The Roots of the Ivy and Other Stories of Middle-Earth

The chief lady-in-waiting watched approvingly as the maids hustled to get the room clean, gathering up linens from the stripped bed while others quickly remade it. She studied Lady Éowyn, supported by Lord Faramir while they waited. She had frowned at the Steward's presence at the birth, but it was Rohirric custom and Lord Faramir would not deny his wife anything. She had been impressed by him. Unlike many husbands, his first question had not been to inquire of the child's sex, but of its health. She smiled down at the baby she held. Elboron was a perfect little boy.