After she agreed to going with the company, Eruwen looked directly back towards her brother who was standing near the back. Nárello had no expression on his face, nor did he look up at his sister. Eruwen turned back around to face the company in dismay. She knew she might have been foolish for agreeing so quickly, but it was just something she had to do. Eventually she worked up the courage to walk back and face her brother as well. As her slow pace soon brought her at his position, she lowered her head.
"I know you’re mad at me," Eruwen said quietly. She heard Nárello take a deep breath, but then he looked up into her eyes.
"Eruwen, you are my sister," he replied. "I cannot be mad at you for doing this. If anything, I should be proud...for you have great courage to agree to go out there."
"Then why are you acting so ill towards me?" Eruwen asked.
"I just don’t want what happened to our mother to happen to you," answered Nárello.
"And it won’t. I’ll be careful...like always."
Nárello looked at her in disbelief. "Yes, that is what I am afraid of," he said with a slight laugh in his voice and took another deep breath. "But I guess if you must go, then I cannot stop you."
Eruwen smiled shyly in gratitude and hugged her brother before he left. "Tell father goodbye for me," she said. "I won’t be returning home before we leave."
Nárello nodded and replied, "Take care of yourself. I’ll be watching for your return every day."
As a friend of hers called her from behind, Eruwen bid farewell to her brother. She gave him another short hug and then Nárello turned to leave. Eruwen walked over and began to talk with her friend, Callo, who was a close neighbor to her.
"So you’re going as well are you?" Callo said confronting his longtime friend. "Aren’t you scared?"
"No...well," Eruwen replied uneasily. "I don’t know. Whatever’s out there is of course frightening, but I think I won’t have to worry about being scared. I’ve faces many fears in my lifetime."
"Yes, but you knew what all of those were," said Callo. "How will you do against the unknown?"
"Just fine," the She-Elf said. "Besides, it’s not like I’m going alone."
"Of course," Callo said turning towards Ceros in the front of the room. "You have Ceros, the brave with you…why should you be afraid?"
"He’s not the only one going, Callo. There are many others as well. Although, it is an advantage."
The two Elves laughed as they continued conversing for much longer.
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