Hurrah the spoiler chapter for the story to follow this one. This one is almost over, but there is a sequel. If you like this I'm sure you'll love the next one too.

Chapter 9: A Sweet Dream

What Gimli didn't know was that he was correct. At that moment Azura was in a sweet dream. She wasn't sure why it was happening, but it was so peaceful that she did not want it to stop. Everything felt so real like she could reach out and touch it.

She could see herself dressed in a flowing white gown and cradling a child in her arms. The baby seemed to remind her of Legolas and yet as a butterfly flew by he reached out to grab at it. She smiled at him and let him wrap his tiny fingers around hers. She heard a horse whinny and she looked out the window. Riding out on horseback was Legolas. Right away she knew what was going on. The spiders were advancing on the palace again. Legolas blew her a kiss and she waved to him. "Be safe," she thought. The child just looked out and giggled.

The images began to blur, but a new image soon appeared. She could hear waves crashing upon the shore and the call of seagulls. Her son sat with her in the saddle upon a majestic horse. Legolas rode beside her upon Arod. The horse seemed please to not be cramped up inside the stables. They galloped through the surf, splashing up water as the sun warmed them. Gimli and Aducollo watched from the side enjoying a picnic lunch. Azura looked up and saw a house upon the sand dunes. Was that their home? Were they now living by the sea instead of in Mirkwood?

Before there was an answer the images blurred once more. Azura was confused, but the last image was a sad sight indeed. She was boarding a swan-carved boat. Her son stood on the pier with a girl beside him. Who was that girl and what was she doing here? Legolas soon joined her and put an arm around her waist. Was this the Gray Havens? Where they going to the Undying Lands and leaving their son behind to fend for himself? Tears came to Azura's eyes. Legolas held her close and kissed her. She heard him say that they would all see each other again soon.

Azura mind was filled with happiness and confusion. Was this the future or was her mind just playing with her? But seeing Legolas' face seemed to lift her spirits and motivate her to finally heal her wounds and wake up. Her biggest risk was that she would take so much of her strength to heal that she would have to wait longer before awaking.

She focused her mind till she came to the wound. The skin above it was healing nicely, but the muscle underneath was still in pretty rough shape. She relaxed her body and sent all of her energy towards healing. The process took about a half-hour, but Azura was so tired that her body went limp for a few minutes. She felt dead, but soon everything was working fine again.

She opened her eyes and looked around. She found Legolas asleep on the floor. Outside it was dark and no other sound could be heard. Legolas looked so precious that she felt it a sin to wake him from his sleep. She lay back against the pillow and closed her eyes. She would wait till morning, which was best. She felt unable to move and soon sleep came to her; engulfing her into a sea of dreams…

So what do you think of that? Okay I have a question. What do I use to make line breaks on a web page so my stuff here and the story don't run into one another? If someone could tell me how I'd most appreciate it.