((A/N As before, none of the characters bar Katherine belong to me.
Hayfever tablets, buckets and mops are on standby, as are needle and thread
for plot holes.))
Katherine glided through the moonlight to the Council of Elrond. In the secrecy of night, the fate of the Ring would be decided. She stepped in, the moonlight turning her white dress to a shimmering sheath of mithril. An almost audible gasp of awe whispered through the air as she took her seat and those who had not seen her before stared in awe at her beauteous countenance and those who had felt their heartbeat increase.
The moonlight shone on her face, silvering her skin and her clear blue eyes were greyed.
((A/N *offers bucket* ))
Elrond opened the Council with words of greeting to all. Frodo stepped forward and laid the ring on the pedestal and the discussion began.
Katherine focused her clear blue eyes on the Ring and felt a burning sensation on the finger that her own Ring encircled. She looked briefly down and saw the silvery metal gleaming a pale yellow like the initial light of the sun. Faint orange letters encircled it and reading closer, she felt destiny rest upon her shoulders. It read:
"The bearer of silver shall also bear gold
Good shall counter evil
One Ring to rule them all
And in the darkness bind them.
One Ring to free then all
And in the light release them."
"It must be taken deep into Mordor and cast back into the fiery chasm from whence it came. One of you must do this."
Katherine felt fate sweep her up on wings of fire. She rose gracefully from her seat and stepped forward.
"I will take the Ring." She declared, her voice like a silver trumpet.
(( A/N Loud, brassy, and prone to making rude noises?))
Gandalf started to his feet. "This is no task for a well bred lady."
Katherine thrust out her hand, but gracefully, so that Gandalf could clearly see the inscription on the Ring.
"My destiny is to carry out this task. I will not flinch from this stern task though I am aware of the perils that await me."
Gandalf examined the writing closely, and his face reflected his amazement. Elrond also examined the Ring, and exchanged glances with Gandalf.
"We though it had been lost for all the ages." Elrond whispered.
"But it must not have been. By random chance, or predestined fate it has come into the hands of Lady Katherine. The Rings have been refound, and I think it not coincidence that both should be found at the same time. Lady Katherine is destined to take up both Rings." Gandalf said.
"There is one way to make certain. Lady Katherine, take up your burden."
Katherine stepped forward to the pedestal, fair countenance ablaze with radiant moonlight. Her slender long fingers reached down and gently lifted the Ring from its resting place.
Urged by an instinct older than her own, using wisdom beyond her years, she slipped the Ring onto the index finger of her left hand, mirroring the other Ring on the index finger of her right hand.
She began to glow, and her features took on an otherworldly cast as the two powers manifest in the Rings battled for supremacy. But her innate beauty and humility,
((A/N *retch* Bucket?))
won over and she returned to herself.
Her blue eyes were wide and her hair blew back from her face in its own private wind, but her expression was resolved.
"Lady." And Elronds tone was reverent as he knelt to her.
"You will not travel alone Lady. My sword and my life are yours." Aragorn declared, stepping forward and kneeling before her.
"I am yours to command as you will." Legolas pledged himself.
Gimli, Boromir and Gandalf followed suit, pledging that they would die before they let any harm come to Katherine.
"The six of you shall be set against the might of the Dark Lord, but you shall prevail. You shall be, the Fellowship of the Rings!"
Katherine gazed into the worshipful eyes of those who had pledged themselves to her, and bowed her head.
"I am humbled by the trust that you place in me, and the honour you do me. With companions of such courage, wisdom, power and bravery, how can we fail?" she said, melodious voice quiet.
Slowly, light began to gather as the rays of the sun chased away the dark of the night.
((A/N "The sun rose." Would be too simple, no?))
Katherine was bathed in golden light, gleaming iridescent. She raised her hands so that both Rings caught the light.
"To Mordor! Let the Dark Lord tremble for we come to cast him down!" Boromir cried, voice ablaze with passion.
The voices of the Fellowship rang in the air and the power made the air shake.
And the Dark Lord in his ebony citadel felt the faint stirrings of fear.
Katherine glided through the moonlight to the Council of Elrond. In the secrecy of night, the fate of the Ring would be decided. She stepped in, the moonlight turning her white dress to a shimmering sheath of mithril. An almost audible gasp of awe whispered through the air as she took her seat and those who had not seen her before stared in awe at her beauteous countenance and those who had felt their heartbeat increase.
The moonlight shone on her face, silvering her skin and her clear blue eyes were greyed.
((A/N *offers bucket* ))
Elrond opened the Council with words of greeting to all. Frodo stepped forward and laid the ring on the pedestal and the discussion began.
Katherine focused her clear blue eyes on the Ring and felt a burning sensation on the finger that her own Ring encircled. She looked briefly down and saw the silvery metal gleaming a pale yellow like the initial light of the sun. Faint orange letters encircled it and reading closer, she felt destiny rest upon her shoulders. It read:
"The bearer of silver shall also bear gold
Good shall counter evil
One Ring to rule them all
And in the darkness bind them.
One Ring to free then all
And in the light release them."
"It must be taken deep into Mordor and cast back into the fiery chasm from whence it came. One of you must do this."
Katherine felt fate sweep her up on wings of fire. She rose gracefully from her seat and stepped forward.
"I will take the Ring." She declared, her voice like a silver trumpet.
(( A/N Loud, brassy, and prone to making rude noises?))
Gandalf started to his feet. "This is no task for a well bred lady."
Katherine thrust out her hand, but gracefully, so that Gandalf could clearly see the inscription on the Ring.
"My destiny is to carry out this task. I will not flinch from this stern task though I am aware of the perils that await me."
Gandalf examined the writing closely, and his face reflected his amazement. Elrond also examined the Ring, and exchanged glances with Gandalf.
"We though it had been lost for all the ages." Elrond whispered.
"But it must not have been. By random chance, or predestined fate it has come into the hands of Lady Katherine. The Rings have been refound, and I think it not coincidence that both should be found at the same time. Lady Katherine is destined to take up both Rings." Gandalf said.
"There is one way to make certain. Lady Katherine, take up your burden."
Katherine stepped forward to the pedestal, fair countenance ablaze with radiant moonlight. Her slender long fingers reached down and gently lifted the Ring from its resting place.
Urged by an instinct older than her own, using wisdom beyond her years, she slipped the Ring onto the index finger of her left hand, mirroring the other Ring on the index finger of her right hand.
She began to glow, and her features took on an otherworldly cast as the two powers manifest in the Rings battled for supremacy. But her innate beauty and humility,
((A/N *retch* Bucket?))
won over and she returned to herself.
Her blue eyes were wide and her hair blew back from her face in its own private wind, but her expression was resolved.
"Lady." And Elronds tone was reverent as he knelt to her.
"You will not travel alone Lady. My sword and my life are yours." Aragorn declared, stepping forward and kneeling before her.
"I am yours to command as you will." Legolas pledged himself.
Gimli, Boromir and Gandalf followed suit, pledging that they would die before they let any harm come to Katherine.
"The six of you shall be set against the might of the Dark Lord, but you shall prevail. You shall be, the Fellowship of the Rings!"
Katherine gazed into the worshipful eyes of those who had pledged themselves to her, and bowed her head.
"I am humbled by the trust that you place in me, and the honour you do me. With companions of such courage, wisdom, power and bravery, how can we fail?" she said, melodious voice quiet.
Slowly, light began to gather as the rays of the sun chased away the dark of the night.
((A/N "The sun rose." Would be too simple, no?))
Katherine was bathed in golden light, gleaming iridescent. She raised her hands so that both Rings caught the light.
"To Mordor! Let the Dark Lord tremble for we come to cast him down!" Boromir cried, voice ablaze with passion.
The voices of the Fellowship rang in the air and the power made the air shake.
And the Dark Lord in his ebony citadel felt the faint stirrings of fear.