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There was crying in the streets of Minas Tirith for Arwen, who in all her short reign had been a good wife to Aragorn and a good queen for Gondor, helping rebuilt all that there was to rebuilt after the War of the Ring. Yet that was nothing of what Aragorn had to face in the counsel room.
"My Lord, you wife is dead and within weeks the people of Gondor will demand a new queen." Casamir, one of his top advisors said. Aragorn signed before he stood up and answered. "I will not take a new wife, I can tell you already that I will never remarry, I do not want to be unfaitful to Arwen, yet it does feel that way then."
Faramir stood up and seeing the fareaway look in the King´s eyes, he said. "Leave him be. It has been a mere day since his wife died and you are all requesting a new wife for him while she has not even had a proper burrial, let us wait and then discuss it. This counsel is dismissed."
Aragorn stood up and walked away, only when he stepped outside the room to be cornered by his foster brothers Elledan and Elrohir. The two Elves led him away swiftly and soon he was sitting in his bedroom with the twins sitting next to him. He took a deep breath and prepared himself for what was to come.
"What did the counsel want?" Elledan asked.
"They requested a new wife." Aragorn said in a weary voice.
"How can they? Arwen has not even been dead for a day. Men, honestly."Elrohir spat in anger before he glared at Aragorn. "What was your answer to that?"
"I told them that I had no desire to remarry, not now, not ever." Aragorn answered and in mind added. "Not to a wife that is." It still warmed him inside merely thinking about last night. Legolas loved him back, they had kissed and then just been content to just lying there next to each other before Aragorn when the sun was up walked back to his own room.
Elledan looked at the man before he said. "You cannot be a widow forever, Estel."
"Why not? I have no desire to marry another woman. I will not marry somebody I do not love just to please my people." Aragorn answered. "There have been kings before who have been widows."
"They want heirs to your kingdom." Elrohir added.
"Already got one, Eldarion shall be my heir. Else I will make one of Faramir´s children heir to my throne." Aragorn said.
"So you will never love again?" Elledan added while he looked at his twin brother with a smile on his lips. Aragorn was so caught up in the discussion he did not notice and he answered while he shook his head. "I did not say that, I answered merely that I will not be married to somebody I do not love."
"So you have found somebody then?" Elrohir asked, his voice filled with amusement.
"Aye, cannot get married though." Aragorn answered to lost in though to realize what he had said.
"I knew it. Estel, tell me how long has this been going on? Did you love another when you married my sister?" Elledan sat down on the bed, the thoughts of his sister where to painful to think about. Her laugh and her face so full of joy when Aragorn´s letter came to them, telling them that Sauron had been defeated and that he was to be crowned King on Gondor.
Aragorn looked up, he looked at both of the twins´s faces before he answered. "For atleast 60 years, it was after I met Arwen. Aye, I also loved that person when I married Arwen and I still do." He fell silent, waiting for the reaction that was to come.
"Who is this? Another woman?" Elrohir asked.
"I do not know if I can tell you. You have to promise not to tell another soul about this." Aragorn softly asked. The twins looked at each other and then answered. "We swear."
"It is not another woman, it is a man, an Elf to be precise." Aragorn softly began. He did not want to tell them about it so he asked. "Are you angry that I am saying this?"
Elledan exchange a look with his brother before he said. "No, Estel, we are not. I hate to say this to you but we knew you loved another more then our own sister. You changed after you met Arwen, you became more thoughtful and then after you came back from your journey from Lorien and Mirkwood, you were very happy, it seemed. We know, mellon, from the moment you stepped foot into Rivendell, yet we still do not know to this day who it is."
Aragorn though for a moment before he answered. "I will tell you but do not say anything about this to anybody else. The person is Legolas."
The twins gasped before they smiled and hugged Aragorn. "Does he know?"
"Aye he does."
"That would explain why he is smiling so widely thos morning. He was more cheery then he has been in years." Elledan answered.
"We will leave you to look for you beloved then." Elrohir answered, his face full of mirth, Aragorn smiled and then left the room swiftly. He found Legolas in the stables where the king pulled the prince into a hungry kiss that Legolas was all to happy to reply.
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