Story [LOTR] As the Evening Star Rises & Sets. Post On: 01/09/15!

Title: “As the Evening Star Rises& Sets”
By Nyota’s Heart

Disclaimer: Borrowing with boundless admiration!

Characters: Arwen/Aragorn – with other appearances.

This uses the prompt “hand in hand”

When first she laid eyes upon Estel as he was known, he had come to live in Imladris under the guardianship of her father, Elrond. Brave he was and lively of wit. Her brothers, Elrohir and Elladan, gave him tutelage in all the arts of warfare and leadership. Arwen was blossoming into womanhood and was not of an age to notice one less than her number of years, particularly one of Mortal kind, whose years were counted otherwise.

Yet when Estel knew 25 summers, and she somewhat more, in the lovely and serene glades of Lothlorien they met again and something stirred.

They walked hand in hand under the mallorn with nefridil and elanor about their feet and talked of many things. Aragorn, as he was now known, did not tell her she was Luthien breathing and vibrant again. Others of Elven kind had said so on more than one occasion, but it was in his eyes and the reverent tone of his voice.

Arwen, for her part, knew what destiny lay upon Aragorn, if he were brave enough and if circumstance blessed him with reclamation of the Gondorin line. She knew it was folly to pledge her troth in such a context of uncertainty but …

Something in her pondered the should of the matter.

“Come back in mid-summer.” She bade him at long last. “I will have my answer then.”

She stilled the soft inner voice that told her that her choice was already set in her heart of hearts.

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AN: I was gonna start this anyway soon-ish so I seized the opportunity.

 

A good head start!

 

Love to see this

 

Replies Thanks!!!! How this pairing mirrors and is different from L/B fascinates me to no end. The differences that come about because of the timeframes and contexts are also fun to explore.

 

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Yet there was never no doubt in Arwen's mind what choice she would make. She assented to long years of waiting and this without knowing the final true outcome for Aragorn's endeavor. But her heart stayed true. She wove him a warrior's banner and awaiting his summons to Gondor. When it came, it was a day of triumph for her as well as for him. Her beauty and endurance and courage were lauded through all the Realms. She grieved her mother and her father, but her choice was not one she could ever regret, and one she would remake over again. Her name was woven in the tapestry of the Histories of Mankind and Elvenkind alike and praised for all her virtues of character.

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Fini

 

Fini?

Not more of Arwen?

 

Arwen not looking at a boy so much younger than her at first cracked me up And I love that he didn't try to flatter her with fancy words; he just loved her More soon, please!