Chapter 3
**********It's finally here, hope you guys like it! ***********
When he woke up several hours later he had been dreaming about the days events and realized that Arwen was right. As much as he loved her and wanted to marry her now he knew he had to fulfill his duty and the only way to do this was to have hope. Remembering that she had asked him to come to Rivendell he sat up and put on his ranger clothes. He got his sword and his pack and walked to the stables. He asked the stable boy if he could buy the horse of his choice and the boy let him do so. He found a large chestnut with a beautiful brunette mane and decided that this would be his horse. He spoke to it. "You are a very kingly horse. You will be a loyal friend." He then spoke to the stable boy. "I will take this one."
"Yes sir. I will have him saddled for you in just a moment."
"No, I can do it, thank you for your services." He bowed his head and gave the boy a coin. He saddled the horse up and then mounted him. He rode out of the stable, through the woods on the narrow path and out of the gates into the wild. As he thought, his horse proved loyal and did not grow tired. Though, he did not push the horse and wanted Arwen to be back several days before he got there. He went at a very slow canter speed over the fields and through woods. He rested for a long time every night and would not leave until at least 3 hours after sunrise each morning. He finally got to Rivendell on the fifth day.
As he rode through the gates the guards bowed to him, they knew who he was. He decided to first see Elrond and speak to him before retiring for the night. As he rode upon the road deeper into the woods towards the house of Elrond the bows continued from the common people. As he got closer he would hear mumbles of, "We're sorry Estel," or, "Good to have you back Estel," for now he was in the land of the nobles who knew him well and had heard of the death of his mother. Finally he had come to the House of Elrond, the place he called home, for he didn't remember the first two years of his childhood. Since before he remembered Rivendell had always been his home, the place he would return after his many long journeys. He rode across the bridge and into the courtyard where a servant immediately rushed up and took his horse.
"Thank you." He said, but the servant just bowed and turned. Elrond came out of the house in a grayish blue robe.
"Estel. Good to have you back."
"Thank you sir, I remembered what you had said about my duty and decided that it was time to return home."
"I am glad; you will always be welcome in Rivendell." "Thank you, sir."
"We hope you will choose to stay longer this time."
"I am unsure; I always try to stay home as long as I can."
"But things are different now since..."
"Oh yes, you have my greatest sympathy."
"Thank you sir."
Elrond called for a servant and he came out to the courtyard. He whispered to him so that Aragorn could not hear. "Bring my daughter Arwen." The servant replied with a low bow before turning and going back into the house. Elrond once again spoke to Aragorn. "Wait, here for a moment, a tailor is coming, tonight there will be a banquet in your honor and it would be an embarrassment for us all for you to show up in ranger clothing."
"A banquet is not necessary."
"It is my honor."
"Thank you sir."
Elrond turned and walked into the house but waited in a window behind a large oak tree that provided a disguise but with a clear view of the courtyard. He watched as Aragorn sat on a bench to wait for the tailor. All of a sudden he saw Arwen come into view. He stood up and she ran towards him and met his hands with hers. He tried to hug her but she stopped him buy holding his hands in hers.
"Stop." She whispered to him.
"What... why?" He whispered back.
"Ada is watching."
"No he just went inside."
"He's suspicious Estel. Not here."
"Ok. Later"
"We will see. I am glad that you chose to return to Rivendell Estel"
"I am glad to be here. Your father seemed not to know of your visit"
"He is suspicious. That is why I think he could be looking. And I don't think that it helped that you tried to embrace me."
He blushed. "I'm sorry; I've never been in love before."
"Neither have I, but I've been alive 3000 years longer than you."
He blushed again. "So are you the tailor or is somebody else coming."
"Someone else is coming, I must go, I will see you at the banquet my Estel."
"Goodbye fair Evenstar." Arwen went back into the house and shortly after Elrond came back out.
"You were watching weren't you lord Elrond."
"I was. Aragorn, I am aware that my daughter went to visit you, although she does not know I know. Now I do not know what happened, but you seemed awfully glad to see her."
"Nothing happened sir."
"I hope. Aragorn, you must not love Arwen now. You have more important things to be worried about then whether or not she loves you."
"Sir, I love your daughter, I cannot stop myself, and it is a force of nature that can not be quelled."
"Then you will have to leave Rivendell for sometime until it is time for your journey to start."
"Elrond..."
"Aragorn, this is not the time for you to be distracted. The time will come when you can watch my daughter whenever you wish, but this is not that time. So, if you cannot control yourself to continue on the assigned path then I will have to ask that you go back out in the wild tomorrow morning."
"You do not need to ask me. I will go on my own accord!" He now had a sharp clip to his speech.
"There is no need to get angry with me; I am only looking out for you and for Arwen, and for Middle Earth, your people and ours. I will not like it if you choose to leave Rivendell, I'm sure Arwen has informed you that you are like a son to me, and I will never outcast my son. But I also know that you are the one, you are the only one who can save Middle Earth and for that I know I must keep you on the right path."
"I understand sir. I will go to the banquet tonight and that should tell me if I can control myself in or out of the presence of your daughter. And then I will decide in the morning."
"That will do. Now I must really go. I will see you at the dinner tonight."
***********Yay, Chapter 3 is done, Please review. Just to let you know
*********** I have plans brewing for at least 3 more chapters, probably more, but I'll see once I get there, but keep posted. It's amazing how much you can get
written when English and Biology are really boring.
**********It's finally here, hope you guys like it! ***********
When he woke up several hours later he had been dreaming about the days events and realized that Arwen was right. As much as he loved her and wanted to marry her now he knew he had to fulfill his duty and the only way to do this was to have hope. Remembering that she had asked him to come to Rivendell he sat up and put on his ranger clothes. He got his sword and his pack and walked to the stables. He asked the stable boy if he could buy the horse of his choice and the boy let him do so. He found a large chestnut with a beautiful brunette mane and decided that this would be his horse. He spoke to it. "You are a very kingly horse. You will be a loyal friend." He then spoke to the stable boy. "I will take this one."
"Yes sir. I will have him saddled for you in just a moment."
"No, I can do it, thank you for your services." He bowed his head and gave the boy a coin. He saddled the horse up and then mounted him. He rode out of the stable, through the woods on the narrow path and out of the gates into the wild. As he thought, his horse proved loyal and did not grow tired. Though, he did not push the horse and wanted Arwen to be back several days before he got there. He went at a very slow canter speed over the fields and through woods. He rested for a long time every night and would not leave until at least 3 hours after sunrise each morning. He finally got to Rivendell on the fifth day.
As he rode through the gates the guards bowed to him, they knew who he was. He decided to first see Elrond and speak to him before retiring for the night. As he rode upon the road deeper into the woods towards the house of Elrond the bows continued from the common people. As he got closer he would hear mumbles of, "We're sorry Estel," or, "Good to have you back Estel," for now he was in the land of the nobles who knew him well and had heard of the death of his mother. Finally he had come to the House of Elrond, the place he called home, for he didn't remember the first two years of his childhood. Since before he remembered Rivendell had always been his home, the place he would return after his many long journeys. He rode across the bridge and into the courtyard where a servant immediately rushed up and took his horse.
"Thank you." He said, but the servant just bowed and turned. Elrond came out of the house in a grayish blue robe.
"Estel. Good to have you back."
"Thank you sir, I remembered what you had said about my duty and decided that it was time to return home."
"I am glad; you will always be welcome in Rivendell." "Thank you, sir."
"We hope you will choose to stay longer this time."
"I am unsure; I always try to stay home as long as I can."
"But things are different now since..."
"Oh yes, you have my greatest sympathy."
"Thank you sir."
Elrond called for a servant and he came out to the courtyard. He whispered to him so that Aragorn could not hear. "Bring my daughter Arwen." The servant replied with a low bow before turning and going back into the house. Elrond once again spoke to Aragorn. "Wait, here for a moment, a tailor is coming, tonight there will be a banquet in your honor and it would be an embarrassment for us all for you to show up in ranger clothing."
"A banquet is not necessary."
"It is my honor."
"Thank you sir."
Elrond turned and walked into the house but waited in a window behind a large oak tree that provided a disguise but with a clear view of the courtyard. He watched as Aragorn sat on a bench to wait for the tailor. All of a sudden he saw Arwen come into view. He stood up and she ran towards him and met his hands with hers. He tried to hug her but she stopped him buy holding his hands in hers.
"Stop." She whispered to him.
"What... why?" He whispered back.
"Ada is watching."
"No he just went inside."
"He's suspicious Estel. Not here."
"Ok. Later"
"We will see. I am glad that you chose to return to Rivendell Estel"
"I am glad to be here. Your father seemed not to know of your visit"
"He is suspicious. That is why I think he could be looking. And I don't think that it helped that you tried to embrace me."
He blushed. "I'm sorry; I've never been in love before."
"Neither have I, but I've been alive 3000 years longer than you."
He blushed again. "So are you the tailor or is somebody else coming."
"Someone else is coming, I must go, I will see you at the banquet my Estel."
"Goodbye fair Evenstar." Arwen went back into the house and shortly after Elrond came back out.
"You were watching weren't you lord Elrond."
"I was. Aragorn, I am aware that my daughter went to visit you, although she does not know I know. Now I do not know what happened, but you seemed awfully glad to see her."
"Nothing happened sir."
"I hope. Aragorn, you must not love Arwen now. You have more important things to be worried about then whether or not she loves you."
"Sir, I love your daughter, I cannot stop myself, and it is a force of nature that can not be quelled."
"Then you will have to leave Rivendell for sometime until it is time for your journey to start."
"Elrond..."
"Aragorn, this is not the time for you to be distracted. The time will come when you can watch my daughter whenever you wish, but this is not that time. So, if you cannot control yourself to continue on the assigned path then I will have to ask that you go back out in the wild tomorrow morning."
"You do not need to ask me. I will go on my own accord!" He now had a sharp clip to his speech.
"There is no need to get angry with me; I am only looking out for you and for Arwen, and for Middle Earth, your people and ours. I will not like it if you choose to leave Rivendell, I'm sure Arwen has informed you that you are like a son to me, and I will never outcast my son. But I also know that you are the one, you are the only one who can save Middle Earth and for that I know I must keep you on the right path."
"I understand sir. I will go to the banquet tonight and that should tell me if I can control myself in or out of the presence of your daughter. And then I will decide in the morning."
"That will do. Now I must really go. I will see you at the dinner tonight."
***********Yay, Chapter 3 is done, Please review. Just to let you know
*********** I have plans brewing for at least 3 more chapters, probably more, but I'll see once I get there, but keep posted. It's amazing how much you can get
written when English and Biology are really boring.