Marquia was a beautiful elf in many ways. She had a pure heart and a righteous essence. Marquia always carried upon her face a smile as clear and beautiful as the setting sun. Marquia was eternally bonded to her one true love, Legolas, an Elven prince who was true of heart and mind. They were very deeply in love. Legolas was the heir to the Kingdom of Mirkwood, a forest where many of his kinsmen dwelled. In being so Legolas was often leader of guard parties sent out into the depths of the forest in search of unfriendly visitors from afar. He and his men ensured the safety of all those whom dwell within the borders of Mirkwood. Marquia never worried when Legolas was away for she knew her soul mate had unmatched skills with a bow.
Marquia was not a child of the wood, unlike most people whom dwell in Mirkwood. Her past was one of many sorrows and joys. Marquia was born in a land to the far west of Mirkwood. Her parents loved the world of men, but did not wish for their only child to grow up in such a brutal environment. The people were corrupt in many ways. After her birth Marquia's mother and father, know as Raine and Viggo to the people of this place, decided that they must make a journey to the land of the Elves. They set off when Marquia was barely a day old. They traveled lightly, only themselves and a faithful white horse named Mellon. They traveled for many days and nights without interruption, until one day something was terribly wrong. The air was stale and the elves could feel tension in the air. Every step made Raine more nervous about this forbidding land. She could sense some was amiss. The family of elves had walked into an ambush. Marquia was sleeping in a basinet attached to Mellon's saddle while her parents were walking beside the horse. Not a sound was made while the group walked over the forsaken realm. Then, without warning, an unknown number of enemies began to attack. Arrows flew through the air and the horse reared onto its real legs. Viggo bellowed a command to the horse to run from this horror as he drew his bow. Mellon flew away as if he were a bird on the wind. Marquia was carried away with the beast and her parents were left to fend off the unseen adversaries.
Mellon did not stop running until he reached an Elven settlement called Rivendell. Marquia was cold to the touch but still clinging to life. They had been traveling for many nights. An elf named Jeune was the first to come upon the duo. She immediately heard the cries of Marquia from the basinet. Mellon refused to permit Jeune to come near. Jeune spoke soothing words to the horse to make him settle. She took the child out of the basinet and discovered that she was holding in her tiny hands a chain. On the chain was a beautiful silver band. Engraved deep into the band was the child's name along with the names of her parents. Jeune took the child to a group various elves whom were singing on a balcony. They watched over Marquia and fed her, for she hadn't eaten for many days.
Jeune brought the band to Elrond, the King of the Elves of Rivendell. He shared her worries regarding the location of Marquia's parents. He immediately sent out a search party consisting of three elves on horseback. The men whom were sent out on the journey were Elladan, Elrohir, and Glorfindel. The horse Mellon was used as a guide to the place Viggo and Raine were lost. They set out immediately, Elladan riding Mellon. The others rode their own trusty steeds. The trio traveled for nearly a week before they reached the site of their kinsmen attack. In a valley the three elves dismounted to investigate. They found numerous broken arrows, mostly the kind used by orcs. In a bush several paces away they found Viggo's quiver and the remnants of a bow. The bow was from the land of Mirkwood, for it was made from a wood found there and nowhere else. Then they found a single strand of Raine's lovely hair stomped into the soil. Then they knew that neither of the elves had survived the ambush. It was a long and cheerless journey back to Rivendell. They bared the news of two kinsmen deaths.
In Rivendell Jeune took charge of Marquia. She knew deep in her heart that the child's parents had perished before the search party had returned and felt as if it were her duty to protect the girl. The people of Rivendell were saddened by the news of death amongst their kinsmen even though none remembered any elves by those names. Lucky for Jeune the sadness soon left her heart. She had become guardian of a child with so much animation she seemed to bring the world to life. Jeune wanted to take Marquia back to her home in Mirkwood, but she knew that making the journey alone could be fatal even to the most skilled of elves. She waited until others wished to travel to the east. It wasn't until Marquia was grown up that they got a chance.