Shadow and Flame

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A/N: I would like some feed back on this please an e-mail, a review, something? Also please excuse my grammar. Tasselhoff, my muse, didn't help me much on this one.

Chapter 3 The Lady of the Woods.

As the company entered Lothlorin Gimli began to grow anxious. Until finally Shade asked "What is the matter?"

The dwarf looked up for they could not look eye to eye. "They say that a great sorceress lives in these woods. An Elf-witch of terrible power. All who look upon her fall under her spell. And are never seen again."

"Really? This could prove interesting." Shade said looking up at the trees. "I haven't been here in over a thousand years, and little has changed." Suddenly she through her arms up and swung herself onto a branch above her.

Legolas followed suit. Then both of their faces fell. "Don't move." Both Legolas and Shade said their faces tight.

The others stopped emditly trusting the site of Legolas and the unknown powers of Shade. But Gimli paid them no heed. "Why? I have the eyes of a hawk and the ears of a fox." But he was cut off as an arrow blocked his path. "Oh."

A smug elf came forward "The dwarf breathes so loud, we could have shot him in the dark. He would do well to listen to those he counts as friends." He sneered looking at Legolas and Shade both frozen on a branch. "Legolas good to see you and your.charming friend."

"Haldir, good to see you." His tone was dry.

Aragorn wiped around at the name of Haldir. "Haldir of Lórien. Henion aníron, boe ammen i dulu lîn. Boe ammen veriad lîn." (Translation:) Haldir of Lorien. We come here for help. We need your protection.

Gimli tore his eyes away from the arrow still amend at his face. "Aragorn! I told you these woods were perilis! We should go back!"

Haldir sighed and turned in suit to face the dwarf. "You have entered the realm of the Lady of the Wood. You cannot go back. Come. She is waiting." He turned and the others followed him and the troop of elves.

They had to be blindfolded for it was their law that no one should know the way to their city. (A/N: I know it isn't true but I don't feel like typing that whole ordeal)

At length they came to the city and where permitted to take off the blindfolds and what they saw took their breath away. The city was beautiful built around rather than through the trees all elegant and angled perfectly.

They were led into a great pavilion equally as beautiful as the outside promised it to be. And in the center was Galadriel and Celeborn in a great light.

Celeborn strode forward "Eight that there are here, plus one not include in the original company, yet nine there were set out from Rivendell. Tell me, where is Gandalf, for I much desire to speak with him."

No one anserd for the grief was still to great for any of them to speak of it and Shade knowing when to be quiet said nothing.

The Lady turned her gaze at Aragorn and guessed what they would not say. "He has fallen into Shadow. The quest stands upon the edge of a knife. Stray but a little, and it will fail to the ruin of all." Galadriel then looked at Boromir who Shade noticed shifted uncomfortably under her gaze. "Yet hope remains while the company stays true Do not let your hearts be troubled. Go now and rest, for you are weary with sorrow and much toil. Tonight, you will sleep in peace..." And then she seemed to just notice Shade who was standing in the back wondering what to do when she looked up she realized for the first time who was speaking.

"Galadriel.is it really you?" Shade ran to the front.

"Shade! I haven't seen you in a thousand years, dear child, how is it you came to the company?" Galadriel strode forward and embraced the woman.

"It is a long story I think that would be best told over supper."

A/N: Sorry about the chapter being so short! As I said before my muse ran out. I swear I will strangle that rattle-brained kender!! Grrr.any way review pleeeaaassseee??? I forgot when I first wrote this that the Balrog was both shadow and Flame but.lets just just forget that for now.