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Hobbitfeatures: Gilhen is suposed to mean Star child but I'm no good at Elvish so I don't know if it really means anything or not. I just made it up. As for where I got the idea...well I realized that when she discovered everything was happening like the movie and that things weren't really wrong after all there really wasn't any reason for her to stay with the Fellowship so I came up with a reason for her to stay. It took me a while to think of something and I finally settled on calling her star child and then to make it sound Elvish I just put Gil-Star and hen-child together.
Crecy: Hehe I wasn't, honest. "To Late" was refering to when she said "don't tell Haldir" and he was standing at the door and said "To late." And yes this is the end. cowers in corner but I'm writing an Orland fic on my website if you like those.
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A/N: Well I'm sad to say that this is the final chapter. I started this story with the thought that no one would like it and I would end up deleting it but that wasn't the case. The feedback from everyone was very positive and encouraged me to continue on. I want to thank everyone that read Prisoner whether you reviewed or not. As always, things in bold are spoken in Elvish.
Arwen finishes brushing Diana's hair and then stands back to look at her. "You look beautiful."
"Thank you. I doubt I compare to the way you looked," Diana smiles as she stands up and smooths out her gown. "I've never seen a more beautiful gown though. Thank you." Her gown is made of a pale green silk with silver threads weaved through out which make it sparkle in the light. The bottom stops to where it just sweeps the floor. The sleeves hug her arms down to her elbows and the bottom part of the sleeves are bell shaped.
Lady Galadriel walks into the room and smiles. "You truly are a child of the stars. You are beautiful, Aranel. There is just one thing missing." Galadriel holds up a delicate silver chain with a small crystal pendant attached to it. "Inside this crystal is the light of Earendil to remind you of who you are, Gilhen and of what you have accomplished." She fastens the necklace around Diana's neck and smiles proudly at her.
Haldir steps into the room and freezes. "I have never seen a more beautiful sight," he says softly taking in Diana's appearance.
Diana smiles back at her brother who is dressed in his uniform that is reserved for ceremonies. "You're looking pretty good yourself, Haldir."
"It's time," he says and offers her his arm. She rests her hand on top of his and he leads her out the door.
Haldir leads her into a large banquet hall and toward a large dias where Legolas is kneeling on his knees with his back to her and his head bowed. He is dressed in a dark green tunic and breeches made of silk and a golden circlet signifying his royal status.
She glances over at her friends with a smile. Aragorn and Gandalf are smiling as they watch her. The Hobbits all give her a little bow except for Pippin who gives her a small wave. And Gimli is trying to act indifferent but can't hide his grin and the gleam of pride in his eye as she passes by and if she had looked back she would have seen him quickly wipe away a tear.
She grins at Eowyn when she sees her standing with Boromir's brother, Faramir and Eowyn smiles back.
Diana returns her gaze to Legolas' father as they stop in front of him, Diana curtsies and Haldir bows.
"Do you Hadir, Marchwarden of Lothlorien approve of this binding between Lady Aranel and Prince Legolas?" King Thranduil asks formally.
"Yes, I approve of this binding." Legolas stands up and smiles as Haldir places her hand in his. They hold their hands flat and palm to palm as King Thranduil steps up to them.
"Will you honor and respect one another, and seek to never break that honor?" he asks them.
"We will," they answer together.
The king drapes a white silk ribbon over their hands. "And so the first binding is made. Will you share each other's pain and seek to ease it?"
"We will."
Thranduil drapes another ribbon over their hands. "And so the binding is made. Will you share the burdens of each so that your spirits may grow in this union?"
"We will."
A third ribbon is then places over their hands. "And so the binding is made. Will you share each other's laughter, and look for the brightness in life and the positive in each other?"
"We will."
The King places the final ribbon over their hands. "And so the binding is made. Thranduil ties all of the ribbons around their hands and smiles at them. "Prince Legolas and Lady Aranel as your hands are bound together now, so your lives and spirits are joined in a union of love and trust. Above you are the stars and below you is the earth. Like the stars you love should be a constant source of light, and like the earth, a firm foundation from which to grow.
King Thranduil turns and picks up a golden circlet that looks almost like Legolas' except it has a small ruby in the center. Legolas turns and helps Diana kneel without kneeling on her dress. Tranduil gentley places the circlet on her head and then helps her stand. "It is now my honor to proclaim the binding of Prince Legolas and Princess Aranel. May they be blessed."
Legolas takes her hand in his and they turn to face their friends and family who all let out a cheer of joy. Diana looks up happily at Legolas and he kisses her softly before they join their friends as the celebration begins.
The new couple eat and then dance for several hours before disappearing from the celebration.
When they get to their room Legolas pulls Diana to him. "I love you," he whispers before kissing her passionately. "I love you too, husband," she smiles.
They make love well into the night before falling asleep in each others arms.
This has been a fun journey and I want to once again say thank you to everyone that has enjoyed my story. I thought about ending it with them leaving for Valinor after Aragorn's death but I couldn't bring myself to end it with his death so I chose to end it this way instead.
I have started another story called Shattered Soul but as it is an Orlando Bloom story and has nothing to do with LOTR you will have to go to my website to read it if you wish to. You can find the address on my bio page.