Arwen

The morning rays touched Arwen's face, finally waking her. Not that she particularly minded, but waking without Aragorn by her side was a bit difficult. It wasn't that she wasn't used to waking up later than he was. Quite the contrary. Her beloved had always woken earlier, as long as they knew each other. A couple of times so early that even when Arwen rose earlier than usual, he was no longer there, and the place where he slept was cold. It was still Imladris then. Of course, nothing had changed in Gondor. But the difference was significant. She saw it every day, and it filled her heart with joy. She no longer had to worry about something going wrong along the way, or having to wait months to see each other for even a couple of weeks. And that was the best-case scenario. Of course, the burden on my husband didn't ease, quite the contrary... There were more of them. Still, he wasn't trained to lead, and while Estel was a good leader, he had to learn everything from scratch. Undómiel served him not only as his wife but also as his mentor. At first, she was even surprised that her husband didn't object. It must have been hours before she finally saw her husband. The day was slowly drawing to a close. Arwen sat with a book at the foot of the bed; for some reason, she preferred to read on the floor. As a child, both her parents and grandmother had scolded her for this. She heard her beloved's footsteps in the distance, so she mentally gathered her thoughts. As soon as they heard them, Arwen became nervous. She still had something to say to her husband. She'd learned of her pregnancy a week ago, but for some reason she'd hesitated to tell Aragorn. She knew her husband would be happy. Very happy, even. But she didn't know how to say it. It wasn't news she could announce at any moment. And it wasn't anything special. It was just a slight nervousness over yesterday's decision to tell him today that made her wait until Elessar himself arrived, rather than go to him. As soon as the footsteps approached the door, the woman exhaled, collecting her thoughts.