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Revenge Can Be Very Sweet
Chapter 7
Epilogue for Gondor and Back to Elrond
Epilogue for GondorSoon after the…excitement in the garden, Faramir and Eowyn were married. They had a small, private ceremony and only close friends and family were invited.
Arwen and Aragorn were present.
Eowyn helped Faramir get over his stutter and they became even closer because of their past speech impediments.
Aragorn moved back into Arwen and his bedroom. Their son was soon accompanied by several girl siblings.
Arwen never told Aragorn how she visited her father and told him, Caladrim, and Galadriel about their marriage problems. Well, she didn't tell him then anyway.
Faramir remained Aragorn's chief advisor despite both Aragorn and Faramir having slight lingering resentments that the other kissed their wives.
Eventually, all things were forgiven and the rulers and advisors of Gondor lived in peace until…
~Interlude~
Back to Elrond"Well, well, well." Galadriel smiled. "Elrond, so good to see you again. Not." Elrond winced. This could, and probably would, become slightly painful.
"Well, I'm glad to see you." Elrond said, trying to soften the blow.
"Just kidding! It worked, it really worked!" she squealed excitedly and hugged her son-in-law. Elrond began to suffocate with the combined pressure of Galadriel and Caladrim squeezing the air out of him.
"Ladies, as much as I love each of you, I would like to breathe soon" Elrond managed to choke out. Galadriel and Caladrim each backed off of Elrond, and Caladrim had the decency to blush with embarrassment.
"Sorry," she muttered and shuffled her feet a little bit. "Before I go and continue the plan, I was wondering if we could work it out with a little more detail before I go. I'm not good at making things up as I go." Caladrim said this all really fast so that only elves could understand her.
Elrond smiled and nidded his head. There was nothing wrong with working the plan out a little more…
"So, you will go back to your home in Mirkwood, and wait for Legolas to arrive there" Elrond started. "Then, when he gets there, you will not sleep with him." He had the decency to blush as he was saying this. Afterall, it was kind of an embarrassing subject for everyone.
"Not even in the same room?" Caladrim asked, surprised at the new turn of events.
"Not even in the same room." Elrond nodded. Caladrim gulped and looked at Galadriel. Galadriel, in turn, just shrugged and had an expression on her face that read 'who knows? Maybe he's right.' Elrond sighed. No one had any confidence in his opinion anymore, even though he had come up with the plan himself. He sighed again. Women. No matter how he tried to understand them, he couldn't. At least it wasn't just him.
But, he had to admit, even though he had had his own set of troubles- not that he told anyone of course- he had never had to come to anyone else for help with his marriage. Well, that wasn't exactly true…
Oh well.
Not that he would tell anyone that.
"Back to the subject at hand ladies," Elrond continued, trying to get away from his thoughts. Nowadays, since his wife had gone over the sea, any mention of her in conversation was painful. Remembering happy times was even worse.
"The next morning, Legolas should be very…upset." Elrond smiled. He remembered when his wife had done the same thing to him. Upset could not even describe it. More like, towering rage against any male elf within sight.
"You eat breakfast with him. If he asks, don't say anything and change the subject really fast. He ought to get even angrier. That afternoon, be sure that you are seen with Glorfindel in public. Also, make sure that you were supposed to meet Legolas at that time." Elrond chuckled. He was getting his revenge from Legolas, Aragorn, and Celeborn and they might never know! 'That would show them for making sure a stripper was at my last birthday party.' Elrond thought.
He he he.
Revenge can be sweet. For everyone.
He was even getting back Glorfindel. Legolas does get very mad. He's got the temper of his father. Elrond let out another chuckle.
Years ago, when Elrond had first met his wife, Glorfindel had made things very…complicated for them.
Ah yes. Revenge can be very sweet.
"What's so funny my Lord?" Caladrim questioned, trying to find out what was so funny about her quickly dissolving marriage and their plan to recreate it.
"Nothing that concerns you, my dear." Elrond said, still chuckling to himself. Galadriel and Caladrim shared another look that clearly said 'men'.
"Now, once you have done that, you leave Mirkwood."
"Leave Mirkwood? But that's my home!" Caladrim said, upset.
"I know, honey, but you're going to travel around and cancel all the treaties that Legolas made with neighboring countries."
"Couldn't that start a war?" Caladrim questioned.
"Possibly. But more probably, the neighboring countries will send messengers into Mirkwood to find out if Legolas really wants to cancel all the treaties. Then he will know what you're doing. He'll go out and hunt you down, and when he finds you, all you've got to do is tell him that you've missed him and you haven't been doing anything with Glorfindel, and he will be putty in your hands." Elrond finished, excited. He wanted to see how all this would turn out.
"Aren't there a lot of things that could go wrong in that plan?" Caladrim questioned. Elrond shrugged.
Galadriel said "Oh, son't be a wussy." Caladrim and Elrond turned to her, shocked. Galadriel only shrugged.
"Okay ladies, let's begin. Caladrim, would you do the honors?"
And that is how Caladrim found herself heading towards Mirkwood, her kingdom, and her husband, to show him what appreciating a woman really means.