Ok, so I realised I had left you all hanging for way too long... this may be short, but at least its here... finally! So sorry about that!

Thanks to everyone who reviewed, I can't believe I'm at chapter 15 already!!

Tolkein owns eerything, I own regrettably nothing.

Cerridwen is always there for me, particularly recently, so this is for you, with many hugs and mwahs on both cheeks :) and thanks for the letter! you always have such cool writing paper! Its so unfair!!!!

And also, there's a note on my other fics at the end, so if you read any of them, check it out. Thanx, Hx

Chapter 15

"Arwen."

She jumped at the sound of her name, as it came from someone who had not said it for days. Putting a polite smile on her face, she turned round and looked at the man who was trying to get up from his bed.

"Here, let me help you," she said, rushing over and letting him lean on her so he could stand.

He smiled gratefully, and for a moment their eyes met and a silent understanding passed between them. However as soon as it had appeared it vanished again. Arwen wasn't sure if she had imagined it, but she thought she had seen more than just thanks in that look.

"Arwen, I need to talk to you." She looked at him in surprise.

"I- Of course, Es- Of course...." She had been about to call him Estel, something she knew he had picked up on, but realised her mistake just in time. Well, technically it wasn't a mistake, but she didn't think it would serve to ease the tension.

She noticed him looking at her, and though he didn't say anything, he didn't need to. It was time, she realised, for everything to come out. What had happened to him that left him unconscious for days, how he felt about the news he had received, how he felt about her.

Fixing the smile back on her face, she put her arm around his waist with forced confidence and helped him walk slowly from his room and out into the gardens. It was a beautifully hot day, yet he would not sit in the sunlight, and shaded his eyes from its rays.

When they were seated comfortably on the cool grass, Arwen waited patiently for him to begin, her plan all the while going through her mind incase he said some things she didn't want to hear.

But as he began to speak, all such thoughts left her, and she listened, transfixed, as he recounted his tale.

To Be Continued....

A/N
"Well," as Samwise said to Rosie, "I'm back."

lol! Ok, well, now that I've got back into the ol' WHWBTB swing, I'll hopefully have the next chapter up for you very soon.... and this time I PROMISE the explanations will come!!

Note on fics:
Another Path: well, I'd written the third chapter when Arwen goes to Lothlórien, but the my laptop crashed... and even though I'd saved it onto the hard drive, I can no longer turn the laptop on, because its broken... it s all very infuriating....... so anyway, I'm afraid there can't really be an update until I can get to it.... I did actually manage to remember most of it, but as it was something I was quite proud of, its not exactly right and I don't like the ending and I can't remember the original... so I'm sorry..... I'll do my best to sort things out!

Truth Or Dare: I am seriously stuck for chapter 3 - Aragron needs a truth to give Arwen, and I am completely stuck for quite a simple, funny one...... please help! email me or review, please, cos I really can't think of anything!

Anyway, thanks for reading! :)