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Happily Ever After: Chapter 11


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#1 Guest_celestine_*

Posted 29 August 2003 - 02:31 PM

Chapter 11: The Road to Recovery
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"Lady Rivian! I've finally found you. Lady Lene bade me to find you. I've a letter addressed to you," a messenger approached Rivian and Solaufein as they were about to leave the tavern.

"Alright, hand it over to me and begone with my thanks," Rivian took the letter and rewarded the messenger for his efforts. Her hands trembled when she recognized the elegant golden script on the envelope. It was addressed to her and at the back of the envelope, it bore the unmistakable signet of her beloved husband.

A strong wave of emotions erupted her mind as she found her knees weakening with anticipation. A strong arm grabbed her and helped her to a nearby chair. She glanced up at Solaufein's dark eyes. He nodded at her and she followed his gaze downwards to the letter she held in her hands.

"No. Not here." It was going to be a private moment for her, to read a letter from her beloved and she loathed to slip into her emotions in the public tavern.

Solaufein nodded and escorted Rivian back to her room in the tavern.


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The door was closed and locked, Rivian sat at the edge of her bed, her fingertips traced over the familiar signet seal, several fond memories rekindled in her mind. She smiled faintly to herself as she gently broke the delicate seal.


Dearest Rivian,

When you receive this letter, that means I'm no longer of this world. Your sweet name lingers on my lips and I wish it continues to do so until the end of time. The Watcher came to me in my dreams and told me my Time will come soon and He will claim my soul in service. My life had been more than anything I have ever expected and to many others, I lead the life of a Hero. I am surrounded by friends and love ones, my deeds sang by the bards over Faerun. I have brought honor and respect to the Delryn family and upheld justice and my oaths to the Order. To many others, my life had been bliss indeed. My God bestowed upon me, powers granted only to his selected favorites. What more can a man ask for in a lifetime that I have not accomplished? Yet, my soul knows that all my accomplishments will be nothing if it were not for you. My love, you are dearest in my heart. The hatred and anger in my heart would have consumed my soul if it were not for your wisdom and guidance. Your love granted me the strength and the will to stay on the path of Goodness and Justice. I meant it from the bottom of my heart when I told you I love you.

Four wonderful children, you have given me. Together we had taught them the Way we believed and set them upon the path of Honor. I leave with no doubt that they will continue to bring honor and respect to the family and their lives. Thank you, my lady for giving me a warm family that I otherwise never had.

Happiness, people speak of this word as notions of endless peace, ease and bliss. I did not understand that until I met you. You had brought to my life, Light, that would have otherwise being denied to me by the taint of my childhood. My love, you are the savior of my soul. I cannot, with words expressed what gratitude and love I held for you and loath knowing that I will be leaving you alone with many elven years ahead of you. My greatest regret is that I will not be there to comfort you and to kiss your sweet lips again. Do not despair and do not grieve when my Time comes. My life is complete. You are surrounded by friends and love ones. You are needed in this world. You have a duty to the family and your people. Do not forget that.

Be comforted that I depart with no regrets in my life. Know that I will always love you wherever my soul lies. Be brave, find another mate if you can, who will accompany and protect you for the rest of your elven years. Be strong, my love. Know that I cannot lead a more fuller and meaningful life than the one I led with you by my side.

Farewell, my love.
Anomen


Rivian held the letter close to her heart and held back the tears that threatened to flow down her pale face. A part of her felt free to know that Anomen led his life without regrets. She realized that she should not feel sorrow and grieve for a man whose deeds were so great that they would be written in books and taught to the young aspiring paladins in the Order. Somehow she did not feel so lonely now that she understood what Anomen felt when he departed the world. She smiled faintly as she drew comfort in that notion. Suddenly, she felt relieved of her emotional burdens as though the wings of sorrow and grief lifted from her shoulders. She felt refreshed and ready to face the challenges of Life and her duty towards the path she had chosen.

Solaufein sat besides her on the bed and faced her towards him. He whispered soft words of understanding and encouragement to her. He understood only too well, what would be written in the last letter addressed to a partner. He gently lifted her chin to look into her emerald-colored eyes, to comfort her with his gaze of understanding that held hers for some moment. The moonlight shined into the windows of the room, Solaufein noted that Rivian's hair glittered under the light and she looked almost divine, like an elven goddess. Instinctively, he traced a finger gradually up her chin to the tip of her pointed ears, the most intimate area of an elf. The act of intimacy melted the moments of awkwardness and frustration between the elves, for Rivian, it also reminded her of the enchanting tender moments that had been robbed from the lonely elf with the loss of her partner.

"You are so beautiful, Rivian," Solaufein spoke in eloquent elvish, breaking the tranquil moment they shared. Her cheeks blushed radiantly at the dark elf's compliment.

"Solaufein? You are so dear to me," she replied the compliment with one of her own and it was the truth, too. She had appreciated the dark elf's friendship and quiet support. To some extend, she was reliant on Solaufein's friendship that had lent her strength and boasted her will to continue.

Solaufein smiled at her remark.

"Rivian. I can no longer deny my feelings for you. I had already bare my heart to you. You had told me that you were not ready to accept a new love. I ask nothing of that from you, only that you would accept me as your friend, to comfort you in dark moments and defend you in battles," he spoke sincerely and took a deep breath to gain some courage to speak the words in his mind.

"I love you deeply Rivian. I.. I wish to hold you close to me, to hear your heart beat as you would of mine, to wake up with your hands entwined with mine. I.. I would not hold it against you if you think me.. unworthy of your affections. I.. I am a.. drow," he spoke gently, his tone dropping to a whisper at the last word and his eyes searching for any hint of acceptance in the gold elf's green eyes.

Rivian felt her heart skipped a beat on Solaufein's words. It was the second time in the week that he had bare his feelings to her. It was also highly unlikely that he would do that again if she rejected him. He had bravely opened his heart to her again. She knew that she had hurt him deeply with her last rejection, even though her intentions were noble. What was most shocking was that Solaufein's reaction to distance himself from her had affected her more deeply than she realised-it had made her realized how much he had meant to her. It took a moment for the full impact of Solaufein's words to reach her mind. She sat up in alarmed as she struggled to find in her disarray mind, words suitable to ease the uncertainty in the dark elf. She reached for his slender arm, and held it between her hands as she spoke to him.

"Don't say that. You are an elf just like I am. There is nothing within you that are of your hated kind. Your heart is pure and your actions are honorable, and they are what shaped you, my dearest friend. Your deeds would have put most elves like me to shame. Do not think this way of yourself."

"I thank you. I should go," assuming that Rivian had deliberately avoided answering his pledge to reject him lightly, he withdrew his arm and started for the door. He had only taken one step when she caught his arm and pulled him to an embrace.

"Don't go. Stay," she said the words he had yearned to hear for many years. Strong emotions of longing flooded as his slender hand cupped the back of her head and pulled her towards his long awaiting lips.

#2 Guest_Hunter_*

Posted 31 August 2003 - 05:23 AM

"Don't go. Stay," she said the words he had yearned to hear for many years. Strong emotions of longing flooded as his slender hand cupped the back of her head and pulled her towards his long awaiting lips.


Cute, but i'm wondering. How long time has passed in the story since anomens death, it's not quite clear

Hunter

#3 Guest_celestine_*

Posted 31 August 2003 - 09:42 AM

Cute, but i'm wondering. How long time has passed in the story since anomens death, it's not quite clear


Probably around a few months max, or even less. :)

#4 Guest_argan_*

Posted 31 August 2003 - 04:28 PM

Good chapter :)

#5 Weyoun

Posted 31 August 2003 - 08:59 PM

Aww, after all the sadness it was time for some sweetness. :wink: Very nicely done!

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#6 Guest_Hunter_*

Posted 01 September 2003 - 03:52 AM

Cute, but i'm wondering. How long time has passed in the story since anomens death, it's not quite clear


Probably around a few months max, or even less. ;)


Aha. The reason i'm asking is because i wasn't sure if it was a few months, or a few days, and if it was the latter it would seem a bit odd that she would fall in love with solaufein so soon

Hunter

#7 Guest_celestine_*

Posted 02 September 2003 - 12:54 AM

Aha. The reason i'm asking is because i wasn't sure if it was a few months, or a few days, and if it was the latter it would seem a bit odd that she would fall in love with solaufein so soon

Hunter


Yeah. that's a part where I need to cover more, or she simply turns out like Jaheira.

Thanks for the comments.

#8 Guest_Hunter_*

Posted 02 September 2003 - 04:46 AM

Yeah. that's a part where I need to cover more, or she simply turns out like Jaheira.


"Oh my poor husband is dead *sob*". "But i can still court a new man two weeks later" :twisted:




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