The Mystery of Love
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A/N: I thought I would do a separate chapter for each character instead of dozens of POV changes.
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Resolution in Rivendell
~~~POV-ARWEN EVENSTAR~~~
I sat before adamin's {my father's} stone face. His chiseled features were tight with worry. He smiled politely as Elladan arrived. We all sat together with the royal guard. Ada looked at me, "Please tell me of your dreams as of late."
I bit my lip. "Lately dreams of bloodshed and death have plagued my sleep. A war is coming upon us, yet I thought my dreams foolish and killed many in my carelessness. I see Men, Elves and Fae fighting together against one man. I cannot see his face or his race. The dwarves are in the greatest danger for he will strike them first. The man's evil army lies underground and as it grows it will need more room to harbor its masses. We must protect them ada, for if we do not, it may swing the scale of battle."
Elladan scoffed, "A few measly dwarves can tip a scale against one man?"
A sharp tone came in my speech, "One man and many thousands of Uruk-hai." Elrond, Elrohir, and Elladan paled at this aspect. I sighed, "We need to fight them soon or they will only grow in strength and power." Ada nodded.
Ada turned to his Chief March Warden, "I want you to find every willing elf you can and train them." He looked at the other two warriors, "I want you two to make sure our army is well suited and prepared for battle. Try not to alert everyone but do not waste time to conceal it." They nodded and the three departed. My father looked back at the three of us children. "You three must prepare for war."
I smiled, "You will allow me to fight?"
He nodded reluctantly, "If that is your wish." I let out a slight cry of joy and calmed. My father's face fell. "I am exhausted. I am going to sleep. Elladan, Elrohir, I want you two to be fitted into your armor again before you sleep. After that I do not wish to see you doing anything but sleeping, eating and training."
A grin crossed my face, "Hear that Elrohir? You can't breath anymore." Adamin gave me a sharp look and I was silent. I was escorted back to my chambers and I removed my sweaty riding gear. Slipping in to a nice warm bath, I started to worry. I had spoken many harsh words to Aragorn before my departure. I was not troubled about seeing him again but it would be long before that and time only allows those words to sink deeper. I took a deep breath, "Aragorn, I miss you already." I sunk deeper into the bath and started to dream.
~~~DREAM SEQUENCE~~~
Over two hundred elves in the finest armor were marching across the borders of Rivendell and towards Edoras. Aragorn had sent word to meet up there. I rode in front on my white stallion with my two brothers on either side. The elite fighter behind us made hardly a sound. As we marched to Edoras we saw the Lothlorien Army with Reyna in the lead. At her left side was Haldir and at her right was another elf with ebon colored tresses. We met near Fangorn forest. Reyna smiled, "We best stay out in the open. The forest could trick us if we travel through it."
Haldir nodded, "It is best we travel around. We have plenty of Lembas if you need it." I smiled and we marched on. Our troops filtered in together automatically and the line grew longer. We were now eight hundred strong. Mirkwood's Army was a few meters behind us and caught up easily. Legolas ran and embraced Reyna.
"So good to see you all." Legolas rode on Arod and his troops fell into step with ours. Now our fleet was one thousand strong. Legolas, Elladan, Elrohir, Reyna, Haldir, Lirawen, and I rode in front proudly. The Elves had never been so high in strength and number. As we marched towards Edoras I couldn't help but smile. Aragorn would be pleased. We would win this.
The sight of an Elven man in black armor flashed through my vision. He had pale skin and blond hair. His eyes were bright blue and his troops were all Uruk-hai. A threatening smile crossed his face. "I await you Lady of Rivendell. And you have even been so kind as to bring me the Lord of the Wood's two sons also. A king from Mirkwood, a March Warden of Lorien, Galadriel's adopted daughter (Lirawen, read my Haldir fic to find out more), and a Queen of the Fae all follow you. Terrific. Soon you will meet up with the Kings of Rohan and Gondor. Still your army will not defeat me. I will take that prissy queen from the arms of her elven king and make her mine. I thank you for your generous gift." The image vanished and I gasped.
~~~END DREAM SEQUENCE~~~
I gasped as I woke. "No!" This enemy was an elf! I did not recognize him even though his words were in Quenya. Slowly I climbed out of the tub. Shivering, I through on a flannel nightgown and buried myself under my covers. "No elf would or could do all these things. My dream must be incorrect." I shook my head, every time I had ignored a dream it had been correct. I believed this one strongly. "Aragorn, amin gorga ten' lle." {Aragorn, I fear for you.} He would not yet be safe in Gondor. Another hour's ride awaited him at least. I fell into a troubled sleep yet again.
~~~POV CHANGE-ELESSAR TELCONTAR (ARAGORN)~~~
I rode hard. Visions of war played through my head over and over. I worried about my people and about the elves. Would we win this war? Osgiliath was a day's ride away still and I had miles to go before I dared to rest safely. I thought of my joyous reunion with Eomer. It had been too long. He would be older than I remember but perhaps Lothiriel has gifted him with a strapping young son who would be a good warrior. It would be nice to see them all again though. My thoughts drifted from there to my own son. Eldarion would never remember this war but he would feel the effects of it for a long time. Hopefully he would be safe in Glacia. The Fae were powerful creatures that were very protective of their young. Arwen came to mind as I thought of my family. My fair wife; beauty encircled her no matter what she did. She was gorgeous and her inner spirit was even prettier.
~~~POV CHANGE-LEGOLAS GREENLEAF~~~
The Uruk-hai had been waiting for us. At least a dozen or so had charged us. There had to be a figure of higher intelligence behind these brutal beasts. Who it was was still a mystery but we would find that person and hunt them down. Anger surged through at the memory of my father. I slaughtered three more of the beasts. As they started to die down in number I realized I could not see Cathelle. I became worried, "Cathelle!" No response. I ran through the pack of monsters, killing a few on the way. "Cathelle!" Still no answer was received. I sighed, "Curse it!" I ran back out to our horses to see a black stallion with a rider. "Who are you?" Cathelle lay across Kemi's saddle unconscious. I glared at the pale skinned man before me, "Name yourself you filthy creature!"
He laughed. "My name is Rauko. I am an elf from Mirkwood like you, Prince Legolas. I am only taking what is mine do not fret."
I glared at Kemi and Cathelle, "Then return the girl and her horse. She is merely a human servant. They are of no use to you."
His blond eyebrow rose, "A dishonest elven prince? I never thought I would see this day. Well I know who she is Prince and I have no intention of returning her. Lord Lindele made himself distinct when he told me to find her after his death. She killed him and she will pay the price."
Rauko, he was their leader. Anger boiled inside of me as I realized he was the one responsible for my father's death. I ran at him and gripped my twin daggers. His horse took off with Kemi in tail. I ran after them, "No! Cathelle!"
The elf's horse stopped about twenty yards away, "If you want her, come and claim her!" A/N:I know it sounds like Arwen but I like that line =P
I snarled and ran at him. When I was a mere three or four yards behind him I heard her voice. 'Do not come after me! I will be fine Hiramin. Please go alert Mirkwood. I will go straight to Lothlorien when I escape. I had to do this! If I had not then you would have been killed! Do not fret for me!' Obviously Rauko could not hear her for he did not respond. I glared intently at the man. "You will pay, you will pay very dearly!" He rode off and I bit my lip as I fought my heart and did not follow. I mounted Arod, "Come on. We must make haste to Mirkwood." I rode on, though my heart was not with me as I did.
~~~TO BE CONTINUED~~~
You like? Hope so! R&R please!! Find out what happens to Reyna in chapter thirty: The Price of Loyalty
THANK YOU ALL FOR THE REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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A/N: I thought I would do a separate chapter for each character instead of dozens of POV changes.
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Resolution in Rivendell
~~~POV-ARWEN EVENSTAR~~~
I sat before adamin's {my father's} stone face. His chiseled features were tight with worry. He smiled politely as Elladan arrived. We all sat together with the royal guard. Ada looked at me, "Please tell me of your dreams as of late."
I bit my lip. "Lately dreams of bloodshed and death have plagued my sleep. A war is coming upon us, yet I thought my dreams foolish and killed many in my carelessness. I see Men, Elves and Fae fighting together against one man. I cannot see his face or his race. The dwarves are in the greatest danger for he will strike them first. The man's evil army lies underground and as it grows it will need more room to harbor its masses. We must protect them ada, for if we do not, it may swing the scale of battle."
Elladan scoffed, "A few measly dwarves can tip a scale against one man?"
A sharp tone came in my speech, "One man and many thousands of Uruk-hai." Elrond, Elrohir, and Elladan paled at this aspect. I sighed, "We need to fight them soon or they will only grow in strength and power." Ada nodded.
Ada turned to his Chief March Warden, "I want you to find every willing elf you can and train them." He looked at the other two warriors, "I want you two to make sure our army is well suited and prepared for battle. Try not to alert everyone but do not waste time to conceal it." They nodded and the three departed. My father looked back at the three of us children. "You three must prepare for war."
I smiled, "You will allow me to fight?"
He nodded reluctantly, "If that is your wish." I let out a slight cry of joy and calmed. My father's face fell. "I am exhausted. I am going to sleep. Elladan, Elrohir, I want you two to be fitted into your armor again before you sleep. After that I do not wish to see you doing anything but sleeping, eating and training."
A grin crossed my face, "Hear that Elrohir? You can't breath anymore." Adamin gave me a sharp look and I was silent. I was escorted back to my chambers and I removed my sweaty riding gear. Slipping in to a nice warm bath, I started to worry. I had spoken many harsh words to Aragorn before my departure. I was not troubled about seeing him again but it would be long before that and time only allows those words to sink deeper. I took a deep breath, "Aragorn, I miss you already." I sunk deeper into the bath and started to dream.
~~~DREAM SEQUENCE~~~
Over two hundred elves in the finest armor were marching across the borders of Rivendell and towards Edoras. Aragorn had sent word to meet up there. I rode in front on my white stallion with my two brothers on either side. The elite fighter behind us made hardly a sound. As we marched to Edoras we saw the Lothlorien Army with Reyna in the lead. At her left side was Haldir and at her right was another elf with ebon colored tresses. We met near Fangorn forest. Reyna smiled, "We best stay out in the open. The forest could trick us if we travel through it."
Haldir nodded, "It is best we travel around. We have plenty of Lembas if you need it." I smiled and we marched on. Our troops filtered in together automatically and the line grew longer. We were now eight hundred strong. Mirkwood's Army was a few meters behind us and caught up easily. Legolas ran and embraced Reyna.
"So good to see you all." Legolas rode on Arod and his troops fell into step with ours. Now our fleet was one thousand strong. Legolas, Elladan, Elrohir, Reyna, Haldir, Lirawen, and I rode in front proudly. The Elves had never been so high in strength and number. As we marched towards Edoras I couldn't help but smile. Aragorn would be pleased. We would win this.
The sight of an Elven man in black armor flashed through my vision. He had pale skin and blond hair. His eyes were bright blue and his troops were all Uruk-hai. A threatening smile crossed his face. "I await you Lady of Rivendell. And you have even been so kind as to bring me the Lord of the Wood's two sons also. A king from Mirkwood, a March Warden of Lorien, Galadriel's adopted daughter (Lirawen, read my Haldir fic to find out more), and a Queen of the Fae all follow you. Terrific. Soon you will meet up with the Kings of Rohan and Gondor. Still your army will not defeat me. I will take that prissy queen from the arms of her elven king and make her mine. I thank you for your generous gift." The image vanished and I gasped.
~~~END DREAM SEQUENCE~~~
I gasped as I woke. "No!" This enemy was an elf! I did not recognize him even though his words were in Quenya. Slowly I climbed out of the tub. Shivering, I through on a flannel nightgown and buried myself under my covers. "No elf would or could do all these things. My dream must be incorrect." I shook my head, every time I had ignored a dream it had been correct. I believed this one strongly. "Aragorn, amin gorga ten' lle." {Aragorn, I fear for you.} He would not yet be safe in Gondor. Another hour's ride awaited him at least. I fell into a troubled sleep yet again.
~~~POV CHANGE-ELESSAR TELCONTAR (ARAGORN)~~~
I rode hard. Visions of war played through my head over and over. I worried about my people and about the elves. Would we win this war? Osgiliath was a day's ride away still and I had miles to go before I dared to rest safely. I thought of my joyous reunion with Eomer. It had been too long. He would be older than I remember but perhaps Lothiriel has gifted him with a strapping young son who would be a good warrior. It would be nice to see them all again though. My thoughts drifted from there to my own son. Eldarion would never remember this war but he would feel the effects of it for a long time. Hopefully he would be safe in Glacia. The Fae were powerful creatures that were very protective of their young. Arwen came to mind as I thought of my family. My fair wife; beauty encircled her no matter what she did. She was gorgeous and her inner spirit was even prettier.
~~~POV CHANGE-LEGOLAS GREENLEAF~~~
The Uruk-hai had been waiting for us. At least a dozen or so had charged us. There had to be a figure of higher intelligence behind these brutal beasts. Who it was was still a mystery but we would find that person and hunt them down. Anger surged through at the memory of my father. I slaughtered three more of the beasts. As they started to die down in number I realized I could not see Cathelle. I became worried, "Cathelle!" No response. I ran through the pack of monsters, killing a few on the way. "Cathelle!" Still no answer was received. I sighed, "Curse it!" I ran back out to our horses to see a black stallion with a rider. "Who are you?" Cathelle lay across Kemi's saddle unconscious. I glared at the pale skinned man before me, "Name yourself you filthy creature!"
He laughed. "My name is Rauko. I am an elf from Mirkwood like you, Prince Legolas. I am only taking what is mine do not fret."
I glared at Kemi and Cathelle, "Then return the girl and her horse. She is merely a human servant. They are of no use to you."
His blond eyebrow rose, "A dishonest elven prince? I never thought I would see this day. Well I know who she is Prince and I have no intention of returning her. Lord Lindele made himself distinct when he told me to find her after his death. She killed him and she will pay the price."
Rauko, he was their leader. Anger boiled inside of me as I realized he was the one responsible for my father's death. I ran at him and gripped my twin daggers. His horse took off with Kemi in tail. I ran after them, "No! Cathelle!"
The elf's horse stopped about twenty yards away, "If you want her, come and claim her!" A/N:I know it sounds like Arwen but I like that line =P
I snarled and ran at him. When I was a mere three or four yards behind him I heard her voice. 'Do not come after me! I will be fine Hiramin. Please go alert Mirkwood. I will go straight to Lothlorien when I escape. I had to do this! If I had not then you would have been killed! Do not fret for me!' Obviously Rauko could not hear her for he did not respond. I glared intently at the man. "You will pay, you will pay very dearly!" He rode off and I bit my lip as I fought my heart and did not follow. I mounted Arod, "Come on. We must make haste to Mirkwood." I rode on, though my heart was not with me as I did.
~~~TO BE CONTINUED~~~
You like? Hope so! R&R please!! Find out what happens to Reyna in chapter thirty: The Price of Loyalty