Reviews! I got so many reviews. It made me incredibly happy, because when I first posted it, I got none at all, so I thought no one liked my story. Apparently, that is not true. Thank you for all the positive comments, and I tried to get this chapter out as soon as possible, but I am busy with school and things.

Small question. If she's a girl, would I use Thranduiliel ,as in daughter of Thranduil, or would I use her mother's name, whatever it is?

Chapter 2

Keri looked up at the battlements. 'I thought he'd be here' she thought. 'He never could resist the pull of the stars.' She silently walked up to him.

"Mae Govannen, Legolas," she said softly.

The elf turned around swiftly. He had not heard anyone one coming. The only one who could approach him so softly was...

"Kerinya!"

Legolas rushed forward and swept her into his arms. He had not seen his twin sister in over tenyears. She had been traveling with the rangers and visiting Lorien and Imladris…while he wasn't there. It gave him great joy to see her again. While ten years was not normally a long time to spend apart for elves, ever since he had been spending time with mortals, he had started feeling time flow faster, and he had missed his sister.

He pushed back the hood she continually wore onto her shoulders and just looked at her. Many female elves thought him handsome, but in comparison to Keri, he was a donkey to her butterfly. Many who saw her thought her cloak hid deformities; that her face was scarred, but the truth was that Keri was truing to survive in a man's world. She couldn't do that if her looks, sex, and species were always attracting notice. So, her golden hair, pointed ears, and beautiful face were hidden beneath a voluminous, black cloak. Aragorn had given it to her for hertwo hundredthbirthday.

"It is good to see you, sister," said Legolas. "I had forgotten how beautiful you were. Still running away from adar?"

"Of course," laughed Keri. "I'm trying to make his life more difficult. He hasn't gotten any new wrinkles while we've been gone. Once he gets word that I'm with you, and you just faced downten thousandUrukhai…"

Legolas shook his head. "We two will ever be the trouble makers of the family."

Keri shrugged with a mischievous grin still plastered to her face. "I'm surprised that our father has survived all of our escapades and adventures," she said. Her face suddenly gained a measure of seriousness. "How is Esgalmar doing?"

Legolas's face also lost its carefree look. "He has gotten little better. The healer's don't think he will ever fully recover. He is on his way towards physical healing…"

"How is he physically?" asked Keri. She was very concerned for her older brother. He had been her and Legolas's role model since the age of twenty.

Legolas sighed heavily. "He will never be a great warrior again. The healers say he may, with time, be able to shoot a bow and wield a sword, but it depends on him. His eyes have recovered from the temporary blindness, but he won't have perfect vision. His shoulder is still healing along with his leg, but…"

"Yes?" Keri urged.

"Keri…," Legolas said and paused. "He is afraid to face the world. He is afraid to face what he has become. He is afraid to live."

And the proud elf of Mirkwood broke down and wept, his twin sister holding him in her arms and sharing his grief.

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