"You know I need to go."

Elros mutters, slinging his quiver onto his back. He feels a pang in his heart when he sees you holding back the tears, trying to be tough in front of him. Elros knew that you relied on him, and as much as he wanted to stay... the mission must be accomplished. It wasn't much but a fee months on patrol of the darkening forest that bordered Mirkwood.

"It'll only be a few months, okay? Now stop being a crybaby."

Elros allows himself to say in a gentle tone, giving you a small smile and brushing a strand of hair out of your face. Elros rarely showed signs if affection in public as he was a royal guard, but here in his personal chambers where you came to meet him before he left, he allowed himself to show his loving side.