Day 284: Tidings of Doom

elena_tiriel said I was thinking last night about whether Elrond and Celebrian would be able to sense when Arwen died.

Day 284

Tidings of Doom

Námo sought out Elrond and Celebrían where they walked in the cool shade of his brother’s garden.

"He is come," the Doomsman of the Valar told them. "Your foster-son."

Celebrían clutched her husband’s arm. Elrond forced his voice to steadiness. "And our daughter?"

"Not yet. He tarries so they may make the final journey together. I think she will not keep him long."

After Námo left, Elrond put his arms around his wife and held her close.

"I thought this grief old and dulled," Elrond murmured at last into Celebrían’s hair. "Yet here it is anew and sharp as ever."