Hidden Stars in Darkness

chapter 1

"Get her" said one of the guards chasing me.

It was like a fight to the finish which I was going to lose. I was running out of time before I would not be able to run anymore.

"She is to fast" complained the smaller of the two. "Shut-up and keep running she will wear out sooner or later" yelled Goran impatiently.

Then suddenly I tripped "stupid rock" I said angrily. I tried to get up but my body did not want to move.

Finally I stood up, bad move, they saw where I had stood up at. I was running again this time for dear life.

At first they were just toying with me now they were ticked and I mean ticked. Oh man I was really worn out and I was slowing down, finally I tried to run faster. I could see Rivendell in front of me that was the only place that was not touched by these stupid guards and the emperor.

Now I ran hard to get past the ford of bruinen. Finally I got past the river and I was very much relieved. I rested for a moment then I looked back.

"Oh man" just my luck they crossed the river and were now not to far off. I tried to run but I was done in.

"Got you" said Feanan with glee. I glared at him but thats all I could do. Goran came after he had finished sending a message to the emperor.

"We should not be here" complained Feanan. "You are such a scardy cat" growled Goran.

I finally got enough strength to struggle but his grip just got tighter and tighter. "Ouch, stop it your hurting me" I growled intensely. "Well what do you expect when you could get away in all that struggling" Feanan said as he laughed.

At that moment with out the two guards noticing there were elves creeping towards them and surrounding them. Just before they were going to attack they saw me and I saw them. Luckily one of them recognized me, I could not tell who he was but it looked like he knew who I was. Next thing I knew arrows were flying.

Now I struggled hard, in the frenzy he let go and ran for his life. Soon all died down and the elves came out from hiding. "Sorry about that but they..." started the one that had recognized me. But I cut him off by saying" were not allowed in or any where near Rivendell".

"By the way my name is Glorfindel" said Glorfindel as he bowed. "My name is Elena" I said as I bowed in return.

We walked to Rivendell in silence. It was the middle of winter and there was a little bit of snow on the ground. As we left there were no prints in the snow. I was glad that no one looked back. The last thing I wanted them to now that there was still an elf area that was controlled by the emperor. We soon reached Rivendell.

When we did it was night fall. I was tired and hungry and not in any mood to explain anything. Soon after we had entered the House of Elrond, Elrond greeted me. "Welcome, now would you mind explaining some things and answering a few questions" said Elrond softly. Not in the mood to do any thing I just shook my head, no.

"Very well" sighed Elrond. "Get this child some food and a room" told Elrond to one of the servants near him. The next morning I felt a little better than yesterday. Glorfindel came in and brought breakfast. I thanked him and he left, all was quiet.

Thinking I had the morning all to my self I pulled my hair up and in my pack I had a dress that only my people made.

It was lighter than mithril but stronger and was a kind of fabric. I put it on, the moment I did there was a knock on the door. (Knowing these people they knock on the door a couple times then they come in.)

She was thinking of what to do when the door opened. "Hello any one in here Elena??!!". The door slammed shut and there was commotion outside the door.

Elena was so alarmed of what just happened that she screamed. But immediately stopped and changed quickly into her regular clothes. When Glorfindel came back in he was with Elrond and speaking quickly in elvish.

"Well then you must have seen wrong because she is right here in her room" said Elrond calmly. The only thing that must have given me away was that I looked as afraid and shocked as Glorfindel.

"Will you be willing to speak now?" said Elrond annoyed. "Um yeah" I said after a slight pause. He took me into a small room and there were two other elves there.

One was Glorfindel (but he was slightly glaring at me) the other I did not know. "You should already know Glorfindel the other is Legolas prince of Mirkwood" said Elrond. I bowed low to Legolas and sat down in a chair near by that was not occupied.

"Now for my first question, why were those guards chasing you?" said Elrond sternly. Great the question in which I did not want to answer because it would lead up to me saying I am an elf. "Umm........". "Well" said Elrond sternly.

Great what should I say this is not good? "I had left my village" I said quickly. "May I ask what race you are?" he said with impatient ness. The next thing I did I could not believe that I had done it. "Race....um men" I said with hope that that was the last question.

Soon Legolas stood up and went to talk to Elrond while Glorfindel came to me and talked. "Where did you go earlier?" said Glorfindel. I looked at him and just glared" nowhere I had been in my room the entire time".

"Excuse me" said a lovely voice. We both looked up from are conversation and was surprised to see that it had been Legolas. "I saw you coming from the west side can you explain that please" said Legolas calmly

"Um I was visiting somebody" I said then ... "Um I mean that I had ridden a horse all the way to Weathertop then they shot it down. So I had to run they did not let up" I said quickly afterwards. Legolas gave me a hard look then went and sat back down. Elrond then dismissed me and let me go to my quarters.

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"I don't think she told us the full truth" said Legolas with worry. "Neither do I" said Glorfindel very harshly.

"Calm down both of you I know she did not tell us everything she is an elf. She must live near the Shire." said Elrond calmly. Legolas and Glorfindel were stunned about all the information.

"So what you're telling me is that there is an elf area that is controlled by the emperor and she left trying to get away" said Legolas stunned. "No not exactly she was trying to leave find a place for her people that was not taken by anybody that is what probably is going on" Elrond said quietly because he had realized that I was at the door listening.

Glorfindel looked up from the little talk with Legolas and started growling. Glorfindel walked to the door and stepped outside while closing the door.

"What in gods name are you doing at the door" he said quietly. "I heard Legolas talking about me when I left so I stayed and listened" I said sharply.

I walked passed him almost knocking him over into the room. "Since I can keep nothing from you I might as well tell you. Yes I am an elf I live in the Blue Mountains near the shire though nothing lives there. I ran away with 12 only I made it as you can see. We were hoping to prove the others that we could go anywhere we pleased." she informed them quickly.

"Thank you for telling the full truth" said Elrond. Elrond dismissed me again and I left for good this time.

I went outside to get some fresh air and to stretch my legs. I was walking in the forest behind Rivendell and I could tell that Elrond's sons were following. But then I heard a different noise coming from my left.

I quickly pulled my bow out and got ready to fire. When out of nowhere someone came up behind me knocking me down firing my bow the arrow which to my dismay had gotten Eladon and from what I could see they had been attacked too.

As soon as I did not feel anyone I stood up. I felt a sharp blow in my back; I whipped around to see a guard.

I pulled a knife and he pulled his soon we were fighting in full. I kept getting hit but I never put a mark on him which can get aggravating. Then I felt sudden black out I could feel nothing, hear nothing, and see nothing.

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I woke up with searing pain through my whole body. I recovered fast but could still feel the pain.

I looked around and from what I could see was that I was in some kind of cage. I tried to remember how I got in here then I remembered that the guards had ambushed me and Elrond's sons.

I could now see better and could see that Eladon had just awoken he looked awful. I looked next to him to see if his brother was with him but he was not.

Then I heard a groan from behind me there were more cages and in the one next to mine was Elohir's. He looked just as bad as his brother.

Just then I heard footsteps coming towards the cages that we were in. I looked and saw the one person I hated the emperor.

"Ah you all seem well" said the emperor mockingly. "Better than you you crapped up hair ball" I sneered.

One of the guards next to him stepped up and unlocked the door to my cage and stepped inside I went for my weapons then realizing they were not there.

"Ha ha ha" laughed the emperor. Eladon and Elohir were now watching and wondering what to do if I started a fight.

"Take this spunky little elf to the lower levels and be quick about it" snapped the emperor.

Both Eladon and Elohir jumped to their feet to just fall back again. The emperor laughed again and then said "you all are very funny. Elves are such fun".