[arelendil]

Elwen sighed. The trees held no comfort for her and the stars where hidden behind vast clouds. From the pub came sounds of singing and cheer. Elwen longed for the sight of a cheerful face and could stand the outside no longer.

She stood silently, pulling her cloak yet more tightly around her. A warm fire and a door between that and the outside that is what she desired. Well no... It wasn't but her hearts desire was impossible, and for now she would have this instead. Elwen walked slowly up to the door, a golden glow coming from beneath. Her fingers traced a pattern on the door, now long worn to almost invisble. Elwen bowed her head and pushed the door open.

At once she was hit with a light so bright that, Elwen could see nothing. But as her elven eyes quickly adjusted, she gasped. All around her, some sitting, some standing, some walking around was a multitude of folk. Elwen pulled her cloak more firmly around her, she had not expected the pub to be so full.

Elwen stood in the door way not knowing what to do, there was no one here to guide her.Her fingers danced over a plain silver ring, twisting it round her finger as she played with it unconsiously.
"No," she whispered quitely to herself, " the memories are to painful. Don't go back, move forward."
But still Elwen didn't move.

[ December 10, 2002: Message edited by: arelendil ]