It had been about three months since Rainaiel had been brought to Lothlorien to be healed. The elfling had grown much in the three months that they were there. One thing that was very evident about her growth was that her black hair had lightened greatly. But her blue grey eyes remained the same. As much as it made Aragorn jealous to see her hair nearly silver, the Ranger was happy to see his daughter growing healthy and strong. Also in that time Rainaiel had discovered that she had magic and was very excited to learn how to use it, but she had to wait until she was a little older to learn.
It made the elfling sad to hear that she had to leave Lothlorien, but she would not trade being with her mother and father for anything. Aragorn and Arwen both knew that Sauron was still after her, but they did not want to risk losing their daughter like that again. They would do everything in their power to keep their daughter safe and away from the dark lord.
"Will we come back to see you?" Rainaiel asked as Celeborn held her close for the last time for a few years. "Yes, of course you will. You need to learn how to use your magic, don't you?" He replied, descending down steps of the huge Mallon tree. "Yes!" She replied, excitedly. The sindar laughed softly as he kissed her head.
"And you were born here so this will always be opened for you no matter what." Galadriel replied, stroking hair. "I like it here, its fun." Rainaiel told them. "We hoped that you would like it here, my little one." Celeborn said, smiling at the elfling in his arms.
When the three finally reached the bottom of the tree, they found Aragorn and Arwen waiting with smiles on their faces. Rainaiel smiled wide when she seen them standing there, because she could stay with her family again.
"So Rainaiel, are you ready to go home?" Aragorn asked as Celeborn kissed her head one last time and hugged her close. "And stay with you and nana?" She replied, as she leaned over to hug Galadriel. "Yes, you will get to stay with your ada and me." Arwen replied. "I ready to go home." Rainaiel replied, as Galadriel handed her over to Arwen. "Good." She smiled.
The Peredhil family mounted their horses as they prepared to leave the Golden Wood. Aragorn took Rainaiel from her mother and nestled her safely in his arms in front of him. She snuggled in under his chin and settle down for a nap. Once the Lord and Lady of light gave their blessing, the group was off heading back to Rivendell.
One Month Later…
"You should have seen her, she was covered in mud from head to toe when her and my brother came back." Arwen laughed softly as her, her future husband and their daughter walked down the hall. The three were heading to their secret spot to spend some time together before Aragorn had to leave again. "Oh no, what did your father say?" Aragorn asked as he switched the shoulder that their sleeping child was lying on. "He laughed and said that she may end up being a ranger like her father one day. I told him that she had to wait until she was 80." Arwen replied.
A deep chuckle rumbled through the ranger's chest, causing the elfling to stir slightly. He smiled down at her, having a hard time seeing his little girl out in the wilds for long periods of time, alone. But then again, she was a fighter and certainly proved that she could hold her own.
"I have to agree with your father, but I just hope that she never has go through anything that we did." Aragorn said, kissing Rainaiel's silvery locks.
The EndAN: Stay tuned for the next part of the Daughter of Hope series: Peace Taken. Thanks