More Then you Seem

Summer 3009

It had been five years since the 18 year old princess of Dol Amroth had been to Edoras; but she had kept in close contact with its two youngest residence Eowyn and Eomer. Weekly correspondences went back and forth between the kingdoms and a very tight relationship was formed between Eomer and herself. Eowyn still looked to her as a mother figure and her letters reflected that, seeking advice and complaining about boys and other things that did not please her. Eomer on the other hand wrote quiet sweetly to Lothiriel about matters of Rohirric life. She knew that if Eowyn knew of how nicely her brother wrote that the whole of Rohan would know the young warrior’s softer side. And he would never live it down.

“Princess, another letter from Rohan,” the maid placed the familiar sealed letter in her charge’s hand with a sly look. “Somewhat early in the week for a letter from Lady Eowyn is it not?” The maid was trying to pull from the princess if it was actually from Lady Eowyn’s brother who had taken an extreme interest in her charge.

“Yes it is early. I hope nothing is wrong.” The letter was clearly from Eowyn herself. “That is all, you may leave for the evening.” Watching the maid leave she quickly tore into the letter.

Dearest Loti,
Please come and take me from Edoras as soon as possible! I do not want to live at Meduseld without Eomer! Something terrible has happened to him Loti; he spends his evenings out in the village with a woman named Cerrywyn and I am all alone except for uncle and Theodred. Now there are rumors that he will be leaving for Aldburg to start his own family soon. I DO NOT WANT TO BE WITHOUT HIM OR YOU PLEASE COME AND GET ME! You promised to always be there for me I need you desperately I do not want him to go and I can not go along. I hope this reaches you first before the invitation to the wedding. I do not like Cerrywyn at all Loti and I do not want Eomer with her. I do not know what to do; and I am scared.


Eowyn admitting she was scared was something that made Lothiriel take notice. The young shield maiden would not willingly admit to being scared, this event of losing her brother must truly terrify her to cause such panic. Folding the unfinished letter Lothiriel went in search of her father to ask him for permission to go to Edoras. Walking into the throne room she saw him and her brothers talking quietly to each other. The conversation stopped when she walked in.

“Father I have received a most distressing letter from Eowyn I ask permission to go to her in Edoras.” She bowed slightly to the older man.

“We are all going to Edoras love. I received a wedding invitation today from King Théoden announcing the upcoming nuptials of his nephew Eomer to a lady of Aldburg.”

Lothiriel’s world crashed. So Eowyn was not mistaken; Loti had hoped that the young maiden was exaggerating the whole situation with her brother. Only Elphir noticed how ashen she got at her father’s words. He knew of the long distant courtship between his sister and Eomer and was as shocked as she to find out he was marrying in a few weeks!

“We shall leave tomorrow evening. Please be ready Loti love, Eowyn will need you and so will Eomer’s intended. The poor thing is motherless and will need female companionship as she gets ready for her upcoming vows.” Imrahil was being honest, very honest and sincere but to Lothiriel he looked smug. She knew he did not wish anything more of Eomer and herself then friends, and far away friends at that.

Shaking she bowed to her father and walked out on Elphir’s arm. So she would support Eowyn and Eomer’s intended and Elphir would support her. Sometimes it was a godsend to have only brothers who had her best interest in mind and would defend her at what ever cost.

“The last words I received from Eomer were that he was in training and that things were well and that he would soon be able to visit me in Dol Amroth and ask a special favor from father. Elphir what has happened? Now he was marrying! For the past 5 years I have devoted myself to him, though he was far away. How can I get those years back? I do not even want them back!”

Elphir kept her company for the remainder of the evening. The next day the royal family set sail to Minas Tirith where they would travel with her uncle and cousins to Edoras for the wedding festivities.

TBC