The journey to Rivendell was a peaceful one. Aletriel loved the journey.
They traveled by boat as much as they could, taking the River Swanfleet and the River
Loudwater for as long as possible. She used to think of her father and mother whenever she
traveled to Rivendell but she almost never did now. She thought more of their lives than of their
deaths, and the pain of that had slowly passed with time. She was thankful for the fortune of
having an ever watchful and ever caring Aunt , and a brother who would give her the moon if he
could. She and Haldir had said their goodbyes, and he had told her to take care in the journey.
Of course Aletriel was more than capable of taking care of herself, Haldir had ensured that.
He had taught her to use a bow with skill, and a also to weald the elvish blades. She was proud of
her brother, as he was of her. She had grown to adulthood with his help and of course the
teachings of Galadriel. Haldir knew how well prepared Aletriel was for life and that she could
handle almost anything sent her way. The only thing he was not prepared for was for his sister to
be courted, and Aletriel knew this. And even on departing she had told him not to worry, none
of the elves in Lorien held her fancy. She missed her brother very much already, but loved
Rivendell and was anxious to get there. The boats were soon pulled to banks of the river, horses
were there to meet them, they would be at Rivendell shortly.
Arriving at Rivendell was always a welcoming site. It was a truly beautiful place and Aletriel
loved her visits. She went to the room that she knew was prepared for her. It was open to the
outside as were most of the rooms in Rivendell, and overlooked the falls. Aletriel changed,
and freshened up. She went downstairs to find her cousin among the gardens. " Arwen, it is very
good to see you".
With an embrace " Very good to see you as well" said Aletriel " Shall we talk a walk? The
gardens are flourishing I see"
" Yes they are, but not for me much longer . My father will ask me leave Middle Earth
in the near future I fear." said Arwen
" Elrond only wants what is best for you. Though I know you do not wish to go. It is
something I understand and I fear that I will not leave when my time comes. But cousin
lets talk of something more pleasant shall we. By the way, Galadriel sends her love" said Aletriel
" She speaks to me in my mind or in dreams sometimes. But that is her way. How is Haldir,
will he visit Rivendell soon?" said Arwen
" I fear not, it still holds to many memories. He is content for me to visit and to send everyone his
tidings. How is Aragorn, is he here ?"
"No he is not, but he is well. My father has seen something in Aragorn's future, he has not told
me this But I know it to be true. But what he has seen I do not know. I also know he has seen
something in your future. This visit was his idea, it will be like a small pebble that starts an
avalanche. Something is brewing in your future cousin. And my father and Galadriel know this."
"I do not fear what the future holds for me" said Aletriel " be it good or bad, I will deal with what
I must. Has anything changed in Rivendell since my last visit?"
" Oh, yes! A Hobbit! " Laughed Arwen
" A Hobbit? Really? What hobbit would venture all the way to Rivendell"
" Bilbo Baggins, Have you met him?" said Arwen
"No , but I shall like to" smiled Aletriel
"He is quite interesting, come lets go"said Arwen
She then lead Aletriel out of the garden and up the stairs until, they reached a doorway. Arwen
peaked her head " Bilbo? Are you here"
"Yes ,come in , come in" she heard on old voice say
And as Aletriel came in she saw the white haired hobbit sitting at a low table writing in some sort
of journal.
" Bilbo, I'd like you to meet my cousin from LothLorien, her name is Aletriel"said Arwen
And the old hobbit smiled tucking the journal away " Very nice to meet you"smiling brighter
"every new Elf I meet is more beautiful than the last" and he chuckled to himself.
" Thank you Bilbo it is very nice to meet you. I have heard of you before though. As you can
probably imagine." said Aletriel
" Uhmm hurmm oh well yes I suppose so" said Bilbo blushing ever so slightly." If you don't mind
this old hobbit needs a nap, very nice to meet you".
And as the two elves descended the stairs Aletriel said " What was that journal he was writing
in?"
" He does write in it all of the time, I'm not sure what exactly it is, but he certainly has had some
interesting adventures perhaps he is writing about those". said Arwen
The next few weeks went on without excitement, which was the way of life in Rivendell.
Just serenity and peace. Until one day Arwen came to her. " Aragorn needs my help, I do not
have time to explain. But I must go."
Aletriel did not question this. " I will go with you".
"No, I will go alone. There are wraiths behind them" said Arwen
"Then, that is why I am going I am better with the blade than you are, we do not have time
to argue, correct? So let us go then." said Aletriel
So together they rode west. On the second day of riding and searching they decided to split up
so as to cover more ground and perhaps find them sooner. A day and a half later Aletriel saw
them. It was Aragorn with three little hobbits. As she rode up to them she jumped off her horse
" Aragorn, did Arwen find you!?"
"Aletriel! yes she did, Frodo had been stabbed by a wraith, he was falling into shadow. She had
wraiths trailing her." said Aragorn
" She did find you then, good ." seeing the look on Aragorn's face "do not fear she is a fast rider
she will make it to Elrond. As long as Frodo has the will to fight for his life. Come now we must
go. We must get back to Rivendell."
They traveled by boat as much as they could, taking the River Swanfleet and the River
Loudwater for as long as possible. She used to think of her father and mother whenever she
traveled to Rivendell but she almost never did now. She thought more of their lives than of their
deaths, and the pain of that had slowly passed with time. She was thankful for the fortune of
having an ever watchful and ever caring Aunt , and a brother who would give her the moon if he
could. She and Haldir had said their goodbyes, and he had told her to take care in the journey.
Of course Aletriel was more than capable of taking care of herself, Haldir had ensured that.
He had taught her to use a bow with skill, and a also to weald the elvish blades. She was proud of
her brother, as he was of her. She had grown to adulthood with his help and of course the
teachings of Galadriel. Haldir knew how well prepared Aletriel was for life and that she could
handle almost anything sent her way. The only thing he was not prepared for was for his sister to
be courted, and Aletriel knew this. And even on departing she had told him not to worry, none
of the elves in Lorien held her fancy. She missed her brother very much already, but loved
Rivendell and was anxious to get there. The boats were soon pulled to banks of the river, horses
were there to meet them, they would be at Rivendell shortly.
Arriving at Rivendell was always a welcoming site. It was a truly beautiful place and Aletriel
loved her visits. She went to the room that she knew was prepared for her. It was open to the
outside as were most of the rooms in Rivendell, and overlooked the falls. Aletriel changed,
and freshened up. She went downstairs to find her cousin among the gardens. " Arwen, it is very
good to see you".
With an embrace " Very good to see you as well" said Aletriel " Shall we talk a walk? The
gardens are flourishing I see"
" Yes they are, but not for me much longer . My father will ask me leave Middle Earth
in the near future I fear." said Arwen
" Elrond only wants what is best for you. Though I know you do not wish to go. It is
something I understand and I fear that I will not leave when my time comes. But cousin
lets talk of something more pleasant shall we. By the way, Galadriel sends her love" said Aletriel
" She speaks to me in my mind or in dreams sometimes. But that is her way. How is Haldir,
will he visit Rivendell soon?" said Arwen
" I fear not, it still holds to many memories. He is content for me to visit and to send everyone his
tidings. How is Aragorn, is he here ?"
"No he is not, but he is well. My father has seen something in Aragorn's future, he has not told
me this But I know it to be true. But what he has seen I do not know. I also know he has seen
something in your future. This visit was his idea, it will be like a small pebble that starts an
avalanche. Something is brewing in your future cousin. And my father and Galadriel know this."
"I do not fear what the future holds for me" said Aletriel " be it good or bad, I will deal with what
I must. Has anything changed in Rivendell since my last visit?"
" Oh, yes! A Hobbit! " Laughed Arwen
" A Hobbit? Really? What hobbit would venture all the way to Rivendell"
" Bilbo Baggins, Have you met him?" said Arwen
"No , but I shall like to" smiled Aletriel
"He is quite interesting, come lets go"said Arwen
She then lead Aletriel out of the garden and up the stairs until, they reached a doorway. Arwen
peaked her head " Bilbo? Are you here"
"Yes ,come in , come in" she heard on old voice say
And as Aletriel came in she saw the white haired hobbit sitting at a low table writing in some sort
of journal.
" Bilbo, I'd like you to meet my cousin from LothLorien, her name is Aletriel"said Arwen
And the old hobbit smiled tucking the journal away " Very nice to meet you"smiling brighter
"every new Elf I meet is more beautiful than the last" and he chuckled to himself.
" Thank you Bilbo it is very nice to meet you. I have heard of you before though. As you can
probably imagine." said Aletriel
" Uhmm hurmm oh well yes I suppose so" said Bilbo blushing ever so slightly." If you don't mind
this old hobbit needs a nap, very nice to meet you".
And as the two elves descended the stairs Aletriel said " What was that journal he was writing
in?"
" He does write in it all of the time, I'm not sure what exactly it is, but he certainly has had some
interesting adventures perhaps he is writing about those". said Arwen
The next few weeks went on without excitement, which was the way of life in Rivendell.
Just serenity and peace. Until one day Arwen came to her. " Aragorn needs my help, I do not
have time to explain. But I must go."
Aletriel did not question this. " I will go with you".
"No, I will go alone. There are wraiths behind them" said Arwen
"Then, that is why I am going I am better with the blade than you are, we do not have time
to argue, correct? So let us go then." said Aletriel
So together they rode west. On the second day of riding and searching they decided to split up
so as to cover more ground and perhaps find them sooner. A day and a half later Aletriel saw
them. It was Aragorn with three little hobbits. As she rode up to them she jumped off her horse
" Aragorn, did Arwen find you!?"
"Aletriel! yes she did, Frodo had been stabbed by a wraith, he was falling into shadow. She had
wraiths trailing her." said Aragorn
" She did find you then, good ." seeing the look on Aragorn's face "do not fear she is a fast rider
she will make it to Elrond. As long as Frodo has the will to fight for his life. Come now we must
go. We must get back to Rivendell."