~The Secret Light~

Chapter 6:~Old friend~ Part 2

The servants served the food into the dining hall. Elora and Elladan sat beside each other on the right side of the edge of the long table.
Callon sat down beside Elora.
"So, how did you end up serving The Light Elves?,"Elladan asked interestingly. And Callon smiled, "Well, my mother and father moved into the Eldiro, one of towns/Villages of The Light Kingdom when Dior, The First Light elf had created The Light Kingdom And its towns/villages. I wasn't even born at that time. When I was older, I became an artist. So when Aranel became King and his brother Pharom, Duke Of Eldiro, I decided to offer them my services. I was very young then. I was 19. I was going to turn 20 the next month. Aranel was 23 in human years. His younger brother Pharom was 21. I became a very close friend to The Light Elves. Especially Pharom and Aranel. I painted them. One of the paintings that I'm mostly proud of is the one I did of Pharom and his mistress/lover Madelyn," And Elora looked at him suspiciously, "But what happened to your pantings after Livia took The Kingdom?," And Callon smiled, "Aranel hid everything of my panting and paintings in my panting room that only a Light elf or I could open. All my paintings still remains there," And Elora smiled, "Well, you're very welcome to go back to work there," And Callon smiled, "Well, let me show you, mellon nín," And he stood up.

He lead everyone to the great hall and went over to the light wall.
Callon gently traced his fingertips over the wall, searching for the secret way to unlock the door. "Ah! There it is!,"He said and pushed a little on a part of the wall and a secret door opened.
Elora was impressed that her family line had actually made this.
And Callon turned to them, "Come, it's very big on the inside," And they entered.
Callon was right. The room was as great almost as her and Elladan's chambers.
It was filled with paintings and pencils. And everything that was needed to make beautiful paintings.
Elora looked around at all the beautiful works of Callon's. "You've made all these? They're fantastic," And Callon smiled, "Thank you, Elora. Yes, I've painted every last one of them," And Elora's gaze fastened at a painting of a a man and a woman. His chest was bare and his hair was short golden blonde. "Who's this?," Elora asked interestingly. And Callon smiled, "That's Pharom and his mistress Madelyn. Fortunately, it survived Pharom's outbreak after being dumped off the easel," And Elora looked at him confused, "Outbreak?," And Callon sighed, "Madelyn was actually married to someone else and her and Pharom's relationship was a secret. When the painting of them was finished, she came to see it again on my exhibition. That's when I found out she was not well. When her husband find out she was in love with Pharom, he locked her in the basement without water or food. Pharom later came to find her a few days later and forced her husband to take him to her. But she was already drained. Her last words was 'You're Light Elf. First and last,'. And Pharom told her 'No, no, I'm yours,' And then she died before his eyes. I then decided to paint her and Pharom again, when he interrupted me before Aranel and screamed at me: Anyone, anyone can't build a panel and pretend that it means something! It means nothing!,' And then he faced me and said, 'To you she meant something. To me... To she was everything,'. A few months later when Pharom was 23, he was murdered in The Light Kingdom's meeting hall in the middle of a meeting by The Westerns. He was stabbed 26 times to death. After that, Aranel lost himself in vengeance. I took care of Phalo, Pharom's 2 years old illegitimate son for a few years before I returned him to Meara, Pharom's and Aranel's mother. Aranel then changed. Phalo was for him like having a part of his brother with him again," And Elora looked at him confused, "But what happened to Phalo after Aranel's death?," And Callon sighed, "Elora, my friend, I'm afraid I do not know. Murdered or poisoned, I guess," And Elora sighed but nodded, "But you said you've painted every Light Elf since you started working for them?," And Callon nodded, "Yes, but not everyone," And he gave Elora a gentle smile. Elora looked at him confused, "You want to paint me?," And Callon nodded, "Yes, I've painted all Light Elves since Aranel became King. And I want to paint you and your husband," And Elladan looked at him doubtfully, "Alright, for you Elora," And Elora smiled at her husband. "Alright. Then we begin tomorrow,"Callon said. And Elladan looked at him confused, "So soon?," And Callon smiled, "Of course. I have everything ready and painting like this takes time, My King, you understand," And he clapped Elladan's shoulder.
Everyone couldn't help but letting out small laughs at Elladan's reaction.
And Thranduil was happy to see that his daughter had come so far. But he feared that the evil wizards were coming closer to reach his daughter.
To lose Elora would be like losing his wife over again. He couldn't let that happen.