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Number 17: First Night in Lothlorien and Confessions

Legolas led Amaris to his tent and she sat down under the canopy with him. She entwined her fingers with his and smiled at him. Legolas looked at her and he couldn't believe that it was her. He always thought she had beauty that could rival almost any elven maiden but now as an elleth the only ones that could rival her beauty were Lady Galadriel and Lady Arwen but in Legolas' eyes Amaris surpassed them. He studied her face as she looked over at their sleeping companions but one question plagued his mind.

"Amaris, may I ask you a question?" She looked at him and smiled.

"You just did, but you may ask another." He smiled and chuckled a little at her. She's still the same. He thought as he looked into her green eyes.

"Why did you pull away from me?" Her smile faltered and she looked down at their hands.

"Well, I've only known love one other time in my life. However, it was nothing like the love we share." She looked up at him and felt the tears coming but she held them back. "When I fell in love with him, he was kind but after about a year into our relationship, he became possessive over me. He wouldn't let me go out with my friends and I couldn't talk to any other men. One night after I refused to be intimate with him, he tried to rape me." Legolas' eyes grew wide and he squeezed her hand gently. She felt a tear escape as she looked into his eyes. "He didn't succeed but ever since then I've feared love and when I saw it in your eyes I panicked." He didn't know what to say. He couldn't imagine how any male, elf or mortal, could do that to a woman.

"I understand now but I can sense that there was something else as well." He said as he wiped away a tear that had rolled from her eyes. She nodded and looked once again at their entwined fingers.

"When I realized that I did love you, I told myself I could never let you know it. I just had to distance myself from you because I was mortal and would die. I didn't think that by changes Lady Galadriel meant that I would change into another race so it didn't occur to me that I could possibly change into an elf." He smiled and brought his free hand to her cheek and caressed it.

"I would have stayed by your side until your final day and I would have joined you in the heavens if you were to have remained a mortal for I would have also died that day." He smiled at her. "But now we have eternity together and a promise you I will not let any harm come to you." She smiled and put her hand on top of his that rested on her cheek.

"So, you will not stop me from continuing with the fellowship?" He moved his hand from her cheek and took both of her hands in hers. He looked at their hands and sighed. "Legolas, I will continue on." He looked back up at her.

"Amaris, I know that if I wanted to I couldn't stop you from continuing." She smiled and squeezed his hands. "I will not stop you."

"Thank you Legolas." She sighed. "I know all of you will need all of the help you can get on this mission." He smiled at her. "I want to be with all of you every step of the way. I would feel left out and terribly lonely if I was separated form you."

He smiled and leaned into her. He gently brushed his lips to hers and pulled away. "I would miss you too. But, if you were to get hurt Amaris-" She put her fingers to his lips and stopped him from continuing.

"I can take care of myself Legolas. Now, nothing can change. We must continue on and I don't want you to be distracted. Okay?" He smiled and nodded.

"Okay." He leaned in and kissed her gently before she pulled away from him.

"Get some rest now Legolas. You look terrible." He laughed and she smiled at him and let go of his hand. She leaned her body onto his and sighed. He wrapped his arms around her and they slowly fell asleep content in each other's arms.

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The ranger though a good distance from the happy couple heard every word they shared. He too was appalled at the acts of her former 'boyfriend' as she put it. He was glad she came to them and had found love even in the darkest of times. He touched the Evenstar that hung around his neck and thought of Arwen. How he missed her. He still could not believe he told her to leave him and go to the Heavens. He would never see her again and his heart pained him to think of it. However, he knew it was for the best. He could not let her die and she truly would if she would have stayed with him.

He laid down and let his body fall asleep thinking of his beloved and how he would miss her everyday.