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Chapter 3 Meeting with Dragons

It was the morning of the council and I was by a stream to cleanse myself. Apparently 'mortals' are still picky about appearances, I had learned from an early age that they are quite vain. I gazed at my reflection pale skin, waist-length black hair, which I braided, and of course the only feature not completely changed are my silver eyes, I also brought my favorite necklace, it is silver with a dragon pendant and at its center is a ruby. The dragon council ordered me, naturally, not to say I was a dragon, but at least to say that I'm affiliated with them. It was decided this was best to hopefully make them try to appease us and we could finally roam freely.

When I finished me carefully and silently made my way to the courtyard where the council would be held. Again I hid in a tree as the council began they -all sat around a stone pedestal in a half-circular formation

"Strangers from distant lands, friends of old. You have been summoned here to answer the threat of Mordor. Middle-Earth stands upon the brink of destruction. None can escape it. You will unite or you will fall. Each race is bound to this fate--this one doom." Lord Elrond gestured towards the pedestal

"Bring forth the Ring, Frodo" he said. Frodo rose and placed the ring on the pedestal. I began feeling sick again. The Ring whispers to me speaking of the horrible tortures it will put my people through. I shook my head to rid me of that awful voice. I then noticed a human reaching for the Ring

"Isildur's Bane." He breathed. Lord Elrond stood quickly

"Boromir!" he yelled. The Ring suddenly begins to chant harshly to everyone, it screeched in my ears, screaming of our betrayal. As Gandalf chants in Black Speech what dragons and orcs always said and thunder crackles through the darkened sky.

"Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul,
ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul.

One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the Darkness bind them."

The words pulsated in my mind reminding me of the times I used to mutter this cursed mantra as my sickness increases. Yet I was frightened on how my lips moved, mumbling it on their own accord, 'Further proof that the Ring must be destroyed before its influence reaches the dragons' I thought. Then the voice is cast away, the council is horrified, and Lord Elrond looks at Gandalf sternly.

"Never before has any voice uttered the words of that tongue here in Imladris!" he rebuked Gandalf

"I do not ask your pardon, Master Elrond, for the Black Speech of Mordor may yet be heard in every corner of the West! The Ring is altogether Evil!" his voice tired and hoarse, Gandalf's tongue so unused to the harsh language of Black Speech. He glares at the human identified as Boromir, but he does not seem to respond.

"It is a gift. A gift to the foes of Mordor. Why not use this Ring? Long has my father, the Steward of Gondor, kept the forces of Mordor at bay. By the blood of our people are your lands kept safe! Give Gondor the weapon of the enemy. Let us use it against him!" Boromir declared. 'The fool', I thought 'Gold and Bronze Dragons have protected these mortals from Mordor since the last was for the Ring. The Ring is not to be trusted!' Strider then spoke

"You cannot wield it! None of us can. The One Ring answers to Sauron alone. It has no other master."

"And what would a ranger know of this matter?" Boromir sneered. An ellon suddenly stood, he was one of the elves that came during the discussion of Lord Elrond and Gandalf.

"This is no mere ranger. He is Aragorn, son of Arathorn. You owe him your allegiance." He proclaimed. 'So I was correct in my assumption, Strider is royalty. Though by his scent he is thankfully nothing like Isildur'

"Aragorn? This... is Isildur's heir?"

"And heir to the throne of Gondor." Aragorn looked uncomfortable and motioned for the elf to sit

"Havo dad, Legolas" he said softly

"Gondor has no king. Gondor needs no king." Boromir seemingly snarled as he returned to his seat.

"Aragorn is right. We cannot use it." Said Gandalf

"You have only one choice. The Ring must be destroyed." Stated Lord Elrond

"Then what are we waiting for?" growled a dwarf as he raised his axe to attack the Ring only to be repelled and the Ring left unharmed and his axe in shards. A flash showing the Eye of Sauron appears in my mind at the same instant and it whispers again, causing my head to ache I looked towards Frodo and his pained look told me he saw the same as well. I decided now was the time to make my appearance, and I gently jumped off the tree.

3rd Person POV

Elrond was about to speak when a feminine voice stopped him

"I am afraid, Master Dwarf, that the one Ring cannot be destroyed by anything within the craft we posses. It was created from the inferno of Mount Doom and only there can it be destroyed"

The council turned and saw a delicate looking dark-haired female human walking towards them.

"And who are you, My Lady for interrupting a secret council" seethed Boromir. The woman looked at him with boredom.

"My Lord Boromir, I would watch your tongue were I you. I am a highly valuable potential ally. Am I not Lord Elrond?" The woman then turned to Elrond and barely inclined her head, showing only a hint of respect for him. Eyes staring into his knowingly, his eyes widened at the familiar silver color.

"…Your kind is helping?" he asked bewildered. The woman looked at him apparently amused

"Why Lord Elrond, you speak as if my people to not matter or care for this world. Surely you know why we would align ourselves to stop Sauron" the mysterious woman slightly mocked. Leaving the council aghast

"And you lass, who in damnation are you to come here!" growled the dwarf

"Calm yourself Gimli son of Gloin." Elrond breathed as calmly as he could

"She is Ornjin, a dragon"

"-Worshipper" she interjected. The council stared at her in disbelief, fear and anger.

"Kill her! She is in league with dragons and is in league with Sauron!" gritted a man from the south. Ornjin bit her tongue as not to snarl at him and instead looked at the council with disinterest.

"It matters not to me what your opinion of me is. But are you so willing to drive away a powerful ally in this war? An ally who was trained by someone who knows of Mordor and the dark power of Sauron?" The council grew silent once again and stared at Ornjin.

"Ornjin, behave yourself" Lord Elrond gently chided. Ornjin again barely nodded in acknowledgement.

"As you wish" she crooned as she went to stand by his side. She saw from the corner of her eye Frodo gazing at her in a mixture of awe and disbelief. Ornjin smiled gently at him, as Elrond turned his attention back to the council

"One of you must do this, one of you must destroy the Ring" he continued

"One does not simply walk into Mordor. Its black gates are guarded by more than just Orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep. And the great Eye is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland. Riddled with fire and ash and dust. The very air you breathe is a poisonous fume. Not with ten thousand men could you do this. It is folly!" said Boromir. Legolas stands

"Have you heard nothing Lord Elrond has said? The Ring must be destroyed!" he replied indignantly. Gimli then leapt to his feet

"And I suppose you think you're the one to do it?!" he yelled. Boromir then stands and also yells

"And if we fail, what then?! What happens when Sauron takes back what is his?!" this left Ornjin with the slight fear of the possible fate of her race. 'This is not going to turn out well' she thought as Gimli shouted

"I will be dead before I see the Ring in the hands of an Elf!" and an argument started amongst the council members. Frodo and Ornjin both look at the Ring and see the reflection of the council in it as it burns into flames as it repeats its whispering chant. Frodo slowly but determinedly stands and approaches the council.

"I will take it! I will take it!" he cried over the arguing council. Ornjin gazes at him in a blank expression but inwardly smiles in awe. And the council quiets down and stares at him in astonishment and Gandalf closes his eyes.

"I will take the Ring to Mordor. Though-- I do not know the way." Gandalf walks towards him

"I will help you bear this burden, Frodo Baggins, as long as it is yours to bear" he puts his hands on Frodo's shoulders in reassurance. While Ornjin looks slightly confused and curious at this gesture. Aragorn then rises

"If by my life or death, I can protect you, I will." He kneels at Frodo's feet

"You have my sword"

"And you have my bow" Legolas said as he made his way over to them

"And my axe!" Gimli added and looked at Legolas grimly as he came before them. Followed by Boromir

"You carry the fate of us all little one. If this is indeed the will of the Council, then Gondor will see it done." Ornjin then walked towards Frodo and knelt to his eye level, his eyes were wide in disbelief and slight fear

"You will succeed without a doubt wyrmling. For how could you fail when one has the support and ally of all dragonkind?" she asked slightly arrogant yet kindly as well and was rewarded with eyes shining in gratitude. She stood and gently ruffled his hair as she took her place by Gimli and Boromir who grimaced at her. Ornjin then smiled and looked at a bush and two pillars by the council.

"Heh!" Sam exclaimed as he jumps from behind the bushes

"Mr. Frodo is not goin' anywhere without me!" he proclaimed as he stood by Frodo. Elrond and Ornjin exchanged an amused look

"No indeed, it is hardly possible to separate you even when he is summoned to a secret council and you are not." Elrond said. Then Pippin and Merry ran from behind their pillars

"Wait! We are coming too!" they shouted

"You'd have to send us home tied up in a sack to stop us!" declared Merry

"Anyway you need people of intelligence on this sort of mission, quest... thing." Pippin said lamely.

"Well that rules you out Pip." Merry quipped

"Ten companions... So be it! You shall be the Fellowship of the Ring!" announced Elrond

"Great! Where are we going?" questioned Pippin.

Afterwards

The Fellowship was curious about their mysterious and only female companion and decided to question her, particularly the hobbits.

"Do you really worship dragons?"

"Have you ever seen a dragon?"

"What do they eat?"

"How come you worship dragons?"

Ornjin was bombarded with questions gently calmed them down

"Be at peace Hobbits, I'll answer to the best of my ability, but you must calm yourselves" she said patiently. Not caring that Boromir and Gimli were glowering at her or that Aragorn, Legolas or Gandalf were staring at her suspiciously.

"So have you ever seen a dragon?" Frodo started

"Yes, in fact I live relatively close to the dragon I serve"

"But how? I thought that dragons love to eat people?" asked Sam fearfully. Ornjin allowed a small pearl-like laugh to escape her lips

"That Sam is untrue, for the most part. Red dragons love to feast on human flesh, especially those of women. But I serve the Senior of the Silver dragons"

"Red? Silver? There are different kinds?" asked Merry. Ornjin ruffled his hair

"Yes, Red dragons are among the most violent. While the Silver dragons are one of the most kindest and gentlest"

"What do Silver dragons eat then?" asked Frodo

"Frodo, Silver dragons will try any dish whether it be dwarven, elvish, human, or hobbit." She replied

"What about treasure? We heard from Bilbo that they love gold. Do dragons like gold? Bilbo said Smaug had a lot of gold" asked Pippin excitedly

"Smaug" Ornjin said sadly as her eyes grew distant. Legolas, though suspicious of her, saw her saddened look, and was going to change the topic when Elrond approached.

"Ornjin, Gandalf, we must speak" he announced and they followed out of the council room.

"I like her. She seems very kind for being around dragons" said Sam

"I do as well, Sam. Ornjin seems very dedicated to whatever purpose the dragons want to destroy the Ring for" replied Frodo

"Maybe she can tell us more, later. She must know everything about dragons" Pippin said excitedly as Merry nodded in agreement.

"I doubt that my friends, she is still human and looks quite young" stated Aragorn

"Indeed, she shouldn't come along. What an insolent woman!" growled Gimli

"Insolent, arrogant, and disrespectful, dragons must be barbarians for raising such a woman" seethed Boromir. Legolas said nothing, but stared at the retreating back of the mysterious, silver-eyed human.


Reason Ornjin was confused about Gandalf putting his hands on Frodo's shoulders is that she has never seen that gesture. Remember the only people we know so far that she's seen in the past is Isildur and Lord Elrond. Also if she always calls him Lord Elrond is because she respects him, which will be revealed later.

Sorry that her entrance was rather abrupt and unsatisfying. I'm still a little slow at this. Hopefully I'll get better the more I continue this story.

Chapter 4 Reminiscing with Dragons Flashback #2 will take a while so please be patient.