Hidden
He tells her that he is hiding her from the world.
He tells her that she is too beautiful for the rest of the world to see.
He hides her where nobody can find her, he is very good at hiding.
He teaches their son how to hide, he tells him that is the only way to survive.
She hates him bitterly, but she wouldn't leave, even if she could.
Why she feels that way is a mystery she will never be able to figure out.
Even her husband's heart is hidden from her.
Does he really love her?
Aredhel will never know.
All she knows is that somehow, she loves him.
She wants to kill him, but she knows she would cry if anything ever happened to him.
She has seen the effect he has already on their son.
Her little Maeglin is already learning to hide behind his father's cold, unnerving smile.
He has already learned to conceal his thoughts from her, his own mother.
She hates her hidden husband, yet she knows she would give her life for him.
But she would die for Maeglin first.