Author's Note: Many thanks to my fantastic beta Lady Demiya; The story has been completely revised, thanks to her dedication!
Prologue
Here, in this world and time, here in my own skin, I can finally begin. I have let the centuries pass me by and standing under another night sky, tomorrow means nothing.
Now that new times have come, I feel that I must finally begin. I must tell the story of the most incredible life I could have had. I have seen a world that none in Middle-earth could ever have suspected, and have had a life beyond what the Valar could have guessed for me.
I feel I owe it all to myself, to future generations, to leave a trace of my experience of my existence beyond the borders of Aman.
Rich, pure, passionate, violent, painful, rough, intense, happy, beautiful - my life has been a journey of many colours.
I leave this tale for posterity as it is said; now I reach my end. This is the last record of a time when my life took a turn that I could not, did not foresee. This is a record of the last witness of a race strong, proud and beautiful.
I am a warden of Lothlórien. I am a soldier of Atlantis.
The first two sentences are derived from "Deep Blue" by The Arcade Fire.