A/N: I do not own LOTR and never will. Glad to see you guys liking this so far! 9 chapters left! And lots to come! Enjoy! - Naur
For The Princess's Heart
Chapter 4
Realizations
"Eldarion! What were you thinking! You could have really been hurt!" Sírien exclaimed as she wrapped a bandage around his arm. Eldarion winced as she tightened it and at her words.
"Sírien is right! What were you thinking?" Aragorn questioned sitting beside his son's bed.
"Normally I wouldn't have…but you should have heard the things he was saying about Legolas and Líndal. I…I just couldn't help but to defend their honor. The things he was saying were just truly awful!" Eldarion replied trying to defend himself.
"Eldarion…as much as I appreciate what you did, you should have just come to me. I do not want you getting hurt needlessly. If Finrod gives you anymore trouble about Líndal or myself, you come to me. Is that understood?" Legolas questioned. Eldarion nodded not feeling right about leaving everything up to Legolas. The elf gave him a smile but it quickly disappeared and he raised a hand to his forehead swaying slightly.
"Legolas!" Aragorn cried out jumping up.
"Ada! Are you alright?" Sírien asked turning her worried eyes to her father.
"Worry not…I am fine. I think I am going to check on Líndal, he was very worried about you. I left him with Daeron in the kitchen," Legolas answered giving them all his best reassuring smile.
"Legolas your pale. I will check on Líndal, I want you to go rest. And I am not taking no for an answer. Now go," Aragorn told him. Legolas didn't look happy but leaned on Aragorn's shoulder as they walked out of the room as another dizzy spell tried to take hold of him.
Sírien looked back to Eldarion after their parents had left. He could tell she was very worried about her ad and wanted to go to him but had promised to watch over him.
"Do you think he will be alright?" She asked quietly.
"Of course he will. Legolas is strong…he can defeat anything that comes along," Eldarion replied.
"I hope so…" She whispered. He gave her a smile and put his hand over hers before giving it a slight squeeze. He was rewarded with a small smile.
"What will happen to Finrod?" He questioned.
"He was given thirty lashes. Had it actually been a assassination attempt adar could have done more but as Finrod said, you agreed to the fight and there were no rules stated. The warriors that were watching confirmed that," She answered.
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Aragorn led Legolas back to their room worried about the way his lover was leaning on him.
"Legolas?" He asked as they entered the room.
"Hmm…" Legolas mumbled.
"Get into bed. You need to rest," Aragorn told him. Legolas was about to comply when he became really pale and ran into the bathroom emptying the contents of his stomach. Now Aragorn was really worried, he came in behind Legolas and held his hair back while he finished.
"Estel…I think something is wrong…" Legolas said tears running from his eyes. Aragorn leaned down and picked him up taking him back to their bed.
"Where did you come from before going to see Eldarion?" Aragorn questioned.
"The kitchen," Legolas mumbled sleepily.
"I'm going to get Daeron. You stay right here," He replied and left quickly.
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"What's wrong with him Daeron?" Aragorn questioned after the elf had finished his examination. Daeron looked to the now sleeping Legolas and sighed, he took Aragorn's arm in his hand and led him into the sitting room shutting the door behind him. Aragorn did not like the way this was looking.
"Normally my lord, the upset stomach and dizziness would mean that he is with child again…but he is not. Other than what you told me I can find nothing that is wrong with him," Daeron answered looking at the floor sadly.
"How can that be?" Aragorn demanded.
"I'm sorry my lord but there is nothing I can do…" Daeron replied. Aragorn saw that the fact that he could find nothing wrong with his prince worried him very much. With a sign Aragorn put a hand on his shoulder and squeezed gently. Daeron looked up at him, his face grim. Aragorn gave him the best smile he could manage.
"All will turn out well…you will see," Aragorn told him.
"Hannon le hir nin," Daeron replied.
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"Gwathel…would you sing to me?" Eldarion asked. Sírien smiled and thought a moment before she started to sing.
"An Elven-maid there was of old,
A shining star by day:
Her mangle white was hemmed with gold,
Her shoes of silver-grey.
A star was bound upon her brows;
A light was on her hair
As sun upon the olden boughs
In Lórien the fair.
Her hair was long, her limbs were white,
And fair she was and free;
And in the wind she went as light
As leaf of linden-tree.
Beside the falls of Nimrodel,
By water clear and cool,
Her voice as falling silver fell
Into the shining pool.
Where now she wanders none can tell,
In sunlight or in shade;
For lost of yore was Nimrodel
And in the mountains strayed.
The elven-ship in haven grey
Beneath the mountain-lee
Awaited her for many a day
Beside the roaring sea.
A wind by night in Northern lands
Arose, and loud it cried,
And drove the ship from elven-strands
Across the streaming tide.
When dawn came dim the land was lost,
The mountains sinking grey
Beyond the heaving waves that tossed
Their plumes of blinding spray.
Amroth beheld the fading shore
Now low beyond the swell,
And cursed the faithless ship that bore
Him far from Nimrodel.
Of old he was an Elven-king,
A lord of tree and glen,
When golden were the boughs in spring
In fair Lothlórien.
From helm to sea they saw him leap,
As arrow from the string,
And dive into the water deep,
As mew upon the wing.
The wind was in his flowing hair,
The foam about him shone;
Afar they saw him strong and fair
Go riding like a swan.
But from the West has come no word,
And on the Hither Shore
No tidings Elven-folk have hard
Of Amroth evermore.
Sírien looked down and realized that Eldarion had fallen asleep she smiled and lifted her hand to his forehead. Without realizing what she was doing she brushed some of his hair out of the way and then leaned down and kissed his forehead. Sírien gasped as she raised herself back up staring at his sleeping form. She remembered how she had felt after she ran out of the castle doors and saw him falling after Finrod had brought that slash against his leg.
"I think…no it couldn't be…I…I think I love…Eldarion…" She thought as she watched him sleep.
TBC…
A/N: The song I use in this is the Song of Nimrodel, which is sung by Legolas when they get to Lorien in the books. So now Sírien knows…what now? And what is wrong with Leggy? - Naur
Elvish Translations
Ada – Dad
Gwathel – sister
Hannon le hir nin – Thank you My Lord
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