"Legolas! You arrived" called Aragorn as Legolas entered the stables.

"Arwen told me you have a new steed"

"Yes...isn't she beautiful?"

The mare was black as the night with a white star on its forehead. It was almost as tall as Legolas and it regarded him suspiciously as he approached.

"I think your friend is a little afraid of me" said Legolas, as he held out his hand for the mare to smell it, so she knew that Legolas wasn't going to hurt her.

"What will you call her?"

"We were thinking of calling her Vanimle"

"Beauty..."

"Yes, It seems you have another beauty on your mind...my sister-in-law to be perhaps?"

Legolas blushed and turned away.

"Ah, so it is!" exclaimed Aragorn. "But Legolas, you are betrothed"

"As if I need reminding Aragorn!" yelled Legolas. "I'm sorry, I am just really bothered about this. I did not mean to yell".

"'Tis alright Legolas, I know you are troubled. What are you going to do?"

Legolas slumped down in a pile of hay and put his head in his hands. He knew what to do but he did not know how to do it.

"I will write a letter to my father and another to Lady Ancalime. But first, I must share my feelings with her. I cannot cancel this wedding if she does not feel the same."

"Well I guess you have somewhere better to be"

"Not now, I will do it at the wedding" said Legolas. "I will tell her then"

Arariel heard Legolas' cry from her chambers. He woke her up. She sat up in her bed and rubbed her eyes. She hated sleeping with her eyes open, as was the custom of the elves. So she always slept with them closed, only it made her sleepier.

She swung her legs off of the bed and walked over to where Arwen had laid out some clothes for her. It was nearly nighttime. She sighed as she slipped into her gown that was blue with embroidered stars on it. There was a knock at the door.

"Arariel? Are you awake?" called Arwen through the door. "It's time for dinner"

Arariel went over to the door and opened it.

"Yes, I am awake" she said. "Just let me finish brushing my hair. I'd kill an orc for a decent bath. Is there any chance of having one after?"

"Yes of course," said Arwen. "I will get Linwe to prepare one for you when we are finished"

"Oh thank the valar..." said Arariel. "So what have you been doing whilst I rested?"

"Oh, just spending some time with Aragorn and Legolas. Legolas told me of your travels. You did well Arariel, to act so quickly with his arm"

"I did not think of anything else. Arwen...I cannot think of anything else but him. I don't know what to do"

"Everything will sort itself out Arariel, you will see"

"I hope it does Arwen, I hope it does."