Eye of the Beholder
"You have to let me in to see him! He is my uncle!" the young woman begged. The two elven guards looked skeptical. "How can he be your uncle? He is an only child." One asked in an all- knowing voice.
"That is none of your concern. Take this to him and you will see I'm telling the truth." She removed a small crystal that was hanging around her neck. The guard took it and left knowing he would return proving the foolish girl wrong.
***
Aragorn was deep in a conversation with Arwen when a guard ran in interrupting them.
"I'm sorry to interrupt," he said out of breath, "but there is a young girl who is asking for Aragorn. She told me to give you this." He handed the necklace to Aragorn. His eyes got wide and his breath caught in his throat.
"Serenity. take me to her."
The guard led him back to the gates. Aragorn stopped in his tracks when he saw her. She was dressed as a poor beggar, covered in mud. She didn't even resemble a girl, which is best when traveling alone. Her eyes, however, shown through bright and lively. Her eyes were special and only he and her parents knew it. She was pacing back and forth when she saw him. Her eyes locked with his and she started to cry. She had travel so far to see him, and now her weariness had caught up to her. She was about to faint when his arms wrapped around her. She was barley able to mumble him name when darkness embraced her. He picked he up and carried her back to his room, as on lookers watched them go.
***
Serenity awoke to the sun shining in her eyes. She sat up and looked around the beautiful room. Where am I? She wondered until it dawned on her that she was in Rivendell. Aragorn! I must find him! She frantically got up, scanned the room quickly and went to the closet. She opened it and found a pale, blue, simple dress. She threw it on and went to the mirror. Grabbing the brush from the dresser, she pulled the front part of her long, thick reddish brown hair out of her face and held it back with blue ribbon. Bypassing the shoes, she has always hated them, she ran out the door and down the hall.
She had just ran onto a balcony when she realized she had no idea where he was. Looking around quickly she made sure no one was watching her. Might as well put my gift to use. She thought as she closed her eyes. When she opened them they had changed from blue to a
silver liquid color. Everything she saw was white except the people. Each person was a pale pink. She scanned the elven city in front of her until a vivid navy blue colored person caught her attention. Found him! Everyone was pink until she met him or her, then they developed their own unique color. She ran down the stairs in the direction of the color. Avoiding everyone's gaze, so they couldn't see her eyes, she ran until she climbed a set of stairs and ended up
crashing the end of, what looked to be, a very important meeting.
"Serenity! What are you doing here? Lord Elrond said you shouldn't be up for another day." Aragorn said a little shocked.
"I had to talk to you it is important. I couldn't wait time is running out." She explained catching her breath. She noticed a blonde hair elf staring at her oddly. She was going to ask him what
his problem was, when she realized her eyes were still silver. Serenity quickly closed her eyes and when she opened them again they were their normal blue. The elf really looked thrown off by that.
Turning her attention back to Aragorn she continued. " My dad is dead and I'm in danger."
"Maybe we should discuss this in private." Aragorn said looking around to Legolas, Gimli, Gandalf, Boromir and the hobbits. Serenity noticed them too.
"Do you trust them?"
"Yes, I do."
"Then they can hear this also."
She asked everyone to be seated for she wasn't sure how long this would take. Her tale went like this: Her mother had died five years ago, which also happened to be the last time she saw Aragorn. Her father was heartbroken but refused to give up because Serenity was too young to be left alone. Her father had been trying to find her a suitor to care for her before his death. This hadn't been an easy task because Aragorn had taught her how to use a sword, and a local man had taught her how to fight, so many men were simply too scared to pursue her. Except one Josifer. He was arrogant and she couldn't stand him. He only saw her a spirit to break in, and she was never going to let that happen. Her father however thought he would be perfect, for he was rich and he wasn't scared of her. Her father wanted Serenity to be taken care of and well off. He was still in negotiations with Josifer when he finally left this world to join his wife. The contract wasn't final, but if she was not with a legal guardian within two weeks of her father's passing, she would belong to Josifer. Aragorn, being her uncle, was that legal guarding. "Wait, how can Aragorn be your uncle? He is an only child." Legolas, the blonde elf from eariler, wanted to know after Serenity finished her story. She looked at him and then quickly lowered her gaze. This question started another tale.
After Aragorn was born his mother had a daughter before her husband was killed. Since they were the heirs to the throne, there mother felt it best to separate them so if one was killed then the other could still claim the throne. No one knew of his sister, Airabell, and it was kept that way. Serenity wasn't even inform of her heritage until she was twelve. When ever Aragorn visited he was simply a family friend. No one who knew them knew the truth. "So I must stay with you. If you say no then I will leave and never be heard from again. I rather live a life of seclusion then to be wed to that... that animal." Serenity pleaded with Aragorn.
"Of course, you can stay here while I am gone." He said placing a hand on hers.
"Gone? Gone? Oh no you can't leave! I have to be with you. It is the law. I must be in company of my guardian at all times or Josifer can claim me." Her eyes filled with tears. "I will go with you." The group shared a look and Aragorn spoke softly.
"You can't, it is to dangerous of a quest for a girl. I won't allow it. You will stay here and be safe." "Dangerous?! You think I cannot protect myself? If anyone knows I can its you, you taught me. What exactly is this quest? To destroy the ring?" Frodo and Gandalf shared a look of shock. Serenity saw this. " Oh come on. Don't act so surprised, the ring is a part of my history and my future, of course I know about it. The only way you can keep me from going is to tie me up, and I would only manage to escape, you know that."
Realizing he was in a losing a battle, Aragorn gave in allowed her to go. She smiled for the first time and hugged him. A servant came and informed them that dinner was ready. The hobbits,
figuring she must be famished, grabbed Serenity and dragged her to the dinning hall telling her of their adventure so far. The others left but Aragorn asked Legolas to stay an talk for a minute.
"Yes, what is it?" Legolas asked.
"I trust you and you are a good friend. So I must ask for your word on something."
"Of course anything."
"If anything happens to me on this quest, I wish you to be Serenity's protector until she can be wed."
Legolas didn't even have to think about it. " You have my word, I would die before I would let harm come to her."
"Thank you." Aragorn said. The two turned and headed to the dinning hall.
"You have to let me in to see him! He is my uncle!" the young woman begged. The two elven guards looked skeptical. "How can he be your uncle? He is an only child." One asked in an all- knowing voice.
"That is none of your concern. Take this to him and you will see I'm telling the truth." She removed a small crystal that was hanging around her neck. The guard took it and left knowing he would return proving the foolish girl wrong.
***
Aragorn was deep in a conversation with Arwen when a guard ran in interrupting them.
"I'm sorry to interrupt," he said out of breath, "but there is a young girl who is asking for Aragorn. She told me to give you this." He handed the necklace to Aragorn. His eyes got wide and his breath caught in his throat.
"Serenity. take me to her."
The guard led him back to the gates. Aragorn stopped in his tracks when he saw her. She was dressed as a poor beggar, covered in mud. She didn't even resemble a girl, which is best when traveling alone. Her eyes, however, shown through bright and lively. Her eyes were special and only he and her parents knew it. She was pacing back and forth when she saw him. Her eyes locked with his and she started to cry. She had travel so far to see him, and now her weariness had caught up to her. She was about to faint when his arms wrapped around her. She was barley able to mumble him name when darkness embraced her. He picked he up and carried her back to his room, as on lookers watched them go.
***
Serenity awoke to the sun shining in her eyes. She sat up and looked around the beautiful room. Where am I? She wondered until it dawned on her that she was in Rivendell. Aragorn! I must find him! She frantically got up, scanned the room quickly and went to the closet. She opened it and found a pale, blue, simple dress. She threw it on and went to the mirror. Grabbing the brush from the dresser, she pulled the front part of her long, thick reddish brown hair out of her face and held it back with blue ribbon. Bypassing the shoes, she has always hated them, she ran out the door and down the hall.
She had just ran onto a balcony when she realized she had no idea where he was. Looking around quickly she made sure no one was watching her. Might as well put my gift to use. She thought as she closed her eyes. When she opened them they had changed from blue to a
silver liquid color. Everything she saw was white except the people. Each person was a pale pink. She scanned the elven city in front of her until a vivid navy blue colored person caught her attention. Found him! Everyone was pink until she met him or her, then they developed their own unique color. She ran down the stairs in the direction of the color. Avoiding everyone's gaze, so they couldn't see her eyes, she ran until she climbed a set of stairs and ended up
crashing the end of, what looked to be, a very important meeting.
"Serenity! What are you doing here? Lord Elrond said you shouldn't be up for another day." Aragorn said a little shocked.
"I had to talk to you it is important. I couldn't wait time is running out." She explained catching her breath. She noticed a blonde hair elf staring at her oddly. She was going to ask him what
his problem was, when she realized her eyes were still silver. Serenity quickly closed her eyes and when she opened them again they were their normal blue. The elf really looked thrown off by that.
Turning her attention back to Aragorn she continued. " My dad is dead and I'm in danger."
"Maybe we should discuss this in private." Aragorn said looking around to Legolas, Gimli, Gandalf, Boromir and the hobbits. Serenity noticed them too.
"Do you trust them?"
"Yes, I do."
"Then they can hear this also."
She asked everyone to be seated for she wasn't sure how long this would take. Her tale went like this: Her mother had died five years ago, which also happened to be the last time she saw Aragorn. Her father was heartbroken but refused to give up because Serenity was too young to be left alone. Her father had been trying to find her a suitor to care for her before his death. This hadn't been an easy task because Aragorn had taught her how to use a sword, and a local man had taught her how to fight, so many men were simply too scared to pursue her. Except one Josifer. He was arrogant and she couldn't stand him. He only saw her a spirit to break in, and she was never going to let that happen. Her father however thought he would be perfect, for he was rich and he wasn't scared of her. Her father wanted Serenity to be taken care of and well off. He was still in negotiations with Josifer when he finally left this world to join his wife. The contract wasn't final, but if she was not with a legal guardian within two weeks of her father's passing, she would belong to Josifer. Aragorn, being her uncle, was that legal guarding. "Wait, how can Aragorn be your uncle? He is an only child." Legolas, the blonde elf from eariler, wanted to know after Serenity finished her story. She looked at him and then quickly lowered her gaze. This question started another tale.
After Aragorn was born his mother had a daughter before her husband was killed. Since they were the heirs to the throne, there mother felt it best to separate them so if one was killed then the other could still claim the throne. No one knew of his sister, Airabell, and it was kept that way. Serenity wasn't even inform of her heritage until she was twelve. When ever Aragorn visited he was simply a family friend. No one who knew them knew the truth. "So I must stay with you. If you say no then I will leave and never be heard from again. I rather live a life of seclusion then to be wed to that... that animal." Serenity pleaded with Aragorn.
"Of course, you can stay here while I am gone." He said placing a hand on hers.
"Gone? Gone? Oh no you can't leave! I have to be with you. It is the law. I must be in company of my guardian at all times or Josifer can claim me." Her eyes filled with tears. "I will go with you." The group shared a look and Aragorn spoke softly.
"You can't, it is to dangerous of a quest for a girl. I won't allow it. You will stay here and be safe." "Dangerous?! You think I cannot protect myself? If anyone knows I can its you, you taught me. What exactly is this quest? To destroy the ring?" Frodo and Gandalf shared a look of shock. Serenity saw this. " Oh come on. Don't act so surprised, the ring is a part of my history and my future, of course I know about it. The only way you can keep me from going is to tie me up, and I would only manage to escape, you know that."
Realizing he was in a losing a battle, Aragorn gave in allowed her to go. She smiled for the first time and hugged him. A servant came and informed them that dinner was ready. The hobbits,
figuring she must be famished, grabbed Serenity and dragged her to the dinning hall telling her of their adventure so far. The others left but Aragorn asked Legolas to stay an talk for a minute.
"Yes, what is it?" Legolas asked.
"I trust you and you are a good friend. So I must ask for your word on something."
"Of course anything."
"If anything happens to me on this quest, I wish you to be Serenity's protector until she can be wed."
Legolas didn't even have to think about it. " You have my word, I would die before I would let harm come to her."
"Thank you." Aragorn said. The two turned and headed to the dinning hall.