Nenya, Vilya, Narya, and Linya

By Aimi



Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Lord Of the Rings
people, places, things, I do own Linya(it's a ring), Dolenlond (Hidden Haven),
Amanlammen(Elvish for Blessed Voice), Dolenhen (Hidden Eye), Alkar (Glory), and
Lindëoelena (Singer of Stars).


I watched as my sister came slowly down the stairs of our home near Mordor's borders.
You wonder why we leave so close. No one can see Dolenlond, unless you were of good intentions. I am the youngest in my family of two girls and one boy. The eldest is Amanlammen, then there is Alkar, and my brother, Dolenhen. My sister Amanlammen rules our kingdom, long has it been since our parents left for the 'Mithlond, the Gray Havens'.
Lammen is the cool and calm one of us all. Alkar is quiet a strange one, she's blunt, pushy, and sometimes a bit like a bully, but she's sweet in her own ways, Dolenhen is a lot like our father, a great scholar, a lover of learning, and then there is I, Lindëoelena, Mother often called me the sweet one.


Lammen's eyes looked worried as she came down the stairs that lead out to the courtyard, where I was reading.
I walked up to her, "Mani naa ta, Lammen?" What is it?
She looked at me like she didn't know m,. "I will be leaving here soon for Mithlond."
I laugh a little, "That's cruel to play such jokes on me!" I hugged her. "Now tell me, what really does trouble you?"
She smiled a little, "Your so much like our little Mother, it's a pity you did know her for very long."
I sighed, talking about Mother was never an easy subject to discuss with my older siblings, "I know, I miss her so much. Is that why your talking like that? You miss them like we all do."
"Indeed, but it's another reason why I wish to leave these shores."
There was a bitter tone in her voice. "What?"
"I am one of the two last ring bearers here in Middle-Earth, the hobbit Samwise Gamgee and myself."
I stepped away from, "Your a what?"
She pulled out her hand and showed me a ring on her left hand's middle finger, "This Linya, one of the rings of the elves."
I shook my head, "Lammen, there are only three rings for the elves, not four. Nenya, Vilya, and Narya. I do not hear at all in the verses about four rings" I said firmly, "there is no such thing as one called Linya."
The ring on her hand sparkled with many small garnets and emeralds, into a pattern around her finger like Celtic knots, wrapping itself around it was thin silver ivy.

"Linya isn't as important as Nenya, Vilya, and Narya, it is a lesser ring. Sauron gave many of these out, but Linya is best of all the lesser rings. It gives me to will to control our lands, who can enter and leave Dolenlond, and the music of the world." My sister said, "It was Mothers', she gave it to me
before she left, I now give Linya to you. For I am now ready to go far from here."

As hard as it was, I believed it, "Why not Alkar? She's the eldest next to you! Or Dolenhen? He is wise and kind!"

"Alkar is hard headed and I have sense she will get into much trouble when she's older if she is not watched well. And Dolenhen is not ready to take on a task such as this. It is you that I want for this task, Lindëoelena. No one else." She pleaded.

I looked to the floor, "When will you leave?"
"Soon after we attend the coronation of King Elessar's newborn son." She said as she pulled in the ring off, "Give me your hand, you shall be the ring bearer now."
I stepped away, not at all wanting to be near to my sister, "What if I refuse?"
My sister's eyes were sharp as she looked into my gray eyes. "Would you be that stupid?"
"I may be."
My sister walked up to me and held my face up to hers'. "Please, I know very well I could give it to one of the elder elves of our council, or our siblings , but I wish it to stay in our family, but not to our siblings." She picked up my hand once more.

I gave up knowing my sister was stubborn as pig about things she wanted done,. "All right already, Lammen. I'll do it, but don't expect anything great from me.I'm no Galadriel..." She slipped the cool ring upon my finger.

"Thank you." She said softly and I muttered a curse.
I walked away without saying anything to her. So I am now a ring bear.
Who knows what will come to be now that I am it's keeper...

TBC






PS Polite reviews and critique is welcomed.