Hey. I'm back with Love Springs Eternal. In this chapter Lavendella get found out. I wonder if you can guess by who. I would like to thank the guest who review last chapter. You know who you are. It was really appreciated. So now without further ado on with the next chapter.

Lavendella had gotten this far. She sighed as she looked into the grey eyes of the dark-haired elf in front of her. And not for the first time that day had she wondered how she had gotten herself into this situation.

The journey had started off fairly easy. She had slipped into the troop of people going to Rivendell and other such locations. No one even bothered to question how she had gotten there. Or even if she was supposed to be there. In her ranger disguise she was just another one of the guys.

It was the third day going over the Gap of Rohan that trouble had started for her. She had gotten up early one morning to releave herself and take a quick bath in the stream. That had not caused the trouble itself. The trouble started when she wasn't the only one who had gone to releave themselves behind that particular tree.

"Ah awake already Godric," said her brother Boromir.

"Good morning sir," she said somewhat hesitantly. She didn't want to have a confrontation with her brother right about now. That was the last thing she needed. "I'll just leave you in peace."

"Wait." Boromir looked closely at her face and she would've sworn for a second she was busted. But then he looked away. "You remind of someone. I just don't know who."

"I get that a lot," she said. She then walked off. I remind of you of your sister she thought to herself. Because I am your sister.

She sighed in relief.

The party got under way again. It was a few more days. Not even miles away from their destination when trouble rose its head again. This time in the form a patrol of Orcs.

The fight didn't last long. It wasn't a very big patrol. About fifteen to twenty Orcs. But the damage was done. Only five made it out of the ordeal. Boromir, herself, and three other men whose names she hadn't learned yet. She looked down as she had pain her side. She paled visibly at the sight of an arrow sticking out of her side. Boromir got her on his horse and the part raced on to Rivendell.

"We have wounded," called Boromir. "We have a wounded man here."

He rode to a stop in the court-yard of Rivendell. An escort of people came out to see to the visitors. This was meant to be a diplomatic trip and now there were wounded.

"I am a healer," said Elrond. "Allow me to have look at your wounded man."

At those words Lavendella jerked out of Boromir's arms and shook her head. She didn't need this elf lord poking around her person. Let alone find out she wasn't exactly a wounded man. That was the last thing she really needed.

"Come now man," said Boromir. "You are wounded. Allow our host to check you over. I hear Lord Elrond is an expert healer."

She had no doubt he was an expert. But she was hiding something she didn't even want her brother Boromir to find out about.

"I can look at you in private if you would like," said Elrond.

She sighed seeing that she wasn't going to get around being examined by this Lord Elrond or anyone else. She nodded her head.

"Lead the way my lord," she said.

She followed Elrond into a building that looked like it was a House of Healing. Elrond lead the way into a room. Lavendella sat down.

Elrond lifted her tunic slowly after taking the arrow shaft out of her side. He looked at her side again. And then looked closer.

"You are woman," said the elf lord.

Lavendella looked into the grey eyes of the dark-haired elf lord in front of her. She knew for sure that he would be telling Boromir. And as soon as Boromir found out she would be sent home. She didn't want to be sent home just yet.

"Please don't tell them," she asked quietly. "Not just yet. Please."

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"Where is your sister Lavendella?" asked Denethor. "She was supposed to go to lessons early this morning. Is she still in her room acting childish about this Rivendell business?"

Faramir stared at his father. How did he tell him Lavendell wasn't in Gondor? How did he tell his father he had no clue where she was?

"About that father," said Faramir. "Lavendella isn't here."

There we have it. The next chapter of Love Springs Eternal. We've had a near miss and now someone has found out Lavendella is a woman. And how will Denethor react to the news that his daughter is no longer in Gondor. Tune in next time. Until then review it brings a smile to my face.