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[handofsilver]

Who: Celebrimbor and Anne.
What: Ghosts have ill effects on everyone.
Where: Anne's home and then somewhere...away. Fingers crossed that the ghosts don't follow.
When: Right now.
Warnings: Sad topics are likely - old wounds and all that.

One house was never meant to contain a host of Finweans. Celebrimbor was susceptible to their tumultuous emotions - he always had been - and it felt as if he was being strangled by love, duty and the past. At some point, when the shades started their tenth argument, he hit an emotional wall. He didn't care if they thought him a coward.

He had to get away. Using his staff - Eru knew where his cane had went - he hobbled his way to her door and knocked with purpose.

Also known as knocking loudly.

"Anne!" his voice rang clearly in the air; there could be no doubt who he sought in his discomfort.

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[souveraine]

Anne had been lost in her own nightmare, her husband and her lover at either side of her. There were times when she couldn't move, laying on a couch with a tear rolling down her cheek. She was supposed to be stronger than this and the knock on the door made her open her eyes slowly.

She pulled herself up to go to the door, opening it to see Celembrimbor standing there. He looked just as haunted as she was and she quickly helped him in, guiding him to the couch quickly so he didn't hurt himself. "I take it you have seen ghosts as well?"

[handofsilver]

Her sweet guidance - without question, without hesitation - settled his frazzled nerves before he could say a word. She understood somehow and his realization of why made his heart plummet into his stomach.

...as well.

"Who?" he reached for her once he was sitting, "My family has grown exponentially since last we spoke. Some, I welcome. Others..." would forever frighten him.

Fëanor.

[souveraine]

Anne took his hand without hesitation as she sank down on the couch beside him. "I have seen my husband, as well as my lover." her voice was soft, weighted with grief. "Louis knows I was not faithful to him -this must be my punishment by God."

She looked up at him when he mentioned who he had seen. "You have you seen?" she asked softly, concerned. "I am sorry, I know how it hurts."

[handofsilver]

"Anne..." he breathed, holding her hand securely and warmly between his own, "No. You are not being punished." his brow furrowed and color rose on his cheeks, "I have met no one kinder than you; I am certain you are a wonderful Queen." and she would make a wonderful wife in a loving marriage.

Louis hadn't provided that and her lover...

Celebrimbor didn't really like thinking of him.

"My grandfather, my uncles, my cousins..." he closed his eyes sadly, "Most of them have perished. Seeing them again is...difficult."

[souveraine]

"But I am an unfaithful wife, I broke my vows," she shook her head, tears forming at the corners of her eyes. She had been taught that tears were not befitting of a princess or queen, she was supposed to remain composed at all times even when her heart was shattered. But she felt her composure broken and she let a tear slip down her cheek.

She leaned against him, wishing she could do more to give him solace. "Has it been a long time since you've seen them last?"

[handofsilver]

"If your marriage is without love then how can you say it is a marriage at all? I do not see how the vows are binding." no, it wasn't ideal, but she had been forced into it for...politics. Celebrimbor was not fond of many political maneuverings, especially when someone so young and beautiful was trapped in unhappiness and guilt.

He wiped at the tear with his thumb, embracing her tighter. If only she could stay...

"Some, yes. Most I was glad to see - even if they quarreled overmuch with each other - however my grandfather..." he hissed, "I take after him in looks and talent. But he..." he bit his lip, "He frightens me."

[souveraine]

"Because I made the vow before God and I broke it when we-" she broke off as she looked at Aramis, reaching out for him. Her heart hurt so badly even as she felt her strength and life waning bit by bit. She looked back at Celebrimbor, she felt as if she would drown if she wasn't holding onto him.

"He isn't here, it's just a ghost. Don't give him power over you," she whispered as she laid down against him. "I'll protect you from him."

[handofsilver]

"I think God is smart enough to know you were trapped." he glanced at Aramis, his jaw tightening with...yes. Petty jealousy. He was better than that and so he looked away, burying the emotion so that he could focus on her. She looked so lost.

"Anne, listen to your own wisdom." he gently covered her eyes with his hand, "Your Aramis does not even know you are missing. When you are reunited, you will not remember any of this nightmare. This ghost is only Hadriel's attempt to break you."

[souveraine]

She wanted to be strong. All her life she had been told to be strong so that was what she was. But something inside of her broke and she clutched Celebrimbor tightly. She and Aramis would always be separated, even when she returned to France.

She would go back to being alone. She clung to Celebrimbor as she shook with muffled sobs, trying to hold them back. She knew he was hurting just as much as she was and so she held onto him tightly, trying to hold onto some of his strength.