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Chapter 2

The first thing I knew after I started regaining consciousness was how cool the air felt on my face, then how aching my head felt soon after. I don't know how long I have been out, but all I know right now is that my head hurts, I feel tired for some strange reason and feeling the ground I grasped leaves, so I am definitely not in the cave where I found the ring. I finally sat up and opened my eyes to check the surroundings. In every direction I looked, all I saw was very tall trees, some looking older than others, which led me to the obvious conclusion that I am now in the middle of a forest.

As soon as I had finished briefly checking the area, I went over my gear to see what I did have with me. Going through everything, I found that I still had my bow and quiver of arrows, all 10 of my throwing knives, my hatchet and dagger and my bag with flint. I am missing my swords, the ring isn't on my finger and the worst being the Apple is nowhere to found. Although I must admit this is better than previous situations that I have ended up in, I have never lost potentially two powerful items before. I push any thoughts of self-criticism away and decide to pack up and look for civilization.

Then, before I finished putting everything in the right places, I felt that I was not alone anymore. I quickly nocked and drew an arrow as I turned to look at them, but as I soon as I saw the figure, I froze. I had no intention of releasing the drawstring, for what stood in front of me was perhaps the most beautiful woman I have ever laid my eyes on.

She had strong blue eyes that seemed to hold wisdom. She had long wavy blonde hair, that rested on a dress in which I have never seen anything quite like it in my life. I then noticed that the dress seemed to emanate an aura that radiates power, yet it does not frighten me. It feels like I am being protected and comforted when I'm in her presence. One that you would feel when you're in the presence of a mother. Only I have just gazed my eyes upon her, hell I haven't even said a single sentence to her. I try to say something but she beats me to it.

"Greetings, I am Lady Galadriel of Lothlorien, and you are far from home, are you not... Shadow Wolf?" she says with a small, knowing smile.

I wish I had my hood up to cover up the shock that was undoubtedly in my eyes. "How do you know that name?" I asked, attempting to hide the shock in my voice, but ultimately failing. She displayed a look of amusement before she replied.

"I see many things that lead to my knowing of many journeys, no matter how small or large they may be." Even when she speaks, it gives off power and wisdom. I'm a little confused when she said this but decide against asking for a more detailed answer, and chose to ask of my whereabouts.

"If I am not in my homeland, where am I exactly, if I may ask?"

"You are in the Forest of Lothlorien, a country located in Middle Earth." I have never heard of these places, and before I ask my next question, she already answers my unasked question.

"Middle Earth is a part of a world called Arda, and I assume that this is all very new to you isn't it?" I nod my head for I could not find the words to answer her question.

My mind is buzzing with questions and each one could take a while for her to explain. Though one pops up in my head as priority over others and I ask it.

"Do you know how I got here from my world?" I say, curiosity lacing my voice.

"There are many ways you could have travelled here such as portals or, however unlikely, a summons." She responds and I ponder for something else to say before she interrupts my thoughts.

"Perhaps you could join me on my walk back to the city, and you can ask your questions along the way. What do you say?" She asks with an honest tone.

I think it over for a moment and figured that it would probably be best if I went along, perhaps I can learn more about this place along the way, but first I want to make something public (well as public as a forest can get) of what I knew moments after I had felt her presence.

"Yes I would like that, but before we get going, are your guards going to join us or are they going to stay in the trees?" I asked with a small smirk on my face, and it grew a little when I caught a look of surprise appearing on her face, no matter how small it was, before it disappeared.

"That remains to be seen, for they choose what they want to do to ensure my safety, but I would not mind them joining at all." She replies keeping her eyes on me.

From there we walked back to her city as I asked about Middle Earth and its inhabitants. To my surprise there were beings in this world I am very unfamiliar with. I learned about Dwarves, their looks, behavior and where they live; I learned about Hobbits and the Men of this world. I was even more surprised when she told me she belonged to a race called Elves, which I was somewhat familiar with, and at closer inspection, she does have pointy ears. She continued on about the order of the Wizards, and then the terrible things called Orcs and Goblins.

She finished just before we reached the city and I could only look at it in awe. They made a city using the trees and making everything look so elegant and natural. She motioned for me to follow and I did with amazement still written on my face.

It was not long until she suggested that I get some sleep, and it wasn't until she said that did I feel exceedingly tired. She had me escorted to an area where I could get some sleep. When I had reached my destination, and my escort left, I took off my gear except for my pants and undershirt before I found a comfortable spot and dozed off while listening to the elves singing.