Disclaimer: I own nothing! Ok the beginning is kind of rushed but I want to
get to the good stuff lol. Ok and Ada is Elfish for father just so you
know. This story takes place like a year before the Lord of the Rings.
"Ada?" Aragorn called as he entered Lord Elronds study.
"Yes Aragorn?" The elf king murmured, not looking up from his book.
"Ada I will be leaving on a journey tomorrow. It has been ages since I have visited Mirkwood and I should like to see Legolas again as well" Aragorn said.
"I see" Elrond said closing his book "And who will you be taking with you?" The question caught Aragorn by surprise.
"I was planning on going alone, I travel faster that way" Aragorn answered.
"These are dark days" Elrond said softly as Aragorn looked at him in confusion "I would feel better if someone went with you."
"Dark days indeed if a ranger can't make a simple trip to Mirkwood without being accompanied." Aragorn said darkly "Ada I am an adult, I can handle myself."
"I just want another pair of eyes and ears with you Estel" Elrond protested
"My Lord?" A voice said from the doorway. A human girl with shoulder length brown hair and brown eyes to match stood there with a simple blue dress on and her head bowed in respect. She was carrying a tray with a cup and saucer on it.
"Oh good, the tea I requested" Lord Elrond said eagerly "Thank you Daniella. Suddenly he looked between Aragorn and Daniella and smiled.
"No!" Aragorn said firmly as Daniella looked at the two in confusion but didn't dare to move considering she hadn't been dismissed yet. He dropped his voice "She is a girl!"
"Estel!" Lord Elrond said disapprovingly "May I remind you when you were younger and in your arrogance you challenged Arwen to a sword fight and she beat you"
"I was young and inexperienced!" Aragorn protested
"I am not finished speaking" Elrond said firmly "Then you blamed her success on the fact she was of elf kind, so you then proceeded to challenge Daniella and then she beat you."
"Fine I'll take her" Aragorn said, blushing madly.
"Daniella?" The king said turning to her "would you mind terribly if I asked you to accompany Estel here to Mirkwood? You would be traveling as his guest of coarse not his hand maiden."
"No my lord, I would be happy to accompany him." She said. Elrond nodded and Aragorn and Daniella left the room. "No Aragorn, we wouldn't want to forget that story would we?" Daniella said sweetly. She then went off to pack.
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"I bid you two a safe journey" Lord Elrond said the next morning. "Thrandruil has been notified of your coming. Say to my old friend for me"
"Hurry back" Arwen added to Aragorn as she kissed him on the cheek. Daniella rolled her eyes and grabbed Aragorns arm to drag him away.
"So" Aragorn said after a half hour of walking
"How far is it to Mirkwood?" Daniella asked
"Four days swift walk" Aragorn answered
"We can make it in three" she responded defiantly as she sped up her walking.
"So" Aragorn said again after a while.
"So what?" Daniella asked
"I don't know" Aragorn answered he was just trying to make conversation "How did you end up working for Elrond?"
"How did you end up getting adopted by Elrond?" Daniella asked curtly. She glanced at Aragorn who glared at her and she sighed. "My parents were killed when I was young. Elrond took me in, good man, gave me food and shelter. Offered to do it for free but I insisted to work my way."
"I'm sorry" Aragorn said softly "I should not have pried.
"I suppose you are wondering how they died" Daniella said after a moment.
"Oh uh of course it crossed my mind but I'd never..." Aragorn said flustered.
"They were murdered" She went on "By orcs. My parents fought bravely of course but they came in many numbers. They came with crossbows and they came with spears. By the time the elves from Rivendell came my parents were dead."
"And you were there?" Aragorn asked
"I saw them murdered, my father hid me. It was ten years ago. I could've fought" Daniella said bitterly. Aragorn gazed at her, she looked around his age.
"You sound proud of your parents" he said softly.
"I am, they died in honor" the two spent the rest of the day chatting idly and took turns keeping watch that night. The next day proceeded in much the same fashion until on the third day they were indeed coming upon the Castle of Mirkwood.
"I've never been to Mirkwood before, it's beautiful" Daniella Admitted.
"Do you hear something?' Aragorn asked, stopping suddenly. Indeed the rumbling of feet was approaching. The sound was to loud to be elves. They listened for a moment. "Orcs!" Aragorn said suddenly.
"Let me at them!" Daniella spat as she unsheathed her sword and got out her dagger which she threw at the approaching herd of orcs, but missed. She ran over and picked up her dagger, her hands trembling with rage.
"Focus!" Aragorn commanded of her. Danielle took a deep breath and tried to focus her anger. She and Aragorn charged at the beasts, slashing and stabbing them. Even though they killed many the orcs seemed to overtake them. That is, until Legolas and another elf dashed into the woods, bows drawn and arrows ready. After a while the four slaughtered them all. They sat down panting and sweating.
"Legolas" Aragorn said gratefully as he embraced his friend.
"Welcome to Mirkwood Mellon" Legolas laughed.
"Ada?" Aragorn called as he entered Lord Elronds study.
"Yes Aragorn?" The elf king murmured, not looking up from his book.
"Ada I will be leaving on a journey tomorrow. It has been ages since I have visited Mirkwood and I should like to see Legolas again as well" Aragorn said.
"I see" Elrond said closing his book "And who will you be taking with you?" The question caught Aragorn by surprise.
"I was planning on going alone, I travel faster that way" Aragorn answered.
"These are dark days" Elrond said softly as Aragorn looked at him in confusion "I would feel better if someone went with you."
"Dark days indeed if a ranger can't make a simple trip to Mirkwood without being accompanied." Aragorn said darkly "Ada I am an adult, I can handle myself."
"I just want another pair of eyes and ears with you Estel" Elrond protested
"My Lord?" A voice said from the doorway. A human girl with shoulder length brown hair and brown eyes to match stood there with a simple blue dress on and her head bowed in respect. She was carrying a tray with a cup and saucer on it.
"Oh good, the tea I requested" Lord Elrond said eagerly "Thank you Daniella. Suddenly he looked between Aragorn and Daniella and smiled.
"No!" Aragorn said firmly as Daniella looked at the two in confusion but didn't dare to move considering she hadn't been dismissed yet. He dropped his voice "She is a girl!"
"Estel!" Lord Elrond said disapprovingly "May I remind you when you were younger and in your arrogance you challenged Arwen to a sword fight and she beat you"
"I was young and inexperienced!" Aragorn protested
"I am not finished speaking" Elrond said firmly "Then you blamed her success on the fact she was of elf kind, so you then proceeded to challenge Daniella and then she beat you."
"Fine I'll take her" Aragorn said, blushing madly.
"Daniella?" The king said turning to her "would you mind terribly if I asked you to accompany Estel here to Mirkwood? You would be traveling as his guest of coarse not his hand maiden."
"No my lord, I would be happy to accompany him." She said. Elrond nodded and Aragorn and Daniella left the room. "No Aragorn, we wouldn't want to forget that story would we?" Daniella said sweetly. She then went off to pack.
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"I bid you two a safe journey" Lord Elrond said the next morning. "Thrandruil has been notified of your coming. Say to my old friend for me"
"Hurry back" Arwen added to Aragorn as she kissed him on the cheek. Daniella rolled her eyes and grabbed Aragorns arm to drag him away.
"So" Aragorn said after a half hour of walking
"How far is it to Mirkwood?" Daniella asked
"Four days swift walk" Aragorn answered
"We can make it in three" she responded defiantly as she sped up her walking.
"So" Aragorn said again after a while.
"So what?" Daniella asked
"I don't know" Aragorn answered he was just trying to make conversation "How did you end up working for Elrond?"
"How did you end up getting adopted by Elrond?" Daniella asked curtly. She glanced at Aragorn who glared at her and she sighed. "My parents were killed when I was young. Elrond took me in, good man, gave me food and shelter. Offered to do it for free but I insisted to work my way."
"I'm sorry" Aragorn said softly "I should not have pried.
"I suppose you are wondering how they died" Daniella said after a moment.
"Oh uh of course it crossed my mind but I'd never..." Aragorn said flustered.
"They were murdered" She went on "By orcs. My parents fought bravely of course but they came in many numbers. They came with crossbows and they came with spears. By the time the elves from Rivendell came my parents were dead."
"And you were there?" Aragorn asked
"I saw them murdered, my father hid me. It was ten years ago. I could've fought" Daniella said bitterly. Aragorn gazed at her, she looked around his age.
"You sound proud of your parents" he said softly.
"I am, they died in honor" the two spent the rest of the day chatting idly and took turns keeping watch that night. The next day proceeded in much the same fashion until on the third day they were indeed coming upon the Castle of Mirkwood.
"I've never been to Mirkwood before, it's beautiful" Daniella Admitted.
"Do you hear something?' Aragorn asked, stopping suddenly. Indeed the rumbling of feet was approaching. The sound was to loud to be elves. They listened for a moment. "Orcs!" Aragorn said suddenly.
"Let me at them!" Daniella spat as she unsheathed her sword and got out her dagger which she threw at the approaching herd of orcs, but missed. She ran over and picked up her dagger, her hands trembling with rage.
"Focus!" Aragorn commanded of her. Danielle took a deep breath and tried to focus her anger. She and Aragorn charged at the beasts, slashing and stabbing them. Even though they killed many the orcs seemed to overtake them. That is, until Legolas and another elf dashed into the woods, bows drawn and arrows ready. After a while the four slaughtered them all. They sat down panting and sweating.
"Legolas" Aragorn said gratefully as he embraced his friend.
"Welcome to Mirkwood Mellon" Legolas laughed.