An Explanation

T.A.2500

Greenwood

Lìvias' POV

I had to blink a couple of times, because of the light.

(Wait, light? Where am I?)

My eyes started to focus. I saw I was no longer in the woods, but in the palace.

(How did I get here? Where is Legolas?)

Someone was holding me, no take that back cradling me. It was Naneth, she was mumbling something, or praying to the Valar.

'Naneth?' I whispered.

"Oh, Lìvia you are alright. Thank goodness." She whispered back.

"I'm fine, 'Naneth,' honest." A familiar voice assured.

I turned to the voice, finding Legolas beside his mother.

I looked back at Naneth.

"How long was I out, 'Naneth?'"

"I do not know. You were unconscious, when you got here." She whispered back.

I looked back at Legolas, finding him staring straight at me. I gave him an assuring smile, and he smiled back. Legolas then turned his gaze, when the King spoke.

"'Legolas, tell me what happen."

"It's...a long story, 'Ada.'"

"We have time."

"Then, do we at least get dinner." I asked.

All eyes stared at me, now all aware of my presences.

"Of course. After you see a healer." The King replied.

~~~

Legolas and I went to the head healer, Eleaín. She cleaned our scratches, as I told her how much I knew about healing. She was quite impressed.

After we ate, we returned to the Kings' study room, to explain what happened.

"Alright, start from after the greeting. Legolas."

"Like always Ada, I go to the woods before dinner, and arrive before the sun sets."

I then spoke.

"I wanted to explore the palace, and hopefully could find the archery range. But I got lost."

"And that is when the long part comes in." Legolas began. "As I headed to the archery range, I got the feeling someone was following me."

"I followed him, until he tripped me." I admitted, looking at Legolas.

"I apologized."

"You also held a dagger to my face."

"You were following me."

"I only did that because you knew where it was."

"Which how could you have known that he knew where the range was?" The King asked.

"Funny. That is the same question Legolas asked."

"And your answer was?"

"He had his bow and arrows, with him."

His face said it all, Ada was silently laughing behind the King.

"Then, what happened?"

"I showed Lìvia where it was. We climbed one of the trees, showing her what it looked like."

"It was beautiful, 'Ada.' I of course thanked him. Then I realized, we never introduced ourselves."

"Wait." Ada said. "You mean to tell me, that the both of you spent all this time and never asked their name was, or even knew what they looked like."

"No." I said simply.

"Care to explain then."

Legolas and I glanced at each other and then back to our fathers.

"You wouldn't believe us if we told you." I replied.

[Unbelievable.] I heard the King say.

...How?

[What the?]

[Who said that?]

"So by know the sun was setting. Was it not?" The King continue.

"Yes, that is why we started climbing down, but-" Legolas said, trailing off.

"But what?"

"I was climbing down the tree, Legolas was already on the ground. I slipped on a branch and fell 30ft from the ground, luckily Legolas caught me."

"And got knocked out, we both did."

"That is why, you never showed up for dinner." Ada replied.

We both nodded, keeping the part of me letting go of the branch secret.

"When I woke up, the sun had set. Once Lìvia woke up, they attacked."

"What attacked?" The King asked.

"Spiders. Giant spiders." I replied.

"We ran, trying to out run them, but they caught us. Lìvia fell to the ground, and the guards came and took us back here."

~~~

King Thranduil released us.

Telling us to go straight to bed.

~~~

Third Person POV

Once Lìvia and Legolas, closed the door, Elrond let out a deep sigh, and smiled. Thranduil looked at him.

"What's so amusing?" Thranduil asked.

"That at the end of all this, they are to be married."

"Do not remind me. What was the Valar thinking?" Thranduil asked no one in particular, until he asked Elrond.

'"What was that?"

"What was what?"

"You know exactly what I mean, 'Peredhil.'"

"Oh, Thranduil that hurt." Elrond said sacristy. "But no I do not know what you mean."

"Her eyes. What was that?"

"What makes you think I know?"

"You were the only one not surprised seeing it."

"Well it is not the first time is has happened."

"How many - what is it?"

"Lìvia, has the gift of foresight."

"Foresight? That could come in handy. When did you first notice?"

"Once when she was only year old, then when she was six. She has been learning to control it ever since."

"So she has improved?"

"In a way yes. She sees differently."

"Differently? How so?"

"She seems to see when she is startled or has a memory of something.

~~~

Lìvias' POV

I made it back to the room that me and Arwen share, with the help of Legolas. I waved him goodbye, as he did the same. I opened the door to be greeted by my sister.

"There you are." She exclaimed hugging me. "Oh, you stink."

"Thanks Arwen."

"Tub. Now." She ordered covering her nose.

"Yes, mother." I mocked. 

"Don't smart mouth me."

"Yes, ma'am." I replied walking towards the bathroom.

"Lìvia." She said disappointed.

I only smiled.

~~~

After my bath that Arwen gave me, I mean it's not like I can bathe myself.

Arwen was in her bed reading, as I was just about to fall asleep when she spoke.

"Lìvia? May I ask you something?"

"Of course." I said, looking at her.

"I know it is a little late to ask this, but I just did not know how to put it."

"What is it, Arwen?"

"It is this drawing." She replied, as she grabbed her bookmark.

To my surprise, it unfolded into a picture. A picture I have not seen since the day I drew it. A picture of her and her daughter.

"Do you remember it?"

I nodded.

"Yes. It is one of my favorite." I looked back at Arwen. "You had it the whole time?"

"Yes. I was overwhelmed with it really. I was wondering if you remember the vision of it."

"Yes, I remember it quite well."

"What is he like? The elf I marry."

She thinks he is an elf. Should I tell her? But Grandma told us not to. Right.

"Well, ..what do you want to know?"

"How tall his he?"

"Average."

"Hair color?"

"Dark brown almost black."

"Eye color?"

"Grey."

"Is he from Rivendell?"

"Technically no, but he will live there."

"Just one more. The baby, is it a boy or a girl?"

I smiled.

"A girl. But faire warning, she may look like you, but she will act like her father."

Arwen gave a quick smile.

"You never showed, anyone this?"

"No. How can I, without freaking out, both our parents."

"Could you imagine their faces?"

We both laughed then. I then grabbed one of the pillows and threw it at Arwen, hitting her right in the face.

"Lìvia!" She said and threw it back.

I laughed until it hit me in the face, making me fall backwards on the bed. 

Which made Arwen laugh.

I threw another.

~~~

Third Person POV

Celebrían was in bed reading, her husband beside her, most likely asleep.

Celebrían looked up from her book, when she heard laughter.

'Melleth?' "Do you hear that?"

"Hmm?"

"Elrond!" She hissed.

"What?!" He asked sitting straight up.

"Listen."

As Elrond did he hears laughter.

"Got you." Arwens' voice rang.

"Ouch."

Arwen laughed again.

"Sounds like laughing. What's wrong with that?"

"Arwen is laughing."

Arwen always took things seriously, that is why she was not courting any Ellons. She thinks they can not be serious. Hearing her laugh was a blessing.

"So she is."

[Are you enjoying, Arwen laughing, Ada?]

[Lìvia? Is that you?]

[Yes. I didn't even know I could do this.]

[You are becoming more like your Grandmother.]

[Is that a bad thing?]

[Not at all.]

"I'm coming!" Elladans' voice shouted.

"Me too!" Elrohirs' voice shouted as well.

As laughing could be heard all night.

~~~

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Peredhil - Half-elven

Short, sorry.

Did anyone catch the man Lìvia is talking about?

If not then go back to Chapter...15? Yes, 15.

And if ya'll are thinking about the girl, - that's a character I put in later on. She's important to the story-ish.

SHE'S IMPORTANT!

Its not like I have two more characters coming in.

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NOTHING! Nothing..

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