The Adventures of Luthien in Middle Earth I

Part 4

For the first time in a long time, Lúthien looked like the pretty elleth she was. The maids had helped her take a warm bath, so now she had a slight fragrance of lavender on herself. After the bath, a truly beautiful elven dress was waiting for her. And as if the dress wasn't enough,  the maids started braiding her hair while adding small ornaments here and there. When Lúthien was ready, she finally looked in the mirror, and she could not believe that the goddess who was looking at her was indeed herself. Lúthien could not remember the last time that she looked so beautiful.

At that moment, Legolas having felt her emotions knocked on her door to retrieve her. When the door to her room finally opened, his eyes immediately found hers through the mirror, and he was stunned. His soul sister looked so beautiful. He was happy but at the same time he was sad. His emotions were so confusing. He was happy because his sister could finally live peacefully without having to fight for her survival, but he was also sad because he had not found her sooner, so she could live comfortably from the start.

"Muinthel nin... you look beautiful. Like a goddess who has graced the land with her presence." Legolas whispered from behind her.

"Thank you, Hannar nin. I really like what was done to my hair." Lúthien exclaimed enthusiastically.

"That's good. I'm happy as long as you are happy. Now, muinthel nin, before we go to dinner and you meet my Adar, I would like to give you a gift." he explained to her while taking out a small black wooden box.

"Hannar... you didn't have to get me anything!" she murmured. She took the box from his hands  with suprise showing all over her features.

"No, I want you to have it as you are a really important existence to me, muinthel nin. Besides, I had it made when I first learned about soul bonds. " he persisted.

"Thank you, hannar nin! It really is pretty. " she said when she saw what was inside the box.

The gift that Legolas had given her was a stunning tiara. It was gold with a green gemstone in the middle. It was nothing extravagant. On the contrary, the style of the tiara was really simple. But it was easy to see  how much thought he had put into this gift. Lúthien was really happy receiving this gift as it was full of warmth and sincerity.

"Truly thank you, hannar nin... for everything. " she said, trying to keep her tears at bay.

"It's nothing, muintel nin. Now that I have found you, I will spoil you so much you will want for nothing in the end." he told her, understanding the meaning behind her words.

"Will you help me wear the tiara, hannar nin?" she asked him happily.

"Of course, muinthel nin." Legolas took it from her hands and put it on her head softly.

"You look really magnificent, muinthel nin. The tiara truly suits you." he complimented her.

Lúthien, not being used to compliments, smiled embarrassingly at him.

"Now, muinthel nin, if you are ready, we should make haste as we are already late. We don't want to make Adar wait." he told her as he made his way out of the room.

Lúthien not wanting to get lost in the palace, quickly followed after him. It was quite a cute picture, actually. If you saw it from a third-person view, it looked like a little bunny running after its owner.

On the other hand, King Thranduil was waiting to meet his son's soul sister. He was really curious to see what kind of person she is. However,  he didn't expect to see a small elleth trailing after his son like he hung the stars and moon. The first thing he noticed about the elleth was that she was really young. You could tell from her fäe that she was still considered an elfling. But what truly shocked him was her eyes. Her eyes were not the eyes of an elfling but the eyes of someone who has suffered too much. And at that moment, he felt it. He felt the bond snapping in place. He could not believe that his soul daughter was his son's soul sister as well. 'It was fate. She truly belongs to this family,' he thought to himself.

Lúthien had been really nervous to meet Legolas Ada, but when she got in that room, she felt so safe. It was the feeling you get only from a soul bond forming. Lúthien could not believe that in the span of a few days, she had found not only her soul brother but her soul father as well. She had started feeling whole again. She truly couldn't describe how ectastic she was feeling. Now, the only bond waiting to be formed is that of her soulmate.

"Adar?" she wispered while crying, not believing that he was real.

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Wow!!!
Thranduil and Lúthien become family after all. What will happen to Lúthien next? And how does Legolas feel about this incident? We will find out in the next part.
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