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Chapter 5: A difficult decision
"Milanil, what's wrong with you?" a blonde elleth asked, sitting in a wooden bench beside a brown haired elf, inside the kitchen, and Milanil turned his mysterious grey eyes to Eowáthiel, and holding her hand, he said:
"Nothing, I just didn't rest very well last night, Eowá."
Despite his quick answer, Eowáthiel felt that he was hiding something from her, and noticing her concerned frown, Milanil put a smile on his pale face to prevent the blonde elleth of worrying.
'No, I cannot tell her what I feel. When I finally leave for Valinor, I'll write a letter telling her everything; for now I should keep it for myself.' were the thoughts within the elf's head.
Eowáthiel smiled back and told him:
"You know you can tell me everything, don't you? I know that lately I've been distant from everybody because of Legolas, but I promise that is going to change now."
Then, after kissing Milanil on the cheek, Eowáthiel got up and started preparing the breakfast. In that same moment, Inwë entered the room and her eyes widened in surprise when she saw her sister was making the breakfast.
Without saying a word, the green eyed elleth went to help Eowáthiel, and the two siblings made a great meal for their family. When they finished the preparation, Milanil was sent to call Legolas and Léssien who were playing outside.
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"Where are you, Léssien? Come on, I'll find you sooner or later!" Legolas playfully said.
Hiding behind a large tree, Léssien couldn't stop giggling and so, he found her in a second. The two elves had spent the beginning of the morning playing hide and seek, and now they were exhausted.
They lay on the grass, on their backs, and stared at the blue sky, where the clouds seemed to run faster with the blowing wind.
When Milanil stepped outside and saw that Léssien had been playing with Legolas instead of playing with him, as she usually did, he felt it was the right time to have a serious conversation with the Prince of Mirkwood.
"Léssi" Milanil called out "Breakfast is waiting for you in the kitchen! Your sisters want you there right away."
"What about you two?" the young elleth asked, raising an eyebrow.
"We'll be there in a minute, won't we Legolas?" Milanil quickly said, turning to face the blue eyed elf.
Legolas nodded in agreement, though he was not sure about what the other elf wanted from him. Suspiciously, Léssien walked inside, and it was only after her blue dress disappeared through the front door that Milanil decided to speak.
"So Legolas, how was your hide and seek game?" he asked, sarcasm in his every word.
"Well Milanil, it was great, though I'm quite sure you don't want to talk about that right now." the blonde haired elf answered, quickly correcting "I mean, at least not only about that."
"Really clever. I just want to give you a little warning: I may have lost Eowáthiel, but I'm not going to loose Léssien as well. She is like a younger sister to me, you know? I've always been here for her; I know how much she has suffered and still does with that unknown disease. I won't let you steal her from me!" Milanil dangerously hissed, his eyes showing anger.
Legolas' surprise kept him from talking for a few seconds, but when he did, his voice was strangely calm:
"I never steeled anyone from you and I'm really sorry that you put things that way. Just let me tell you this: Eowáthiel loves me and I love her, and we're going to be together forever; I'm part of this family. And just in case you haven't noticed, you're the one who is keeping the Leagallow family from being happy, always whining about everything. I feel sorry from you, Milanil." Legolas answered.
The grey eyed elf was stroked by those words: 'What if he is right? Eowáthiel and Léssien don't need me anymore; Inwë will watch over them. It's time to leave Middle-Earth.'
Turning around furiously, the elf stormed inside the house and headed to the room where he had been staying for so long now. He looked around, as if saying goodbye to that place, memorising every little detail.
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"Where are they?"Inwë asked when Léssien walked inside the kitchen alone, her face showing concern.
"They're outside. They said they'll be here in a minute, onóre!" the red haired elleth answered, pulling a chair to sit at the table.
Inwë stared cautiously at Eowáthiel, who was naively putting a plate in front of Léssien, humming an old song their mother had taught them. The three elleth started eating their breakfast, and Léssien told them about the game with Legolas. She was happier than ever and her strengths seemed to be finally coming back.
"That's great, honey." Inwë said, smiling "I told you that the time you'd spend in your bed, would be compensate in the future. But you must be careful, and don't exaggerate ok?"
Léssien nodded, while biting a toast. She was feeling better, and was also very happy that the family was getting bigger. But her sweet heart was always missing her parents even though they were always in her mind.
The silence inside the house was broke by the sound of a door being hardly slammed, and the three elleth stared at each other in surprise.
"Oops, I think someone is angry!" the youngest elleth innocently stated, holding a mug in front of her open mouth.
"I'll see what's going on" Eowáthiel said, before walking in the direction of the sound.
'This is not going to be good!' Inwë thought, before looking down at her younger sister and stand up:
"Léssi, what do you say about finishing the breakfast outside?" she asked, and the blue eyed elleth didn't think twice, and ran to the front door, almost hitting an upset Legolas "You too, come!" Inwë said, not giving space to a refusal from the blonde elf.
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When Eowáthiel entered Milanil's room, she found him sitting in the edge of the bed, staring at the window from where the other elves could be seen at the distance.
"Milanil, what happened?" she softly said, putting a hand in her friend's shoulder.
"I'm going to Valinor, Eowáthiel" the elf said, his eyes refusing to look at the brown eyed elleth beside him.
"What!" Eowáthiel cried. "You can't be serious… how can you leave us? We're you're family, aren't we?"
"Of course you are, but now you have Legolas to take care of you. I have no use here!" Milanil answered, finally finding the courage to look in her eyes.
"What do you mean: no use here? You are our sibling, we need you. Especially Léssien, you have been with her all of her life!" Eowáthiel said, despair reaching her mind, and Milanil, sadly smiling, replied:
"Léssien…of course. Are you so blind Eowáthiel Leagallow that you can't see what I feel for you? I love you, ever since we've meet. All my life I've pretended to love you as brother should love a sister, but I'm tired of doing it. You never really cared about me, so why does it matter now?" he cried, rising from the bed and walking from side to side.
"I had no idea, Milanil. I never thought…"the elleth started, but the grey eyed elf didn't let her finish. He was going to say everything he had kept for him, all of those years.
"Of course you didn't. All you can think of is Legolas, isn't it? You didn't even pay much attention when Léssi had the first signs of the disease, because your dear love had left to help the ring bearer. You are selfish and childish Eowáthiel, and I shouldn't even care about you. I stayed behind supporting you when you were despairing, fearing to loose the only being you really love, making me suffer more and more with your tears. But 'm done with that, now it's my turn to be selfish!" Milanil cried, his body shaking because of his sudden burst.
"You're being unfair!" Eowáthiel finally managed to say, her face flushed because of what the elf had said. "I care about my family and I care about you too! Guess eav novvlss Legolas dess me carine, you have to understand it. I watched Legolas leaving, so as my parents, but I stayed with Léssien and Inwë because they're my siblings. I didn't go with Legolas; I could never leave them!"
The two elves remained in silence for a while, thinking about what had been said. Milanil was the first breaking it, and when he talked his voice was lower than usual:
"I'll leave anyway. Everybody has the right to make their choices, and I've made mine; I'll leave tomorrow first thing in the morning. Now, if you don't mind I wish to pack my belongings."
"Fine!" was the only word escaping from the blonde elleth's lips before she left the room.
To be continued…
Note: Guess eav novvlss Legolas dess me carine, means: And I've known Legolas all my life. Just for you to know.
I want to hear some opinions from you guys that have been reading the story: Should Milanil leave, or should he stay? Don't forget to tell your reasons ok? Take care!