'Just where do you think you're off to?' Gimli asks me.
'Not this time. This time you must stay Gimli.' I reply. If I make them stay with the men of Rohan they are less likely to be killed and I don't have to worry about them and Seloriel. Gimli simply grumbles as a reply.
'Have you learned nothing of the stubbornness of Dwarves?' Legolas asks coming up on the otherside of me with his horse packed.
'You might as well accept it. We're going with you, laddie' Gimli states. I sigh. Perfect, now I have three friends who are coming with me to almost certain death. Not what I wanted.
'Are you ready to go Aragorn?' Gimli asks.
'Almost, I just have to wait for one thing' I reply, referring to Seloriel.
'And what might that be, Aragorn?' I hear a soft voice ask from behind me, making Gimli and I jump.
'What have I told you about doing that? Are you trying to scare me to death?' I ask her.
'I can't help it if men and dwarves are scared so easily! See, Legolas saw me' she replies. Unfortunately, Legolas heard her say his name.
'Legolas, Gimli, this is Seloriel. She will be accompanying us' I state.
'An elvish girl? haven't we got enough elves, Aragorn?' Gimli grumbles. 'What good will she do?'
'Well, Master Gimli, I think you will find my skills rather useful, unless of course you are a mage yourself?' when there is no reply she continues. ' I thought not. So don't complain! You have the last of the elvish mages with you. No one else has had these powers since my grandmother. And she is leaving on the boats'
'Seloriel?' Legolas says quietly.
'It's been a very long time Legolas, but I told you we would meet sometime in the future'
'Why would you come? Why risk almost certain death, when you could be safe with the others of our kind?'
'Love. Love for our world. Love for the race of men. Love for my friends. And love in general' she says looking at me. I know that she looked at me when she was referring to her love for her friends and turned and looked straight at Legolas when she said 'love in general' but I think Legolas did not see. I believe from the look on his face that he thinks she is in love with me. When I, and only I, know that she has loved him for many years now. This will be interesting.