It was days as Elrond and others of the council prepared for the council meeting. Elrond, had also sent word of his suspicions to his sister-in-law Galadriel that perhaps, Gil-galad had taken something to his grave. It was lat the next day that the council members entered the pavilion. Hitomi however, did not enter and frowning, Elrond looked to his friend and adviser Erestor who simply shrugged, clearly at an equal loss. Sighing, Elrond slowly began to speak, before Frodo was asked to bring the ring to the center of the pavilion on the tall stone mount. Suddenly horns sounded, and looking up, Elrond watched as Hitomi galloped her mount over the bridge, but it was the head armor that glistened on the mare's head that brought him up short. It was the same armor that had once adorned his King's horse. Dismounting, Hitomi was unaware that the council had been called and leading her mount back towards the stables, watched with narrowed eyes as many of the elves gathered lowered their heads. Leading Blackstar to her stall, Hitomi pressed her head against her mount's as she clung to the only thing that seemed real to her. The information she had gotten from the Lady of Light, still seemed too surreal, that her sire was once a High Elf King, the last, or so many had thought, of his kind. Yet she herself, wasn't even 1/9 elvish. She was full human, so the Lady was at a loss as to how Hitomi could even be Gil-galad's daughter, but the hairpin was enough proof and it had come with Hitomi.

Sighing, Hitomi slowly made her way to the council pavilion and listened as each person, Gandalf, Boromir, Aragon, Legolas, Gimli, Merry, Pippin, and then Sam, announced that they were going with Frodo and tipping her head, Hitomi shrugged and was about to leave when her name was called and turning, she looked back as Elrond beckoned her into the council meeting. "Perhaps a tenth should go." Stated Elrond as Gandalf watched the look that flashed across Hitomi's face before he nodded. "Perhaps you are right Lord Elrond. I've always felt better with the numbers on our side." Chuckled Gandalf as Elrond nodded. It was late the next day that everyone got up bright and early and began to prepare to leave. Hitomi meanwhile, had already set out, not one to be with such a large group, yet she didn't go too far ahead so that when they came up to the upper most hill after leaving Rivendell far behind, they were able to spot her, scanning the area around her, while her mount simply stood quietly below her. Flicking her tail, Blackstar bobbed her head as Hitomi reined her about watching as Gandalf made his way to her after a bunch of birds had flown overhead. "We will take the pass and should all else fail the mines." He stated as Hitomi nodded and reining her mount about, headed off towards the Plain of Lothlorien which was more or less a massive meadow that was at the base of the mountain that Moria was under and where Lothlorien began.

As the days went by, Hitomi soon made it to the meadow, two days ahead of when the Fellowship would and should of met her and smiling, she slowly dismounted and untying her hair, shook her hair out from the braid it'd been in, before moving to untack her mount. Once she was done, she moved to a nearby tree and sat down, watching as her mount lowered her black body to the ground to roll, before laying down and sighing, Hitomi looked to the sky, and so lost in thought, she never saw Legolas race into view, till he moved in front of her. "Legolas? Where is Gandalf?" Mumured Hitomi as he looked away and it was then she remembered; Gandalf was gone, at least for this part of the journey and sighing, she whistled, watching as her mount trotted towards them. As they entered the Golden Wood, Hitomi smiled as she watched as Merry and Pippin tried to make light of the situation by telling jokes between themselves. Smirking at a few of their jokes, Hitomi turned to smile at them when suddenly, Blackstar reared and screamed as archers appeared and fearing that someone would get hurt, Hitomi pushed from the group, practically pushing Rumil aside as she began to sing softly, her mount tossing her head and snorting, before the mare began to prance about her rider, her mane flowing behind her as Hitomi bent down, watching her mount's movements before whistling sharply, causing the mare to spin on her hinds and go the other way, her head dipping as she began to lick her lips, her inner ear tipped to her rider, before Hitomi stood and raising a hand, watched as her mount moved to her and whickering softly, Blackstar nibbled on her rider's hands before leading her mount back to the group, who stood in stunned silence before Haldir shook his head and beckoned for them to follow him.

As night fll, Hitomi smiled as she watched her mount graze. She had opted to stay below the talans that stretched above her and yawning, she curled up into her cloak. She knew she hadn't been sleeping long when a hand gently woke her and looking up to Orophin, slowly nodded as he told her they were heading to Caras Galadhon and mounting up onto her mare's bare back, nugged her flanks and soon brought up the rear as they moved towards the city, when suddenly, Haldir turned as Hitomi cantered her mount up a nearby hill and soon vanished down the other side. As soon as they crested the hill, he saw why. There below them, in the meadow plain before the city, atop his massive battle elk, sat Thranduil, whom was slowly dismounting as Hitomi rode up to him. Hitomi meanwhile was both wondering why the King of Mirkwood was here and just why the Lady had practically ordered her to go meet him, but as she drew closer, she saw the arrow wounds in his lk and then looking to him, inwardly gasped. The King was needless to say, a wreck. His armor was ripped in several places and as he dismounted, she could see pain flash in his eyes. Dismounting, Hitomi slowly moved up to him, then blinked when he hugged her close, before leading her off to one side. "Mirkwood came under attack a few days ago. It's fine, but, I had to make sure you were safe." He stated as she looked down shyly. "I'm...fine. Though I can't say the same for the Fellowship." She stated as he nodded.

Hours after the meeting with both the Lord and Lady of the Goldenwood, Hitomi walked with a now patched up Thranduil, listening as he told her of how Orcs had gotten in through her bedroom's window and had then first, ransacked her room, before moving on to attacking those within. Finally they stopped walking as he looked to her. "Come back to Mirkwood. I can't protect you outside it's walls." He finally stated as she looked out over the pond that was before them before sighing as the wind lifted her hair. "I can't. I have to face this task and, I have to find out why my father, who was apparently a High freaking King of the Elves, never once, bothered to stay the hands of the fates, to bring me back here." She stated as Thranduil nodded, having already been well informed of her parentage by the Lady.