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Chapter 2: Tracking Down the Secret

For days now, Aragorn had been avoiding Eowyn. Not just her, but her uncle and brother as well, leaving early in the morning and coming back late at night. Edoras was huge, and fun to explore, or get lost in.

He had been searching for anyone he felt had seen. Unfortunately, unlike Rivendell, most of those in Edoras had blonde hair or light hair. He had searched their eyes, for anyone who looked even remotely suspicious of him. But he had also lost his companions; Gimli, Gandalf and even Legolas had disappeared. He desperately desired their company, and repelled it, not wanting to confront it, them. So, to escape it, them, he now resided in a pub. Sitting at a table in the corner, ignoring his still full drink, he wondered, ' they will understand, right? '

"I'm making too big a deal out of this. It's probably nothing to worry about!" Aragorn comforted himself.

"What's nothing to worry about?" Aragorn jumped in his seat and turned to face a long beard and a mug full of some unknown drink.

"Gimli?" Gimli looked around,

"What, is there someone behind me or something? Of course me, I haven't seen you for a few days my friend, what ails you?"

Aragorn dismissed the question with a wave of his hand,

"This waiting I suppose. But tell me, where are Legolas and Gandalf of late?"

"Of Gandalf I would say in Theoden's company, though I have heard not a word from Legolas in several days, I was hoping you could help me with that." Aragorn shook his head in response.

"I wonder, what could be wrong?" Gimli shrugged his shoulders and went to sit down beside his friend.

"I have not seen a hair from his golden head in many days. I worry. Or maybe he is simply cleaning himself day in and day out, hoping to be rid of our smells." Gimli's eyes twinkled with mischief until they caught Aragorn's eyes. "Have I spoken ill? You seem, frightened." Indeed Aragorn's eyes held a scary look an almost absolute terror seemed to grip him.

"Aragorn?" He moved his gloved hand up and down in front of his friend's face.

Aragorn shook his head quickly, no, could it be possible? Could the one being who was never meant to even hear a whisper of what had happened, seen it all?

"All right Aragorn, enough secrets, what is going on and you had better be truthful." Aragorn looked mournful, but he nodded, "I suppose that it would be best for you to know, but still, it may seem difficult for you to understand." Aragorn related his episode with Eowyn to Gimli.

After he was finished, he glanced at Gimli, to see the look on his face.

Gimli's face was not easy to read.

"You, you humans, don't you take more than one wife?"

Aragorn nodded, startled,

"If a situation arises as such."

"And, you humans, your feelings are different than others?"

"Yes, I am sorry to say."

"Was, this, pleasing to you?"

"Not, exactly, it wasn't horrible," Aragorn's eyes shifted uneasily. "My love for the Evenstar can go without saying, but perhaps,"

"You wish for someone who is of your kind?"

"Maybe. Well at any length, we need not worry anymore. I will stay away from Eowyn. No need to tell Arwen, it would only make her upset, correct?"

"Undoubtedly so, elves have awful tempers. But you believe that it was Legolas who saw you?"

"I can only guess, yet doesn't it seem so?"

"I am not sure, but we should find him."

"And soon." Aragorn concluded. Gimli nodded. His mug sitting forgotten on the table, they both strolled out.

The sun was setting on the horizon, a beautiful splash of colors Aragorn stopped to marvel at it. Then turned to follow Gimli, knowing that the way to find Legolas was to find Gandalf. Perhaps he had seen some of the elf.

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Extra note, this chapter and the following chapters have been revised due to slight mistakes that cause embarrassment to the author.