What are you?
Disclaimer: Why oh why do I have to say that I don't own LOTR?
A/N: Well the votes are in its Melyanna and dear old Bory! Unfortunately it won't last sad to say but no (J.R.R Tolkien: FORESHADOWING!) So the next big question is where should she go with Frodo or the rest of the 'gang'? I need some opinions.
Chapter four, The Council.
After she left Elrond's chambers Melyanna went straight to her own and fell into a deep sleep, full of dreams and nightmares from which should couldn't wake, an invisible hand grabbing for her, as she ran through her the mountain tunnels of her home. When the morning came it came with a knock on the door, soft at first like the person on the other side was trying to be polite, and the great bangs like someone was trying to chop it down with-
"An axe! GIMLI STOP IT! I'M AWAKE!" Melyanna gasped as she bolted up right from her dreams throwing the covers off herself she jumped up throwing a robe about her as she ran to the huge oak double doors. She threw them open at the same time to revel not only Gimli but Legolas, and Boromir as well. A quick glance at the door on the right told her that had she been asleep any longer he would have been threw the door.
"See I told, you that would get her up." Gimli said pushing past her.
"Come right in I was just going to throw on some cloths and make myself look presentable." Said clutching the robe a little closer and pushed back her hair. Legolas blushed and Boromir looked at the ceiling. "Well since your all here get in." She shoved the two men in the room and shutting the door.
"So Gimli whens the council? I assume that's the reason for you almost turning that door into kindling?" She plopped down onto her bed and began to comb her hair with one of the provided brushes.
"In an hour." Legolas answered for him not looking at her, his cheeks still had a faint blush to them.
"And the kindling was not our idea." Boromir added.
"Oh sure, sure," She waved walking over to the wardrobe to get some pants and a clean tunic. "You know it is the most romantic thing in the world for a man to come into a woman's room by chopping down the door. I'll just be a sec." She walked into the washroom and closed the door. As she did she could have sworn she herd Legolas say, "It is?"
At that moment Aragorn passed by Melyanna's door and noticed the sizeable hole in it. He pulled out his sword and kicked the door open, it should have worked too, except that the wood was thin and his foot went through it causing his foot to get stuck and the momentum of his kick drug both him and the door inward. So he lay there spread-eagled his foot caught in the door, sword unsheathed and the wind knocked out of him.
"Where--" He coughed and tried to pull his foot out of the door. "Where is Lady Melyanna and why is there a hole in the door?"
"I am right here." Melyanna said coming out of the washroom tying her belt in a knot, "And as to that hole what can I say I'm a heavy sleeper." She shrugged and walked over to pull him out of the door. She grabbed his shoulders and with one great heave he was out, they flew back because Melyanna had misjudged the strength of the door, the hit Boromir and knocked him over, because he was stepping forward to help.
"Argh, Mel you way a ton." Boromir grunted from underneath her.
"Thanks a lot oh, gentleman of Gondor. You know that weight it not all me." Mel said struggling under the weight of the man who had previously been stuck in the door.
"That's most not all." Gimli said helping the man up.
"So what's your name." She asked getting up, but not before sticking her elbow into Boromir's gut.
"Strider." He said without heisting, Legolas seemed to breathe out a sigh of relief. Melyanna didn't believe that, that was the man's real name of course he said it too easy and was too pleased with it, because lets face it we all have pet peeves with our names.
"If you insist." She shrugged.
"And I do." His voice had a warning edge to it, so Mel decided that it wasn't worth the risk, she'd find out his name at the council most likely.
Boromir stepped between the two and said to Mel, with out taking his eyes if Strider for a second. "If you are ready Mel, I will escort you to where the council will be held."
"Um, okay that'll be fine." Mel answered slightly shocked at the ice in his voice.
"And we will go with you!" Gimli said pulling Legolas forward. "I still don't trust men."
"Am I asking you to?" Boromir asked innocently.
"No. But hell if I'll leave you two alone, me and the elf are coming." He barged out the door with Legolas in tow, glaring at Boromir as he went past.
"Lady." Boromir said bowing and extending his arm towards the door. Mel walked daintily foreword at first but when she got with in reach of him, she bent down so that she could see his face.
"I told you," She said, "no Lady!" and with that Mel pushed him (literally!) out the door. "Strider." She nodded. "Perhaps I will learn you real name at the council." And then she too walked out of the door, stepping over Boromir.
*******An hour later at the council*********
(A/N: I am going to screw around the seating arraignments) (A/N: Watch the movie the one sitting to the right of Legolas is Steve.)
Melyanna was sitting with Gimli on her right side and Boromir on her left as a barrier between the two races, Legolas would have liked to sit with them but was required to sit with his race.
"Strangers from distant lands, friends of old...." Elrond began standing up so he'd gain everyone's full attention. "You've been summoned here to answer the threat of Mordor. Middle-earth stands upon the brink of destruction. None can escape it. You will unite or you will fall." He sat back down and looked expectantly around him. "Frodo bring forth the Ring."
Frodo got up slowly and cautiously crept forward to place the Ring on the stone pedestal. His blue eyes where aglow with fear and, something else.
"So it is true.....The doom of men.....It is a gift." Boromir whispered, then his voice grew louder. "A gift to the foes of Mordor! Why not use this ring?" Melyanna groaned and put her face in her hands. Boromir! Don't! She wailed mentally. Suddenly Boromir stood up and walked toward the pedestal like he was being pulled on a rope. "Long has my father, the Steward of Gondor, kept the forces of Mordor at bay. By the blood of our people are your lands kept safe. Give Gondor the weapon of the Enemy. Let us use it against him!"
Melyanna glanced around the elves had various expressions of disgust on their faces, including but not limited to Legolas. The dwarves had smirks of you-don't-know-what-your-doing on their faces. But the humans nodded their approval, all of them except for Strider, who seemed to be angry at the thought of such a ludicrous idea. He stood up and glared at Boromir, Melyanna tensed with slight anger at the sight of him, if he was going to ridicule her friend then she was going to have some say in it, even if he was wrong.
"You cannot wield it! None of us can. The One Ring answers to Sauron alone. It has no other master." Strider said walking towards him.
"And what would a Ranger know of this matter?" Boromir asked sneering, his face almost looked like the dwarves. Then Legolas was up. Melyanna was about to spring up too thinking that Legolas was going to Boromir's defense, but she was wrong. "This is no mere Ranger. He is Aragorn, son of Arathorn. You owe him your allegiance." Melyanna sank back into her chair, surprised at this, Boromir also seemed surprised but only for a moment, he quickly masked it.
"Aragorn? This is Isildur's heir?"
"And heir to the throne of Gondor!"
Aragorn tensed, it was clear to Melyanna that he did not want this information out. "Havo dad, Legolas (Sit down, Legolas)" Legolas did.
Boromir glared at Legolas and then at Aragorn, but the gaze the ranger suffered was much harsher. "Gondor has no king; Gondor needs no king."
As Boromir sat down, Gandalf spoke, "Aragorn is right. We cannot use it."
Elrond nodded his agreement, "You have only one choice. The Ring must be destroyed."
Mel, suddenly felt Gimli stiffen next to her, Oh no please gods no, don't let him do anything stupid.
Suddenly Gimli was up he grabbed an axe and growled, "Then what are we waiting for..." then he rushed forward and struck the Ring. There was a blinding flash as the axe exploded, and Gimli, flew back.
I don't understand it. Gimli's blows can break diamonds! Mel thought as she jumped foreword, and helped Gimli up. He too was astonished that he didn't even dent the small golden ring.
"Are you all right?" She asked hoisting him up, "That was a fool thing to do."
"Aye I know, and I am fine just got the wind knocked out of me." He said getting back into his seat.
Elrond sighed in exasperation, "The Ring cannot be destroyed, Gimli son of Gloin, by any craft that we here possess. The Ring was made in the fires of Mount Doom. Only there can it be unmade. It must be taken deep into Mordor and cast back into the fiery chasm from whence it came. One of you must do this."
Everyone was silent. Then Boromir looked up, "One does not simply walk into Mordor. It's black gates are guarded by more than just Orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep, and," He held up his hand in a circle shape to indicate what he was saying. "Great Eye is ever-watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire and ash and dust. The very air you breathe is a poisonous fume. Not with ten thousand men could you do this. It is folly!" He shook his head and chuckled under his breath.
Then Legolas was up again, Mel was a bit disturbed by the anger that Legolas was showing, sure he might get angry at Boromir for saying the fool things he was saying, but surely, he must realize that Boromir knew not of what he spoke."Have you heard nothing Lord Elrond has said? The Ring must be destroyed."
Gimli not wanting to be out done by and elf jumped to his feet and yelled angrily. "And I suppose you think you're the one to do it?"
Melyanna was so confused, why were these people being so, foolish about the Ring, all they had to do was throw it in a volcano and be done with it. Then she was aware that Boromir had begun to yell again.
"And what if we fail, what then? What happens when Sauron takes back what is his?"
Then Gimli was yelling, totally disregarding what Boromir had said, for his old dislike for the elves. "I will be dead before I see the Ring in the hands of an Elf. Never trust an elf!"
That got everyone started, everyone started to yell, and then Mel herd an elf comment on how rude the dwarves where and the got Mel started.
"And what would you know of the dwarves?"
"More than you my dear child." He sneered.
"Oh but I do disagree," Her voice dripped with sarcasm. "I was raised by them."
"That would explain your, rude unlady-like manner, everyone knows dwarves are greedy, self-centered, short-" He didn't get a chance to finish. That last comment was too far, so Mel thought if he wants to act like a man, then I'm going to treat him like one, and she punched him in the nose. Gimli recognized the sound of crunching bone, and wheeled to see his sister hunched over a tall elf, with an extremely bloody nose. He lunged and caught his sister before she could do it again.
"I will take the ring!" Mel herd and apparently everyone else had too, they all turned to see the little hobbit Frodo, standing straight and tall, "Though... I do not know the way."
Gandalf stepped forward. "I will help you bear this burden, Frodo Baggins, as long as it is yours to bear."
Aragorn walked over to them. "If, by my life or death, I can protect you, I will. You have my sword!"
Legolas came forward, "And you have my bow."
Then Gimli, "And my axe."
Mel walked forward slowly, "You are far more braver than I would have ever expected Frodo, you have whatever skills I posses at your disposal." There was a murmur from some of the elves but noticing that one of their members was currently nursing a bloody nose no one would object.
Then just as slowly Boromir came up from behind her. "You carry the fate of us all, little one." He said looking down at him, though not unkindly. "If this is indeed the will of the council, then Gondor will see it done."
"'Ere! Mr. Frodo's not goin' anywhere without me!" Said the hobbit Sam jumping out of the bushes.
Elrond looked bewildered and sank back into his chair a little bit more. "No, indeed. It is hardly possible to separate you, even when he is summoned to a secret council and you are not."
Then even more hobbit came out from behind the pillars. "Hey! We're comin' too!" Pippin yelled. As they rushed by, Elrond looked shocked that they could have been there the whole time and no one had noticed.
"You'll have to send us home tied up in a sack to stop us." Merry crossed his arms rebelliously and set his jaw.
Pippin nodded, "Anyway, you need people of intelligence on this sort of mission..... quest....thing."
Merry looked blankly at his cousin, "Well that rules you out Pip."
Pippin once again nodded and then seemed to take in what he had said and did a double take.
"Ten companions." Elrond said survaying the company. "So be it. You shall be The Fellowship of the Ring"
"Right," Pippin said, "Were are we going?"
"Argh! Pippin!" Melyanna exclaimed.
*~*~*
"Well thank you, Boromir, I am proud of my right hook you know." Mel laughed and punched Boromir playfully in the arm, they along with their escort Gimli and Legolas where walking towards the stables.
"I still say you shouldn't have hit him." Legolas grumbled to himself, knowing that no one agreed with him.
They had just reached the stable door when, the same group of handmaidens that had chased Melyanna before appeared but this time the leader was carrying a package. Mel glance and the bushes behind her quickly and judged how long it would take her to get there.
"Mistress Melyanna," The leader spoke. "We have made you a gift for your journey, we caught you long enough to get your measurements and made you this." She held out the package.
"Its not a dress is it?" She cautiously crept forward.
"Oh heavens no!" She exclaimed, "That wouldn't be practical!"
"It wouldn't?"
"No, no, no, we made you a traveling monks robe. It isn't safe for a woman on the road these days." She handed the bundle to Melyanna.
"A traveling monks robe."
"Yes, it will conceal you identity most excellently and it is made out of some of the finest fabrics, mind you it looks like wool, but breaths better, and is not so uncomfortable. I don't see how humans can wear that stuff it's too rough." Boromir coughed loudly at this.
"Er, thank you, thank you very much." Mel said sheepishly, "This is an excellent gift."
"You are quite welcome." The group of elves departed, leaving a blank looking Melyanna.
A/N: Sorry it took me so long to update! REVIEW!!!
Disclaimer: Why oh why do I have to say that I don't own LOTR?
A/N: Well the votes are in its Melyanna and dear old Bory! Unfortunately it won't last sad to say but no (J.R.R Tolkien: FORESHADOWING!) So the next big question is where should she go with Frodo or the rest of the 'gang'? I need some opinions.
Chapter four, The Council.
After she left Elrond's chambers Melyanna went straight to her own and fell into a deep sleep, full of dreams and nightmares from which should couldn't wake, an invisible hand grabbing for her, as she ran through her the mountain tunnels of her home. When the morning came it came with a knock on the door, soft at first like the person on the other side was trying to be polite, and the great bangs like someone was trying to chop it down with-
"An axe! GIMLI STOP IT! I'M AWAKE!" Melyanna gasped as she bolted up right from her dreams throwing the covers off herself she jumped up throwing a robe about her as she ran to the huge oak double doors. She threw them open at the same time to revel not only Gimli but Legolas, and Boromir as well. A quick glance at the door on the right told her that had she been asleep any longer he would have been threw the door.
"See I told, you that would get her up." Gimli said pushing past her.
"Come right in I was just going to throw on some cloths and make myself look presentable." Said clutching the robe a little closer and pushed back her hair. Legolas blushed and Boromir looked at the ceiling. "Well since your all here get in." She shoved the two men in the room and shutting the door.
"So Gimli whens the council? I assume that's the reason for you almost turning that door into kindling?" She plopped down onto her bed and began to comb her hair with one of the provided brushes.
"In an hour." Legolas answered for him not looking at her, his cheeks still had a faint blush to them.
"And the kindling was not our idea." Boromir added.
"Oh sure, sure," She waved walking over to the wardrobe to get some pants and a clean tunic. "You know it is the most romantic thing in the world for a man to come into a woman's room by chopping down the door. I'll just be a sec." She walked into the washroom and closed the door. As she did she could have sworn she herd Legolas say, "It is?"
At that moment Aragorn passed by Melyanna's door and noticed the sizeable hole in it. He pulled out his sword and kicked the door open, it should have worked too, except that the wood was thin and his foot went through it causing his foot to get stuck and the momentum of his kick drug both him and the door inward. So he lay there spread-eagled his foot caught in the door, sword unsheathed and the wind knocked out of him.
"Where--" He coughed and tried to pull his foot out of the door. "Where is Lady Melyanna and why is there a hole in the door?"
"I am right here." Melyanna said coming out of the washroom tying her belt in a knot, "And as to that hole what can I say I'm a heavy sleeper." She shrugged and walked over to pull him out of the door. She grabbed his shoulders and with one great heave he was out, they flew back because Melyanna had misjudged the strength of the door, the hit Boromir and knocked him over, because he was stepping forward to help.
"Argh, Mel you way a ton." Boromir grunted from underneath her.
"Thanks a lot oh, gentleman of Gondor. You know that weight it not all me." Mel said struggling under the weight of the man who had previously been stuck in the door.
"That's most not all." Gimli said helping the man up.
"So what's your name." She asked getting up, but not before sticking her elbow into Boromir's gut.
"Strider." He said without heisting, Legolas seemed to breathe out a sigh of relief. Melyanna didn't believe that, that was the man's real name of course he said it too easy and was too pleased with it, because lets face it we all have pet peeves with our names.
"If you insist." She shrugged.
"And I do." His voice had a warning edge to it, so Mel decided that it wasn't worth the risk, she'd find out his name at the council most likely.
Boromir stepped between the two and said to Mel, with out taking his eyes if Strider for a second. "If you are ready Mel, I will escort you to where the council will be held."
"Um, okay that'll be fine." Mel answered slightly shocked at the ice in his voice.
"And we will go with you!" Gimli said pulling Legolas forward. "I still don't trust men."
"Am I asking you to?" Boromir asked innocently.
"No. But hell if I'll leave you two alone, me and the elf are coming." He barged out the door with Legolas in tow, glaring at Boromir as he went past.
"Lady." Boromir said bowing and extending his arm towards the door. Mel walked daintily foreword at first but when she got with in reach of him, she bent down so that she could see his face.
"I told you," She said, "no Lady!" and with that Mel pushed him (literally!) out the door. "Strider." She nodded. "Perhaps I will learn you real name at the council." And then she too walked out of the door, stepping over Boromir.
*******An hour later at the council*********
(A/N: I am going to screw around the seating arraignments) (A/N: Watch the movie the one sitting to the right of Legolas is Steve.)
Melyanna was sitting with Gimli on her right side and Boromir on her left as a barrier between the two races, Legolas would have liked to sit with them but was required to sit with his race.
"Strangers from distant lands, friends of old...." Elrond began standing up so he'd gain everyone's full attention. "You've been summoned here to answer the threat of Mordor. Middle-earth stands upon the brink of destruction. None can escape it. You will unite or you will fall." He sat back down and looked expectantly around him. "Frodo bring forth the Ring."
Frodo got up slowly and cautiously crept forward to place the Ring on the stone pedestal. His blue eyes where aglow with fear and, something else.
"So it is true.....The doom of men.....It is a gift." Boromir whispered, then his voice grew louder. "A gift to the foes of Mordor! Why not use this ring?" Melyanna groaned and put her face in her hands. Boromir! Don't! She wailed mentally. Suddenly Boromir stood up and walked toward the pedestal like he was being pulled on a rope. "Long has my father, the Steward of Gondor, kept the forces of Mordor at bay. By the blood of our people are your lands kept safe. Give Gondor the weapon of the Enemy. Let us use it against him!"
Melyanna glanced around the elves had various expressions of disgust on their faces, including but not limited to Legolas. The dwarves had smirks of you-don't-know-what-your-doing on their faces. But the humans nodded their approval, all of them except for Strider, who seemed to be angry at the thought of such a ludicrous idea. He stood up and glared at Boromir, Melyanna tensed with slight anger at the sight of him, if he was going to ridicule her friend then she was going to have some say in it, even if he was wrong.
"You cannot wield it! None of us can. The One Ring answers to Sauron alone. It has no other master." Strider said walking towards him.
"And what would a Ranger know of this matter?" Boromir asked sneering, his face almost looked like the dwarves. Then Legolas was up. Melyanna was about to spring up too thinking that Legolas was going to Boromir's defense, but she was wrong. "This is no mere Ranger. He is Aragorn, son of Arathorn. You owe him your allegiance." Melyanna sank back into her chair, surprised at this, Boromir also seemed surprised but only for a moment, he quickly masked it.
"Aragorn? This is Isildur's heir?"
"And heir to the throne of Gondor!"
Aragorn tensed, it was clear to Melyanna that he did not want this information out. "Havo dad, Legolas (Sit down, Legolas)" Legolas did.
Boromir glared at Legolas and then at Aragorn, but the gaze the ranger suffered was much harsher. "Gondor has no king; Gondor needs no king."
As Boromir sat down, Gandalf spoke, "Aragorn is right. We cannot use it."
Elrond nodded his agreement, "You have only one choice. The Ring must be destroyed."
Mel, suddenly felt Gimli stiffen next to her, Oh no please gods no, don't let him do anything stupid.
Suddenly Gimli was up he grabbed an axe and growled, "Then what are we waiting for..." then he rushed forward and struck the Ring. There was a blinding flash as the axe exploded, and Gimli, flew back.
I don't understand it. Gimli's blows can break diamonds! Mel thought as she jumped foreword, and helped Gimli up. He too was astonished that he didn't even dent the small golden ring.
"Are you all right?" She asked hoisting him up, "That was a fool thing to do."
"Aye I know, and I am fine just got the wind knocked out of me." He said getting back into his seat.
Elrond sighed in exasperation, "The Ring cannot be destroyed, Gimli son of Gloin, by any craft that we here possess. The Ring was made in the fires of Mount Doom. Only there can it be unmade. It must be taken deep into Mordor and cast back into the fiery chasm from whence it came. One of you must do this."
Everyone was silent. Then Boromir looked up, "One does not simply walk into Mordor. It's black gates are guarded by more than just Orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep, and," He held up his hand in a circle shape to indicate what he was saying. "Great Eye is ever-watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire and ash and dust. The very air you breathe is a poisonous fume. Not with ten thousand men could you do this. It is folly!" He shook his head and chuckled under his breath.
Then Legolas was up again, Mel was a bit disturbed by the anger that Legolas was showing, sure he might get angry at Boromir for saying the fool things he was saying, but surely, he must realize that Boromir knew not of what he spoke."Have you heard nothing Lord Elrond has said? The Ring must be destroyed."
Gimli not wanting to be out done by and elf jumped to his feet and yelled angrily. "And I suppose you think you're the one to do it?"
Melyanna was so confused, why were these people being so, foolish about the Ring, all they had to do was throw it in a volcano and be done with it. Then she was aware that Boromir had begun to yell again.
"And what if we fail, what then? What happens when Sauron takes back what is his?"
Then Gimli was yelling, totally disregarding what Boromir had said, for his old dislike for the elves. "I will be dead before I see the Ring in the hands of an Elf. Never trust an elf!"
That got everyone started, everyone started to yell, and then Mel herd an elf comment on how rude the dwarves where and the got Mel started.
"And what would you know of the dwarves?"
"More than you my dear child." He sneered.
"Oh but I do disagree," Her voice dripped with sarcasm. "I was raised by them."
"That would explain your, rude unlady-like manner, everyone knows dwarves are greedy, self-centered, short-" He didn't get a chance to finish. That last comment was too far, so Mel thought if he wants to act like a man, then I'm going to treat him like one, and she punched him in the nose. Gimli recognized the sound of crunching bone, and wheeled to see his sister hunched over a tall elf, with an extremely bloody nose. He lunged and caught his sister before she could do it again.
"I will take the ring!" Mel herd and apparently everyone else had too, they all turned to see the little hobbit Frodo, standing straight and tall, "Though... I do not know the way."
Gandalf stepped forward. "I will help you bear this burden, Frodo Baggins, as long as it is yours to bear."
Aragorn walked over to them. "If, by my life or death, I can protect you, I will. You have my sword!"
Legolas came forward, "And you have my bow."
Then Gimli, "And my axe."
Mel walked forward slowly, "You are far more braver than I would have ever expected Frodo, you have whatever skills I posses at your disposal." There was a murmur from some of the elves but noticing that one of their members was currently nursing a bloody nose no one would object.
Then just as slowly Boromir came up from behind her. "You carry the fate of us all, little one." He said looking down at him, though not unkindly. "If this is indeed the will of the council, then Gondor will see it done."
"'Ere! Mr. Frodo's not goin' anywhere without me!" Said the hobbit Sam jumping out of the bushes.
Elrond looked bewildered and sank back into his chair a little bit more. "No, indeed. It is hardly possible to separate you, even when he is summoned to a secret council and you are not."
Then even more hobbit came out from behind the pillars. "Hey! We're comin' too!" Pippin yelled. As they rushed by, Elrond looked shocked that they could have been there the whole time and no one had noticed.
"You'll have to send us home tied up in a sack to stop us." Merry crossed his arms rebelliously and set his jaw.
Pippin nodded, "Anyway, you need people of intelligence on this sort of mission..... quest....thing."
Merry looked blankly at his cousin, "Well that rules you out Pip."
Pippin once again nodded and then seemed to take in what he had said and did a double take.
"Ten companions." Elrond said survaying the company. "So be it. You shall be The Fellowship of the Ring"
"Right," Pippin said, "Were are we going?"
"Argh! Pippin!" Melyanna exclaimed.
*~*~*
"Well thank you, Boromir, I am proud of my right hook you know." Mel laughed and punched Boromir playfully in the arm, they along with their escort Gimli and Legolas where walking towards the stables.
"I still say you shouldn't have hit him." Legolas grumbled to himself, knowing that no one agreed with him.
They had just reached the stable door when, the same group of handmaidens that had chased Melyanna before appeared but this time the leader was carrying a package. Mel glance and the bushes behind her quickly and judged how long it would take her to get there.
"Mistress Melyanna," The leader spoke. "We have made you a gift for your journey, we caught you long enough to get your measurements and made you this." She held out the package.
"Its not a dress is it?" She cautiously crept forward.
"Oh heavens no!" She exclaimed, "That wouldn't be practical!"
"It wouldn't?"
"No, no, no, we made you a traveling monks robe. It isn't safe for a woman on the road these days." She handed the bundle to Melyanna.
"A traveling monks robe."
"Yes, it will conceal you identity most excellently and it is made out of some of the finest fabrics, mind you it looks like wool, but breaths better, and is not so uncomfortable. I don't see how humans can wear that stuff it's too rough." Boromir coughed loudly at this.
"Er, thank you, thank you very much." Mel said sheepishly, "This is an excellent gift."
"You are quite welcome." The group of elves departed, leaving a blank looking Melyanna.
A/N: Sorry it took me so long to update! REVIEW!!!