Hello, and welcome to chapter six of Daughter of Middle Earth - Fellowship of the Ring. Many thanks to the people who have reviewed so far. The comments make me very happy!
As you may have noticed, this chapter is shorter than short. Do not panic! I will be posting chapter seven either a few hours from now, or tomorrow depending on what I have to do this evening.
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Chapter Six
Questions
As Serian left the hall, Elrond turned to Gandalf. "You know what this means, don't you Gandalf."
"Of course I do," Gandalf replied. "But how is it that she came to be here? It is long since her kind was even seen by the outside world. The last time was sixty years ago. They have been in seclusion for a long time."
"Yes," Elrond said thoughtfully. "What could it mean that one of them has emerged from their long seclusion?"
"Have you spoken to him yet?" Gandalf asked, changing the subject for a moment.
"No, perhaps we could ask him, they have been traveling together for several months now, no doubt he would know more about her than we do."
Elrond paused before continuing. "I had a dream last night, Gandalf. I saw a light in the north-west. It began to come nearer to me. As it drew nearer, it grew dimmer until I could see a figure from which light was coming. It stopped. The figure turned and pointed back the way it had come and said, 'My people await freedom. Who will give it to them?' Suddenly, the light vanished, and I awoke."
For a moment, there was silence in the hall. Then Gandalf spoke, "Do you think she is the one of whom the prophecy spoke? The one who will bring them from their long seclusion?"
"I do."
"How are we to know?"
"I suppose we ask her."
"Elrond," Gandalf said hesitantly, "I do not think that she knows anything about who she is. The way she found the horse was our clue, but she did not see anything significant in it. When we were on our way here, she did not say anything about it."
"Perhaps you are right," Elrond replied thoughtfully. The two heard a bell sounding for supper. "Come, Gandalf. We shall eat, and observe our new young friend."