It did not take long for Elrond to come back I did not hear him return but I soon smelled fresh herbs the same I smelled my first night in Rivendell. 'I really miss my mother.' I stay away from memories of her as I do not want to break down crying again.
"Lady Olivia you need to drink this." Elrond says. He is back at my bedside.
'Ew no.' It most likely is some bitter herb tea. I don't like normal tea. I turn my head away.
"Come on. You must drink this. It will relieve your pain." Says Lossuansa calmly.
'I do not have the strength to sit up.' I say coming up with an excuse. It was only a second after I thought that I felt his arm side under my back and lift my shoulders up.
It was hard to keep my head from flopping backwards but I just managed. He let go of my hand go and a few seconds later I feel a cup pressed to my lips. I tried to drink carefully but this was awkward, and I was not the one tipping the cup, so we managed to spill some. It was then I realised from the feeling of the liquid dripping on my chest that I was only wearing my bra on top. I may have drunken half of the medicine, but I don't care as in embarrassment of my indecency I moved away the cup and tried to hide in the blankets. He thought I had had enough so he gently removed his arm from my back.
"Olivia are you ok?" He asks and I feel him place his hand on my head. Probably the only thing visible. I feel our fea connect and I show him an image of the box with clothes in it and of the peach shirt neatly folded inside. I feel him remove his hand and move away from the bed. Shortly I felt a little pressure by my face and I quickly grab my shirt from under the blankets. I disappear completely covered by the blankets and slip my shirt on. While I was doing that, I hear Elrond question him why he did that.
"She asked me to." He replied not fussed buy the question.
"You are speaking to each other?"
"Yes. Our fea were connected of course we can speak to one another."
"It is just that when other healers read her mind while in this state her though was just nonsense." Elrond explained to not seam stupid, so it was not assumed he did not have the common knowledge of mind reading.
"It is a little hard to understand it is mostly memories she is thinking of. But when she has something to say it is direct only a little muddled. Almost as a child is speaking."
"Has she given you any important information?" Elrond quickly asks. I stick my hand out of my blanket borrow so Loosanay can take my hand again.
Looosanay was distracted by my movement so he did not answer. He takes my hand and when I feel our fea connect again I quickly think 'Tell Elrond that the only important information I have to give is 'He is Lord big nose and he is sticking his nose where it don't belong and he might lose it if he is not careful.'.'
He quickly replied 'No. I dare not say that.'
"What is she saying?" Elrond asks.
"Nothing." He replies too quickly.
'Huf, real smooth.'
He ignores my comment and asks 'Are you going to continue to hide? You need to finish the medicinal tea.'
'No its yucky. I would rather have one of my pills.'
'Sorry what?'
'Oh no. You must not tell Elrond of this.'
'You can trust me.'
'Anything I say to you in my head like this you must not tell anyone. If anyone find this stuff out you know what will happen. You felt my pain of what would happen.'
'I know, I know.' he replies gently.
I am not going to tell him any of the top-secret mission stuff as it is to big of a burden, but I don't mind telling him stuff about me and my world.
'I have some pain relief medicine in my bag, but I only have a limited amount. Don't ask me what's in it or how it is made as I don't know. I was supposed to be taking medicine for my migraine every night, but I only have a few left so I cannot take them.' I show him an image my pills in their foil packet.
'They are so small and how are they contained like that. This small item can relieve your pain?' I nod my head but then realize that he can't see me. 'Is it just these 'pills' that you use to control your illness or is there other techniques.' I think of my glasses but quickly hide the thought. 'What was that?'
'Nothing' I quickly think.
'They look like glasses that the older humans my wear. But they are different.'
'They are nothing.' I think back hoping he would drop the idea.
'You know I can look through your items and I believe I will find what I am looking for.'
'No you cant. It will mess up everything. Your world must not know about plastics'
'I am the healer here and if I believe something will help my patient then I will demand it. It will matter not as this 'Plastic' you speak of will be seen as a magic material.'
'No fair. How do you know so much? And why are you so mean?' I complain.
'If I was not the bad guy occasionally, I would not be good at my job.'
'Your job?' I question. Is he a guard or a bank robber or something?
He chuckles 'No I am a specialized healer that helps folk that was badly injured, regain mobility or manage daily life once again. Mostly though exercise but also teaching patients how to use limbs.'
'Oh, so like a rehab physiotherapist.'
'Sorry?'
'rehabilitation physiotherapist. It's what we call your profession in my world.'
'Your world? You keep mentioning this and thinking about your home. I do not understand. Where is this 'World' you speak of?'
'Oh' I feel embarrass as I just assumed that this guy knew everything. 'I am from a different star or planet.'
'Impossible.' Lussy thought with great disbelief.
'Yeah Its completely different' I show him a picture of the view from my family house. 'This is the view from my house. We live on a farm, the grass land here you can see is paddocks for our young stock.' I point to the tiny blocks of colors far of in the distance. 'That is the nearest town. That is the sea you can see and those are Island called the Bay of Islands. You see that small one? On the horizon? I was walking to that one with my friends when I got lost.'
'You walked all that way?' He thinks, very surprised.
'Hahahah, no. We drove most of the way. I only walked eight hours or so.' I laughed at his thought that I was walked that distance. I would hate to think how long that would take.
'You said you got lost, were you found?'
I try not to think of my family looking for me. Quickly trying to distract myself, I turn around in my mind picture. 'This is my family home.'
'It looks so strange. I do not understand…. How?' He is quite confused, and I can see many questions running though his head.
'Oh, I am sorry. Its best you not think about too much. Don't ask me how to make a house like this as it is made for us. We buy all of the building materials.' I start to regret of showing him my house. My house is simple but to someone from middle earth what my house is made of is basically magic or impossible.
'What is that blue thing. Is that a pond?'
'Ha, Yeah kind of. It's a swimming pool.' I am amused at him calling the pool a pond.
'How is it so blue? How do you get the water there? How do you keep the water in the 'pool'?' He thinks quickly.
'Ah… In my world we have special materials like plastic that can be shaped into anything. But there are special craftsmen who do that. I do not know how.' Hearing my explanation, he quiets down.
'So, you know how to swim? It would be dangerous having a body of water so close to your living quarters.'
'Yeah I don't know when I learnt how to swim. We all get taught very young in New Zealand. In New Zealand no matter where you live you are less than an hour travel to the nearest body of water. It is to dangerous to not know how to swim.'
'That is something I need to remember. This is all quite confusing and remarkable. I did not realize there is a world out there so different. Is your world peaceful?'
'It is where I live but there are many places in the world that isn't.'
'Are there orcs or dark beasts in your world?'
'No, there is no magic in my world. Or magic is very weak in my world. There have been wars and wars still happing that are over stupid things like religion and race.' I feel sadden and ashamed of our human folly.
'You have wars between elf, dwarf and human?' he says shocked, this has happened in their past but not very often.
'No there are no elves or dwarfs in my world. They class races from color of our skin and what we look like. What language we speak or our cultures. Well the wars are said to be caused because of these things but what really is behind them is human greed.' I feel ashamed and uncomfortable to identify as a human.
I not really wanting to talk about this any longer I try to think of anything else to talk about. I couldn't think of much but decide to ask something that has been bugging me for a while. 'What is your name? I heard Elrond say it a few times but its hard to say and your language is difficult.' I admit guiltily.
I can feel that he is shocked and a little amused. 'My name is Lussëennë.'
'Wait what? Can you say that again slowly?' I panic.
'Loos.'
"loo." I say this out loud as I need to say this with my mouth to learn properly.
'Loos'
"Loos"
'Yes' he confirms is said it right.
'Oh, like loose without the 'e' and a longer 's' sound.'
'I suppose so. 'Loss' 'a'.'
"Loss a"
'Loss a e'
"Loss a e" the e and a is the same as you say the letter's name.
'Yes. Loss a e n.' The n sound as the n in 'no'.
"Loss a e nn."
'Los a' he finishes 'Lussëennë'
"los a" I try to say it fast. "Lossena" I did not need him to tell me that was bad. It was a little close to what he said but the end what I said loss e n a. I said the n like name of the letter n, not the sound n. I tried again. "Looss ahy e n-ahy" that time is was closer. "Lossahy e neigh" ahh no. "Lossahye neigh" hmm "Loossae na" gah. "Loosahy enahy" that time I was close. "Loosay eennay" "Lussëennë. Lussëennë. Lussëennë. Lussëennë."
'Yes that was correct' he cheered. 'I have been told it means 'Whispered thought' in Quenya, I do not speak it, as it is uncommon and frowned upon to speak it. Only the vary old elves speak it. I was quite surprised to hear you conversate in it with Lord Elrond. How do you struggle to say my name when you speak Quenya and Sindarin easily?'
'Oh, I think when I speak Quenya and Sindarin my ring translates for me. When I hear you, guys speak in elvish if I listen closely I can hear two voices a translation and your original words. I don't know you can understand me right now as I am speaking English.'
'Hmmm that indeed is strange I do not know this 'English' you speak of. I, myself is speaking Sindarin. Perhaps we are speaking neither and because our fea are connected our meanings are being heard instead. I have heard of this before but never noticed as all that I have connected with is fluent with Sindarin.' He thinks puzzled.
"What is wrong? Why does she repeat your name?" Elrond asks. We both feel guilty as we forgot that Elrond was there. He must have been waiting for a response from his question. Has she given you any important information? I hope he just forgets about that.
"Ah, she is learning my name." Lussëennë replies to Elrond.
"Is she still in pain? How is her head? She did not finish her herbal tea. With my experience, I believe she should still be in pain." Elrond sounds a little annoyed that we were messing about while he must have been worrying about me.
I focus on my head and he was right I am still in a bit of pain. My muscles are better, but a headache still lingers.
"Yes, she says head pain is still there." Lussëennë speaks for me.
"She must drink the rest of the herbal tea, then sleep. Her body needs to rest."Elrond commands.
Feeling tired and ready for sleep I push my way out of my blanket burrow and sit up ready to take the rest of my tea. And I take the cup with right hand and I quickly scull back the drink in one go. "Ewwwwha." It sends a shive down my spine.
"Strange. Normally patients don't mind the taste of this mixture." Elrond says puzzled.
'Well I don't like tea. Elrond' I think as I lie down to go to sleep.
'You should call him Lord Elrond. It is proper, as he calls you Lady Olivia.' Lussëennë reprimands.
'Whatever, Lord Lussë. Goodnight' I say and take my hand back. I had forgotten he was still holding it.
I hear him sigh.
Goodnight. I drift off to sleep.
