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Chapter 1 Punishment

I moved out of the cage into the circle of orcs. I looked around me and saw Stonn, a dark elf commander, and his lackeys watching the events unfold. They are the ones who captured me and let this sort of treatment continue for me in an attempt to "reeducate" me to Sauron's way. Lucky for them, I can't die. A curse, it seems, granted by the gods. I heal much quicker than others, I had found out. Wounds that would cause me death would heal instantly. Of course things that caused me death did cause me death, but I always came back.

"Now, come here maggot," screamed the orc caption, "Stonn has ordered your immediate punishment in response to your most recent escape attempt."

Stonn stepped into the circle and with a smirk he said, "I say the punishment should be a bout with the Great Shelob!"

His announcement was met with cheers from the crowd, and my silent stare. Before I could react, I was dragged to the ground by whips. I was then chained and dragged forward until we reached the entrance to her lair. I hated the spider and she was their waiting for me. The entrance to her lair guarded by some orcs. Maybe they assumed I would try to escape through her lair. I had already tried that and it didn't work.

The birds sang as the last members of the council sat. Lothlorien was a beautiful place. Aragorn, Arwen, were present within the circle. Among them was Gandalf the White, Legolas, Tauriel, Thranduil, Elrond, the twins Elladan and Elrohir, Glorfindel, Galadriel, Celeborn, and Haldir. Some other elves from Middle Earth, Leanna, among them were also present. Those who had left Middle Earth had returned with new purpose.

Galadriel started the council by looking into her mirror. What she saw made her sad when she sat down among the others. She saw a dingy white tiger fighting the evil Shelob surrounded by jeering orcs and some beings she could not identify.

Among the council were several very large wolves, a black horse, a mink, and a falcon. Their leader, a gold wolf named Kira sat next to Galadriel. Each animal bore a simple tattoo that identified them as companions of the dingy white tiger everyone was so concerned about.

"As you know, with the destruction of the One Ring the Great Eye was destroyed as Middle Earth entered the Fourth Age. Peace has come, but the threat of evil remains. He can never again take a corporal form, but Sauron's soul remained for years in Mordor. He will never again gain his former strength back. None the less he still remains a threat," she said to those around her.

Elrond furthered her statement by saying, "He is being helped by forces unknown. We presume it is the help of dark elves. We know they captured the child of Lilly and Hothor. She refused to serve the evil and has been experimented on, tortured, and kept in Mordor all these years."

Galadriel continued, "She calls herself Storm. I have foreseen her escape from Mordor. It will happen tonight. We must go and capture her before she is recaptured by the dark elves and the minions of Mordor. She belongs with us, as she is half elven and touched by the Light of Elendil. She may help to destroy this evil once and for all, or given the right circumstances, become evil herself. Her companions, who she has not seen since she was five, are going to help us to save her."

Tauriel, in response to what they all just learned had a question. "She has held out all these years, will she really turn?"

"Given the right circumstances she might," answered Glorfindel, "but that is not why we called this council as you were all aware of this before. We called this council to determine where she will go once we capture and heal her. Somewhere protected from the evils of Mordor, but would be hard for her to escape from should she misunderstand our attempts to help her."

King Thranduil cleared his throat and said, "It seems the Woodland Realm may be the best place. It is far enough from Mordor that we would have ample warning if anything or anyone would try and take her from us. Rivendell and Lothlorien might prove to be too easy to escape from for her until she realizes we are only trying to help."

All the elves agreed to this. King Thranduil headed back to the Mirkwood with his guard to prepare. Galadriel and Celeborn, along with some other elves from Lothlorien accompanied them. Aragorn, Arwen, and Gandalf headed back towards Gondor. They would help keep an eye out for a white tiger escaping from Mordor and alert the elves if I went in a different direction then they had anticipated. Elrond and the others prepared to intercept Storm and bring her back to the safety of Mirkwood.

The first thing I remembered was waking up and immediately throwing up. I had held my own against the giant spider, but had been defeated when others had decided to interfere. Stonn and his goons had hurried the punishment along when they had been called away for some errand that Sauron needed of them. She had stung me several times, and her venom had made me sick. I could hear orcs around me making sport and getting drunk. They obviously did not know I was awake. The venom it seems affected me different than it did others, which gave my guards a false sense of security. I made a decision right there and then to escape.

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