A/N: I had a much different, and longer, ending in mind but decided against
it. It's hard to believe that it's been over a year since I began this
tale...it feels so much longer. Many heartfelt thanks go out to those of you
who stuck with me despite my erratic posting schedule...and many more thanks
to those who kept my friend and I in your prayers. I would humbly ask that
they continue though the story is now at an end. Well...this story anyway. My
own will not see it's end for a very long time.
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Looking back on those events Aragorn would later realize that if Legolas had truly wished to kill himself he would have been far more direct about it, and potentially no one would have been able to stop him. Nevertheless, the habit that the Mirkwood elf had almost fallen into once more was incredibly dangerous, and each time he was tempted to take up his knife for that purpose he was that much closer to taking his life into his hands...and possibly losing it with one fateful slip. That thought never failed to terrify Aragorn to the end of his days.
He never regretted his decision to try and help his friend. And though he never fully comprehended why Legolas had chosen that particular course of action do deal with his inner pain...events in the ranger's own life allowed him to eventually understand the reasons and motivation behind it.
Legolas would struggle with that darker part of himself for most of life. Some practices cannot be unlearned. Yet some can be overcome daily with the guiding hands of love, hope, faith, and friendship.
The history books do not record what became of that corner of the Mirkwood prince's life, but they do show that he and Aragorn remained friends to the end. Draw what conclusions you will from those facts.
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As the years go by
I race the clock with you
But if you died right now
You know that I'd die to
I'd die too
You remind me of the times
When I knew who I was
But still the second hand will catch us
Like it always does
We'll make the same mistakes
I'll take the fall for you
I hope you need this now
Cause I know I still do
Until the day I die
I'll spill my heart for you
Until the day I die I'll spill my heart for you
Should I bite my tongue?
Until blood soaks my shirt
We'll never fall apart
Tell me why this hurts so much
Still we'll say, "remember when"
Just like we always do
Until the day I die
I'll spill my heart for you
Until the day I die
I'll spill my heart for you
We made the same mistakes
Mistakes like friends do
Until the day I die
I'll spill my heart for you
Until the day I die
I'll spill my heart for you
Until the day I die
- Story of the Year -
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Looking back on those events Aragorn would later realize that if Legolas had truly wished to kill himself he would have been far more direct about it, and potentially no one would have been able to stop him. Nevertheless, the habit that the Mirkwood elf had almost fallen into once more was incredibly dangerous, and each time he was tempted to take up his knife for that purpose he was that much closer to taking his life into his hands...and possibly losing it with one fateful slip. That thought never failed to terrify Aragorn to the end of his days.
He never regretted his decision to try and help his friend. And though he never fully comprehended why Legolas had chosen that particular course of action do deal with his inner pain...events in the ranger's own life allowed him to eventually understand the reasons and motivation behind it.
Legolas would struggle with that darker part of himself for most of life. Some practices cannot be unlearned. Yet some can be overcome daily with the guiding hands of love, hope, faith, and friendship.
The history books do not record what became of that corner of the Mirkwood prince's life, but they do show that he and Aragorn remained friends to the end. Draw what conclusions you will from those facts.
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As the years go by
I race the clock with you
But if you died right now
You know that I'd die to
I'd die too
You remind me of the times
When I knew who I was
But still the second hand will catch us
Like it always does
We'll make the same mistakes
I'll take the fall for you
I hope you need this now
Cause I know I still do
Until the day I die
I'll spill my heart for you
Until the day I die I'll spill my heart for you
Should I bite my tongue?
Until blood soaks my shirt
We'll never fall apart
Tell me why this hurts so much
Still we'll say, "remember when"
Just like we always do
Until the day I die
I'll spill my heart for you
Until the day I die
I'll spill my heart for you
We made the same mistakes
Mistakes like friends do
Until the day I die
I'll spill my heart for you
Until the day I die
I'll spill my heart for you
Until the day I die
- Story of the Year -