Here's yet another apology for how long it has taken me to continue. Please forgive me but school sorta swallowed my life but summer is here and I can write again.

Disclaimer: Lord of the Rings and its characters belong to J.R.R. Tolkien not me.

Chapter 10

Apologies of a Queen

Lady Galadriel had summoned the fellowship to see her before they departed and all went except for Allena. No one could convince her to go before the Queen.

Allena sat on the bank by the boats waiting for her party to return when she heard the sound of someone walking up behind her. Taking a deep breath Allena closed her eyes reigning in her anger she waited to hear what this intruder had to say.

"I invited you to come and see me yet you refused. Why?" The Queen said as she came to stand directly behind her.

"Why do you think I didn't come?" Allena rose and turned to face the women who had held her death warrant once. "What would your gift to be have been; death perhaps? I decided to take my chances waiting here."

"Why do you think the worst of me? Did you not think that I simply desired to bid you farewell?"

"The last time I was here you wanted me dead. How am I supposed to suddenly think something different?" Allena asked, her anger turning to tears.

"You are right." Lady Galadriel said. "I did want to destroy everything that was connected to the ruler of Mordor. Until last night that is; I saw the ring. I was tempted by it and it's great power. I saw what it was the you had resisted and I was amazed. I wished you to come today because I wanted to ask for your forgiveness. You have a great strength in you, and now I see that you truly do not wish to follow in your father's footsteps."

Allena didn't know what to say, she simply stood in awe that the most powerful elf in all of Middle Earth had just said what she had said. As the tears continued down her face Allena looked into the clear blue eyes of Lady Galadriel and said, "Thank you, my Lady." With that Allena bowed before her Queen.

"It was not gratitude that I was searching for but forgiveness my dear."

Standing up Allena smiled and said, "You have my forgiveness my Queen."

With a smile Lady Galadriel inclined her head and turned to leave. Pausing she said, "I almost forgot to give you your gift." With a wave of her hand a elf appeared with what appeared to be fabric draped over his arm.

When the young elf reached Allena she couldn't believe her eyes. Before her was the most beautiful deep green skirt, cream blouse, and dark brown leather armor. Gingerly reaching out to touch the fabric Allena said, "This is too much….I can't accept…"

"Consider it both a gift for your journey and to complete my apology to you." Lady Galadriel said without turning around, but the smile was evident in her voice.

Taking the cloths from the elf Allena smiled and went to change into this new wardrobe. Turning the vest over joy filled her heart when she saw that the mark of Lothlorien was emblazon across the back.

When Aragorn had returned to the boats to find Allena gone he thought she had perhaps left to keep her promise to Haldir. Just as he was about to go look for her she came walking up in clothes he had never seen before.

With a smile she said, "I should have come with you my Lord," she motioned to her clothes, "Lady Galadriel gave me these to continue our journey in."

Smiling Aragorn replied, "I guess this means that you won't be threatening anyone else's life before we leave then?"

"Of course not my Lord, what would make you think I would ever do something like that?" She said with a laugh.

After boarding the boats thus beginning their journey Allena looked to the shore and saw the Lady Galadriel who smiled. It was at this moment that Allena, for the first and last time, she felt the peace that Lothlorien had brought to so many.

Lifting her had Lady Galadriel bid her final farewell to the fellowship.

Upon reaching the falls the fellowship was forced to stop and decide where to go.

As the men began to argue about which direction to go Allena laid down intending to simply relax and listen but fell asleep. She was awoken by the sound of a horn blast. Boromir's horn. Leaping to her feet and strapping on her sword as she ran she followed the sound of the blast.

Suddenly an orc appeared before her. She drew her sword and cut him down without breaking pace. Striking down her enemies left and right Allena tried to reach Boromir but as she crested a hill she witnessed an event that would forever haunt her.

Boromir stood with two arrows in his body as a third was fired into him. He hit his knees and his slayer made his way down to him as the orcs took the Merry and Pippin with them.

As the leader of the orcs drew his blade to deliver the killing blow Aragorn appeared out of no where to fight the slayer. After defeating him Aragorn blessed Boromir as he took his final breath.

Legolas led the way to the shore where he began to prepare a boat to follow Frodo and Sam to the opposite shore but Aragorn stopped him. He said that Frodo had to go on without them, and they needed to rescue Merry and Pippin from the orcs.

After stripping down their gear to the necessities the four warriors began their hunt.

Author's Note: Ok so here's the final chapter of this story. You see I haven't read the books but I have watched the movies so I'm going to keep to that time-line. Well if you want to see what happens after this you're going to have to let me know with your review. Thanks for reading and I hope you like it.