“Taenil.”
The ranger was not easy to spot unless you knew him well, and Haldir knew these woods better than most. The marchwarden had gone looking for him as soon as he could, his heart filled with both relief and concern at finally seeing him. “Your brother says you are to be married.”
"Haldir..."
Taenil was sitting on a tree branch, arms wrapped around his bent knees. Blue eyes blank as he gazed out over the ground. He managed a tiny faint smile as he noticed his friend approach but it quickly faded into nothing.
"Yes, I am.. Although I don't.. want to be..."












