Author's Note- I just wanted tell everyone that if I have the origins of a character wrong, or some of the plot might not agree with J.R.R Tolkien's original work, please just use your imagination, I am trying to write a story with a different story line, and I do not have time to refer to the Silmarillion every time I make a mistake. I am only 15 and I am busy so please just use your imagination. Enjoy the story! Thankyou
An elf, Legolas of the woodland realm was visiting rivendell. He was tall, a very fair-looking elf. He had blonde hair, like the sun, and beautiful blue eyes like the ocean. He was venturing to Rivendell to attend a grand festival celebrating the coming of spring. Legolas walked into the grand hall. It was magnificent; the walls were finely crafted in an elvish design, and were painted gold and silver. There were flowers all over the great hall. It was full of elves, some of which Legolas knew long ago. Seeing all of them reminded him of the days that he was in the fellowship. He felt sad remembering those days long ago when Aragorn was still alive.
A thought suddenly hit him. Aragorn and Arwen had a daughter. He wondered if she was going to be at the festival today. He was thinking to himself as Lord Elrond strode to him.
"Mae govannen, Legolas" Lord Elrond greeted.
"Mae govannen, Lord Elrond"
"It has been too long my old friend" Elrond said, a sincere grin spreading across his aged face.
"Indeed it has" Legolas replied.
"So tell me Legolas, are you enjoying the festival?" he asked.
"Yes my lord, I have been abroad for far too long, I forgot how peaceful it was here." Legolas replied with a look of regret on his face.
"Yes, well hopefully you can make up for that while you are here" Elrond said.
"I have prepared a room for you; perhaps you should go and get some rest. I am sure you are weary from your journey."
"Hannon Le" Legolas thanked him. "I shall see you tomorrow at the festival then."
"Namarie" Lord Elrond said
Legolas nodded his head, and strode out of the room.
Legolas lay there in his room, restless, and unable to sleep. So he got up out of his bed and silently strode out of the room. He slowly made his way to the courtyard, and sat against a tree, and started singing.
The sky was not black yet, it had a very dark blue hue to it. Legolas was looking through the trees, through the vast, peaceful forest. Footsteps were silently taken. Legolas felt an ever so light gust of air against him. He kept singing, but through the corner of his eye he saw a creature. Not just a creature but a woman. It was Luthiel, he knew. She was silently walking toward him. She had an elven glow, more than the other elves, even though she was mortal, her radiance was more than that of any elf. Already from her presence his voice began to waver as she approached. When she was within three feet of him he stopped singing, and turned to her. Legolas bowed and asked "Did I wake you?" His blue eyes were set in her moon glistening green. He felt uneasy with the silence at first but then she spoke. Her voice was like golden honey. "Oh, no, please would you continue singing? You have a very good voice." She said, "Of course" He replied. So he sang his song. It was a melodic tune, beautiful and eerie in its uniqueness. It spoke of a journey he and his eight companions had once taken. He realized he missed the fellowship. He realized the bitterness of immortality. Still he sang on
"Lay down your sweet and weary head.
Night is falling, you have come to journey's end.
Sleep now, dream of the ones who came before.
They are calling from across a distant shore.
He paused. Her beauty was more than that of Arwen. He gazed into her piercing green eyes, which seemed to have a slight sparkle, like that of Arwen's eyes. He felt sad but still he sang on.
"Why do you weep? What are these tears upon your face?
Soon you will see all of your fears will pass away
Safe in my arms, you're only sleeping.
What can you see on the horizon?
Why do the white gulls call?
Across the sea, a pale moon rises.
The ships have come to carry you home.
And all will turn….to silver glass.
A light on the water, all souls pass."
"Hope fades into the world of night,
Through shadows falling, out of memory and time.
Don't say we have come now to the end.
White shores are calling.
You and I will meet again.
And you'll be here in my arms just sleeping.
What can you see on the horizon?
Why do the white gulls call?
Across the sea, a pale moon rises.
The ships have come to carry you home.
And all will turn….to silver glass.
A light on the water, all souls pass into the west."
He stopped and noticed that Luthiel was crying. Each tear like a glistening diamond, falling. He knew why she was crying. She knew that song about the fellowship, she remembered when she was little her father, Aragorn sang the same song to her. She adored it. He used to sing her to sleep, and every time she would have a peaceful dream. "I am sorry if I have upset you" Legolas apologized. "No it's not that, my father used to sing me the same song" Luthiel explained. "He was a good man, and your mother was good as well." Legolas said. "Thank you, it comforts me to know that they were loved by many, they died when I wasn't very old." "I remember their faces, and that song is my only memory of them." She said. "Yes I knew them, and I loved them both, and they loved you very much" He said. "Thank you" She replied.
"Well I shall let you get some rest, tomorrow is a big day." Legolas said. "You never told me your name" She said. "Legolas, and you?" He replied. "My name is Luthiel, how did u know who my parents were?" She asked. "I could tell because you look exactly like your mother, except for your eyes, they are your father's eyes." He explained. "Oh, well it was nice to meet you Legolas." She said. "Same here" Legolas replied "Farewell, until next we meet." Legolas said. "Namarie"
The sky was dark now, blue with stars. Luthiel had always loved them; they seemed so mysterious, like they told her a story. She silently crept down the darkened hallways of Rivendell, there were none out now, only her. She finally reached her room. She crawled into bed, and instantly fell asleep. She had serine dreams and all was still.