Untold Love – Chapter 5
Within the week Aragorn buried Arwen, his one true love, and his small daughter. He placed them in the glen where Arwen lovingly tended to her flowers. Aragorn placed two small flowers upon their graves. One for Arwen and one for Celebrien. One by one the peoples left leaving Elrond Half-Eleven and Elessar alone in the glen. "Aragorn, now that my last child has passed on before me, now I to will leave," upon seeing Aragorn's shocked face he continued,"Aragorn, I have nothing left. Nothing worth staying for. The time of the Elves is over. I shall be leaving with the other Ring-bearers soon."
"Elrond, you raised me like I was your own child...this will be the second time I have lost a father."
"I am staying long enough to make sure you get your life back together. I will leave when you marry another."
"I will never love again." Aragorn said as he headed back to the city to be alone forever.
"Dearest Aranel,
I have been on a journey that I was sent on by the Council. I will be
returning in one week's time to take you with me. For I have heard
that Father is taking all of the family and Mirkwood into the Havens.
I do not wish to be alone. I shall be taking you to Minis Tirith in
Gondor.
Your loving Brother, Legolas"
Aranel could not surpass her joy that she was going to live in the White City with her brother. She hurried to her bedroom and started packing all of the possessions she did not want to leave behind. She reached into her cabinet and ran her hand over all her many dresses that she had, it was if she had captured the colors of the seasons in her cabinet. Aranel saw in the far corner of her cabinet the midnight blue dress that she wore when she met Aragorn for the first time, she decided to bring it along with many others. She spent the better part of the week packing everything she was leaving behind. Aranel was so busy that she did not notice when Legolas walked into her room and had been standing there for the good part of an hour. "Well...Is that how a sister greets her brother?"
"Legolas when did you get here?" Aranel said while running to her brother and grasping him in a tight embrace.
"I got here about an hour ago."
"I apologize; I must be more preoccupied than I thought."
"Understandable. What are you bringing today?"
"Everything that is in that corner."
Legolas looked in the corner and noticed a single trunk that was still opened. He walked over to it and noticed that she only packed a few gowns, not counting riding gowns and robes. "Aranel are these the only clothes that you are taking?"
"Yes. Should I take another trunk?"
"Unless you plan on going for days in the same gown."
"Well there is a trunk on the balcony that has all of my autumn gowns, take that. And take that small blue trunk; it is filled with books, paper, and ink."
Legolas walked over to the balcony and took the two trunks over to the other pile. "Now is this everything? We can always come back for the rest"
"Other than my flute, cloak, bows, and arrows. Yes, that is it. I am carrying everything else."
"I will be packing the horses and cart. Come down when you are ready."
Aranel took a few more moment packing everything else and organizing it. Then she slung her bows and arrows over her shoulders, picked up her cloak and flute and walked out of her room. She took one last look of her room. Aranel slowly walked down the stairs taking one last look at Mirkwood before she left for good. "Aranel are you sure that you don't want to go to the Havens with your people and your family?" asked Aranel's tearful mother.
"Mother, I will never leave Middle Earth. I am going to continue on forever. I don't want to go anywhere!"
"Daughter you are talking foolishness!" said the King.
"Ada, I love every one of you. But I am meant to continue on forever, I just know it. So please just let me!"
"Father, I will take good care of her. She will have to fear nothing. Aranel will be safe. She will be staying with King Elessar."
"Are you leaving her with some stranger? Where will you be?"
"Father I have know Aragorn for many years, Aranel knows him from a long time ago. I will be living with her also. You have nothing to worry about." Legolas said, "Aranel we must be going if we want to reach our first destination. Come on."
Aranel bade her parents a tearful good-bye and climbed upon her horse and rode into the fading sun with her brother by her side.
Within the week Aragorn buried Arwen, his one true love, and his small daughter. He placed them in the glen where Arwen lovingly tended to her flowers. Aragorn placed two small flowers upon their graves. One for Arwen and one for Celebrien. One by one the peoples left leaving Elrond Half-Eleven and Elessar alone in the glen. "Aragorn, now that my last child has passed on before me, now I to will leave," upon seeing Aragorn's shocked face he continued,"Aragorn, I have nothing left. Nothing worth staying for. The time of the Elves is over. I shall be leaving with the other Ring-bearers soon."
"Elrond, you raised me like I was your own child...this will be the second time I have lost a father."
"I am staying long enough to make sure you get your life back together. I will leave when you marry another."
"I will never love again." Aragorn said as he headed back to the city to be alone forever.
"Dearest Aranel,
I have been on a journey that I was sent on by the Council. I will be
returning in one week's time to take you with me. For I have heard
that Father is taking all of the family and Mirkwood into the Havens.
I do not wish to be alone. I shall be taking you to Minis Tirith in
Gondor.
Your loving Brother, Legolas"
Aranel could not surpass her joy that she was going to live in the White City with her brother. She hurried to her bedroom and started packing all of the possessions she did not want to leave behind. She reached into her cabinet and ran her hand over all her many dresses that she had, it was if she had captured the colors of the seasons in her cabinet. Aranel saw in the far corner of her cabinet the midnight blue dress that she wore when she met Aragorn for the first time, she decided to bring it along with many others. She spent the better part of the week packing everything she was leaving behind. Aranel was so busy that she did not notice when Legolas walked into her room and had been standing there for the good part of an hour. "Well...Is that how a sister greets her brother?"
"Legolas when did you get here?" Aranel said while running to her brother and grasping him in a tight embrace.
"I got here about an hour ago."
"I apologize; I must be more preoccupied than I thought."
"Understandable. What are you bringing today?"
"Everything that is in that corner."
Legolas looked in the corner and noticed a single trunk that was still opened. He walked over to it and noticed that she only packed a few gowns, not counting riding gowns and robes. "Aranel are these the only clothes that you are taking?"
"Yes. Should I take another trunk?"
"Unless you plan on going for days in the same gown."
"Well there is a trunk on the balcony that has all of my autumn gowns, take that. And take that small blue trunk; it is filled with books, paper, and ink."
Legolas walked over to the balcony and took the two trunks over to the other pile. "Now is this everything? We can always come back for the rest"
"Other than my flute, cloak, bows, and arrows. Yes, that is it. I am carrying everything else."
"I will be packing the horses and cart. Come down when you are ready."
Aranel took a few more moment packing everything else and organizing it. Then she slung her bows and arrows over her shoulders, picked up her cloak and flute and walked out of her room. She took one last look of her room. Aranel slowly walked down the stairs taking one last look at Mirkwood before she left for good. "Aranel are you sure that you don't want to go to the Havens with your people and your family?" asked Aranel's tearful mother.
"Mother, I will never leave Middle Earth. I am going to continue on forever. I don't want to go anywhere!"
"Daughter you are talking foolishness!" said the King.
"Ada, I love every one of you. But I am meant to continue on forever, I just know it. So please just let me!"
"Father, I will take good care of her. She will have to fear nothing. Aranel will be safe. She will be staying with King Elessar."
"Are you leaving her with some stranger? Where will you be?"
"Father I have know Aragorn for many years, Aranel knows him from a long time ago. I will be living with her also. You have nothing to worry about." Legolas said, "Aranel we must be going if we want to reach our first destination. Come on."
Aranel bade her parents a tearful good-bye and climbed upon her horse and rode into the fading sun with her brother by her side.