Chapter Fourteen: Seperation
Carisil looked at me for comfort and I wiped the shock from my face.
"Thank you friend, you have been very brave today." I said, the words getting caught in my throat, "Your journey has been long and hard, let yourself rest now in safety."
Carisil nodded and closed his eyes, I turned from the bed and followed Glorfindel from the room.
"We must decide," I heard Elrond say softly ahead of me, "What is to be done with the child, and where he will be sent."
At this point I would have spoken up if not for my being completely numb with shock. There was doubt and pain in the hearts of the men and elves around me. Enhith swung down from the sky to land on my shoulder, I ran a finger along her head absentmindedly.
I did not realize that the company had stopped and Elrond was standing in front of me, concern apparent on his face.
"We will meet now to discuss what we have heard." He said, "I am sorry to tell you that you may not attend."
I nodded, as much as I wanted to, it was pointless to argue with the Lord once he had made his choice. I left the company and went down to the trees, confusion radiating from my every pore.
Where would they send him? I had assumed that my brother-son would simply be sent with me, why would we be separated? Enhith felt that I needed to be alone and left my shoulder.
I reached a courtyard and sat down hard on a carved stone bench. Dark clouds swirled over my head and a single drop of rain hit a leaf behind me. I stared out into the trees not really seeing anything at all as I tried to comprehend what Carisil had said.
I don't know how long I sat there before I heard someone behind me. Turning, I saw the Lord Elrond standing under a ledge, several metres away.
"He's not coming with me, is he?" I asked, already knowing the answer.
Elrond shook his head, "We have decided that he will be sent to Lothlorien so that he may heal the wounds of his abuse."
"Why was I never informed that I had a brother?" I stood up and joined Elrond under the ledge, dripping wet from the pounding rain.
"We did not know." Elrond responded, "Like you, your brother's existence was never recorded. It is my belief that you were separated to protect the bloodline and your unique ability."
"I can't stay here anymore." I sighed, "I will leave here tonight, please tell Carisil I'm sorry."
"Where will you go?" Elrond asked as I turned away.
"I do not know." Was all I could say. I was almost inside when I stopped and turned around, unstrapping the daggers of the Lady of the Night from my waist, "Please see that these are returned to Lothlorien." I said, handing them to Elrond, "I have no need for them anymore."
With that I left the platform and returned to my room. It was there that Glorfindel found me, two hours later.
"You must have something against staying in the same place." He smiled, "You are forever leaving."
"It is true, though I am not sure why." I said, pulling a cloak around my shoulders.
"You are not going alone." Glorfindel said, his tone firm.
"Yes I am friend, I could never burden you with such a journey." I responded, turning to face him.
"It is no burden." Was the response that told me he meant what he said.
"Fine." I sighed, "How soon can you be ready."
"I am ready now." And I saw he was.
I tied a pouch of lembas bread around my waist and slid my blade into the sheath. "Let's go then."
Carisil looked at me for comfort and I wiped the shock from my face.
"Thank you friend, you have been very brave today." I said, the words getting caught in my throat, "Your journey has been long and hard, let yourself rest now in safety."
Carisil nodded and closed his eyes, I turned from the bed and followed Glorfindel from the room.
"We must decide," I heard Elrond say softly ahead of me, "What is to be done with the child, and where he will be sent."
At this point I would have spoken up if not for my being completely numb with shock. There was doubt and pain in the hearts of the men and elves around me. Enhith swung down from the sky to land on my shoulder, I ran a finger along her head absentmindedly.
I did not realize that the company had stopped and Elrond was standing in front of me, concern apparent on his face.
"We will meet now to discuss what we have heard." He said, "I am sorry to tell you that you may not attend."
I nodded, as much as I wanted to, it was pointless to argue with the Lord once he had made his choice. I left the company and went down to the trees, confusion radiating from my every pore.
Where would they send him? I had assumed that my brother-son would simply be sent with me, why would we be separated? Enhith felt that I needed to be alone and left my shoulder.
I reached a courtyard and sat down hard on a carved stone bench. Dark clouds swirled over my head and a single drop of rain hit a leaf behind me. I stared out into the trees not really seeing anything at all as I tried to comprehend what Carisil had said.
I don't know how long I sat there before I heard someone behind me. Turning, I saw the Lord Elrond standing under a ledge, several metres away.
"He's not coming with me, is he?" I asked, already knowing the answer.
Elrond shook his head, "We have decided that he will be sent to Lothlorien so that he may heal the wounds of his abuse."
"Why was I never informed that I had a brother?" I stood up and joined Elrond under the ledge, dripping wet from the pounding rain.
"We did not know." Elrond responded, "Like you, your brother's existence was never recorded. It is my belief that you were separated to protect the bloodline and your unique ability."
"I can't stay here anymore." I sighed, "I will leave here tonight, please tell Carisil I'm sorry."
"Where will you go?" Elrond asked as I turned away.
"I do not know." Was all I could say. I was almost inside when I stopped and turned around, unstrapping the daggers of the Lady of the Night from my waist, "Please see that these are returned to Lothlorien." I said, handing them to Elrond, "I have no need for them anymore."
With that I left the platform and returned to my room. It was there that Glorfindel found me, two hours later.
"You must have something against staying in the same place." He smiled, "You are forever leaving."
"It is true, though I am not sure why." I said, pulling a cloak around my shoulders.
"You are not going alone." Glorfindel said, his tone firm.
"Yes I am friend, I could never burden you with such a journey." I responded, turning to face him.
"It is no burden." Was the response that told me he meant what he said.
"Fine." I sighed, "How soon can you be ready."
"I am ready now." And I saw he was.
I tied a pouch of lembas bread around my waist and slid my blade into the sheath. "Let's go then."