Silent Angel
Chapter 6
Naurrin sat on her bed, her knees to her chest. Naurrin crossed her arms on top of her knees and placed her forehead on her arms. When she came back from her bath, Haldir tried to ask her questions of what happened earlier that day but Orophin was happily to distract him enough for Naurrin to lock herself in her room.
"Naurrin! We are to go see Lady Galadriel. I do not want you leaving this room to-"
Haldir was cut off by Orophin.
"Good night Naurrin."
"Orophin! What ar-?"
Naurrin chuckled as the door to the talan closed.
"The eldest March Warden is very protective of you."
Naurrin squeaked in surprise, looking up to see a ghostly form of Zefron on her let.
'What?" Naurrin started, reaching out to Zefron confused.
"It is a double of myself, for I am long gone from Lorien."
Naurrin frowned, dropping her arm. "You have left?" "Without saying good bye to me?" Naurrin wanted to tell him but realized it could have been too soon. "And what do you mean a 'double of yourself'?"
"I am a wizard. I made myself a copy to be able to talk to you. And I am sorry I did not say good bye to you but I did not want to put anyone in danger."
Naurrin tilted her head, "a wizard? I never heard of an Elf being a wizard... Put anyone in danger?"
Zefron sighed, sitting next to her. "It is best if you do not know. Both about my wizard and the danger."
Naurrin was about to argue but saw the serious look on the mysterious Elf's face. "Very well."
Zefron smiled and took her hand in his, bringing her knuckles to his lips. "Thank you my lady for understanding." He joked kissing her knuckles.
Naurrin laughed, "my lord."
"I must go but I will return for you. Do not worry."
Naurrin smiled, watching Zefron's double disappear. Bitting her lower lip, Naurrin fell back on her bed, stretching out her limbs.
"I do hope Lady Galadriel has forgotten I have to befriend her grandchildren."
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"March Warden Haldir, I need you to take leave to the West borders. After the attack that resulted of your brother being wounded, I do not want another."
Haldir bowed. "Yes Lady Galadriel. I will leave at dawn the next morning."
Galadriel nod her head. "When you return in fourteen days, we would have a welcoming party for my grandchildren."
"Why so late, my lady?" Haldir asked confused.
"I do not want these foul creatures near my borders." Galadriel told him, than gazed over to Orophin. "March Warden Orophin, I need you to help Naurrin with her herbal lessons. I cannot find another healer who is willingly to teach her."
Haldir closed his eyes, as Orophin smiled faintly. "Yes, Lady Galadriel. I will do what I can."
Galadriel smiled, "thank you."
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"Naurrin is getting worse in her herbal lessons, and Lady Galadriel knows it." Haldir told his brother, as they made their way towards Rumil's room.
"She is young and restless, Haldir. Just as you were before..." Orophin stopped, looking down.
Haldir put a hand on his brother's shoulder. "Tis all right Orophin. I do not mind as much as before. You may thank Naurrin for that."
Orophin smiled, and entered their youngest brother's room. Inside were Elladan, and Elrohir laughing with Rumil.
"Brother's. What brings you here? And Naurrin? Do not tell me she is with that mysterious Elf?"
Haldir glared to the twin Lords.
"No, she is locked in her room, fast asleep I suppose." Orophin answered, a smile upon his face.
Clearing his throat, Haldir leaned against the wall, a sour look upon his face.
"I do not know who that mysterious Elf is. I have not seen him in Lorien before. And I would have known who has passed through theses borders."
"Oh, stop fooling yourself Haldir. You only want to know this Elf's past life as he has captured our Naurrin's interest." Rumil told his elder brother. "Why won't you just let Naurrin do as she pleases, without asking you for permission for once?"
"Because I swore to protect her, Rumil. I will not let no harm come to Naurrin."
"But if you do not let her make mistakes and learn from them, Naurrin will never grow strong enough. No matter how strong she is now." Rumil argued back.
"Rumil has a point, Haldir." Elladan said, looking over to his long time friend.
"Just because this Elf has also found Naurrin interesting-"
Haldir cut Elrohir off. "How could an Elf be interested in Naurrin, if he has never met her before? How would he pass her shyness?"
"May be Naurrin has been seeing this Elf without our knowledge." Orophin said, looking to Haldir.
"That cannot be possible." Rumil shook his head. "In the mornings, she is off with Lady Galadriel or training; the afternoons, herbal lessons; Late afternoon, training; Night, at home. And one of us is always with her."
"That is true. The only time we have been apart from her was when we escorted Arwen and her brothers."
Haldir sighed, rubbing his face. "She could not have met and just talked like old friends since that night."
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Next day, Naurrin was down at the small river, washing her clothes as well as the March Warden brothers.
"Males! They never want to wash their own clothing." Naurrin mumbled, taking her anger out in Rumil's tunic. "Believing it is for females to do such a thing." Naurrin snorted un-lady like. "Tis bad enough Haldir left this morning."
"We are not all that bad."
Naurrin jumped up, and turned, only to trip over her own hem of her dress and fall into the water. Hithaer put his basket of clothes on the bank, as Naurrin stood up awkwardly in the middle of the river, soaking wet.
"I did not mean to startle you, Lady naurrin." Hithaer helped Naurrin out of the river and placed his cloak on her.
"T-thank y-you, my lord." Naurrin whispered, looking down.
Hithaer smiled at her shyness, and rubbed her arms. "Come sit over by the boulder, so you may dry yourself."
Hithaer led her to the boulder, and both he and Naurrin sat.
"Why did you not let one of Lady Galadriel's servants to wash your clothing as the other Galadhrim do?"
"So I may not feel an elleth's wraith," Hithaer said teasingly, Naurrin smiling, looking down. "And I like my privacy."
Naurrin nodded, "and, may I ask, why did you not go with Haldir to the west borders?"
Hithaer shrugged, looking at the water. "He did not ask me to go. I only go if he commands me. I believe he wanted me to watch things here, as Rumil is still healing, and Orophin is by himself." He looked to Naurrin as she nodded.
Hithaer took the time to look over Naurrin's features. He rally thought her beautiful, no matter how unique she was. Though, he does not like her shyness. That was the only thing that stopped him to get closer to her. Hithaer knew Haldir will approve of him courting Naurrin, so that was no problem. Just Naurrin to open up to him was. Hithaer and Naurrin both turned around when someone cleared their throat.
"Are we interrupting something?" Arwen asked, as she and Orophin stood a little ways from the boulder.
"N-no my lady." Naurrin stood, handing Hithaer his cloak. "Thank you, my lord."
"Hithaer, Lady Galadriel wished for you to escort Lady Arwen out riding."
"I do hope it is not a bother, Lord Hithaer?"
"No, my lady, do not worry."
Arwen smiled gratefully. "I am glad. I have brought my maid and friend, Badmyr, to wash your clothing."
"Thank you. Shall we go?"
Arwen nod her head and took his offering arm. "Good day Orophin."
"Lady Arwen." Orophin bowed his head.
As they left, Orophin walked over to Naurrin and begin helping her wash the clothing.
"Tell me, Naurrin, who is that mysterious Elf you were fighting with yesterday?"
"Did Haldir ask you to find out?" Naurrin asked. "Does he not trust me no more?"
Orophin heard her voice sounded with hurt. He stopped what he was doing and took Naurrin's shoulders.
"Of course he trusts you, Naurrin. It is that Elf he does not trust. Haldir just does not want you to get hurt, tis all."
Naurrin sighed, nodding. "Yes, I know. I am sorry to judge Haldir so quickly."
Orophin smiled, as the both of them returned to the clothing.
"At least tell me how and when you have met him?"
Naurrin smiled, a small blush forming. Orophin glanced over to her and raised an eyebrow.
"Tis was the day all three of you left to escort those from Imladris to Lorien. I just left my herbal lessons and I turned the corner and bumped into him." Naurrin whispered, shrugging.
Orophin waited for her to continue, but Naurrin did not.
"Anything else?" He noticed Naurrin's blush deepen.
"W-we both fell to the floor. He asked for Lady Galadriel."
"What do you mean you both fell to the floor?" Orophin shook his head. "Do not answer that. But do answer this, beside yesterday, did you met this Elf again?"
"Yes." Naurrin whispered. "The day Haldir told us that Rumil might not live throughout the night. He was kind enough to let me cry on his shoulder, as he took, me out of the rain."
Orophin nodded. They washed the rest of the clothes in silence, than let them dry for a while.
"And what of Hithaer?"
Naurrin blushed, looking over to the trees. "What about him?"
Orophin smiled knowingly and put his arm around her shoulders.
"Naurrin, Naurrin, Naurrin. Do not believe that I am blind, nor both Haldir and Rumil. We know of you secret glances, and blushes you give Hithaer." Orophin laughed at Naurrin's red face. He kissed the side of her temple. "Do not worry much, little sister. Hithaer is blind and does not notice. But you must know of your feelings in your heart."
Naurrin sighed and placed her head on Orophin's shoulder. "I know. But I cannot tell where my heart leads too. Besides, it is far too early for that mysterious Elf. We only just met."
"Yes, but by the way you each looked at one another yesterday, it has seem as though you have known one another for a while."
"Help me with the clothing. They have finished drying."
Orophin shook his head but did not start the conversation again. As they both were returning to the talan, Orophin holding the basket of clothing, they talked of Naurrin's herbal lessons. But they were interrupted as Elladan and Elrohir bumped into Naurrin, covering her in green and red paint coloring.
"Terribly sorry, Lady Naurrin. We did not look where we were going." Elladan apologized, trying to take the paint off of her dress, but only smeared it more.
"Elladan! Elrohir! Where are you two! Once I find you, you will be sorry." Arwen's voice was heard from the left.
Both twin Lords hid their hands behind their backs, walking behind Naurrin and Orophin. Arwen and Hithaer, who were both covered in red and green paint, walked from the left, glaring at her brothers.
"You two!" She pointed to them but than noticed Naurrin's dress covered in the paint colors. "You were on this as well Naurrin!"
"What-?" Naurrin looked down to her dress, than over to the twins, than back to Arwen. "Y-yes. I am sorry, but-"
"I do not even know you well, and you do this to me?"
The twins looked at each other, than to their sister. "Arwen-"
"I know you liked Hithaer, but he was only escorting me! You did not have to be so low and do this. You will not get away with this, you... you.. orphan!"
Naurrin blushed slightly but held back tears from the words Arwen spoken. Even though Naurrin did not do anything, they still hurt.
"Arwen, that is enough!" Elrohir yelled.
"We bumped into her and smeared paint onto her dress by mistake! You did not need for such a comment!"
Naurrin ran, not wanting any of them to see her tears.
"Naurrin! Naurrin!" Orophin yelled. He pushed the basket of clothing into Hithaer's arms. "Take these to my talan. Naurrin!" Orophin ran after her.
Arwen was a lost of words, and looked apologetic to her brothers, who glared at her.
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"Even if she did helped, which she did not, Naurrin did not deserve such a comment as you gave her." Galadriel told her granddaughter.
Both of Arwen's brothers took her to their grandmother and told her what Arwen said to Naurrin.
"I know, and I am sorry but-"
"There is no excuse to what you said, Arwen Evenstar." Galadriel interrupted her. Arwen looked down. "I will find her and apologize."
"Do not bother Arwen. Naurrin will not accept it. You have hurt her deeply, and you have no idea." Galadriel walked away. Arwen feeling even worse.
A/N: I hope you liked it! It's longer than the others! Please Review!