#wonderful foreshadowing in this one 🌸😈

[curiouselleth]

Veil of Starlight

It's well decorated. Cozy... and lived in, he observes as he steps over the threshold, faintly smiling at the vase of lily of the valley, milkweed and cyclamen on a mantel above the hearth. Elwing always loved picking flowers.

It had been so, so long since he had seen his little sister. His little cuen. And his breath caught for a moment as he watched her come around the corner. She's so grown up. Without us. Elured thought, tears starting to form in his eyes.

"Ah you must be King Gil-galad! Suilad! It is so wonderful to finally meet you!"

"Ahm," he cleared his throat, "yes, it is wonderful to, meet you, too. I'm so glad we finally got the chance..."  he trailed off.

"How goes matters on the Isle? Good? Well..." she chattered on, but Elured was barely listening.

He worked rapidly to drop the enchantment disguising his identity, in denial, No, it must be the enchantment, that must be why she... why she doesn't- he thought frantically as it finally came down. 

But she didn't react. She kept on speaking about how things were in the Havens, until she noticed his lack of response, and pauses.

She takes a uncertain step forward. "Are... are you part maia as I am?" She haltingly asks.

"I. I am, yes, as you are." Elured hesitantly answers. Is this it? Is she starting to recognize me?

But she takes his hesitant response as him not wishing to speak of it, "I'm sorry, I did not mean to pry, and you need not explain. I too understand having a past too painful to speak of."

Elured nods, shocked and despairing. She didn't know him. His little sister doesn't know him anymore.