Chapter 12- Lothlorien

The Fellowship has entered the heart of the woods and now they were in front of the Lord and Lady of the Forest. Aragorn didn't know what to say, he didn't know how to say to both of them that their son was death.

- Welcome, to Lothlorien- sed Celeborn
- We will let you rest and recuperate and resupply
- Lord Celeborn, do you know if Draco will continue with us?- asked Aragorn
- No, I will not, not right now at least- Draco arrived
- And why is that- Boromir asked
- Because, Boromir, I have duties here that unfortunately cannot be postponed
- What kind of duties, elf?- asked Gimli
- Duties that falls to Viridis usually, dwarf- Draco hissed and the Fellowship trembled in shame
-With Moria situation we, the Galadrims, must reinforce our border and prepare ourselves and our defences. And as I remember, we are not obliged to go further that we want
- I understand- Aragorn sed
- Aragorn, I may join you sometimes but not now, my duties here suppressed the Fellowship. Now excuse me, my Lord my Lady- with that Draco left the group
- This is just rude, he promised- Gimli stated
- It is partially, because of your rash actions as well of Gandalf and one of the hobbits that our son is not standing here- Celeborn stated
- My Lord...- Aragorn started
- We are not saying that you may not have been discovered, but if the Fellowship hasn't stopped in the room for so long, or have been quiet- Galadriel looked at Pippin- you may have gotten out with all of your members accounted for.
- My lady...Aragorn tried again
- After all you have been in the mines for 3 days undetected, you had just a little bit left to cross them. This audience is over- With that Galadriel left
-Follow that elf and he will bring you to your sleeping quarters- Celeborn left

Many hours laters, the Fellowship was preparing to rest after their ordeal, but their thoughts were dark.
- Don't take it to personally- a voice carries to the group and they saw 2 elfs entering the clearing -What...- Aragorn sed
- Lady Galadriel outburst- one of the elfs sed- her reaction is normal
- Truly?- sed Boromir frostily
- Yes, don't forget, the Lord and Lady are parents and they care about Viridis- sed Sirius
-But, the quest...- Sam began
- Viridis and Draco weren't the only elfs in the company, you still have a representative of our race - Severus answered-tell me Legolas, if this was Mirkwood and its borders were treated and your help was needed what would have been your choice, would you have stayed with the group or helped with the treat to your homeland?- The Fellowship turned toward the lone elf
- I'll would have done the same as Draco- at that the hobbits looked betrayed
- I am the prince of Mirkwood and the protection of my people is very important. I'll would have seen to it first, before rejoining the Fellowship
- I am glad that you understand- Severus nodded- the next few days will be tiring for us as we will need to increase our patrols- with these parting words both elfs left the clearing.

Few days later the Fellowship left Lothlorien under the Galadrim watchful eyes, hoping that they would see Draco again.