Gi Melin (I Love You)

Chapter 16

Aurelea rode her horseback to Mirkwood, as fast as she could. Arthion was following Aurelea close behind. He was yelling her name, trying to make her stop, but she kept on running.

"Noro (run), Uru." Aurelea yelled to her horse.

Aurelea's horse immediately picked up the pace, making them be farther ahead of Arthion. When Aurelea finally made it back into Mirkwood, she took a short cut to the castle. She slowed her horse down to a trot and then a walk.

"Hiril vuin (my lady)." The guards said as they saluted Aurelea.

One of the guards walked up to Aurelea, waiting for her to hand the reins over to him.

"Please take him to the stables and make sure he is feed," Aurelea ordered.

"No, hiril vuin (yes, my lady)."

"Let fael (thank you)," Aurelea thanked.

The guard took the horse and walked down to the stables. Aurelea looked back at the Mirkwood woods. She thought about how far Arthion was, till he would reach Mirkwood.

She went inside. She walked to the throne room, stepped up the steps, and sat down on the chair. She was uncomfortable, but what was she supposed to feel like after that. Arthion eventually arrived at Mirkwood. He slid off his horse and ran into Mirkwood.

"Where is she?" Arthion asked one of the guards.

"Mana (what)?" The guard questioned.

"Manna is hiril vuin, Aurelea (where is my lady, Aurelea)?"

"Oh, follow me hir vuin (my lord)."

The guard led Arthion into the throne room, where he saw Aurelea sitting straight up in her chair. She did not look at Arthion. She didn't move a muscle. It was like she wasn't there.

"Aurelea?"

"Guards leave us," Aurelea ordered.

Every guard in the room followed out of the throne room. Until the doors were shut, nobody said a word.

"What happened to you today?" Arthion asked. "Why did you run off, Aurelea?"

"Why did you go down on one knee?"

"I was proposing to you."

"But why Arthion?" Aurelea shouted standing up from her chair. "You know I can't leave as your wife, I can't leave my kingdom."

"I know you can't Aurelea, that is why I wouldn't have asked you to marry me, without knowing you couldn't leave Mirkwood," Arthion explained.

"Arthion, I want to marry you, but it is just not the right time. Besides, how could I rule Mirkwood and you rule Gondor?"

"Aurelea, I thought about it for awhile, before I decided I would propose to you. I have an idea of how this would work, but you would have to agree to marry me," Arthion mentioned.

Aurelea gave a little laugh. "Oh, Arthion."

Arthion went on one knee again. "I'll ask you again. Will you Aurelea, the ruler of Mirkwood, do me the honor of marrying me?"

Aurelea looked down at Arthion.

"I -"