Disclaimer: I do not own LOTR or any of Tolkiens work, only the character Nividia.
Chapter 4:
Stay away from the Road.
Nividia did not sleep, only resting her eyes when she heard the scream. It was like someone screamed inside her mind; she heard it as she hear people talk to her inside their minds. She let the thought leave and she took her head up and looked around, smelling everything, hearing everything. She heard footsteps, small footsteps as she lay there in the field. The corn was higher than her so she could technically not see anything, but she let her ears and nose lead her.
She saw the small Hobbit feet come closer to her and then a small frightening scream. "Oh, Nividia…" a breath taken Hobbit said. He rested on his walking stick trying to catch breath. "You scared me there, you cannot do that to a old Hobbit like me." Nividia chuckled, making the Hobbit smile.
"Bilbo Baggins," Nividia said in his head and stood up. They were the same height in tiger form, he have gotten smaller. "I did not mean to frighten you, my friend. I only lay low so I wont draw any attention." Bilbo did not believe it for a second and walked pass her.
"Yeah and to frighten me, did you not?" He asked. "You are the only one who can." Nividia laughed. Bilbo never got the used of thinking what to say to her, so he always said it.
"Well, maybe," she said and followed him.
"What are you doing over here? It is far from Rivendell," he asked as they both walked in the field and soon into a forest.
"I come for you, Bilbo. I promised you that," she said and he stopped and looked at her.
"It is my ring, is it not?" He asked and looked back as if seeing something there. Nividia of all people knew they were alone. "I left it with Frodo." Nividia looked at him with a question mark. "I am his uncle. Gandalf told me to leave it." Nividia looked to her side. That is why I do not feel it, she thought to herself.
"Well…" She began and Bilbo was turning back. "Where are you going?"
"Back to Frodo. You said it will be dangerous when you came, I have to go and warn him for something," he said. Nividia laughed that he did not know the dangerous of the One Ring. "Why are you laughing? I do not like that laugh," he said and pointed a finger to her.
"Frodo is safe with Gandalf. Lord Elrond told me to bring you to him and so I will. Even if I have to make you sleep and drag you to Rivendell," she said. Bilbo sighed and followed her towards Rivendell, he knew she had right. Frodo will be safe with Gandalf the Grey.
"Oh, this is good. Very good, ha! I´ve never seen such." Nividia looked at Bilbo and sighed; she was waiting for him to be ready so they could leave. They were just crossing the road when Bilbo found it. "I´ve never seen such mushrooms on this time of the year. You want some, Nividia?" He asked and looked at her, she had turned to her Elf form now.
"No, thank you Bilbo. I will be fine, but we should get going, stay away from the road," she said.
"Yes, yes of course," he said and continued picking up the mushrooms. "This will be excellent if you find a deer for tonight." Nividia laughed. When he did finish he got up and looked at her. "I know, I know, but you won´t find mushrooms like these in a few months." Bilbo stood there and looked at her.
"What are you looking at?" She asked.
"Nah, nothing," he said. Nividia did not believe. "I never knew that you are an Elf, that must be the reason why you don´t change over the last sixty years."
"I was with you and Thorin and his company when we crossed-" she stopped when she heard something that does not belong here. She did not pay attention when Bilbo saw more mushrooms on the road. Nividia looked into nothing and then changed form with anger. Bilbo turned to her. "I must ask you to go to Imladris without me for now," she said.
"Is it something wrong?" Bilbo asked.
"Yes," she said to be honest with him. "You must hurry and stay away from the road, go in the forest you will be safe there," she said and left him there. She continued on the road and let her hearing take back to Bilbo who had barely begun walking. Do as I say, Bilbo. She said to him and she heard him sigh and the footsteps of the young Hobbit walking in the forest.