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!

4. 2B: Relief

Chapter 2B– Relief

8/3/92 TA

Dear Diary,

Thank the Valar! Naneth told me the wonderful news last night; our pleas did not fall on deaf ears and as a result, High King Gil-Galad is sending his own seneschal and personal advisor to assist us. Now, Lord Elrond has some renown with words, he is a scholar of magnitude, but I am curious as to why the king would send a warrior to teach much less physical lessons than those of riding or swordsmanship.

Haldir says I will have to be careful not to be left alone with our visitor when he arrives: apparently he is a bit of an ellith (and some rumour an ellyn) magnet, and my dear friend does not wish to see me become enamoured, seduced and then abandoned, broken hearted. I do not believe this will happen however; Haldir may behave like that at times (mainly when he wants to impress someone) but he is well known for embellishing even the smallest rumour to create grandiose tales. I believe Elrond will be the perfect gentleman I have heard of, rather than the scoundrel Haldir seems to expect.

Celebrían