E/N: It's not the same messenger, but they still receive the letters at
different times because they're all over Middle Earth. Just so you know.
^_^ ENJOY!!!
Luvs Elfie xXxXx
Chapter 18
Legolas awoke slowly. Thoughts of the previous day and evening filled his mind. He smiled to himself. 'If that's the apology I get for a simple misunderstanding,' he thought, 'perhaps I should go for a full scale argument next time.' He rolled onto him side to look at Silva, but to his dismay, her side of the bed was empty. He looked around the room hoping to see her, but to no avail. 'She must have gone for a walk.' He glanced out the window. 'It is a beautiful day. It would be very like her.' He sat up and stretched. He didn't want to get out of bed yet, as he hoped she might return. But, when twenty minutes had passed and there was still no sign of her, he sighed and gave up waiting.
Silva was outside, but she was not walking. She was drafting letters to her four sisters. She was surrounded by crumpled pieces of. She couldn't quite get the wording right. She growled in frustration and crumpled another piece of paper, throwing it down next to her.
"You look stressed," said someone behind her, startling her slightly. She turned to see Thranduil. She smiled.
"My sisters," she said.
"Ah, you are then," he said. She nodded.
"Arian is the problem," she said. "I've done the others' letters. But the wording can't be as blatant in her letter."
"I'm glad I'm not in your position." He paused for a moment. "Oh yes, I have a message. Legolas is looking for you. I see you two have made up."
"Yes, we have. We sorted it all out last night. We also agreed that I would tell my sisters. I thought a letter would be the least dangerous way of telling them." Thranduil frowned.
"Least dangerous?" he echoed.
"Arian can't hurt me if I tell her by letter," she explained. The King laughed.
"Good thinking."
"There you are," came a voice. They both turned to see Legolas approaching. Silva smiled again.
"Good morning," she said. "Did you sleep well?"
"Very," he said. "You?"
"Same, I was out like a light." He looked at the small mound of screwed up paper.
"I see you've been busy," he said, an eyebrow raised. "What's all this?"
"Sisters," said Silva and Thranduil together.
"Oh, would you like me to help you?"
"Yes please."
"I'll leave you two to it," said Thranduil. "I shall see you both at dinner this evening." And with that, he left them. Legolas sat down and placed a soft kiss on her cheek. She shuffled closer to him and leant against him.
"So, what seems to be the problem?" he asked.
"I just can't do it," she sighed. "I can't tell her in a letter. She would never speak to me again if I didn't tell to her face."
"And from you've told me, she won't be able to if you tell her to her face," he said, "because you'll be dead."
"What if I told her I've got some big news to tell her," started Silva. "I'll tell her that she won't approve, or something along those lines, and that I have to tell her to her face. We could go to Rivendell for a while. Ooh, I know! I could ask them all to come to Rivendell! I haven't seen Arian in a year anyway, and the others for even longer." She looked at Legolas, he was frowning.
"Why go through all that trouble just to tell her?" he asked. "Why not just say it in the letter?"
"Because then I have you, Rath, Riel and Nilia to protect me," she said. "And knowing Arian, she'd probably come here, out of her way, to beat me or something."
"She'd do that?"
"Probably."
"Well, I have to admit, I don't think I've left Mirkwood for about century, I could do with a break." Silva's face lit up. "Ok, we'll go. But I want a reply from Arian before we do."
"Oh, it'll be fine with her, she'll be curious, don't you worry about it." She picked up her quill and a fresh piece of paper, but paused. "But I still don't know how to put it."
They spent three hours adding to the already written letters (she wrote the same thing on the end of the first three letters) and writing and re- writing Arian's letter. Both of them were tired and annoyed when they finally finished it. Legolas read it twice and Silva read it three times to check it over, she then made Thranduil read it, as well as four random people on the way to the Throne Room.
"Look, Silva, it is NOT going to get much better than this," said Legolas, irritably. "I think its good, the four people back there think its good and father thinks its good. You are the only one that can find a fault in it. Just send the four letters and forget about it."
"You're sure?" she said, nervously.
"Yes, Silva, very sure," said Thranduil in the same tone as his son.
"Very well. Thranduil, can you send them for me? The messengers will go quicker if they thinks it's a royal message," she said.
"Actually, they'd probably go quicker if they knew the letters were from you," said Legolas.
"They would?" said Silva and Thranduil.
"Yes, they would. Everyone loves you, Silva," said Legolas. Silva blushed.
"Ah, stop it," she said.
"No, it's true. They love you because of everything you've done for us, and still do for us. And all the women think you are an excellent role model. (E/N: Silva, the very first feminist?) Some of the men around here are now wishing they hadn't taken advantage of the things their wives and partners do for them." Silva looked shocked.
"Really?"
"Really. But all of that is beside the point, just send the damn letters."
"Well, Thranduil, can you send them for me anyway? Please?" She smiled sweetly at him.
"Fine, give them to me," he said exasperatedly. "They'll be on their way by this evening."
*****
~* Rivendell - arrival of letter *~
"I have a letter for Heart-Sister Arianrhod from Lady Silvawen," said the messenger to Lord Elrond, but Arian overheard. She began to laugh.
"Lady Silvawen?" she said. "When did she become a Lady?"
"Under the order of King Thranduil are we to call her Lady Silvawen," explained the messenger. Arian arched an eyebrow but asked no more about it.
"A letter, you say? Is the girl feeling ok?" The messenger handed the folded piece of paper to her. She took it whilst still giggling and muttering "Lady Silvawen" under her breath.
She read the letter through. It was the standard nonsense, a typical Silvawen letter. It was all talk of how she'd been, what she'd done, who she'd met, what she'd seen. Not all that interesting really. That is until she reached the Ps.
'Ps. There is one other thing. I've got something very important to tell you, but I have to tell you to your face. I'd like to come and visit you, if that is alright with Lord Elrond and yourself. Can you ask for me and let me know as soon as possible? I shall be asking our sisters to attend also. Thank you! All my love, Silva xxx'
"Odd girl," she said. "Lord Elrond, she says she wants to come and visit, because she has something to tell me. She's inviting our other heart- sisters as well. She's asking permission and wants a reply. What shall I tell her?"
"You are all welcome to stay in my home," said Elrond.
"Thank you," said Arian. She turned to the messenger. "Tell her it is fine with both me and Lord Elrond. We will be awaiting her." The messenger nodded and left the room.
*****
~* The Misty Mountains - arrival of letter *~
"Isauriel, there is a messenger awaiting you in the village," said Gwaihir. "He has a letter for you."
"A letter? From who?" she asked. "Who would send me a letter?"
"It is from one of your sisters," said the Wing-Lord.
"Very well," she said. She made her way down to the village that lay beneath Eagles' - E/N: I haven't got my copy of The Hobbit at the moment, so I can't remember what the Eagles' nesty, rocky thingy is called. If someone can tell me, I'll change this to say the proper word. Sure enough, when she arrived, there was a messenger waiting for her. She got quite excited, she didn't think anybody liked her enough to send her letters.
"I believe you have something for me," she said, politely.
"Are you Heart-Sister Isauriel?" asked the messenger.
"I am."
"I have a letter from Lady Silvawen." Riel burst out laughing.
"LADY Silvawen?!?!" she cried. "Oh my gosh!! That's funny!" She noticed the messenger wasn't laughing. "Ahem, yeah, anyway. Letter." She held her hand out and he handed it to her. She opened the folded piece of paper and read through it carefully. In the same way as Arian's had, it was boring until the Ps.
'Ps. You probably won't believe me when I tell you this, but I've fallen in love with an Elf. He's the most wonderful thing that has ever happened to me and I want you to meet him. Please go to Rivendell as soon as you can, but if you get there before I do, don't say anything to Arian because I haven't told her yet. I'm telling her to her face. All my love, Silva xxx'
"OH MY ERU!!!"
*****
~* Grey Havens - arrival of letter *~
"I'm looking for Heart-Sister Chanilia," said a messenger.
"I am she," said Nilia.
"I have brought you a letter from Lady Silvawen of Mirkwood." Nilia stared at him blankly for a few seconds.
"1) Did you just say you have a letter from Silva? 2) Did you call her Lady Silvawen? And 3) Did you say Mirkwood?" she asked, not quite able to get her head round what she'd just been told.
"Yes, yes and yes," said the messenger.
"Silva has actually written to me? And without me asking her to several times? She must be ill." He handed her the letter. As previous two were, she read it through and was shocked at the end.
'Ps. You probably won't believe me when I tell you this, but I've fallen in love with an Elf. He's the most wonderful thing that has ever happened to me and I want you to meet him. Please go to Rivendell as soon as you can, but if you get there before I do, don't say anything to Arian because I haven't told her yet. I'm telling her to her face. All my love, Silva xxx'
"SHE'S WHAT?!?!?!"
*****
~* A battle someplace in Middle Earth - arrival of letter *~
Rath was in the middle of fighting a band of Orcs when she received her letter. It was most distracting and she made a mental note to herself to kill Silva when she next saw. But she got a laugh out of Lady Silvawen (very off-putting for the Orcs trying to kill her, sudden randomness with the laughing was very scary!)
"Lady Silvawen! Ooh, that's funny! That's good! She will never ever live that one down!" She hastily read the letter. And once again, it was boring until the end.
'Ps. You probably won't believe me when I tell you this, but I've fallen in love with an Elf. He's the most wonderful thing that has ever happened to me and I want you to meet him. Please go to Rivendell as soon as you can, but if you get there before I do, don't say anything to Arian because I haven't told her yet. I'm telling her to her face. All my love, Silva xxx'
"WHAT THE F-"
*****
E/N: All the sisters know now except Arian. Uh oh!!! What evil things do I have in store for Silva? Well, you're just going to have to wait and see, aren't you?! But don't worry, she's not going to die............... I don't think. Luvs Elfie xXxXx
Chapter 18
Legolas awoke slowly. Thoughts of the previous day and evening filled his mind. He smiled to himself. 'If that's the apology I get for a simple misunderstanding,' he thought, 'perhaps I should go for a full scale argument next time.' He rolled onto him side to look at Silva, but to his dismay, her side of the bed was empty. He looked around the room hoping to see her, but to no avail. 'She must have gone for a walk.' He glanced out the window. 'It is a beautiful day. It would be very like her.' He sat up and stretched. He didn't want to get out of bed yet, as he hoped she might return. But, when twenty minutes had passed and there was still no sign of her, he sighed and gave up waiting.
Silva was outside, but she was not walking. She was drafting letters to her four sisters. She was surrounded by crumpled pieces of. She couldn't quite get the wording right. She growled in frustration and crumpled another piece of paper, throwing it down next to her.
"You look stressed," said someone behind her, startling her slightly. She turned to see Thranduil. She smiled.
"My sisters," she said.
"Ah, you are then," he said. She nodded.
"Arian is the problem," she said. "I've done the others' letters. But the wording can't be as blatant in her letter."
"I'm glad I'm not in your position." He paused for a moment. "Oh yes, I have a message. Legolas is looking for you. I see you two have made up."
"Yes, we have. We sorted it all out last night. We also agreed that I would tell my sisters. I thought a letter would be the least dangerous way of telling them." Thranduil frowned.
"Least dangerous?" he echoed.
"Arian can't hurt me if I tell her by letter," she explained. The King laughed.
"Good thinking."
"There you are," came a voice. They both turned to see Legolas approaching. Silva smiled again.
"Good morning," she said. "Did you sleep well?"
"Very," he said. "You?"
"Same, I was out like a light." He looked at the small mound of screwed up paper.
"I see you've been busy," he said, an eyebrow raised. "What's all this?"
"Sisters," said Silva and Thranduil together.
"Oh, would you like me to help you?"
"Yes please."
"I'll leave you two to it," said Thranduil. "I shall see you both at dinner this evening." And with that, he left them. Legolas sat down and placed a soft kiss on her cheek. She shuffled closer to him and leant against him.
"So, what seems to be the problem?" he asked.
"I just can't do it," she sighed. "I can't tell her in a letter. She would never speak to me again if I didn't tell to her face."
"And from you've told me, she won't be able to if you tell her to her face," he said, "because you'll be dead."
"What if I told her I've got some big news to tell her," started Silva. "I'll tell her that she won't approve, or something along those lines, and that I have to tell her to her face. We could go to Rivendell for a while. Ooh, I know! I could ask them all to come to Rivendell! I haven't seen Arian in a year anyway, and the others for even longer." She looked at Legolas, he was frowning.
"Why go through all that trouble just to tell her?" he asked. "Why not just say it in the letter?"
"Because then I have you, Rath, Riel and Nilia to protect me," she said. "And knowing Arian, she'd probably come here, out of her way, to beat me or something."
"She'd do that?"
"Probably."
"Well, I have to admit, I don't think I've left Mirkwood for about century, I could do with a break." Silva's face lit up. "Ok, we'll go. But I want a reply from Arian before we do."
"Oh, it'll be fine with her, she'll be curious, don't you worry about it." She picked up her quill and a fresh piece of paper, but paused. "But I still don't know how to put it."
They spent three hours adding to the already written letters (she wrote the same thing on the end of the first three letters) and writing and re- writing Arian's letter. Both of them were tired and annoyed when they finally finished it. Legolas read it twice and Silva read it three times to check it over, she then made Thranduil read it, as well as four random people on the way to the Throne Room.
"Look, Silva, it is NOT going to get much better than this," said Legolas, irritably. "I think its good, the four people back there think its good and father thinks its good. You are the only one that can find a fault in it. Just send the four letters and forget about it."
"You're sure?" she said, nervously.
"Yes, Silva, very sure," said Thranduil in the same tone as his son.
"Very well. Thranduil, can you send them for me? The messengers will go quicker if they thinks it's a royal message," she said.
"Actually, they'd probably go quicker if they knew the letters were from you," said Legolas.
"They would?" said Silva and Thranduil.
"Yes, they would. Everyone loves you, Silva," said Legolas. Silva blushed.
"Ah, stop it," she said.
"No, it's true. They love you because of everything you've done for us, and still do for us. And all the women think you are an excellent role model. (E/N: Silva, the very first feminist?) Some of the men around here are now wishing they hadn't taken advantage of the things their wives and partners do for them." Silva looked shocked.
"Really?"
"Really. But all of that is beside the point, just send the damn letters."
"Well, Thranduil, can you send them for me anyway? Please?" She smiled sweetly at him.
"Fine, give them to me," he said exasperatedly. "They'll be on their way by this evening."
*****
~* Rivendell - arrival of letter *~
"I have a letter for Heart-Sister Arianrhod from Lady Silvawen," said the messenger to Lord Elrond, but Arian overheard. She began to laugh.
"Lady Silvawen?" she said. "When did she become a Lady?"
"Under the order of King Thranduil are we to call her Lady Silvawen," explained the messenger. Arian arched an eyebrow but asked no more about it.
"A letter, you say? Is the girl feeling ok?" The messenger handed the folded piece of paper to her. She took it whilst still giggling and muttering "Lady Silvawen" under her breath.
She read the letter through. It was the standard nonsense, a typical Silvawen letter. It was all talk of how she'd been, what she'd done, who she'd met, what she'd seen. Not all that interesting really. That is until she reached the Ps.
'Ps. There is one other thing. I've got something very important to tell you, but I have to tell you to your face. I'd like to come and visit you, if that is alright with Lord Elrond and yourself. Can you ask for me and let me know as soon as possible? I shall be asking our sisters to attend also. Thank you! All my love, Silva xxx'
"Odd girl," she said. "Lord Elrond, she says she wants to come and visit, because she has something to tell me. She's inviting our other heart- sisters as well. She's asking permission and wants a reply. What shall I tell her?"
"You are all welcome to stay in my home," said Elrond.
"Thank you," said Arian. She turned to the messenger. "Tell her it is fine with both me and Lord Elrond. We will be awaiting her." The messenger nodded and left the room.
*****
~* The Misty Mountains - arrival of letter *~
"Isauriel, there is a messenger awaiting you in the village," said Gwaihir. "He has a letter for you."
"A letter? From who?" she asked. "Who would send me a letter?"
"It is from one of your sisters," said the Wing-Lord.
"Very well," she said. She made her way down to the village that lay beneath Eagles' - E/N: I haven't got my copy of The Hobbit at the moment, so I can't remember what the Eagles' nesty, rocky thingy is called. If someone can tell me, I'll change this to say the proper word. Sure enough, when she arrived, there was a messenger waiting for her. She got quite excited, she didn't think anybody liked her enough to send her letters.
"I believe you have something for me," she said, politely.
"Are you Heart-Sister Isauriel?" asked the messenger.
"I am."
"I have a letter from Lady Silvawen." Riel burst out laughing.
"LADY Silvawen?!?!" she cried. "Oh my gosh!! That's funny!" She noticed the messenger wasn't laughing. "Ahem, yeah, anyway. Letter." She held her hand out and he handed it to her. She opened the folded piece of paper and read through it carefully. In the same way as Arian's had, it was boring until the Ps.
'Ps. You probably won't believe me when I tell you this, but I've fallen in love with an Elf. He's the most wonderful thing that has ever happened to me and I want you to meet him. Please go to Rivendell as soon as you can, but if you get there before I do, don't say anything to Arian because I haven't told her yet. I'm telling her to her face. All my love, Silva xxx'
"OH MY ERU!!!"
*****
~* Grey Havens - arrival of letter *~
"I'm looking for Heart-Sister Chanilia," said a messenger.
"I am she," said Nilia.
"I have brought you a letter from Lady Silvawen of Mirkwood." Nilia stared at him blankly for a few seconds.
"1) Did you just say you have a letter from Silva? 2) Did you call her Lady Silvawen? And 3) Did you say Mirkwood?" she asked, not quite able to get her head round what she'd just been told.
"Yes, yes and yes," said the messenger.
"Silva has actually written to me? And without me asking her to several times? She must be ill." He handed her the letter. As previous two were, she read it through and was shocked at the end.
'Ps. You probably won't believe me when I tell you this, but I've fallen in love with an Elf. He's the most wonderful thing that has ever happened to me and I want you to meet him. Please go to Rivendell as soon as you can, but if you get there before I do, don't say anything to Arian because I haven't told her yet. I'm telling her to her face. All my love, Silva xxx'
"SHE'S WHAT?!?!?!"
*****
~* A battle someplace in Middle Earth - arrival of letter *~
Rath was in the middle of fighting a band of Orcs when she received her letter. It was most distracting and she made a mental note to herself to kill Silva when she next saw. But she got a laugh out of Lady Silvawen (very off-putting for the Orcs trying to kill her, sudden randomness with the laughing was very scary!)
"Lady Silvawen! Ooh, that's funny! That's good! She will never ever live that one down!" She hastily read the letter. And once again, it was boring until the end.
'Ps. You probably won't believe me when I tell you this, but I've fallen in love with an Elf. He's the most wonderful thing that has ever happened to me and I want you to meet him. Please go to Rivendell as soon as you can, but if you get there before I do, don't say anything to Arian because I haven't told her yet. I'm telling her to her face. All my love, Silva xxx'
"WHAT THE F-"
*****
E/N: All the sisters know now except Arian. Uh oh!!! What evil things do I have in store for Silva? Well, you're just going to have to wait and see, aren't you?! But don't worry, she's not going to die............... I don't think. Luvs Elfie xXxXx