oh my! Thanks to all those who have followed and favorited! Ummmm, can you do me a favor? Please give me a review if I should pair Eruanna up with Haldir, Glorfindel, or some Rivendell elf... I can't decide!

Chapter 3

They bowed. "Welcome back, Marchwardens." The lady's voice was soft and gentle.

"Thank you, my lady." They chimed.

"I have called you to ask if you have seen anything out of the ordinary in your rounds." She said, looking at them all keenly.

They seemed to be suddenly worried. "No, my lady, I have not seen anything out of the ordinary." Replied Haldir.

"I have, my lady." Spoke up Rumil. Lady Galadriel gave him a stern stare.

"And what have you seen that the rest have not?" She asked.

"I know not why they could not, my lady, but not long ago at the borders near to the river, I saw a being. She was peering into the river, clad in a blue dress with a silver sash, and silvery white hair-" he hesitated. "With- white wings." He finished hesitantly.

The lady seemed to pause. Then: "I see. Thank you, Rumil." She seemed to dismiss them thoughtfully. They left respectfully as I continued to sit, deep in thought. Could my presence have alerted the lady Galadriel somehow?

"What brings an angel of the heavens to Lothlòrien?, may I ask?" The lady's voice broke across my thoughts like the sound of an arrow twanging from the bowstring. I stood up to see her looking straight at me. Well, at least I know she can see me.

"I am here as a guardian." I replied simply, inclining my head. She returned the greeting.

"I felt your presence. It is powerful and calm. The Eru, as I understood, rarely ever interferes in the business of the elves." She said curiously.

I nodded. "Yes, my lady, he does. However, I am personally assigned by the Eru to Haldir of Lorien. His fate must be changed- for he has much to live for as of yet." I avoided mentioning his death. She looked surprised.

"I see. I can sense you are new to this." She noted. I smiled. "Yes, I am afraid so." I admitted.

She smiled at me. "All I can tell you is that you can only be seen by those who believe in angels. Rumil obviously does. And you will find your abilities when they are needed." She said with a smile. I paused thoughtfully.

"Thank you, Lady of light. I take your words to heart." I said meekly. She laughed softly.

"Indeed. Now, go, and be blessed- Haldir must be special to the Eru to have received an angel like you." She said knowingly.

I frowned. An angel like me? What did that mean? But I just left quietly, storing away the words in my memory to remember them later.

...

"See? The lady believed me!" Rumil was ranting to his brothers.

"Alright, so say you did. Then why didn't we? And if she has wings, what does that mean?" Orophin countered.

"Maybe because you don't believe in nymphs. I heard that only those who believe in them can see them." Rumil retorted.

"Not a nymph, Rumil. An angel. Only angels have wings." Haldir said absently. They were in the training grounds, and Haldir was absently listening to the two of his brothers bickering while he tried to make his targets. He was getting every single one so far.

"What's an angel doing here? They don't ever come to Middle Earth." Orophin scoffed. I rolled my eyes.

"Tch. I wish they could see me if just to prove them wrong." I mumbled under my breath. I suddenly noticed that Rumil had disappeared. I leaped up and moved from my favorite perch, a tree branch, to another one farther away from the training grounds and settled back down.

"So you are real!" I shrieked and tumbled off of the branch and caught myself in midair with my wings. Looking next to where I had been sitting, I saw Rumil there bent over in laughter. I flew forwards and punched his shoulder. He tumbled off of the tree, but I flew under him and caught him, putting him back in the tree.

"Serves you right, Rumil! Don't ever scare a guardian angel!" I shrieked indignantly.

"You're a guardian angel? For who? I thought angels are never assign-" he babbled.

"I know! But I was assigned to an elf nonetheless. As for to who- I'm not telling you unless I have your word of honor as an elf that you will tell not one soul. Not one being." I replied stoutly. He sighed.

"Alright, I promise." He said reluctantly. I sensed no lie, so I sat back down.

"To Haldir." I said flippantly, looking back to the training grounds with a frown.

"You don't look happy about it." He noted. I shook my head.

"It's not him. It's just that-" I shrugged. Then I suddenly looked back up at him with a grin. "I dare you not to laugh." I said mischievously.

He frowned. "Why?"

I beckoned for him to follow. He climbed off and followed me back to the training grounds. "There's our brother! Where'd you go to sulk this time?" Orophin ribbed.

"Oh, just over to the tree- I thought I saw something." He shrugged it off.

He was watching me, though. I grinned and tiptoed over to where Haldir was aiming his arrow. Poking my tongue out in concentration, I bent down and crawled a bit through his open legs, fingers on the bottom point of his bow. Just as he let go, I tipped the bow ever so slightly. The arrow careened off to the left- straight towards Orophin.

"Look out!" Rumil shrieked. I could see that he was trying his best not to laugh, though. Phin ducked just in time to miss it though.

I rolled over so that I was lying on my back to see Haldir staring down at the bottom of his bow with a puzzled look on his face. I grinned up at his face and waved. I heard a choke from Rumil's direction.

"Haldir, what was that for?" Asked Orophin indignantly.

"I didn't mean to at all! It's like the bottom of my bow was moved." He said confusedly.

"Duh. I can't believe you don't believe in angels." I said morosely. Rumil was shaking.

"Is something wrong, Rumil?" The lady Galadriel's voice called out amusedly.

"No, my lady." He choked, then fled.

His brothers looked after him with concern on their faces. I scooted out from under Haldir's legs and flew above his head, putting my hands on his shoulders and grinning sweetly over his head at the lady. She glared at me for a split second, but her face gave her away.

"What's wrong with him?" Asked Haldir.

"Hmm. So you do not believe in Rumil's lady, do you?" She asked mysteriously.

"He frowned. "I'm not sure, my lady, what to think." Orophin nodded. The lady shook her head.

"Then Rumil is wiser than the two of you." She waltzed away, leaving the both of them floored. I just grinned. Rumil and I: 1 ; Haldir and Orophin: 0.