Hey guys, welcome! So here we are with the, I guess, forth installment of our trek through Middle-Earth (if you count my previous three Hobbit stories) I will openly admit now that this opening chapter is not great. I am absolutely rubbish with beginnings so bare with me as I promise it will get better. I look forward to hearing your thoughts. The Lord of the Rings, its content and characters belong to the mighty J.R.R Tolkien. I only own my OC.

It was mid-morning when an elf in a long robe drew his horse up outside a lonely house. Elegantly he dropped to the floor and tied the horse's reins to the nearest branch. In the distance he could hear the sound of ponies neighing and the running water of a stream. He walked up to the door and knocked twice. When there was no answer he walked around the house to back window where he saw no movement inside. Puzzled he walked back around to his horse. She knew he was visiting today, so where was she?

As the question entered his mind a twig snapped and he turned to see a large black wolf stalk out the trees. It watched him closely as it circled round to stand in-front of the door. It snarled and showed its gleaming white teeth.

"Hello Fen" the elf said and the wolf slowly lowered his lip.

"Fen?" a female voice asked.

From around the side of the house a young female elf appeared, she was scruffy looking and had straw in her hair and mud under her nails. Most unlike elves.

"Father" she said dropping the bucket in her hands. "I'm sorry, I forgot"

"That's alright, Solaris" Elrond said as he smiled at his daughter, his eyes were automatically drawn to the long silver scar that dominated her face. He blinked and opened his arms and she walked over to him and he embraced her. She smelt of horses and the forest.

"Please, come inside" Solaris said taking her Father's hand and leading him into the house. Fen the wolf remained at the door step; he settled down in a circle and closed his eyes.

Despite the appearance of the owner the house itself was relatively clean. Elrond did like Solaris's house. She had built it herself 55 years ago and had been living in it since. The only thing Elrond did not like was the isolation that his daughter had put herself in. It was only her who lived out here along with the horses and Fen.

"Can I get you a refreshment?" Solaris asked going into the little kitchen.

"Thank you child" Elrond nodded and took a seat in the living room next to the fire place. He took note of how much Solaris had styled her house on the small holes of Hobbits in the Shire. Solaris brought forward a tray of drinks and light biscuits. She sat down on a chair opposite and sipped at her drink. "I didn't forget you were coming Father" she said "It merely slipped my mind"

"I have no doubt Solaris" Elrond laughed. "So how have you been keeping?"

"Well" she nodded "I keep myself busy, the herd is up to seven now and Kobe is doing well in his training"

"Gandri's offspring?" Elrond asked and Solaris nodded.

"He looks just like Gandri" Solaris said. "He acts like him sometimes too" she turned her head to look out the window "And Fen looks after himself, he only comes in the house when it's wet outside"

"I'm glad you are happy Solaris"

She looked back at him, her smile faded. "I wouldn't say happy Father" she said "I am as good as I can be"

Elrond leant forward and put a hand on her shoulder "It'll get easier"

"Well it's been 60 years and I feel no more content than when it all happened" Solaris sighed.

"Maybe if you came closer to home, nearer your own kin" Elrond suggested and Solaris laughed softly.

"I don't think so some how" she whispered.

Elrond sighed and put down his drink.

"As you go through life you'll see there is so much that we, don't understand. And the only thing we know is that things don't always go, the way we planned" he sung softly. He stood and brought Solaris with him who rolled her eyes. "But you'll see everyday that we'll never turn away when it seems all your dreams come undone" he held Solaris's hand and lead her outside. "We will stand by your side filled with hope and filled with pride, we are more than we are, we are one"

They both looked out across the fields as Elrond sang softly to his daughter. They walked a little bit till they came to the stream that ran down into the trees.

"If there's so much I must be can I still just be me, the way I am? Can I trust in my own heart or am I just one part, of some big plan?" Solaris sang quietly while looking at her reflection. She frowned as she saw the straw and pulled it out of her hair. Her eyes were then drawn to her scar. Elrond placed his hand on her shoulder and pulled her to her feet. They walked till they came to a clearing in the forest that wasn't far from the house. In the middle of the clearing were three headstones, the one in the middle was the largest and the two on either side were about the same size.

"Even those who are gone are with us as we go on your journey has only begun. Tears on pain, tears of joy, one thing nothing can destroy, is our pride deep inside, we are one" Elrond sang and started to make his way back to the house. Solaris stood and looked at the headstone on the right; she walked over to it and placed her hand on the top gently.

"We are one you and I, we are like the earth and sky, one family under the sun. All the wisdom to lead all the courage that you need, you will find when you see, we are one" she sung in a whisper.

"Solaris" Elrond called.

"Coming!" she called back and looked at the three headstones. "I miss you" she whispered and then ran after her Father.

Solaris waited for Elrond to disappear between the trees before she breathed a massive sigh of relieve. He was right in the fact that she was very alone, so alone that she now even struggled to be in her own Father's company. She preferred to be just with her animals and Fen. Fen didn't really count as her pet; he was a wolf pup when she found him in the snow. He had been the runt of the litter and the pack had left him for dead. Solaris had heard him and saved his live, at first he'd been a playful pup but as he grew he became more wild. He would still protect her, the animals and their territory but he wasn't cuddly anymore. Right now he'd gone hunting again. Sighing Solaris looked into the forest. She hadn't gone running in a while, tying her hair into a pony tail she picked up her heels and ran into the trees.

There we have it, chapter one. I will upload chapter two soon as I don't want to loose any of you guys. The song that Elrond sang was We Are One from The Lion King 2. I know its a bit cheesy but I really wanted to get the song into one of my Hobbit stories but it didn't happen so I squeezed it in here. Anywho, I look forward to some reviews, maybe, please ;)

Mayday xx