A/N: Hey guys, so you all loved last chapter too which is amazing lol!
Heads up, this chapter is quite short, and I apologize for that, I had not realized how short it actually was until now. Still with that being said I hope you all like this one! Mwah!
-B
Fourth Age, January, 728:
You keep your right arm wrapped around Brittany as you hold the sword in your left hand, and lead her out of the chambers. The armory is empty and you give silent thanks to those above.
Brittany tightens her grip on your shoulder, her left arm across your shoulders as she holds a dagger in her right hand.
The two of you descend the stairs quickly, making sure not to push Brittany past her limit. You move through the halls the way you made your way towards the armory and when you turn the corner into the cell area you see two orcs trying to pry open Puck and Sam's cell. You widen your eyes and Brittany tries to keep up as best as she can before the orcs look your way.
"Santana!" Sam and Puck exclaim in relief. You turn your body so Brittany is away from the orcs and move your sword swiftly, disarming the first orc before slicing the chest of the second. You hit the first in the head with the side of the blade and he crumples to the ground.
You rest your sword against the cell and pull out the keys, unlocking it for the dwarves.
"You left us with a dead orc!" Puck accuses and you roll your eyes.
"I had to get Brittany." You tell him and he sighs, "Let's go, we're getting out of here."
The four of you make your way down more steps and turn a corner. You are pulled back by Brittany and widen your eyes as an arrow zooms past.
She smirks at you and you shake your head with a smile, "Thanks."
"Mhm."
You ready your sword at the quickened footsteps and when a figure turns the corner, bringing up their sword, you lift yours. Your blades meet above your heads and you stare into pretty green eyes.
"We found you…"
You lower your sword as does the short haired blonde and you make sure Brittany can stand on her own for a moment before you and the green eyes blonde hug each other tightly.
You whisper in her ear and she nods, tightening her arms around you.
"What did she say?" you hear Sam ask.
"Thank you, sister." Brittany translates and you pull away from the hug, still in mild disbelief as you turn to face your friends.
"This is Quinn, lady of Rivendell." You say proudly and look back at her with a smile.
She chuckles softly and nods in greeting.
"Your sister?" Puck asks in confusion.
"By bond, not blood." Quinn explains, "We've been family since Santana was very young."
"Anyway, this is Puck, Samuel, and-"
"The Princess of Northern Mirkwood." Quinn finishes with a thoughtful smile. You nod and Brittany eyes Quinn closely. "It's nice to meet you but as much as I'd love to get to know each of you, I suggest we do so back home." She looks at you and you nod, looking at Brittany when she wobbles.
You wrap your arm around her once more and she lets out a relieved breath before putting some of her weight on you.
Quinn looks between the two of you curiously and meets your gaze, asking you what was wrong.
"We need to get her to father." You tell her, "Quickly."
She nods and you scoop Brittany into your arms. She rests her head against your shoulder and Quinn turns to lead you out of the castle.
Puck and Sam stay behind you the entire way, making sure no one surprises you, and by the time to reach the bottom of the castle, three Rivendell elves you are not familiar with have joined your side, smears of blood across their armor and swords.
The sun blinds you momentarily the second you step out of the castle, and after your eyes adjust you see two familiar face standing beside Eder.
You break out into a beaming smile and Eder reals back happily as you hurry over. You rest your head against his nose and he blows out warm air against your cheek, bumping your head lightly with his.
"I'll never quite understand the connection you have with that horse."
You laugh and open your eyes, smiling widely at Finn and Kurt. The taller boy offers to set Brittany on Eder's back and you hand her over gently, letting her know she'll be okay, before Kurt pulls you into a hug.
"This is exactly why I didn't want you to leave Rivendell in the first place." He tells you and you shrug, touching your foreheads together.
"I missed you too, Kurt." He nods and you hug Finn next. He rocks you side to side and you melt into his arms. He always did have the best hugs. He steps back and brushes your hair from your face before kissing your forehead.
You have a silent conversation with your eyes and he nods with a pleased smile before moving to his black horse.
"Kurt and I will each take one of your friends." Finn says as he watches his brother mount his solid white horse. Sam moves over to Kurt and the elven boy lifts him up easily as Finn does the same with Puck.
"I'm sorry we couldn't recover your things." Quinn says sympathetically as she pulls herself onto Walerian. The grey bodied horse walks over beside Eder and shakes his white mane, nudging Eder's nose with his. Eder stomps his front hoof and shakes his mane out making you and Quinn smile.
"This was the only thing we found." One of the other elven men says and brings you Brittany's bow. You take it with a thank you, and pull it on before getting on Eder, behind Brittany. You slip your arms under her arms and grab the reins, looking to Quinn.
"Ready to go home?" she asks and you glance at Brittany before nodding.
After a day and a half of nonstop running, the horses bow their heads in thanks when all but you and Brittany dismount at the entrance to Rivendell.
The sun had set hours ago and the only light is from the stars and the lit lanterns past the gate. You pat Eder's neck lightly and he snorts.
"Find three rooms for the guests, they must be near to Santana's." Quinn tells Kurt. He nods and leads the others into Rivendell as you look around. "You're safe now, sister." She tells you with her Elvish tongue.
You glance at her and she tilts her head.
"She needs care. Come."
You pull on the reins a bit and Eder starts to follow Walerian through the gates. You let go of the reins with your right hand to hold Brittany up as she begins to lean to the side. She rests back against you and you frown in concern.
You move through the kingdom and Quinn dismounts at the entrance to the castle, letting one of the guards escort Walerian to the stables. You dismount carefully and get Brittany down with little trouble, holding her in your arms as you nod for Eder to be taken as well, though not without thanking him for leading Quinn to her.
Quinn waits for you to come over and you start to before looking back when one of the guards starts yelling. You furrow your brows and stare at the gates, watching as brown eyes meet yours from the other side.
You see a guard load and arrow and call out to him, "Don't shoot her. She is Brittany's." you tell him firmly and he hesitates but nods, lowering his bow.
Keeva slowly enters the kingdom, her head bowed and ears pinned back. You wait for her to stop in front of you and shake your head with a grin. Her ears pull forwards at the change in your expression and her muscles relax.
"Come on then." You tell her and she stays by your side as you go to Quinn.
"You are a diverse bunch, aren't you?" Quinn jokes and you roll your eyes good-naturedly as you enter your home.
A/N: And the group is officially back together! Everyone! :) Short I know! I apologize again and I will make sure to update the moment I wake up Sunday! So yes, Quinn is a Rivendell Elf! I'm going to clear it up here for the LOTR fans lol. So in this story, Elrond has died long ago and Rivendell fell to Arwen but as you know she was killed along with Aragorn and their son, so Rivendell fell to Elrond's (and Elros's) "younger brother", Quinn's father, hence why Quinn is the Lady of Rivendell now. So Quinn is Arwen's younger cousin.
It's much more confusing to explain everything now, you'll probably have more questions after reading that but I'll explain them when they continue to come up!
P.S. Quinn is older than Brittany but remains looking mid-late twenties, so when she met Santana, she still looked the same.
-B