Now that he looked at her, she did seem princess like. She carried herself with extreme confidence and her smile gave her the weapon of hypnotism.
"I didn't know she was a hobbit," Frodo said, more to himself than anyone else.
"Because she's not," it was now Legolas who was speaking to Frodo, "I've heard of this one," Legolas whispered, his eyes resting endlessly on the beautiful, yet subtle figure of the princess.
"Her name is Taryn," he said, gazing, "She rules this area well, when her father isn't around. She frequently visits Lord Elrond, who knows her well. Everyone accepts her, but for reasons only known by our elders."
"What is she then?" Frodo asked, now staring upon the flames of the campfire which had turned a grassy green.
"Elf, Dwarf, Human, Hobbit, you name it," Strider cut in.
There was silence for a few moments until the flutes started to play again, and the dancing picked up its pace. Suddenly, a handsome stranger in his middle years asked cordially for a dance with Taryn. She rose her eyes up to the man, who seemed to flinch when she gave him her soul-piercing gaze. But she must have excepted, for in moments she was dancing merrily around the fire, with her friends and whole kingdom clapping, singing, whistling and shouting for her.
At the end of the dance, she fanned her now pink cheeks, smiled broadly, and took a bow to her watching crowd. From all the cheering, you could tell they absolutely adored her.
When another song had begun to play and her admires were done cheering for her, she gave the Fellowship a long glance, and coming upon the face of Strider, her eyes lit.
"Strider," she said almost, unbelievingly, "Strider!" she called and as he stood up she rushed to him and threw her arms around him. "It has been so long," she cried and he knelt down to her height.
"I was wondering when you were going to notice your own friend again," he said playfully.
Taryn laughed and said, "I knew you were going to come, eventually."
Strider turned next to him and was about to introduce the fellowship when Taryn suddenly saw Frodo, and as if in a revelation said:
"I know why you've come, Strider, and this can not be."
Strider was silent.
"Frodo," Taryn whipered, coming level with Frodo, "Frodo Baggins, carrier of the ring, you have come here with a wish, a wish that I cannot possibly grant."
Frodo wondered how in the world she knew his name.