Disclaimer: The Lord of the Rings is property of Tolkien and there are many references throughout to Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. I only own what you do not recognize. The character Chinky is not meant to cause offence and is named after a real horse whose name has been shortened from a Fiat Cinquecento (Chinky – Chento).
Chapter 11: My Lureae. My dark one
The atmosphere was very subdued after Amy's leaving. Elrond often found himself in his study reading up on the prophecies of the Dragon and wondering how she was doing. Legolas often walked around the archery field looking at the holes in the targets, and the holes in the trees when she had been laughing and missed the targets completely. He leaned up against one such tree and ran his finger over one of the holes, wishing that she was still here. Subconsciously he reached up and touched his lips with his free hand. The tingling sensation had lasted a long time after their brief kiss. The feel of her warm lips against his made him tremble. He mentally pushed aside his feelings for her and walked up to his room and slammed his door a little harder than intended.
"What is wrong my friend?"
Legolas looked round to see Aragorn coming out of the bathroom between the two rooms. Legolas sighed; after Amy had left he had moved into her room - considering it was his before she arrived anyway.
"I miss her Aragorn." Legolas said simply sitting on the bed.
"I miss her to, but we will meet again, I am sure of it. It has only been half a year since her departure that is nearly no time in your life." Aragorn said trying to comfort his friend.
"I know. But that doesn't stop my heart grieving. Any way before another year comes to pass I will have to return to Mirkwood, my father needs my council."
"You must leave? It will be hard to bear here without you my friend, yet I have good news. Arwen is returning from the Golden Woods soon. We will at last be reunited, it has been too long."
Legolas looked at his friend with a bit more spite than he intended.
"Sorry Legolas I did not think. But it has been near on ten years since I laid eyes upon her last and I very much wish to see her again." Aragorn said.
"I am sorry my friend. I did not mean that look I gave you. I am just worried about Amy. Though I have no doubt we will see each other again. Besides she has my ring." Legolas said on a happier note.
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Some months later:
Amy sat on the corner of her bed in Lothlorien. The sun shone through the lattice window of her talon making the light appear in patterns on the soft floor. A ball of flame hovered a few feet in front of her flickering in the light. Her training was coming on better than Galadriel had foretold. She was able to combine the elements now into more complex things. For instance the fire in front of her consisted of Fire, and Air which is what kept it suspended above the ground.
Amy had been in Lorien for ten months now and not a day passed without her thinking of Legolas. His necklace hung round her neck. She never took it off she felt lost without it. At night she would sit on her balcony and over look the fair land she was in. The ring shone like freshly wrought silver in the moonlight, glinting and catching every sliver of moonlight directed at it. Her own ring lay on her third finger of her right hand. It bore her fathers symbol of the dragon wrapped round the initial of her first name. It was made of the same metal and matched Legolas's perfectly.
She kept herself to herself here; her talon was set further away from the rest of the elves, nearer to Galadriel's home. Liking solitude she willed away the days reading and practicing her powers.
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She didn't venture into the heart of Lorien often and so she distanced herself from the other elves, all of which were very suspicious of her. In the second month she had been talking to Lord Celeborn in his high talon when Haldir and the other watch elves had walked intent on giving their report to him. At first they didn't notice the dark haired elf slowly slide into the shadows.
"Lord Celeborn, who is this fine elf you hold in your company? I have never seen hair so dark. Even lady Arwen's hair is not that dark." Haldir had said.
At that point Amy was very tempted to run for it, but she decided not to as that would make them even more suspicious of her, and anyway this Haldir reminded her somewhat of Legolas even if he did seem a bit arrogant.
"This Haldir, is Amy, she has been in Lorien a while, and will be staying for a large period of time. Unfortunately she is a bit shy." Celeborn said putting a hand round her wrist pulling her gently but firmly away from the shadows.
"Well I am graced with your beauty Amy. Tell me, why have I not seen you before?" Haldir asked bringing her hand to his lips.
"I do not know Haldir of Lothlorien. I keep myself to myself. I am happiest with Chinky at my side and a quiver full of arrows." Amy said pulling her hand away from his lips and suppressing the urge to wipe it on her top.
"Ah the Mearas. A fine horse for a fine lady. We may see each other again." Haldir said before turning round and descending the stairs to the ground below.
"Oh I look forward to it!" Amy said.
Celeborn chuckled at the sarcasm in her voice.
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Haldir sat on the mossy floor surrounded by his fellow elves talking about the elf maiden he had just met.
"I have not seen her before; she really must keep herself away from other people." Haldir said.
"What does she look like?" Anali asked.
"She is fairer than the Lady Arwen. Her hair is as black as night. I never got to see her eyes; she kept herself in the shadows. She was small for an elf, maybe only coming to my shoulders, but she had a fathomless power about her. Like an aura, a power that I should say was stronger than Lady Galadriel's!" Haldir said looking at the shocked expressions on his companion's faces.
"Well I have spoken to Arwen, and apparently not even she knows of this dark one. All she knows is that she is Lady Galadriel's special guest. Her Grandmother is saying nothing more than that!" Another elf said.
"That wild mare, the black and white Mearas, the one you speak of is her mount. A horse as wild as her no doubt." Anali said with a glimmer of something in his eyes.
"And I will be the one to tame her!" Haldir said with a huge grin. "My Lureae. My dark one."
