The morning dawned in darkness, as rain clouds started to form at the horizon. Legolas, after receiving Meiou's consent in Caras Galadhon, had built a grey ship to bear them away to Eressea. Arwen had already left, leaving her belongings to Eldarion and her daughters, to dwell in Lothlorien, but not before giving her consent to bring Gimli the Dwarf with them to the Undying Lands. The dwarf agreed, and had sent a messenger to the Erebor to tell his people of his departure.

With everything packed and ready, Meiou, Legolas and Gimli stood by the shore of the river Anduin, facing all their loved ones as they started to bid them goodbye. Meiou came forward and kissed her children, holding them close as they cried. She smiled, "My children… I shall miss you… are you sure that you shall not join us to the Undying Lands?"

Ranthoron released his mother and embraced his father before saying, "As much as I'd like to be with you, Mother, I cannot." He looked behind him to indicate his wife, a Rohan woman named Theowen, who was waving farewell to her in-laws and crying, for she was very kind of heart and loved them dearly, "I cannot leave Theowen behind, and my duties as the Lord of Ithilien and the Steward of King Eldarion shall keep me busy here." He smiled at his mother as Gimli embraced Ranthoron's waist crying, "Besides, you shall have your friends there with you. You will not be lonely…"

"I cannot leave either." Edhelwen said as she clung on to her mother and father, with Eldarion behind her, "I love Eldarion dearly, and like Queen Arwen, I wish to spend my days with him… even if it meant that I shall taste the bitterness of mortality too…"

Legolas kissed his daughter in farewell as she moved to kiss Gimli goodbye. "Farewell then, Edhelwen." He looked up to Eldarion and said, "Take care of my daughter, son-in-law."

Eldarion bowed before embracing both Meiou and Legolas, saying, "I shall not fail you."

Meiou and Legolas nodded and boarded the ship, Gimli clambering up behind them with tears in his eyes. A couple of Ithilien's elves that have decided to go with them pushed the ship away, and started to oar towards the West, and the three of them stood and waved goodbye to their people and children, before the mist enveloped them and they faded from sight.

Meiou continued to watch as the land faded, and the surroundings turned into water as they sailed down the Anduin, and finally passing the island of Tolfalas. The clouds have slowly cleared up, and the light of the sun was present, making the water around their ship glitter. Legolas stood behind her and embraced her, wrapping her in his warmth against the cold ocean air. She sighed deeply, and her husbands arms tightened around her for comfort.

"Is there something wrong, Meiou?" Legolas said, as he kissed her hair.

"We shall never see our children again… won't we?" Meiou said, her brown eyes watering with tears. "They have accepted mortality, and they shall die when the time comes."

"Yes. They will die…"Legolas answered a bit sadly, "But I know that they shall do great deeds before their time comes. I am sure of that."

His wife smiled proudly, "Yes… perhaps you're right."

Legolas snuggled to her, his nose making contact to the back of her head as he whispered fervently, "I am proud to have made such great and wonderful children with you, Meiou."

"Yes… perhaps in the Undying Lands, we can make new ones…" Meiou suggested jokingly.

Legolas' eyebrows lifted, and he grinned, "I shall wait for that, wife." Meiou laughed.

A few minutes later, her laughter subsided, and she looked up at him from behind her, "I suppose we'll never have an adventure as the one we had in Caras Galadhon, won't we?"

Legolas thought for a while, watching the sun rise and casting the sky a faint golden glow, making a it new day, before looking down at his wife and kissing her tenderly, "No, Meiou, because to live… to live is the greatest adventure."

The End.