Disclaimer: Belongs to Tolkien not me.

A/N: Hangs head in shame I know that it has been an eternity. All I can do is say a very huge I'm sorry and to let you know that I have been busy on this story while I was gone.

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Brianna takes a step back and starts to turn away but the tone in Haldir's voice stops her. "I am your superior, Captain and you will not walk away from me this time."

She spins around to glare at him. "How dare you use your rank over me to suit your personal needs, March Warden," she hisses angrily.

'How dare she imply such a thing!' Haldir thinks angrily. He's had enough of this! If she did not want his apologies then he would no longer try to offer them, he had more important things on his mind at the moment. And those reasons are why he is here now. "You flatter yourself, Captain. I am here to inform you that we are to begin preparations to aid Rohan if the need arises."

Brianna looks up at him in shock. "What?" She knew full well what this meant. They were to be sent to Helms Deep where Haldir would lose his life. She had thought that things were happening according to the books since Sam had told her that Glorfindel was the one to find them in the Trollshaws, not Arwen. This couldn't be happening!

"We will make for Rohan in a few days time." With that Haldir quickly turns and makes his way back toward the center of Caras Galadhon.

Brianna stares after him wide-eyed. 'This can't be happening! I have to stop this!' She tears through the city nearly running down several Elves in the process. She spots Lord Celeborn making his way toward his talan from one of the gardens. "Lord Celeborn!" she skids to a stop in front of him.

He looks at her in alarm. "What is it, Brianna?"

"I was just informed of the plans to aid Rohan. Please, my lord, you can not send your armies. Rohan will succeed without the Elves help." Brianna tells him.

"Brianna, I understand that you are afraid but I cannot withhold our aid because of your fear." he says patiently.

Brianna shakes her head. "It is not myself that I fear for. If the Elves go to Helms Deep very few will return!"

Celeborn, already knowing the odds are against them begins losing his patience with her. "I know the risks as does each and every one of the warriors who will be going into battle. I will not change my mind. I will send our armies forth, but know that I do so with a heavy heart." He leaves her standing at the entrance of the garden and climbs the stairs to his talan.

Brianna watches him disappear up the stairs. "Then you send him to his death," she whispers as she chokes back her tears.

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Later in the evening Brianna finds Haldir at the archery fields. She silently watches him as he hits the target with deadly accuracy. Sure that he doesn't know she's there, Brianna allows herself to enjoy the sight as the muscles in his chest, shoulders and arms tense and relax as he releases arrow after arrow.

"Is there something I can help you with, Captain?" Haldir questions as he releases his last arrow and then glances over at her. He had known she was there from the time she first stepped into the clearing, just as he had known when she was watching him all the other times he came to practice late in the evening.

Startled, Brianna jumps a little causing Haldir to chuckle lightly even though he is still extremely angry at her earlier accusations. She moves to help him collect his arrows from the target. "Haldir, I think we should talk about…"

"You have made it perfectly clear that you don't wish to hear what I have to say." Haldir takes his arrows from her. "Goodnight, Captain," he calls bitterly over his shoulder as he leaves the archery field. He makes it halfway back to his talan when something tells him that he should return to the archery field so he turns back the direction he came from.

Haldir silently works his way to the edge of the clearing and effortlessly pulls himself up into a tree to get a better view of the archery fields. That's when he notices Brianna sitting on one of the benches crying softly. He berates himself for being so harsh with her and fights an internal battle as to whether he should go to her or not. Figuring that it would more than likely lead to another argument he sighs and leans back against the tree deciding to just watch over her until she returns to her talan.

About an hour later Haldir realizes that Brianna has fallen asleep and climbs out of the tree. He slips his bow over his shoulder as he quietly approaches her. Silently he carefully picks her up and carries her to her talan. After placing Brianna on her bed and removing her shoes Haldir covers her with a blanket. Unable to help himself, he leans down and lightly brushes his lips against hers before quickly leaving her talan.