The Lady and the Loremaster

by elrond peredhel

My version of how Elrond and Celebrian get together, starting 17 years before their marriage. Sylfaen and Tavair are mine, you pronounce his name Tah-vay-uh. Everyone else belongs to J.R.R. Tolkien. RESUBMITTED AND EDITED WHOLE STORY!

2. 1B: A Tutor Down

Chapter 1b – A Tutor Down

4/3/92 TA

Dear Diary,

Poor Tavair broke his back yesterday. It is not so bad that he will not recover, but he can hardly move, let alone teach at the moment! He always gets the best out of his students; their method of returning him home after the accident is a testament to that. The older members of the class took control of the situation with confidence, and kept the younger members elflings busy in order to prevent mass hysteria. The stretcher was thoughtfully padded to keep Tavair's back aligned whilst protecting it from the road, and it was sturdy enough to hold him comfortably.

Of course, we now have to find a replacement to continue with his classes where he left off, with as little disruption as possible to the elflings' learning. As such, Naneth has sent out messages, asking the best scholars and tutors in the elven world if they can spare a few months to help educate our youth. I am a poor substitute by comparison, but until we have an answer in the affirmative I am sharing Tavair's classes with the other tutors in Lorien.

Celebrían