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I turn my gaze back towards the balcony where I knew Father stood watching us depart... As our eyes meet, his gaze is so solemn and I still see his grief there... And I remember... "Do I not still have your love?" he had asked me, breaking my heart. "You always have my love, Ada! Always!" I replied as I buried my head into his shoulder, biting back a sob. I cannot stand to see the pain I am causing him, and that is why I must depart Imladris... As we cross the threshold of my childhood home, I turn again to look ahead, turning my thoughts towards my destination. Lothlòrien... I will flee to the shelter of the mallorn trees where I had dwelt so long after my mother's departure to the West... I will flee to my grandmother's arms in hopes that she will support me in the decision I have made to remain behind in Middle-Earth so that I may love Aragorn... But I cannot even be sure that Galadriel, the wisest of the wise, will not see my love for Aragorn as nothing more than folly, and I cannot be sure whether or not even she will not urge me to depart these shores with my Elven kin. Oh, sweet Elbereth, I feel so alone in this, my choice. Will no one I love support me now in this hour of my decision? |
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