Now many elves and ambassadors of the lands and clans were all very confused. Most have never seen a hobbit and even more believed them to be myths and legends, but all of them were very confused on how three hobbits could enter Lord Elrond's council meeting without being spotted by the elite elves, that Lord Elrond personally trained to spot an ant from the back of a Giant Eagle flying higher than any mountain, could have let three small hobbits hide in the council room for who knew how long!
But…were they there before the meeting began? Yes, they were. It helped that they had a little help from a friend…
*Flasbhack*
The hobbits of the shire had been there for two weeks, listening to the elves prepare for the Council meeting. They had explored Rivendell and caused harmless chaos around the beautiful city. Pippin flirted with all the she-elves, and occasionally a few male elves by accident, Merry was close to drinking out the entire city and Sam? Sam was having a wonderful time talking to the elves. Asking question after question and the elves? They adored the little blonde hobbit.
And Frodo? Sweet but burdened Frodo? He was just having the time with his dear 'Uncle' Bilbo, who was finishing off his story, There and Back Again: A Hobbit's Tale, with a few changes of course. Not every tale can have a happy tale, even though Bilbo 'Took' Baggins's ended quite well. All thirteen dwarves (Yes! Even Kili and Fili and Thorin!) from Thorin Oakenshield's Company imputed Bilbo's Red Book. It was Kili's idea for the ending of the story and everyone loved it so much, they all voted for it! But that is for *another tale to tell.
But by the time the second Wednesday arrived, all four hobbits were bored. There was only so much grace and elegance and stories and selfishness they could deal with. But before they were truly tired of even Bilbo, an old friend of his, one he hasn't seen since his adventure to the Lonely Mountain, arrived. A dear friend that he kept in contact through letters and messages. A wonderful friend that helped him and the Company out from many…sticky and…unpleasant situations, many times throughout their journey across Middle-Earth. Now this 'old' friend was one of the first of many to arrive for the Meeting of Ring, and that was due to her being nearby.
She was traveling around Swanfleet, on her way to home, past the Misty Mountains, when she received word of an Elrond meeting of great importance. How could she miss it? Well, she didn't. She headed straight to Rivendell as an eagle flies, with no stops, for she was an elf, and elves are hard to weary. On the second Tuesday evening of the second week the hobbits and Strider were at Rivendell, a sound of hooves hit the stone walkways, but not waking anyone up. The Night Guards came forward, weapons at the ready before realising it was a good friend, nearly family to the Rivendell elves. No one knew of this strange but friendly arrival till the morning after…
After second breakfast, Frodo dragged Sam, Merry and Pippin to his 'Uncle' Bilbo's quarters, for they all wanted something familiar of the Shire, and Bilbo was the closest thing they had to the Shire, besides each other. What they didn't realise was that Bilbo was entertaining company in his quarters that morning.
They came barging in, loudly asking if Bilbo had any doubled baked honey cakes dipped in cream, before they all dead stopped just before the balcony facing the brilliant waterfalls. For someone they hadn't ever met was sitting next to an old Bilbo, though he was acting as if he was 80!
"Uncle, who is the…she-elf sitting next to you? I don't remember you telling me about a she-elf, besides Tauriel and *the daughter of King Thrandiul - Is this…her? Is this Nemirel?" Frodo gently asked his uncle, looking between the dark haired elf and his favourite older relative. The amusement in her sparkling eyes told him that he didn't interrupt something or that what Bilbo was doing was quite hilarious!
And what was Bilbo doing? He was juggling bowls and plates and mugs and stacking them! He didn't stop when the four (much) younger hobbits came barging into his room, in fact…he speed up! Before long, everything was in a tidy pile and not a single scratch or mark or (Valar forbid!) a crack was on the bowls, plates and mugs!
"Bilbo dear! You are quite right! You definitely didn't learn that from the elves! It must have been from Kili and Fili! Now are you going to introduce me to these lovely Shirelings or not?" The blue eyed she-elf asked with a pleasant smile on her face, facing the Sam, Frodo, Merry and Pippin.
"Ah! Of course dear friend! The black haired hobbit is my heir and cousin, Frodo Baggins. The blonde and burly hobbit is the son of my garderner, Samwise Gamgee. The curly blonde haired hobbit is Merry Brandybuck. And last but certainly not least is Pippin Took. And this lovely she-elf is my very good friend, and Frodo spot on! This is Nemirel (Water Gem Sister) Nilla (Suldis Ninith (Watery Sister) Silverleaf." Bilbo glamourlessly announced to everyone in the room, pointing to each one when he was speaking about them.
Before Nemirel could speak, the four younger hobbits exploded with questions!
"Is it true that you helped Uncle Bilbo and Thorin and Kili and Fili regain their home?!"
"Can you teach me how to find and grow Silver-Star Roses?"
"Can you teach me how to fight?"
"Can you really drink a hobbit under the table?"
"Why do you have scars on your face and hands? I thought elves couldn't scar?"
"Can you help me on my quest?"
"STOP! Ok, let's see if I got it right. Yes. Of course, I know the best way to help them grow and you can use them for food, cooking and medical purposes. Sure, I believe everyone should know how to protect themselves and those they care about. I cannot only beat any hobbit, I can dwarves and men and elves! Now, those last two questions…The scars I shall tell another time and Frodo. You will receive that answer in the Council meeting tomorrow. Now back-" But before Nemirel could continue, she was interrupted by Sam, Merry and Pippin yelling in shock that they didn't know of a meeting that involved Bilbo and their closest friend Frodo!
They were beyond shocked! They were livid that they didn't know about this Council meeting. For the Valar's sake! Frodo had just barely recovered from being stabbed by a Morgul weapon. But before everything got out of hand, Nemirel stepped in.
"I can guess as to why Frodo didn't tell you, but if you three are clever…I'm sorry Bilbo dear! I've completely ignored you!" She exclaimed when she noticed a frail hand on her scared hand.
"It's quite alright old friend! I don't think I'm up for that. I think it's time I had a little nap now." And with that, old Bilbo stood up and hobbled off the elegant balcony and into his suit, closing the door. He ignored the four hobbit's trying to assist him inside, but he ignored them and continued on his way.
With a fond smile on her elegant face, she turned towards the hobbits and gestured for them to sit.
"Bilbo knows that his time of adventuring and traveling are over, and has left to adventuring to us now. As I was saying, if you three snuck into the room an hour or so before the meeting and a good hiding place, which I believe you three are quite good at, not one person, guard or ambassador or leader would notice you there. I will be behind a pillar, behind a chair on a dais, for many ambassadors or leaders would dear go near their host's seat. I suggest hiding in the gardens around the chairs, but can hid anywhere really. You can jump out whenever you want, but I suggest doing it when everyone agrees on who is going with Frodo on the journey to destroy the one ring." And with that, they planned and talked and shared stories.
In fact, they talked and planned and shared stories up to the very last two hours before the Council meeting….
*End Flashback*
And now, the Council meeting has ended and all were getting ready to leave within the next 24 hours.
Hi Everyone! I really hope you all enjoyed that chapter because I did! It was basically an explanation on how the Hobbits got into the meeting and why my OC was there.*This little bit alludes to a prequel of A New Path. It's called A Different Way, and it's set during the Hobbit but I won't be uploading that one until A New Path is completed. I am planning to have this story finished by 2018 at the latest and A Different Way to be uploaded sometime soon after that one. A New Path is based on what I wished had happened in the movies. I love the books, but if I based it off the books, it would take me years! And there is just so much in LOTR's books that I know I will stuff it up, so movie version is better for everyone in the end! And A HUGE shout out to headless-nic, who has encouraged me and kept me committed to writing my stories. THANK YOU!SSSSOOO MUCH! Sorry for the long wait, I was on a 7 day camp that took a lot out of me. I have been recently injured and I have sort of recovered from it. But I was determined to have this updated as soon as I could. So here it is!
