Chapter 25
Erestor was sat at a table that morning to eat the morning meal. At the table with him were Elrond, Celebrian, Elladan, Elrohir, Arwen, Glorfindel and Lindir. Glorfindel told them that he had met Erestor's student-to-be and said, "She has earned the name Rhawen not only in personality but appearance as well."
Erestor would look up from his meal every now and again and scan the room, looking for the human with the wild appearance. Over the days before the wizard would take his leave, Mithrandir had suggested to the family of Elrond that they should meet his new ward and so they were curious to meet her. This Rhawen, never came to breakfast and Erestor's hopes dwindled that she would be a punctual student.
With the morning meal finished, Glorfindel and Elrond left to make their rounds in the healing rooms and with the returning border guards, inwardly grimacing from an unseen injury some days prior; leaving six elves to make their way to Imladris' Library to await Erestor's student. They entered the library and came to a stop. There at a desk, already surrounded by several books was a pretty, young woman. She looked over at them and scowled.
"You are late." she said looking straight at the tall, dark-haired male. Lindir and Celebrian smiled. Arwen raised a brow and tried to fight a smile. Elladan and Elrohir were chuckling and Erestor just stared blankly at the mortal.
"It is you." he said. "You are the same."
"What is me?" she quipped back, frowning warily.
"Little more than a year ago, we felt a... disturbance. A second one occurred over a fortnight ago as well. You emit the same power."
"Oh, that," she shrugged nonchalantly. "Not too sure what happened there. So, when are we starting?" she asked eagerly.
Erestor inwardly shook himself. "Introductions first I think. This is Celebrian, Lady of Imladris; her children Elrohir, Elladan and Arwen. This is Lindir, he will be helping to teach you later on, and I am Erestor."
"Hello to all of you, I am Hermione, please do not call me Rhawen."