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"And the Fellowship of the Ring Shall Be Ten"
Chapter 3~ The Fellowship
If anyone had been watching the house of Elrond the next night, they would have seen nothing out of the ordinary , save that for a split second , a face appeared in one of the upper windows .
Teneriel Riverion straightened her shoulders slightly and turned to the dark room behind her . A large
wooden cupboard , beautifully crafted and gilt with Elfish lettering , stood by the door .A cold gleam of light shone from deep within it , as though some ancient creature had awakened and was now waiting for someone to let it out. Ironically , this was not far from the truth . Although , the creature did not live, it took life away when wielded with the proper skill.
A smile spread across her face and Teneriel pulled open the doors . Instantly , Teneriel was bathed in pure silver light that emanated from two curved Elven swords laying upon a velvet cushion.
"Erdoniel and Calathrel ," Teneriel whispered , lifting them out . She gently ran a finger along the blade of Erdoniel and hissed, for the blade was still keen .
Teneriel held it up and swung the sword through the air , practicing the skills that she had been taught since she had been strong enough to hold up the blade. Nearly three thousand years of practice proved itself in her as the blade whistled through the air in a graceful dance .
Teneriel gazed down the length of the sword and vowed, "Many an Orc will die at these blades if they dare to waylay our Quest."
She pulled a double sword sheath out of a drawer and carefully sheathed both swords. Teneriel strapped the sheath over her back and placed a quiver of arrows atop it .
Her eyes traveled around her room , landing on a beautifully crafted bow that hung above the cabinet. The wood was gilt with gold leaves and wrapped with gold strings . Strung with a single Elf hair and named for her mother, it had never failed her .
"Celebrian," she murmured , lifting the bow and plucking the string . It was the only thing that she had left from her mother , Celebrian , who had left for the West many years before .
A slight noise alerted to her to a dark figure standing by the door. Faster than the mortal eyes could follow , Teneriel set an arrow to the string and pulled the bow taut .
"Your reflexes are sharp , daughter , " Elrond said quietly.
Teneriel lowered the bow with a smile , shaking her head ruefully . "One day , Father ," she warned , "my reflexes may not be as sharp."
"And on that day , dearest daughter, I will no longer enter your room unannounced for fear of having an arrow through my heart." Elrond sighed , his eyes darkening. "Teneriel , I do not think that your brothers will return before your departure ."
She nodded , looking away . "I did not expect to see them . Please , tell Elladan and Elrohir that I will miss them."
"I will tell them , daughter," Elrond said softly. "For now, your time has come."
A ray of sunlight shot through the window , heralding the new dawn .
Teneriel took up her cloak and slung it over her shoulders , fastening the clasp . When her eyes met her father's , there was no fear present either in her eyes or on her face. "I am ready."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
A crowd had gathered at the gates of Rivendell to see the departure of the Fellowship of the Ring.
Elrond raised a hand , and the crowd hushed . "I would that precious time not be wasted here , so I will only say this," he looked out over the Fellowship. "Good fortune go with you and may naught hinder your path."
Gandalf was the first to leave the gates of Rivendell , followed closely by Frodo , Aragorn , Merry , Pippin , Legolas , Gimli , Sam , Boromir and Teneriel . She passed under the arch last and did not look back, for what was most important now was not behind her , but ahead.
An hour into their journey , Legolas , who was at the back of the line , stopped suddenly . "Wait!" he said quickly , head cocked to one side , eyes narrowed as he listened to some far off sound.
Teneriel ran lightly back to him and raised an eyebrow, ready to inquire as to why he stopped. But a moment later , her eyes widened in shock , for she heard it too. "Get off the path !" she ordered.
Legolas and Teneriel quickly climbed a nearby tree as the rest of the Fellowship hid in the foliage. His eyes narrowed still more . "The sound is not that of horses that have been ridden hard against their will ."
Teneriel nodded, her own eyes closed in concentration. "Yes. I think that they are not steeds of the Black Riders."
All at once , the horses came into view . They were snow white , and ridden by two Elves with long blonde hair. Teneriel's face broke into a bright smile. "Elladan and Elrohir!" she whispered.
Legolas turned to look at her, an eyebrow raised . "Who?"
"My brothers," she murmured , watching the horses and riders draw close to their hiding place.
Suddenly , the taller of the Elves reined in his horse, a slight smile on his lips.
"Teneriel , there is no need to hide."
Teneriel looked over at Gandalf , who motioned her to the ground with a smile . She leapt to the ground lightly , making Elladan's steed prance nervously . He turned halfway and slid out off his horse , crossing the distance between him and his younger sister in one step. Elladan pulled Teneriel into a warm hug, burying his face into her hair.
"Thank the Valar we found you," he murmured , pulling away enough to look into her eyes . "I will miss you , little sister, but that is not to be helped this day." He hugged her again and pulled away , walking over to speak with Aragorn.
Elrohir jumped lightly off his horse and stepped close to Teneriel , who watched him warily . "I know that we have not always seen eye to eye with one another , but that does not mean that I do not care for you , Eriel of the River." He hugged her tightly as well , whispering, "Good fortune , little one."
Teneriel hugged him back , eyes brimming with unshed tears. "Thank you , Elrohir." She stepped back , pulling her crown out of her hair and holding it out to him. "I want you to take this back to Father. Tell him that I will come back to claim it."
Elrohir looked down at it, then back up at her, tears shining in his eyes. "Eriel..." he began .
She took his hand , putting the crown into it . "I will come back , Elrohir," she whispered. "Take it to him ."
He nodded, hugging her one last time , then remounting his horse.
Elladan shook Aragorn's hand and said softly , "Take care of her for us , Dunadan . As well as you can ."
Aragorn nodded. "I will , Elladan. Have no fear , she is quite capable of caring for herself."
Elladan nodded and mounted his horse , smiling one last time at them all . "Good fortune go with you all," he said , his eyes resting on Frodo , then moved onto Teneriel.
And then her brothers were gone, as quickly as they had come . Teneriel watched them ride away , then turned back to the Fellowship . "My thanks."
Gandalf nodded to her. "I think that we can continue now ."
And continue they did, on the first leg of a legendary journey that would take them places never before thought to exist beyond the realm of one's darkest and deepest nightmares.
"And the Fellowship of the Ring Shall Be Ten"
Chapter 3~ The Fellowship
If anyone had been watching the house of Elrond the next night, they would have seen nothing out of the ordinary , save that for a split second , a face appeared in one of the upper windows .
Teneriel Riverion straightened her shoulders slightly and turned to the dark room behind her . A large
wooden cupboard , beautifully crafted and gilt with Elfish lettering , stood by the door .A cold gleam of light shone from deep within it , as though some ancient creature had awakened and was now waiting for someone to let it out. Ironically , this was not far from the truth . Although , the creature did not live, it took life away when wielded with the proper skill.
A smile spread across her face and Teneriel pulled open the doors . Instantly , Teneriel was bathed in pure silver light that emanated from two curved Elven swords laying upon a velvet cushion.
"Erdoniel and Calathrel ," Teneriel whispered , lifting them out . She gently ran a finger along the blade of Erdoniel and hissed, for the blade was still keen .
Teneriel held it up and swung the sword through the air , practicing the skills that she had been taught since she had been strong enough to hold up the blade. Nearly three thousand years of practice proved itself in her as the blade whistled through the air in a graceful dance .
Teneriel gazed down the length of the sword and vowed, "Many an Orc will die at these blades if they dare to waylay our Quest."
She pulled a double sword sheath out of a drawer and carefully sheathed both swords. Teneriel strapped the sheath over her back and placed a quiver of arrows atop it .
Her eyes traveled around her room , landing on a beautifully crafted bow that hung above the cabinet. The wood was gilt with gold leaves and wrapped with gold strings . Strung with a single Elf hair and named for her mother, it had never failed her .
"Celebrian," she murmured , lifting the bow and plucking the string . It was the only thing that she had left from her mother , Celebrian , who had left for the West many years before .
A slight noise alerted to her to a dark figure standing by the door. Faster than the mortal eyes could follow , Teneriel set an arrow to the string and pulled the bow taut .
"Your reflexes are sharp , daughter , " Elrond said quietly.
Teneriel lowered the bow with a smile , shaking her head ruefully . "One day , Father ," she warned , "my reflexes may not be as sharp."
"And on that day , dearest daughter, I will no longer enter your room unannounced for fear of having an arrow through my heart." Elrond sighed , his eyes darkening. "Teneriel , I do not think that your brothers will return before your departure ."
She nodded , looking away . "I did not expect to see them . Please , tell Elladan and Elrohir that I will miss them."
"I will tell them , daughter," Elrond said softly. "For now, your time has come."
A ray of sunlight shot through the window , heralding the new dawn .
Teneriel took up her cloak and slung it over her shoulders , fastening the clasp . When her eyes met her father's , there was no fear present either in her eyes or on her face. "I am ready."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
A crowd had gathered at the gates of Rivendell to see the departure of the Fellowship of the Ring.
Elrond raised a hand , and the crowd hushed . "I would that precious time not be wasted here , so I will only say this," he looked out over the Fellowship. "Good fortune go with you and may naught hinder your path."
Gandalf was the first to leave the gates of Rivendell , followed closely by Frodo , Aragorn , Merry , Pippin , Legolas , Gimli , Sam , Boromir and Teneriel . She passed under the arch last and did not look back, for what was most important now was not behind her , but ahead.
An hour into their journey , Legolas , who was at the back of the line , stopped suddenly . "Wait!" he said quickly , head cocked to one side , eyes narrowed as he listened to some far off sound.
Teneriel ran lightly back to him and raised an eyebrow, ready to inquire as to why he stopped. But a moment later , her eyes widened in shock , for she heard it too. "Get off the path !" she ordered.
Legolas and Teneriel quickly climbed a nearby tree as the rest of the Fellowship hid in the foliage. His eyes narrowed still more . "The sound is not that of horses that have been ridden hard against their will ."
Teneriel nodded, her own eyes closed in concentration. "Yes. I think that they are not steeds of the Black Riders."
All at once , the horses came into view . They were snow white , and ridden by two Elves with long blonde hair. Teneriel's face broke into a bright smile. "Elladan and Elrohir!" she whispered.
Legolas turned to look at her, an eyebrow raised . "Who?"
"My brothers," she murmured , watching the horses and riders draw close to their hiding place.
Suddenly , the taller of the Elves reined in his horse, a slight smile on his lips.
"Teneriel , there is no need to hide."
Teneriel looked over at Gandalf , who motioned her to the ground with a smile . She leapt to the ground lightly , making Elladan's steed prance nervously . He turned halfway and slid out off his horse , crossing the distance between him and his younger sister in one step. Elladan pulled Teneriel into a warm hug, burying his face into her hair.
"Thank the Valar we found you," he murmured , pulling away enough to look into her eyes . "I will miss you , little sister, but that is not to be helped this day." He hugged her again and pulled away , walking over to speak with Aragorn.
Elrohir jumped lightly off his horse and stepped close to Teneriel , who watched him warily . "I know that we have not always seen eye to eye with one another , but that does not mean that I do not care for you , Eriel of the River." He hugged her tightly as well , whispering, "Good fortune , little one."
Teneriel hugged him back , eyes brimming with unshed tears. "Thank you , Elrohir." She stepped back , pulling her crown out of her hair and holding it out to him. "I want you to take this back to Father. Tell him that I will come back to claim it."
Elrohir looked down at it, then back up at her, tears shining in his eyes. "Eriel..." he began .
She took his hand , putting the crown into it . "I will come back , Elrohir," she whispered. "Take it to him ."
He nodded, hugging her one last time , then remounting his horse.
Elladan shook Aragorn's hand and said softly , "Take care of her for us , Dunadan . As well as you can ."
Aragorn nodded. "I will , Elladan. Have no fear , she is quite capable of caring for herself."
Elladan nodded and mounted his horse , smiling one last time at them all . "Good fortune go with you all," he said , his eyes resting on Frodo , then moved onto Teneriel.
And then her brothers were gone, as quickly as they had come . Teneriel watched them ride away , then turned back to the Fellowship . "My thanks."
Gandalf nodded to her. "I think that we can continue now ."
And continue they did, on the first leg of a legendary journey that would take them places never before thought to exist beyond the realm of one's darkest and deepest nightmares.