The twins continued to check on the strange female. They felt anger at the wounds, some were very similar to what was inflicted on their mother when she was tortured by orcs. What confused them was not all the wounds looked orc made unless the orcs have changed their torture techniques. But this girl was human, why wouldn't they just kill her?

It had been several hours since they had found her and brought her in. They pulled off the bandages so they could apply more salve to the burns but instead of seared skin it was perfectly smooth as if nothing had ever been there.

"Ada! All the burns are healed." Elrond looked up from his studies as his sons ran in. He knew his salve healed burns but it was a slow process, especially if they were human. Pulling back the bandages there was not a single mark on her arms, legs or face. The knife wound was gone and he couldn't find evidence that her leg or ribs was broken. The scars on her back were still there but none of them were new anymore. With all the burns healed they spotted two strange markings burned into the skin of the right hip.

"Well this is very interesting. There is something different about this girl. We will just have to wait until she awakes to question her. Go get some rest, my sons." Both looked hesitant. "I will keep watch, go." The boys silently left to leave their father to keep watch over his patient.

The warmth of the sun caused Lana to stir. The air was clean here and there was a sense of peace.

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'So I'm not in Demon World and this feels different than Human World. I really hope this isn't Spirit World.'

She struggled to open her eyes and was met with the bright sun. Her muscles were sore as she struggled to sit up. She instantly stiffened as a hand stopped her from moving, her eyes finding the source of the hand. A middle-aged man with long dark brown hair, brown eyes that were a lot older than the body they inhabited, and pointed ears.

'Well that isn't human'. Everything about this man said not human but he was not a demon. This world was too peaceful to have anything to do with demons.

"It is good to see that you are awake."

"Gde ya? Ai sorry. Where am I?"

"You are in Rivendell, child." Lana's brow twitched at being called child but she could sense that this being was older than she was. "My name is Lord Elrond and this is my home. What is your name child?"

By this time she had managed to sit up and look around the room. She was in a large bed in a room that was very open. She could hear the trees singing and knew she was safe and could trust these strange beings, at least to a point. There was no way she was anywhere near home, her demon heritage and form would stay hidden.

"Lana. My name is Lana."

"Welcome Lana. I do have a couple of questions for you though if you do not mind?" When Lana nodded, Elrond continued. Elrond studied the girl in front of him. She had a strange accent and the first words she spoke were in a language unfamiliar to him. Her bright red hair made her skin look almost white causing her ice blue eyes to stand out. It wasn't just the color that stood out to Elrond but the darkness, pain, and knowledge, her eyes showed that she was either older than she looked, been through a lot in her short life, or both.

"Where are you from? You are not like other humans in this area." Lana met his gaze, her face blank of emotion.

Even though she kept all her emotion from showing she was debating how she would answer this. Slowly she responded, choosing her words carefully.

"I am from a land that I believe is far from here. To my people it is known as Russia."

"It must be far. I do not believe I have heard of a place called such. You must be very reliant after healing the way you did with your injuries and even making it to Rivendell. Any other human would be dead before making it this far. So why don't you tell me what you really are."

Lana mentally cursed. A slight rustle outside the room caught her attention. Elrond turned as the door opened revealing two tall beings with the same long dark hair and brown eyes. They were younger were Elrond but still older than what they looked.

"My sons Elladan and Elrohir, there were the ones who found you in the woods. This is Lana and she was getting ready to share where she is from." Both nodded a greeting before pulling up seats to listen. Lana sighed. Well might as well get this over with.

"Before I tell you my story I have one question for you." At their nods she continued. "What are you? You are obviously not human, you feel older than you look."

"We are Elves and we are immortal." Lana just stared. In Demon World there were two different types of elves, one was a small vile creature that were hideous and fed on the flesh of those who died. The other type were tall and had control of an element and were very hyper. Jin was a perfect example even though he was only half-elf. Neither had come close as these elves in front of her. With one more sigh she started her story.

"Well first off is I am not from your lands, I am not sure it is the same world. My name is Lana Ivanov and I was born 16 years ago along with my twin brother in what our world knows as Russia. We were orphans, our mother died shortly after we were born. However both my brother and I were genetically altered so we can heal faster than normal humans. The man who did this was also our keeper. I am not sure how I got to your world but I mean no harm and I would just like to get home."

"So this keeper, is he the one who gave you all those scars and that strange marking?" Elladan, she believed, asked.

"Da. Since we were born at the Abbey we had been under his raising since the beginning. The beatings started when we were small, my brother was being brought up to help take over the world along with several other young boys. It was easier to start when these boys were young, all picked up from the streets so they had no family or anyone to look for them. Luckily we were able to stop his plan and my brother and his team are safe. As for the strange markings it is two B's in our language that stand for Boris Balkov. It was Boris' way to show that he owned us. There were five of us branded since we were the elite, myself, my brother, and his team."

"What about you? You said your brother was brought up to help take over the world. What were you brought up to do?" Lana met Elrond's gaze with a coldness that he could not explain. The next words out of her mouth made Elrond want to shiver.

"To kill."

The twins stared at each other. They couldn't believe that a human had done that damage and was torturing children. It was amazing how cruel humans could be especially to their own. They stared back at their father who had stood up.

"Thank you for sharing Lana. You are free to continue to rest and regain your strength as long as you need. When you are ready we will try to find a way home for you."

"Thank you, my lord." Elrond gave a slight nod as he and his sons left Lana to her thoughts. After they were gone she sighed. They seem to have bought her story, even though it was not completely far from the truth, she just left out a major detail that she hoped she could keep a secret. She found a pair of clothes sitting on the chair and changed out of the gown she was currently in. Smoothing out wrinkles she looked at what she was wearing. It wasn't anything she would normally wear but it was light and she could move, it would do until she could find similar clothes to what she was used to, especially pants. Lana headed outside to enjoy the plant life.

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Lord Elrond was in the library trying to find out anything about traveling between different times/worlds but was having no luck. He had a feeling that she wasn't being completely truthful but he felt no foul intentions from her. He was so wrapped up in his search he did not hear the soft rustle of fabric to announce a new presence.

"What troubles you my friend?" Elrond turned to see Glorfindel.

"Have you seen our new guest?"

"I do not believe I have. Is there something wrong?"

Elrond sighed. "No. She is different. She looks human and says she is human but I feel there is something more." They had walked onto the balcony taking in the scenery. Elrond caught a flash of red out of the corner of his eye. Both the elves turned to watch the strange girl move through the trees. She was placing her hand on the trunks of different trees, closing her eyes and smiling, the trees seemed to sway in response. She finally climbed into one of the trees and settled on a branch, seemingly singing a tune to herself.

"The trees seem to like her. I do not think I have seen trees react that way with a human before." The blond elf looked at the dark-haired one. "Of course it is nice to see someone so young be so in tune with nature." Elrond chuckled, leave it to Glorindel to make everything positive and light-hearted. They didn't have time to discuss anything else when a dark-haired elf entered the room quickly.

"My lords. The lady Arwen is almost here with the Halfling. He is not well." The elf left with a bow as the two lords headed to meet Arwen with the hobbit.

Woot Chapter 2. Hope you enjoy. Until next time.