Authors' Note: Well here is my second chapter. Thanks so much for the
reviews; I am glad you enjoyed it. They have really encouraged me to
continue this. The first part of this chapter is in Elenwen's point of
view, but then I switched off to Haldir as you will see. So and read it
and tell me what you think. Thanks!
Disclaimer: I do not own Tolkien's work.
Chapter 2 Assurance
The rest of our dinner was quite normal. Haldir's true nature had returned and we laughed and chatted until the sky was completely blanketed with stars. It was then that we moved out onto the balcony, his arm around my waist and we sat, in silence, watching the night sky. It was a tradition of ours, kept every night, except for the ones when he had duty. It was then that I felt most at ease, safe in his warm embrace, under the stars of which I was named after. Tonight Haldir held me closer and kissed me many more times. I did not question his behavior, allowing my nagging thoughts to disappear in the abyss that was his loving presence. I laid my head upon his broad chest, thinking over the day's events. The one that struck me as the most odd was the new female member of the guard. I finally decided to question this.
"Haldir why is it that you did not tell me of the new guard member before?" my voice was soft, edged with curiosity.
"Oh," I felt his body shift rather tensely beneath mine. "I did not think it was an important matter to you."
"No, it isn't really." Why was he being so evasive over this? Should I push the matter? No, I had a better idea. "Haldir you know I love you," my hand stroked his chest. "I am sorry that I do not keep a nice house, you deserve better than that."
"Why do you speak of such things?" his eyes were soft, concern hidden in their blue depths.
"I just wish you to be happy with me," I felt emotion rising in my voice. "I know I am not as pretty as the other maidens, nor nearly as talented. My only want is to be with you."
"You underestimate yourself meleth nin," he whispered into my ear. I shied away from his gentle breath, being ticklish. "You are very talented and as for the other ellith, I would not have one of them over you."
"Haldir," my voice was equally soft. I embraced him tightly, my short arms barely reaching around his chest.
"Hush," he buried his lips in my hair. I squeezed my eyes shut. Oh Valar, don't ever take him from me!
Haldir's POV
She was lying asleep beside me. Her body facing mine, her eyes open as was the manner of the elves. I could feel my wife's soft breath upon my cheeks. I prayed that her dreams were peaceful ones, she deserved them. It was in these late night hours, that all my fears and anxieties seemed to dance inside my mind. No rest would come for me. The worries and concerns regarding the borders were a distant and fleeting thing, but my worries for Elenwen, were real. She seemed to feel no confidence in herself and feared that my love for her would one day wane. Did she not understand that our love was forever? Why did she dread my leave-taking? She seemed worse lately, normally her terror would only raise its ugly head when I left for extended stays on the borders. I reached out and stroked her hair. My thoughts then turned to other matters. Why was it that she questioned the nature of the new member of the guard? I tried not to dwell on my worries. I had to leave early in the morn, though the new guard was well trained, there was still room for improvement. It would take many months of hard work until she was ready to serve on the most dangerous borders. But working with her would not be a torturous task, as I found her company rather pleasant. I am sure Elenwen will not mind, I thought as I finally drifted off.
Elenwen's POV
I felt Haldir's body shift beside me, was it morning already? My eyes slowly cleared of sleep and I gazed out the window, seeing the stars fading away in the sky. It was still before dawn. My husband had left our bed and was now moving around silently in the shadows. I could tell that he did not want to disturb me and as it was still early, I did not want to wake myself. Oh, I would have to try and make the flet look at least halfway decent, for Haldir's brothers were due to stop by this afternoon. I often enjoyed their visits, they always brought many laughs and kind words with them. But they came not as frequent as I would have liked, always being detained at the borders as well. I felt my beloved turn back to the bed. He was leaning down probably to kiss me. I gave my best fake yawn as his cool breath played across my cheeks.
"Meleth nin, I must be off to the borders now," he voice was barely a whisper.
"Oh, yes, my dear," I pretended to sound sleepy. My hands tangled in his soft, golden hair. Why, my husband had nicer hair than me! "Please do be careful."
"Always," he stoked my forehead than planted a kiss on it. "Namaarie."
"Namaarie," my voice was still groggy as I rolled over to join the world of sleep once more.
It took me awhile that morning to get out of bed and dress. My clothes were simple, even though Haldir's salary was more than enough to afford beautiful, silky dresses. I had never had any cares for such fashions usually wearing plain dresses or breeches. After I dressed, I struggled to clean up whatever mess was left from last night's dinner. My hands were red and swollen by the time all the dishes were scrubbed, but I minded not. Then, in the short hours before my brothers-in-law arrived, I moved around our living quarters like a hungry wolf searching for sheep, as I picked up any of our stray belongings. Finally, at half past twelve, there sounded a soft knock upon the door. I quickly tried in vain to straighten the wrinkles in my dress and arrange my hair in any manner that would make it appear neater. But when I answered my caller, it was not my dear brothers-in-law who stood in front of me.
Meleth nin: My love Namaarie: Farewell Ellith: Female elves
Disclaimer: I do not own Tolkien's work.
Chapter 2 Assurance
The rest of our dinner was quite normal. Haldir's true nature had returned and we laughed and chatted until the sky was completely blanketed with stars. It was then that we moved out onto the balcony, his arm around my waist and we sat, in silence, watching the night sky. It was a tradition of ours, kept every night, except for the ones when he had duty. It was then that I felt most at ease, safe in his warm embrace, under the stars of which I was named after. Tonight Haldir held me closer and kissed me many more times. I did not question his behavior, allowing my nagging thoughts to disappear in the abyss that was his loving presence. I laid my head upon his broad chest, thinking over the day's events. The one that struck me as the most odd was the new female member of the guard. I finally decided to question this.
"Haldir why is it that you did not tell me of the new guard member before?" my voice was soft, edged with curiosity.
"Oh," I felt his body shift rather tensely beneath mine. "I did not think it was an important matter to you."
"No, it isn't really." Why was he being so evasive over this? Should I push the matter? No, I had a better idea. "Haldir you know I love you," my hand stroked his chest. "I am sorry that I do not keep a nice house, you deserve better than that."
"Why do you speak of such things?" his eyes were soft, concern hidden in their blue depths.
"I just wish you to be happy with me," I felt emotion rising in my voice. "I know I am not as pretty as the other maidens, nor nearly as talented. My only want is to be with you."
"You underestimate yourself meleth nin," he whispered into my ear. I shied away from his gentle breath, being ticklish. "You are very talented and as for the other ellith, I would not have one of them over you."
"Haldir," my voice was equally soft. I embraced him tightly, my short arms barely reaching around his chest.
"Hush," he buried his lips in my hair. I squeezed my eyes shut. Oh Valar, don't ever take him from me!
Haldir's POV
She was lying asleep beside me. Her body facing mine, her eyes open as was the manner of the elves. I could feel my wife's soft breath upon my cheeks. I prayed that her dreams were peaceful ones, she deserved them. It was in these late night hours, that all my fears and anxieties seemed to dance inside my mind. No rest would come for me. The worries and concerns regarding the borders were a distant and fleeting thing, but my worries for Elenwen, were real. She seemed to feel no confidence in herself and feared that my love for her would one day wane. Did she not understand that our love was forever? Why did she dread my leave-taking? She seemed worse lately, normally her terror would only raise its ugly head when I left for extended stays on the borders. I reached out and stroked her hair. My thoughts then turned to other matters. Why was it that she questioned the nature of the new member of the guard? I tried not to dwell on my worries. I had to leave early in the morn, though the new guard was well trained, there was still room for improvement. It would take many months of hard work until she was ready to serve on the most dangerous borders. But working with her would not be a torturous task, as I found her company rather pleasant. I am sure Elenwen will not mind, I thought as I finally drifted off.
Elenwen's POV
I felt Haldir's body shift beside me, was it morning already? My eyes slowly cleared of sleep and I gazed out the window, seeing the stars fading away in the sky. It was still before dawn. My husband had left our bed and was now moving around silently in the shadows. I could tell that he did not want to disturb me and as it was still early, I did not want to wake myself. Oh, I would have to try and make the flet look at least halfway decent, for Haldir's brothers were due to stop by this afternoon. I often enjoyed their visits, they always brought many laughs and kind words with them. But they came not as frequent as I would have liked, always being detained at the borders as well. I felt my beloved turn back to the bed. He was leaning down probably to kiss me. I gave my best fake yawn as his cool breath played across my cheeks.
"Meleth nin, I must be off to the borders now," he voice was barely a whisper.
"Oh, yes, my dear," I pretended to sound sleepy. My hands tangled in his soft, golden hair. Why, my husband had nicer hair than me! "Please do be careful."
"Always," he stoked my forehead than planted a kiss on it. "Namaarie."
"Namaarie," my voice was still groggy as I rolled over to join the world of sleep once more.
It took me awhile that morning to get out of bed and dress. My clothes were simple, even though Haldir's salary was more than enough to afford beautiful, silky dresses. I had never had any cares for such fashions usually wearing plain dresses or breeches. After I dressed, I struggled to clean up whatever mess was left from last night's dinner. My hands were red and swollen by the time all the dishes were scrubbed, but I minded not. Then, in the short hours before my brothers-in-law arrived, I moved around our living quarters like a hungry wolf searching for sheep, as I picked up any of our stray belongings. Finally, at half past twelve, there sounded a soft knock upon the door. I quickly tried in vain to straighten the wrinkles in my dress and arrange my hair in any manner that would make it appear neater. But when I answered my caller, it was not my dear brothers-in-law who stood in front of me.
Meleth nin: My love Namaarie: Farewell Ellith: Female elves