Chapter 8
"A baby was born, to an Elven Queen, who lived in Mithlond, or the Grey Havens, in the year 2060 of the Third Age. While the little girl was crying, from the light and the voices around her, blood began to form tears in her eyes, and they made their way slowly down the newborn's cheeks. The mother could not believe this, for it had never happened to anyone before.
""The baby shall be sent over to the other shores, to live with Lord Elrond, for he is wise, and may protect her from this horrible secret of her birth." The mother had declared. One of the men had taken the baby to Rivendell, as the Queen had commanded. Elrond took in the child, and raised her as his own. He kept the secret from the girl."
Galadriel explained what Rinq was seeing in the mirror, a mother giving birth, the blood on the infant's cheeks, and finally a rider taking the baby to Rivendell. But now Rinq saw the girl sitting in the library, reading a book. The girl dropped the book, while wearing a shocked look on her face, and marched to Elrond; Galadriel continued her narrative.
"While living in his house, she had had dreams about her birth, for the past always catches up with us, and then she read about a prophecy: If blood tears were to spill from the eyes of an infant Elf-daughter, the Dark Lord would be able to gain enough power to be noticed once again…as had happened in the year of the girl's birth. She went to Lord Elrond and demanded that he tell her the truth about herself," Now the mirror had a girl and Lord Elrond speaking heatedly…the girl was Rinq, and it looked not long ago. "He told her the truth, and that Sauron was now looking for her, for if her special tears were cried again, then he would be able to take a physical shape once more. The girl left Rivendell in the middle of the night, out of fear that she would bring fire and death to the family that she had grown to love." It showed Rinq riding Anarriima away from Rivendell.
"I remember this not…" She said quietly, but she was entranced by the mirror. Now it showed Orcs overtaking her in a forest, and dragging her back to a black tower in that forest.
"They took the girl to Dol Guldur, where three of the Nazgul had taken up residence. It is located in Mirkwood. Under Sauron's commands, they tortured the girl to within a half inch of her life, hoping that she would once again cry the tears, and give him a form. But instead of blood, out of her eyes poured a pure light." Rinq saw herself tied up on a table, with, what she assumed to be, one of the Nazgul, standing over her with a red hot choker; he clasped it around her neck, and she screamed. The others were taking knifes and slowly cutting her stomach area open, or making long cuts along her limbs. Now the mirror showed her own face, and from her eye came drops of a silver substance; light. "When the tear hit the ground, the girl's wounds were healed, and she was transported outside of the dungeons, on her horse, riding away. Her memory had been wiped out as well by the light that came from her, and she remembered naught anything that had happened to her for her entire life." The mirror showed her riding, chased by three Orcs, who must've taken up residence in the tower as well. She took off he cloak, and it hit one of the Orcs behind her, and knocked him off horse for he had not been suspecting it. Then it showed her falling, screaming for help, and then it showed Legolas shooting the remaining two Orcs with arrows. "He brought you here, only with a willingness to help you, for he has a very noble heart, but you know of his true feelings for you." The mirror went blank, and Rinq looked up, her face sad, but her eyes somewhat glad.
"What feelings?" She felt like so much had been explained, and it seemed to fill the void that was inside of her; she didn't care whether the truth was good or bad, for it was the truth.
"You hold great powers in your heart and mind, Enriqua, almost as great as my own You do not need to learn how to harness them again, for you already had, while living in Rivendell. Do not be afraid to probe your mind for what has not been explained here."
You know the truth now.
I know it, yes, now leave me alone.
I know it yes, now leave me alone.
Why are you still there?!
Why are you still there?!
"The voice…it was myself, the me from before I forgot everything. It wanted me to find out…now my head will be at rest, yet I have nowhere to do so."
"You may stay here for some time, but Sauron will no doubt look for you again. And when that happens, you must leave." Galadriel took the metal jar back over to where the fountain was, for the water in the basin, which served as her mirror, had disappeared.
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Legolas was sitting on a protruding tree root, which stood almost his own height, when he saw Rinq descending from the stairs, clad in a white dress that Galadriel must've given her. She looked almost queenly… The light that had been in her eyes had returned, as though a void within her had been filled, and she was radiating with peace it seemed, almost like the lady Galadriel did herself. He jumped off the root, as was easy for Elves, and walked over to her. She indeed did look happier, and yet weighed down with something; better not to point it out, and let her bee happy for the moment, he thought to himself.
"The Lady has asked that we stay for sometime, and that we dine with her tonight." She said simply.
"Did you find what you were looking for?" He asked her.
"I was not looking for anything, but I found what I think I needed."