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A/N: Last chappie! I can't believe it! Writing this story has been such a wonderful experience and I shall be writing a short sequel at some point. Thank you all for being such wonderful readers and I hope you continue to read my fan fictions.
Chapter 40
Almost Perfect – An Epilogue
In late September, Tigerlily gave birth to her second child. When Legolas was allowed in, she watched as his eyes began to fill with tears of joy as he held the new baby. "Legolas?" she said softly. Legolas looked up at his wife's tired face. This birth had drained her far more than Oropher's had. "We have a daughter," he said. Tigerlily smiled and nodded. Legolas held their newborn daughter in his arms. A little girl delivered by Gelmir's wife, Tari. Legolas looked down at the baby. Tigerlily could see that his new daughter besotted him. "Legolas," she said, "You remember that promise I made, just after you told me about Alya?" Legolas looked up, his expression darkened by the mention of his dead wife. "I promised we would name our first daughter, Melda," said Tigerlily. Legolas' expression softened and her looked down at his daughter. He nodded. "Yes," he said quietly, "Melda. It's perfect." He passed the baby girl back to Tigerlily.
"I'll go get Oropher," said Legolas, "He's very eager to meet his sister." Legolas got up and left. Tigerlily looked down at the baby. Melda had the very fine, dark hair, very different to what Milo's had been. She also had eyes the same blue as Legolas. Tigerlily placed a kiss on her forehead. The door opened and Tari came in, her own daughter, Earwen on her hip. "Tari, thank you so much for helping me," said Tigerlily; "I never could have done it without you." Tari smiled.
"It was nothing," said Tari, "Look Earwen, this is Princess Melda." Earwen looked down at the newborn and simply said, "Baby." The door opened again and Oropher came running in and he jumped onto his mother's bed. "Mama!" he cried.
"Oropher, this is your sister," said Tigerlily, "Her name is Melda." Oropher looked down at his little sister. Tigerlily looked over his head and saw Legolas, leaning against the door frame. Tigerlily thought about what she had. She had her immortality, her husband and her two children. A negative person would have only seen the fact that she'd had to fight in a war and had lost her brother and her father. But Tigerlily was grateful for what she had and realised that her life, surrounded by her family and friends, was almost perfect.