A/N Not really an Authors note, but a thank you-
To Aidenfire, I am writing more n_n see? Haha, thanks for the encouragement
To Kit, Ditto, and Thank you, I am the newly crowned queen of plot twists n_n
To Crystal, Glad you like Leiya and you're about to see what happens next n_n
To the blank reviewer, Gimli is in Mirkwood on his way to Rivendell to the Council of Elrond, and for plot purposes. I'm sorry if it doesn't work geographically, but I'm not in possession of a map of Middle Earth. There's one in the back of the LOTR 40th anniversary collection my family own, but it's very confusing. If anyone does own a map of Middle Earth, a READABLE Map of Middle earth that is, I would be very interested in it. And as for Legolas.. n_u I have the entire plot worked out, don't panic
And to everyone HAHAHAHAHAHA GIMLI FINALLY GETS SOME POPULARITY SO NYAH!!!
Quicksilver galloped confidently along the many roads of Mirkwood, on the way to Rivendell, carrying his troubled burden. Leiya was crying, what business was so important she had been torn away from everyone she loved? The agreement had been that they would not disturb her during her visiting period even if war broke out in Rivendell. She had seen her family and her best friend, and ridden for a brief period of time through the woods, but she still had so much more she wanted to do. The beautiful elven city of Rivendell came into view but instead of the admiration and pride she usually felt, she found that she loathed it, she knew that she would have to wait for another YEAR, twelve months, 360 days, several hours even more minutes and uncountable seconds, spent in complete isolation from her family.
When she got to Rivendell she found other people who were supposedly on leave also there, she briefly wondered at this, but stood proud and tall when her Commander, leader of the armed forces of Rivendell, approached.
"I expect" he started "That you are all wondering why I have disturbed your resting period."
"Yes sir" the warriors chorused together, Leiya gave him an angry glare.
"I will not yet tell you, but you will doubtless find out tomorrow or tonight, maybe. All I can currently tell you is that it is in anticipation that I have called you back, Lord Elrond is keeping secrets and you may be needed later." Leiya was furious. They had brought her back and they didn't even have a solid reason for it?? And what was this about we MAY be needed? The Commander was speaking again "Are there any questions?" He asked, but before Leiya could raise her hand, he left. There was a murmur of discontent from the assembled fighters, it seemed they were as disappointed as she was about being called back for no good reason.
Later that night, as the moon was just about to make itself known, Leiya was walking around Rivendell curiously. As she was patrolling the outside of the hall of Elrond, the great Lord Elrond himself came out of the magnificent building looking preoccupied. He broke himself from his reverie and looked up, surprised to see anyone else out, or just surprised to find himself outside, maybe both.
"You're disturbing my dirt" He said kindly
"I'm sorry Lord Elrond" She replied
"Are you Leiya Tanner?" He asked her, already knowing the answer
"Yes sir" he answered dutifully
"I heard you live in Mirkwood and were currently staying there with your family?"
"I was dragged back here for no apparent reason" She answered curtly
"Would you like a reason?" He asked, she looked surprised and just looked at him questioningly. "Would you be interested in taking part in a quest?" He asked, his eyes twinkling in the now present starlight. Leiya's heart leapt.
"Why me?" She asked
"You were recommended both by my much trusted captain of the guard, and by one of the participants in this mission, a dwarf by the name of Gimli"
"I knew there would be a catch" She murmured sardonically, causing a wide grin to appear on Lord Elrond's face
"Am I to take it that you two are not on the best of terms?" He smiled
"On the contrary," Leiya said "He seems on better terms than necessary with me, and so I relinquish my good terms to him and feel quite free to dislike him" Elrond laughed again at this
"Despite the confusing matter of terms," He started, "Will you participate in this quest?" Leiya shrugged.
"Why not?" She answered, "Where are we going and who exactly is 'we'?" And Elrond fully explained the journey ahead of them;
"Not long ago, a Hobbit came into our presence, asking for medical attention, having been pierced by an Orc's blade, after he had been healed he told me a story so powerful I would never forget it, a story of the Ring of Power, once lost now found again by his uncle, he now will cast this burden into the cracks of doom, and a fellowship of nine has been assembled, they need a guard. To answer your second question, the participants of this quest are as follows;
Frodo Baggins, the aforementioned Hobbit,
Gandalf the Grey, powerful wizard extrordinaire,
The Ranger, Strider, Also known as Aragorn, son of Arathorn and rightful king of Gondor,
Legolas Greenleaf, prince of Mirkwood, I'm sure you've heard of him,
Gimli Son of Gloin.. Less said the better,
Borromir," At this a dark look came over his eyes "Keep an eye on him, he makes me uneasy,
Samwise Gamgee, gardener and great friend of Mr. Baggins,
Meriadoc Brandybuck, another friend of Frodo's
and Peregrin Took, yet another of Mr. Baggins' friends, known as pippin" Leiya looked at him strangely for a minute
"There is something here that you are not telling me" She said suspiciously "What is it?"
"What makes you think I have not told you everything?" He asked
"There are four brilliant fighters and a powerful wizard in this collection, this.. Fellowship. They do not need a guard to protect them just from a few Orcs." She answered dubiously
"You are very perceptive, my dear" Answered Elrond, surprised, "But my answer may frighten you slightly"
"I do not scare easily" She challenged
"Indeed" smiled Elrond "Sauron is searching for the one ring." Seeing how little this affected her, he carried on "I'm assuming you know of the ring, it has the power to control all nineteen rings of power, and to find them, even the Elven rings, hidden from him when the One ring was made. With the rings of power, he would have control over all of Middle Earth, casting it into darkness and despair, destroying it and bending its people to its will, it-"
"STOP!" Leiya shouted, "This encourages me to go on with this quest, if only to prevent the pain and suffering"
"Do you know how great a responsibility this is?" He questioned "Do you know how many people's minds have been clouded with Sauron's evil? Hundreds of thousands of Orcs, Sarumon the White himself! Multitudes of people of great power and authority and you will be fighting them ALL!" Leiya's face turned white.
"It is too late to turn back, I will go through with my decision" She answered, though she was unsure of it.
"Miss Tanner," Elrond said "This is not your only mission" Leiya looked at him apprehensively "Try to stop the minds of mortals safe from desire for the ring. You and Legolas are the only ones who will not be affected for it only takes over the minds of mortals (A/N A fact they overlooked in the film, I noticed) We need as little hassle as possible, oh, and speaking of little, protect the Hobbits too." Leiya nodded determinedly
"Can I not have another three guards to assist me in this arduous quest?" She begged
"I am sorry Leiya, but secrecy and privacy is the key element in this journey you must take, we need as few as possible." Leiya nodded in understanding, surprise was always the strongest of attacks.
"Okay" she repeated for the hundredth time "I will ride with the fellowship on the quest to unmake the one ring." Her eyes narrowed in a determined fashion and Elrond smiled appreciatively
"You are cordially invited to a feast tonight to celebrate your journey and to wish you luck." He stated "Once there you will meet all the members of the fellowship, and I promise to try as hard as I can to keep Gimli away from you" He said, eyes twinkling, before turning to go.
"Wait!" She called after him "When do we leave?"
"Tomorrow" He called back. 'Tomorrow' thought Leiya, 'tomorrow I partake in the most dangerous and significant mission I have ever faced' Setting her face to a look of determination she went to prepare for the feast. ____________________________________________________________________________ _
So how was that? Good, bad? Mediocre? REVIEW PLEASE!! n_n If anybody knows Borromir's last name pleeeeeeease enlighten me, all the names seem to have completely vanished from my book, except Frodo, who is everywhere.
To Aidenfire, I am writing more n_n see? Haha, thanks for the encouragement
To Kit, Ditto, and Thank you, I am the newly crowned queen of plot twists n_n
To Crystal, Glad you like Leiya and you're about to see what happens next n_n
To the blank reviewer, Gimli is in Mirkwood on his way to Rivendell to the Council of Elrond, and for plot purposes. I'm sorry if it doesn't work geographically, but I'm not in possession of a map of Middle Earth. There's one in the back of the LOTR 40th anniversary collection my family own, but it's very confusing. If anyone does own a map of Middle Earth, a READABLE Map of Middle earth that is, I would be very interested in it. And as for Legolas.. n_u I have the entire plot worked out, don't panic
And to everyone HAHAHAHAHAHA GIMLI FINALLY GETS SOME POPULARITY SO NYAH!!!
Quicksilver galloped confidently along the many roads of Mirkwood, on the way to Rivendell, carrying his troubled burden. Leiya was crying, what business was so important she had been torn away from everyone she loved? The agreement had been that they would not disturb her during her visiting period even if war broke out in Rivendell. She had seen her family and her best friend, and ridden for a brief period of time through the woods, but she still had so much more she wanted to do. The beautiful elven city of Rivendell came into view but instead of the admiration and pride she usually felt, she found that she loathed it, she knew that she would have to wait for another YEAR, twelve months, 360 days, several hours even more minutes and uncountable seconds, spent in complete isolation from her family.
When she got to Rivendell she found other people who were supposedly on leave also there, she briefly wondered at this, but stood proud and tall when her Commander, leader of the armed forces of Rivendell, approached.
"I expect" he started "That you are all wondering why I have disturbed your resting period."
"Yes sir" the warriors chorused together, Leiya gave him an angry glare.
"I will not yet tell you, but you will doubtless find out tomorrow or tonight, maybe. All I can currently tell you is that it is in anticipation that I have called you back, Lord Elrond is keeping secrets and you may be needed later." Leiya was furious. They had brought her back and they didn't even have a solid reason for it?? And what was this about we MAY be needed? The Commander was speaking again "Are there any questions?" He asked, but before Leiya could raise her hand, he left. There was a murmur of discontent from the assembled fighters, it seemed they were as disappointed as she was about being called back for no good reason.
Later that night, as the moon was just about to make itself known, Leiya was walking around Rivendell curiously. As she was patrolling the outside of the hall of Elrond, the great Lord Elrond himself came out of the magnificent building looking preoccupied. He broke himself from his reverie and looked up, surprised to see anyone else out, or just surprised to find himself outside, maybe both.
"You're disturbing my dirt" He said kindly
"I'm sorry Lord Elrond" She replied
"Are you Leiya Tanner?" He asked her, already knowing the answer
"Yes sir" he answered dutifully
"I heard you live in Mirkwood and were currently staying there with your family?"
"I was dragged back here for no apparent reason" She answered curtly
"Would you like a reason?" He asked, she looked surprised and just looked at him questioningly. "Would you be interested in taking part in a quest?" He asked, his eyes twinkling in the now present starlight. Leiya's heart leapt.
"Why me?" She asked
"You were recommended both by my much trusted captain of the guard, and by one of the participants in this mission, a dwarf by the name of Gimli"
"I knew there would be a catch" She murmured sardonically, causing a wide grin to appear on Lord Elrond's face
"Am I to take it that you two are not on the best of terms?" He smiled
"On the contrary," Leiya said "He seems on better terms than necessary with me, and so I relinquish my good terms to him and feel quite free to dislike him" Elrond laughed again at this
"Despite the confusing matter of terms," He started, "Will you participate in this quest?" Leiya shrugged.
"Why not?" She answered, "Where are we going and who exactly is 'we'?" And Elrond fully explained the journey ahead of them;
"Not long ago, a Hobbit came into our presence, asking for medical attention, having been pierced by an Orc's blade, after he had been healed he told me a story so powerful I would never forget it, a story of the Ring of Power, once lost now found again by his uncle, he now will cast this burden into the cracks of doom, and a fellowship of nine has been assembled, they need a guard. To answer your second question, the participants of this quest are as follows;
Frodo Baggins, the aforementioned Hobbit,
Gandalf the Grey, powerful wizard extrordinaire,
The Ranger, Strider, Also known as Aragorn, son of Arathorn and rightful king of Gondor,
Legolas Greenleaf, prince of Mirkwood, I'm sure you've heard of him,
Gimli Son of Gloin.. Less said the better,
Borromir," At this a dark look came over his eyes "Keep an eye on him, he makes me uneasy,
Samwise Gamgee, gardener and great friend of Mr. Baggins,
Meriadoc Brandybuck, another friend of Frodo's
and Peregrin Took, yet another of Mr. Baggins' friends, known as pippin" Leiya looked at him strangely for a minute
"There is something here that you are not telling me" She said suspiciously "What is it?"
"What makes you think I have not told you everything?" He asked
"There are four brilliant fighters and a powerful wizard in this collection, this.. Fellowship. They do not need a guard to protect them just from a few Orcs." She answered dubiously
"You are very perceptive, my dear" Answered Elrond, surprised, "But my answer may frighten you slightly"
"I do not scare easily" She challenged
"Indeed" smiled Elrond "Sauron is searching for the one ring." Seeing how little this affected her, he carried on "I'm assuming you know of the ring, it has the power to control all nineteen rings of power, and to find them, even the Elven rings, hidden from him when the One ring was made. With the rings of power, he would have control over all of Middle Earth, casting it into darkness and despair, destroying it and bending its people to its will, it-"
"STOP!" Leiya shouted, "This encourages me to go on with this quest, if only to prevent the pain and suffering"
"Do you know how great a responsibility this is?" He questioned "Do you know how many people's minds have been clouded with Sauron's evil? Hundreds of thousands of Orcs, Sarumon the White himself! Multitudes of people of great power and authority and you will be fighting them ALL!" Leiya's face turned white.
"It is too late to turn back, I will go through with my decision" She answered, though she was unsure of it.
"Miss Tanner," Elrond said "This is not your only mission" Leiya looked at him apprehensively "Try to stop the minds of mortals safe from desire for the ring. You and Legolas are the only ones who will not be affected for it only takes over the minds of mortals (A/N A fact they overlooked in the film, I noticed) We need as little hassle as possible, oh, and speaking of little, protect the Hobbits too." Leiya nodded determinedly
"Can I not have another three guards to assist me in this arduous quest?" She begged
"I am sorry Leiya, but secrecy and privacy is the key element in this journey you must take, we need as few as possible." Leiya nodded in understanding, surprise was always the strongest of attacks.
"Okay" she repeated for the hundredth time "I will ride with the fellowship on the quest to unmake the one ring." Her eyes narrowed in a determined fashion and Elrond smiled appreciatively
"You are cordially invited to a feast tonight to celebrate your journey and to wish you luck." He stated "Once there you will meet all the members of the fellowship, and I promise to try as hard as I can to keep Gimli away from you" He said, eyes twinkling, before turning to go.
"Wait!" She called after him "When do we leave?"
"Tomorrow" He called back. 'Tomorrow' thought Leiya, 'tomorrow I partake in the most dangerous and significant mission I have ever faced' Setting her face to a look of determination she went to prepare for the feast. ____________________________________________________________________________ _
So how was that? Good, bad? Mediocre? REVIEW PLEASE!! n_n If anybody knows Borromir's last name pleeeeeeease enlighten me, all the names seem to have completely vanished from my book, except Frodo, who is everywhere.