Chapter one

Lost in thoughts....

It was a very beautiful morning, that could even been seen inside Mirkwood Forest. In the very rare open spots, you could see the sun shine and sky was blue without the look of a cloud. Because of the sun, it looked light under the trees and the temperature was nice. Mirkwood almost looked like a normal forest at that moment, instead of a from fearsome creatures forgiven place......

Aragorn walked through the forest, making his way to the center of the forest, where he hoped he would find the Elves living in Mirkwood under the command of their king Thranduill. Elrond, the Lord of Rivendell, and his foster-father, sent him to Thranduil to request his help with finding a creature called Gollum. Aragorn wasn't altogether that happy with this assignment,, because it meant he had to leave Arwen, Elronds' daughter, and his one true love, despite the fact she was an immortal Elvenprincess and he a mortal human.

So while he was walking through Mirkwood with the sun shining in his face, his thougths went back to Arwen...........

"Arwen, I have to tell you something, my love" Aragorn softly said as he walked into her room. "I know", Arwen nodded, "Ada told me you had to leave tomorrow. But I beg you, do not worry your heart about leaving me, I will be fine. It is you I am worried about... A dark cloud has been growing in my mind. But there is also hope: you will find something or someone, you never expected, but I am sure it will help you find your way and you will have profit from it for the rest of your life...

So don't worry, meleth nin, and just go as you should" ( ..my love...)

Aragorn listened to her words again, wondering what they could mean and he was about to find in this dark and creepy forest. But thouhg he tried very hard, he could not possibly come up with a solution for the mysterious words Arwen had spoken. And then, suddenly feeling very lonely without her, his thoughts went back to their last moments together....

"Do not let your heart be troubled, meleth nin" he heard Arwen say, and he turned towards her. "Come and go to sleep, for tomorrow you have to get up early for your journey to Mirkwood" She gave him a kiss and stretched herself herself out beside him. "Don't worry, everything will be fine..." was the last thing he heard before he fell asleep..... (... my love..)