I do not own the song that is in this chapter, thought I would love to own Les Miserables, I don't. Sadness.

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"There will always be critics and people to push you down when you argue with them on what you believe to be right, but make sure to never change yourself for someone. Go with what you feel in your heart and stand true by what you believe in, for if you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything."
~Numinex

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I sat calmly outside in Celebrian's garden and I couldn't help but feel the need to stretch my legs and not my wings, it had been about a week since I brought the dwarves here and I couldn't help but feel the need to rush through the forest. To listen to the sounds of it, so drink form the crystal clear waters of the rivers and to run with the horses the elves have tamed.

Having made up my mind I went to my brother's study, pleasantly surprised to find him there, "Brother, I am going out for a run, should you need me, have Frodo call me with the flute I gave to him, I long to feel the wind through my hair and the forest beneath my feet. I will return if I find anything worth reporting." He smiled and nodded standing up and kissing my forehead in a form of parting.

"Travel well sister, I hope to see you unharmed when you return, as you seem to have a knack for finding trouble." I smiled and then nodded before walking out, "Oh, and we need to cur your hair soon." I looked down at my hair to realize that it was now lightly dragging upon the floor and I nodded, "When I return I will see to it."

As I exited the palace I shifted into my Mearas form and took off down the smooth roads of Rivendell out to the forest, any horses that were out grazing in the field in front of the beautiful city followed me into the forest, taking to me as their leader as I let my legs stretch, allowing myself to race through the undergrowth until I came upon another field where the horses of Rivendell commonly grazed.

As I looked upon the field, I couldn't help but rear back onto my hind legs and let out a joyful whinny before dropping back down onto all fours and heading toward a river near here at a calm pace. as the trickling sound of the river filled my ears and thoughts another sound filled them as well, it was the sound of men in the forest.

"Do you see the size of that mare, she should breed some fine young colts." I lifted my head from the river at this comment, knowing that I shouldn't take offence at the mentioning of my Mearas form's size since all Mearas are larger than common horses as well as stronger, but doing I couldn't help but take offence to the comment anyway.

I looked over mu shoulder at four men upon horses, one in particular looked significantly larger than the others in the fact that his shoulders were very broad, his body built for strength, no fat upon him, only muscle rippling under his tunic, there was a rope in his hand an I immediately ran before he could manage to get me with it, knowing he intended to capture me, thinking me a horse.

I could hear the sounds of the Men pursuing me upon their horses and I kicked it into high speed, easily going faster than the horses who the men following me were riding upon, but I could still hear their hoof beats behind me and I hissed through my teeth before setting a course for Rivendell, knowing just by how they were dressed and how they acted so carelessly to be representatives of men.

As I shot to the gate of Rivendell I saw my brother standing there, looking quite surprised at me coming barreling toward the gate but I was able to slow myself and prance behind him and he glared at the men trying to capture me and he held up his hand making all of the horses come to a stop, "Do not try and capture or harm this mare!"

The large man looked around as if just realizing that he was at Rivendell before looking at me, "We saw the mare first, we have all right to claim her." this made me snort in anger and my brother stopped my advance, "No you do not have rights to this mare for she is more than just a horse or even a Mearas, Numinex, please show him what I mean."

I nodded and then closed my eyes allowing myself to shift and change as the men let out cries of surprise and I glared at them in my human form, "You have no right to claim what ever mare you see! Could you not tell that my mane and tail were braided? Do you think an untamed mare would have braids?" I saw the stunned look upon the male's face and he immediately dismounted and aproached me.

I stood my ground staring the man down as he stopped in front of me to see if I was real, he reached forward and touched the side of my face only for me to push him away angrily with Elladan and Elohir appearing with arrows positioned in their bows, ready to fire, "I am not some woman you can touch without consent you pig!" I hissed at him and he seemed to be shocked by my sharp tongue as well as the weapons that were pointed at him and then he sighed as if regaining his senses.

"I apologize fair maiden, for I was unsure if you were a trick of the light or not, for you see, your skin glows golden in the sun and I have not seen a maid so fair as you before." he bowed before standing and smiling at me, "I am Boromir, son of the steward of Gondor." I was hesitant to forgive him but the stern glance of my brother made me submit.

"Elladan, Elohir, lower your weapons. I am Numinex Mithrandir, sorceress of the Istari council and known as the golden spirit. I accept your apology but next time, I implore you to think before you touch a woman without her telling you that you can for many Eleths do not take kindly to men who are not their husbands touching them." His gaze flashed to the twins and back at me.

"Are you their wife?" He asked while nodding his head toward Elohir and Elladan as they suddenly spat out in outrage, "How dare you speak to her that way! We may not be her husbands but she raised us as a mother would and we will defend her against any man, no matter who they are!" I whirled around and forcibly lowered their bows.

"Elladan, Elohir, I can defend myself though I do appreciate you two assisting me. Now get back to the gate before I have to get your real Ada to yell at you two." they cringed and looked at my brother who was frowning at them and they hurried off to guard the gate as I turned back to Boromir, "I have no husband, nor significant other, now if you will excuse me, I will be returning to the palace."

With that I turned to walk back to the palace when Boromir's hand gripped my wrist, "My lady, you have not any shoes to travel in, you should not walk such distances without proper cover upon your feet, please, allow me to carry you to the palace." I glared at him now, my anger rising, "I do not need to be carried, nor do I need shoes, I have spent more than forty years without them and I do not need them now!"

He let me go at this, shocked for a moment before stuttering, "H-how...? You do not look a day over twenty! How is one like you older than forty years of age?" I sighed and rubbed my temples before glaring at him again, "I am an immortal more than a thousand years of age, I do not need a man such as you telling me how to act and behave seeing as I have seen more ages than you and known your father's father and even those before him!"

I whipped around on my heel and stalked away toward the palace at a brisk pace before snatching up my weaponry and immediately going to the training grounds and standing far from the target that was about 600 yards from me as I drew my bow and hit all of the targets dead center over and over, splitting the arrows that had landed before them in half as I released my anger.

After my quiver was empty I sighed and then drew my sword, gifted to me by the dwarves before swinging and slashing at the targets in my head, I had created twenty or more orcs for me to fight when I whirled to strike at one before a blade stopped my own. Estel was smiling at me warmly, "You seem to be fighting fierce foes for you to put so much work into killing them."

I frowned at him but he simply smile din return, "Would you like to fight a much more difficult opponent?" I saw the gleam in his eye at anticipation of a fight and I nodded as we broke into a fight, our swords clashing one another with loud rings, and our duel drawing attention to us as we simply fought with one another, neither of us regarding the world around us until I managed to disarm Estel and pin him to the ground, my blade at his neck and my spirits lifted.

"I win." I let out a small huff as I stood back up and helped him to his feet, applause broke out over the elves that had stopped to watch and my four charges came running out and clinging to me smiling, "That was great Mum!" "you really know how to fight Mum!" "You should teach us!" I smiled and looked down at the four, "Perhaps another day my Hatchlings. Perhaps."

"Lady Numinex, Lord Estel, Frodo, Sam, Pippin, Marry, it is time to come dine." I smiled at Bilbo who had come out to tell us and then nodded to the aging hobbit, allowing the young ones to quickly pull me into the dining hall as they all spoke about their days and what they saw and who they spoke to. as the meal went on I had a fair few pints of my special Ale before Gloin called out to me, "Lady Numinex, you should sing for us!"

I sighed and tried to pretend I didn't hear him but then my brother spoke up, "Yes, sing us a song!" I sighed and glared at my brother, "You know I do not sing songs of happiness unless they be lullabies brother." He smiled, "Sing anyway." and I let out a great sigh as I stood and walked to the dias the musicians were standing upon before closing my eyes and letting the music flow out of me, my magic making me a musical instrument.

"There was a time when men were kind~
And their voices were soft,
And their words inviting~

There was a time when love was blind~
and the world was a song,
and the song was exciting.

There was a time...
then it all went wrong~

I dreamed a dream in time gone by~
when hope was high and life worth living,
I dreamed that love would never die~
I dreamed that God would be forgiving.

Then I was young and unafraid,
When dreams were made and used and wasted...
There was no ransom to be paid~
No song un-sung, no wine un-tasted.

But the tigers come at night~
With their voices soft, as thunder~
As they tear your hope apart.
As they turn your dream to shame~!

He slept a summer by my side,
Filled my days with endless wonder,
He took my childhood in his stride,
but he was
gone when autumn came~!

And still I dream he'll come to me~!
And we will live the years together,
but there are dreams that cannot be,
and there are storms we can not weather~!

I had a dream my life would be,
So different from this hell I'm living~
So different now from what it seemed~!

Now life has killed the dream...
I dreamed~"

As the song ended I hear applause break out and I stepped down from the center of attention and then glared at Gloin, "Never make me sing again." he smiled impishly at me and I sighed shaking my head before walking to a balcony and looked out over the garden Celebrian still tended to and was still in bloom even though it was now November and I knew my eyes had turned steel grey and I sighed, it was still a few days until the council meeting, I wish it would just go faster now.