*It had been a very long time since someone had offered her physical comfort, and so she stiffened at Arwen's touch, as if surprised by the gesture of kindness.*

And what good did it do me in the end? Besides exile and heartbreak?

*Realizing how angry she sounded, she sighed and shook her head slightly. She was not being fair. Arwen did not know the whole story, and so she really ought not to burden her with troubles of her own.*

I am sorry, I do not mean to sound so bitter. Perhaps the road has been too long of late.