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„No, Genoveva, don't eat that!"

I quickly grabbed the colorful berries out of her hands before she could stick them in her mouth. I took a closer look at them, and nodded. If she had eaten those, she would have gotten food poisoning. I shot an exasperated look at the Sue, and simply shook my head. Out of all the Sues traveling with me, Genoveva was the most powerful. Because of this, I thought that just maybe she was also more intelligent. But no! Even after I told all of them not to eat anything that I hadn't looked at first, she was ready to poison herself. Maybe she had hoped that her prince charming would find her, and bring her to life with a kiss.

I broke out of my musings on Princes and Sues when I heard a painful slapping noise. I whipped around immediately, only to see a thin red mark on Fiorella's cheek. I sighed quietly, and headed towards her.

"I told you to be careful around the branches. We can't just trample everything in the forest under our feet, and it would take too long to trim all the trees."

With that last sentence I looked meaningfully at Sia, who had a habit of hitting any offending branch with her sword, thus effectively slowing us down. She looked at me sheepishly, and I turned away, satisfied.

I had been traveling with the Sues for about three days, and occurrences like these happened very often. I both dreaded and looked forward to arriving in Rivendell. Dreaded, because I still had to convince Elrond to set up a trade relationship between the Elves and the Sues. The fate of Middle Earth hung off of my ability to be convincing, and I wasn't very confident. Even though I had all those worries, I was almost desperate to reach the city. Why, you ask? It's because the Sues were driving me crazy! Every time we settled for the night, I was pestered with many questions that I really didn't want to answer. The first night had been particularly eventful, and I hoped I would never have to do something like that again.

"Mother, where do babies come from?"

I choked on my bread, inhaling several crumbs. Philomena stared at me curiously as I regained my breath. "What?" I croaked out, and Philomena shuffled closer.

"You know, babies. Where do they come from? Are they made out of clay, or something?"

I stared at her, while slowly shaking my head. Why on earth had she been thinking about this? I was not prepared at all to have this talk, but I guessed that it didn't matter. I giggled nervously. "Babies, uh, well, you see…" My face was red now, and Philomena looked at me a bit concerned. "Are you alright, mother? Are you too close to the fire?"

I was about to answer, when I was cut off by Leocadia. "Of course they're not made out of clay! The fairies deliver them to your doorstep when you wish for a child. Everyone knows that!"

I stared at Leocadia, my jaw hanging slightly. Fairies? Did they really not know about sex? Most Mary Sues had at least one steamy scene, were they just too young? I was about to start my speech on sex ed, when I was cut off again. This time it was Fiorella.

"What are you two talking about? When you get married to your true love, you suddenly become pregnant! What's this about fairies?"

By this time the three were in a heated discussion, and soon to be joined by Genoveva. "That's not true! Your mother must do a magic spell so that you'll become pregnant. Right, Mother?"

Suddenly all eyes were on me, and I squirmed uncomfortably. "Well…" I began, my blush beginning to come back. "It doesn't exactly work like that…" I prepared myself again to give them the Talk, but I thrown slightly off track.

"Oh, Mother! Can you make me pregnant?"

"Absolutely not! Now go to sleep, all of you!"

It had been two days since that discussion, and I still hadn't told them about sex. I had a sneaking suspicion that Sia already knew, but I wasn't sure. I needed to tell them about the birds and the bees before Rivendell, but I kept putting it off. To be honest, I was dreading telling them, but I had to. I didn't want them getting taken advantage of while they were there, even though I knew that with elves the chances were slim. If the girls knew about sex, then it would be better for all of us. However, that still didn't stop me from procrastinating.

I suddenly got an image of the five girls prancing around Rivendell, flirty and half naked. I grimaced. Yep, I needed to tell them as soon as possible. I decided I would tell them now, or I knew that I would never have the courage to do it. I cleared my throat loudly, and gestured for them to crowd their horses around mine. They all looked at me curiously, and I braced myself for what would probably be a very awkward conversation.

"So, girls, it's time that you all found out how babies are made."

Their eyes widened, and Philomena looked like she was about to fall off of her horse. She opened her mouth, probably to ask a thousand uncomfortable questions. She didn't get the chance to ask her questions, though. Loud howls erupted from behind us, and I wasted no time.

"All of you, run as fast as you can along the road! It stretches for miles, don't stop until you can't hear the howls! Do not wait for me, go!"

The Sues quickly followed my orders, and their horses were running along the road just as the wolves came into sight. I hoped that they were normal wolves, and not wargs. Thankfully, I didn't have to deal with wargs that day. A group of five wolves emerged from behind the trees, and I urged my horse into a gallop. My heart beat erratically, almost bursting out of my chest. I could hear snarls and growls just behind us. I cursed under my breath, why couldn't I have a racehorse?

We involuntarily slowed down, my horse panting loudly. Now I could feel the breath of one of the wolves on my ankle. I urged my horse to speed up, but the poor thing was at its limit. I could see the Sues, far ahead of me. I narrowed my eyes, they seemed to be getting bigger. My eyes widened as I realized that they were coming back.

"Stupid Sues, haven't I gone over this multiple times?"

My complaints were cut off by a sharp pain in my lower leg. I cried out, and nearly fell off my horse. One of the wolves had nipped my leg, and it was starting to bleed. I don't think it had managed to sink its teeth in my leg, but it sure was trying.

By this time the Sues had caught up to me. I glared at them and tried to tell them to go back, but it was too late. The wolves saw them, and decided that they were much more interesting than me. The immediately started circling the five girls, and I froze. Genoveva was muttering something under her breath and moving her hands in a complicated pattern. I knew that she would be injured before she could finish her spell. The other girls weren't much better, all holding up some weapon or doing some magic. Normally weapons aren't a problem, but Mary Sues have a tendency to do really fancy moves. They would all be eaten before any of them even touched a wolf. I jumped off my horse, ignoring the pain in my leg, and grabbed my sword from the saddlebags. I wasn't really prepared for fighting, but I would have to anyway. One of the wolves turned towards me at hearing the sword unsheathe, and I quickly held my sword up in a defensive position.

Before the wolf could attack me though, a single arrow caught it in the eye. Using its moment of pain as a distraction, I quickly stabbed through its chest. Blood gushed out, and I felt the overwhelming urge to throw up. It dropped to the ground, and I swung back on my horse.

"Go! Now!"

We rushed away from the rest of the pack, galloping for what seemed like hours. Finally, when there were no more howls, I turned to the girls, my eyes dangerous.

"What did I say? You are extremely lucky none of you were injured, as stupid as you acted! I had the situation under control, and you blatantly ignored my orders! If none of you are going to listen to me on this journey, then we will all end up dead!"

I knew that I was a bit harsh, but in the heat of the moment I didn't really care. The five girls looked reasonably scolded, but I wasn't finished. I started to demount my horse.

"And you could-"

My leg gave out, and I fell to the ground. The searing pain was hard to ignore now. It felt like my leg was on fire, slowly burning up my strength. My vision became blurry, and I cursed under my breath. I shook my head a few times, trying to see clearly. I saw five figures above me, all shouting frantically. My resolve strengthened, and I slowly sat up. I was immediately assaulted by the five girls, each trying to help me in some way. I shooed their hands away, and leaned a bit on one of them.

"Mother, are you all right?"

Her answer was given to her as she saw the mess of blood on my leg. I heard a few screams, and then Genoveva was pushing them all away. "I will heal her!" She shouted loudly, and I winced. Maybe I should teach them that they didn't need to be so dramatic.

She put her hands directly on the bite, and I hissed with pain. She started chanting loudly:

"Sana eam crus! Aut sicut aliquid, quod, Im 'non satis certus quam is officina. Ne quaeso sit ea nobis ad insaniam convertunt."

I furrowed my eyebrows. I had taken Latin in college, something about that spell didn't quite seem right. Was that correctly translated? Was her grammar correct?

There were gasps from the other Sues, and I figured something must have changed. It didn't matter to me, my leg still felt horrible. Sia and Fiorella carefully helped me up, me cursing in foreign languages. Hey, it hurt a lot!

We were about two days away from Rivendell. For two days I spontaneously blacked out, woke back up, and made sure no one was dead. I was constantly worrying about the Sues, without me as supervision, a lot of things could go wrong. They could be eaten by bears, or attacked by bees. One of them was probably in danger the entire time, but I wouldn't know. Like I said, I was constantly drifting in and out of consciousness. I didn't know if this was right for a wolf bite, but I'd never been bitten by a wolf before. I still didn't know how I managed to kill the one wolf. Probably because of the adrenaline rush.

On the fifth day, we arrived. Apparently it was an impressive sight, the roaring waterfalls and beautiful nature. I wouldn't know, because I was barely conscious, strapped down to my horse. Our welcome was all a blur to me. I heard voices, and felt pain. I knew that I was being moved, but I could barely move one of my fingers. I guessed that I was just too exhausted.

I had one moment of clarity, where I looked around, and saw I was in a healing bed. A healer came towards me with a huge knife, and I promptly fainted.

The next time I woke up, it was a bit more relaxing. I was in an airy room with sunlight streaming through the windows. The sheets were soft and comfortable, and I leant back with a sigh. I was relaxed for approximately two seconds before my eyes popped open, and I remembered the Sues. I immediately started worrying about them. Where were they? Had they all made it to Rivendell safely? Were they currently in falling in love with some random elf?

All these questions shot through my head in less than a second, and I started to panic. Thankfully, at that very moment an elleth entered my room with a tray of food. As soon as she saw me though, she smiled serenely.

"You're awake. Does your leg ail you?"

The reminder of my leg caused me to rip the blanket off of my legs, and stare at my wound. There was no more blood, but there was a visible scar. I traced it slowly, staring at the ugly white lines. It was almost as big as my hand, that wolf had done more damage than I had originally thought. I swallowed the urge to throw up at the sight, and turned to the elleth watching me.

"Excuse me, but do you have any idea where my daughters are?"

She nodded. "Your daughters are exploring Imladris, Lady Nontle."

I thanked her, and experimentally put weight on my leg. There was no sharp pain like before, but it still felt a little strange. I put my other foot on the floor, and swung myself up. My legs held me upright, but I still felt unbalanced. I walked slowly over to the elleth, intending to ask about recovery and how long I had been here. As soon as I took my second step, I noticed what had seemed off. I had a limp! Not a huge one, it wasn't that obvious, but I had a limp! The elleth must have noticed my look of disbelief, because she went to my side, supporting me.

"The healers pronounced milady healthy, but unfortunately you will always have a small limp."

My mind tried to process what was going on as my body protested. I had a limp? I had never had anything like this happen to me, and I was having a hard time believing it.

My limp was momentarily forgotten as I caught a glimpse out of the balcony. I leant against the elleth as my breath was taken away. Rivendell really was beautiful. I had seen a few impressive sights, but nothing compared to this.

While I was distracted, the elleth took the opportunity the guide me back to the bed, and gently pushed me down into a sitting position. I was still stunned by the beauty of Rivendell, my brain struggling to keep up. The tray was placed carefully on my lap, and I looked down at the food. It looked something like a fruit salad, with colorful fruits. On the side there was a glass of water, and two pieces of toast. I eagerly started to eat the delicious breakfast.

Things were happening much too fast for me to process. The shock of the situation had left me slightly numb, so I was able to happily eat my breakfast. As soon as I had finished the last slice of toast, I sighed deeply and leant back onto the bed. I got a strange sense of déjà-vu, and then reality came crashing. I jumped up out of bed, nearly scaring the elleth to death in the process.

"I need to find my daughters, is there any way that we can find out where exactly in Rivendell they are?"

I realized that I had just referred to the Sues as my daughters for the second time. Did I really consider them my daughters? Sure, I cared about them, but daughters?

I didn't have time to ponder my question, because the elleth chose that time to answer.

"I believe they were last seen at the archery range. Shall I accompany you there?"

I nearly rolled my eyes, and stifled a groan. Of course they were near the archery range! Where else would all the good-looking elves be? They were probably getting themselves into a mountain of trouble right now. I wouldn't be surprised if I needed to chase away suitors. I nodded, and the elleth smiled.

"So be it. Follow me, please."

I followed her through twisting corridors and long hallways. Several elves passed us as we walked to the archery range, and I resisted the urge to gape at them. The movies hadn't done them justice at all. They seemed to have a kind of ethereal glow around them, and they all walked so gracefully that it looked as if they were floating. I didn't want to be rude, so I tried not to stare at them too obviously. I might not have done a very good job of it, though, because I caught a few amused glances from some of the elves that we passed by.

As soon as we arrived at the archery range, I saw the Sues. Leocadia was hanging onto an elf, chattering away. Philomena and Fiorella were both sending the same elf love-sick gazes. I felt bad for him, he looked rather stunned. Genoveva had a small crowd around her as she showed them her magical powers. I expected to see Sia also with some elf, but she sat at the stump of a tree, shy gaze upon an elleth on the other side of the range. I smiled slightly before putting on my best stern look, and marching up to the girls. It didn't look as impressive as I would have hoped, with my limp and all, but I got to them quick enough.

Sia was the first to see me. She jumped from the ground, and rushed towards me.

"Mother, you're alright!"

As soon as she said that, the other girls noticed me too. They all detached themselves from their 'friends' and ran towards me. I was assaulted by a thousand concerned questions, and I felt my annoyance slowly melt away. It was hard to stay angry at them when they were asking you if you felt better.

I quieted them all down quickly. "Now then, yes, I'm doing fine. No, my leg doesn't hurt. No, I'm not mad at you girls."

Those three answers answered most of their previous questions. I smiled at all of them, and was suddenly part of a group hug. The only thing I could see was Fiorella's bouncy hair, and I struggled not to inhale it. When they finally let go, I smiled at them again, though this time a bit weaker.

"Don't you worry about me, I'll be fine."

Meanwhile, Lord Elrond was watching the short reunion from a large window. He observed the way this 'Nontle' acted, and was slightly reassured. She seemed to care about her five daughters, which was always a good sign. He moved away from the window, and took a seat at his desk. Many of the elves had reported about her daughters' wondrous beauty, they did not seem like normal women. He briefly wondered how beautiful their mother must be to have given birth to daughters like that. He shook his head, that was not the goal of their visit here. He was to find out her intentions, and choose the best course of action.

After all, they could be spies from Sauron.