into his arms and wept for joy and all the hate in his heart was swept away as a river sweep away the dam that the beaver builds. Elladan and Elrohir patted him on the back then went away leaving Legolas there just in case. They cried together for who knows how long because time stood still in this land. Carangil pushed her away to look at her face, her sweet, beautiful face.
"My husband, it has been so long," she said calmly.
"Yes my wife, it has," he said as he looked deep into her blue eyes.
"How do you fare?" she asked.
"I fare well now, and I will forever," he replied still looking at her eyes.
"I bring a message, you must make a choice, to lay down your sword and live the life of an exile or to keep you sword and live in a life of peace," she said in a voice that was filled with total sincerity.
"I will choose what ever road leads to you," came the reply.
"I cannot help you husband, what road you choose is the road I must take, except I know the road you must take to enter Valinor," she said looking into his deep crimson eyes.
"When must I choose?" he asked.
"By tomorrow at sunset, then I will return to you and we will begin your new life," she said as she gently kissed his lips and walked away leaving him with Legolas to watch her back as she walked away.
Maiden of the Stars
Carangil looked upon the city with awe. He had only been to the Golden Wood twice before and the beauty astounded him. But beyond all beauty was the presence of something close to his soul in these woods. A love radiating from his heart blended with another he could not yet see. The princes sat besides him smiling at each other and they rode off towards the guesthouses. Carangil dismounted and started leading Asfaloth towards a pasture where he could sit under a tree and listen to the ever-changing music of the woods. He sat down and all went silent. He tensed thinking something was wrong until one clear note rose above the silence. His heart skipped a beat as the voice rose into the song of the history of the house of the Golden Flower. What hit his heart most was the fact the voice sounded exactly like his wife's voice when she would sit in front of the fountain and sing to the flowers in the garden. He heard movement behind him and turned and his heart soared into the heights. There the princes were walking besides his wife, Gilwen looked at him and tears started flowing down her face to match his own. He ran forward and took her into his arms and wept for joy and all the hate in his heart was swept away as a river sweep away the dam that the beaver builds. Elladan and Elrohir patted him on the back then went away leaving Legolas there just in case. They cried together for who knows how long because time stood still in this land. Carangil pushed her away to look at her face, her sweet, beautiful face.
"My husband, it has been so long," she said calmly.
"Yes my wife, it has," he said as he looked deep into her blue eyes.
"How do you fare?" she asked.
"I fare well now, and I will forever," he replied still looking at her eyes.
"I bring a message, you must make a choice, to lay down your sword and live the life of an exile or to keep you sword and live in a life of peace," she said in a voice that was filled with total sincerity.
"I will choose what ever road leads to you," came the reply.
"I cannot help you husband, what road you choose is the road I must take, except I know the road you must take to enter Valinor," she said looking into his deep crimson eyes.
"When must I choose?" he asked.
"By tomorrow at sunset, then I will return to you and we will begin your new life," she said as she gently kissed his lips and walked away leaving him with Legolas to watch her back as she walked away.