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Aragorn

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Date Posted: 20:16:33 03/23/02 Sat

Aragorn's joy evapourated as quickly as it had come.
The woman he loved was enfolded in the arms of another man.
Legolas's face had been inches from Arwen's as the king had flung open the door.
Now he had withdrawn but the dreadful image still filled Aragorn's mind as the elf blustered trying to explain what seemed simple enough to the king.
Even in his youth Aragorn had only been a moderatly attractive man and now being mortal he was aging, slowly but surely.
Legolas on the other hand was an elf, eternally young and eternally handsome.
He cursed himself for not realising sooner, but somebody else had. Obviously faithful Vomyr had noticed the goings on that he, as king, had been blind to, trusting to friendship rather than common sense.
"Aragorn, we were just..."
"Don't tell me what you were just Master Legolas, I am not as blind as I have been." While soft his voice carried the menace that he felt within his soul. Suddenley his composure left him.
"How dare you!" he yelled trying to intimidate the elf but his voice broke into a sob and he was forced just to mouth pathetically, "why?"
However before Legolas could even begin explain a troop of soldiers led by a breathless Vomyr burst into the room.
"I heard the shouting my lord," he breathed, taking in the scene before him. "Is everything alright?"
Tears running down his face Aragorn turned to them.
"Fine," he lied transparently. "Would you please escort Prince Legolas up to my office where he may collect his belongings and Master Gimli before leaving my castle." He turned to the elf who had till recently been one of his closest friends. "I want you out by sundown. You will go to the Shire and collect the hobbits. When you return with them I will rediscuss this matter further. Now get out of my sight. For it is only the regard I once held for you that keeps you alive and I fear that unless you leave immediately then my resolve will waver and Anduril will have work to do again. Now go."
Rising from the bed Legolas bad farewell to Arwen and left with as much dignity as he could manage, the soldiers surrouding him.
After they had left Aragorn managed one look at the woman who had betrayed him, tears streaming down her perfect face before rushing out the room, unable to bear his pain any longer.

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