Freedom= Eowyn
In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
I'm sitting here in Ithillien watching my beautiful daughter and I can't help but think of you.
I'm smiling again uncle. I finally found the happiness you so longed for me to have, and with it I found the freedom I sought for so long. Imagine my surprise when it came from what seemed to be a cage. I never thought I should truly be happy here in this city of stone. It seemed to be everything I hated. I felt imprisoned in that house of healing. I longed to ride to war, to die as you had- with glory, honor, and victory.
Instead I was locked in a cage. A cage that I feared I would never be free from.
Then I met Faramir, and I started to smile again. The more I smiled the freer I felt, indeed, never had I felt so like I could fly. He captured my heart Uncle, and brought a peace to me I had never known. When he asked me to marry him I didn't hesitate to reply yes. I know you would have laughed if you had been there. I often told you I would never marry, I wouldn't allow myself to be held down and bound to any man. I remembered how you use to laugh and say that I'd change my tune when the right man came. How right you were. I found the love I sought in my Faramir. Through him I learned to love, and that truly was a new freedom. To be held so tightly in his embrace, I've never felt so free.
My daughter has your smile. I see you every time she laughs, every time she's happy. I think you would like that. It's an eternal reminder to what it took for me to find the freedom I was so obsessed with.
A simple smile.
A/N: The gruff dwarf has a heart! I love the friendship of Gimli and Legolas, I think they have a really great story.