Disclaimer located in the first two chapters.
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Chapter Three
Adrianna sat at her dresser examining the necklace she had received in the mirror. She looked over every detail, finding the charm to be beautiful. She never had any jewelry as nice as this. She usually never wore jewelry. But this was something special. It had belonged to her mother. She smiled and took off the necklace and the ring, placing them on her dresser.
"You should rest."
Adrianna slowly turned around, recognizing the voice. Haldir stood in her bedroom doorway with his arms crossed.
"You will rise early tomorrow. I have much to teach you." He said.
"I suppose you're right. What time should I be up at?" Adrianna asked rising from her chair and making her way towards her bed.
"I shall have someone send for you. Dress warmly. It is a bit cool in the morn." Haldir slightly bowed his head and silently left the room.
Adrianna sat on her bed for a moment, thinking about the day that had just gone by. She felt at home in Lothlorien..like she belonged. The fact was, she did belong.
She smiled to herself and changed into the nightgown that had been laid out on her bed. It was made of the same type of silk the sheets on her bed were made of, but the color was much different. The nightgown was a dark red, almost maroon. It was sleeveless and the bottom hem just about grazed the floor.
Adrianna placed her dress on the back of a nearby chair and then hopped into her bed, ready for a goodnight's sleep.
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A young elf girl hurried into Adrianna's room. The sun had not yet risen and bluish hue glowed about the room. The elf went to the side of Adrianna's bed and gently shook the sleeping body.
"Adrianna, it is time to rise." She said pulling the covers off of Adrianna. "You are to meet Haldir this morn. It would be unwise to be late."
The elf shuffled her way to Adrianna's closet and opened it, searching for the right clothing for Adrianna to wear. She pulled out a pair of grey trousers and creamy white, long-sleeved blouse. She then opened the dresser and pulled out a royal vest.
Adrianna reached for the covers and pulled them back over her head, not ready to get up. She groaned and buried her face in her pillow. "Just five more minutes."
"Adrianna..you must rise now." The elf girl said, again pulling the covers off of Adrianna.
"Oh alright. No need to get angry." Adrianna said slowly sitting up and rubbing her sleepy eyes. "Who are you anyway?"
The placed the clothes Adrianna was to wear on the bed and stopped for a moment. "My name is Leatha."
Adrianna smiled. "I like that name, it's very..nice."
"Thank you. Now please, get dressed. I will return in a bit to fix your hair." Leatha bowed her head and left the room.
Adrianna shrugged her shoulders and walked to the edge of her bed. She picked up the trousers that lie on her bed and slowly put them on. She then took off her nightgown and pulled the blouse over her head. The blouse ended at her mid-thigh.
She surveyed herself in the mirror and then began to tuck the blouse inside her trousers when Leatha returned.
"No..no..you do not tuck the blouse in." Leatha said rushing to Adrianna's side.
She pulled the blouse out and flattened it a bit. "Here.." she said as she walked to the bed, "..put this on now."
Adrianna did as she was told and put the vest on. Leatha helped her to tie the many laces the held the middle of it together and then fixed the collar of the blouse.
"Much better." Leatha said to herself. "Look at yourself now."
Adrianna turned to the mirror and examined her reflection. The vest fit her upper body snuggly, but seemed to look the way it was supposed to.
"I'm guessing this is how it's supposed to look?" she asked turning around and examining her back.
"Of course it is. Now, sit down and let me do your hair."
Adrianna sat down and watched as Leatha took the brush that was on the dresser and began to brush out her hair. Leatha did it slowly, making sure not to hurt Adrianna's head. The silence soon became unbearable and Leatha spoke up.
"I have heard your birthday is in no more than a month."
"Yea..I can't wait. I'm finally going to be eighteen." Adrianna said with a smile.
Leatha chuckled a bit as she pulled the top half of Adrianna's back and tied it with a thin, blue ribbon.
"What's so funny?" Adrianna asked looking at Leatha in the mirror and watching closely what she was doing with her hair.
"Well..this may come as a bit of a shock, but you are not turning eighteen." Leatha began as she braided small sections of Adrianna's hair. "You are to be 1,018 years of age."
Adrianna's jawed literally dropped. Her eyes widened as she stared at Leatha. "But..that's not possible. I would be long dead before.."
"Elves are immortal..remember?" Leatha interrupted.
"But..how can that work? Where I am from I am only eighteen."
"I, myself, am not quite sure. But, if you ask the Lady Galadriel, I am sure can give you a logical answer." Leatha answered while braiding the last section of hair she felt needed to be braided.
"There. You are now ready to meet Haldir for your training."
Adrianna looked at her reflection and examined her hair. The part that had been pulled back was braided with a few sections of the loose hair also braided. She never knew her hair could look this nice.
"Thank you, Leatha."
"You are very welcome." Leatha replied. She smiled and then shoved Adrianna out of her room.
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Adrianna stood by a tree in the training yard. She watched closely as two male elves fought one another with long knives. They moved gracefully and with great speed. Adrianna was so interested in what they were doing; she didn't notice Haldir come up beside her.
"I see you have an interest with knives." Haldir said, causing Adrianna to jump a bit. He smiled and chuckled at her reaction.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know you were there." She said, wondering why she was apologizing after she said it.
"No need to apologize. It is a relief to see you have an interest in a weapon. I now know what to start you off with." Haldir said walking towards what looked like a shed.
Adrianna followed close behind. When she entered the shed, her eyes lighted up and a grin played upon her lips. Before her was an assortment of weapons in all different shapes and sizes. There were bows, arrows, swords, knives and daggers. The bows were made of a white wood that resembled the wood her dresser was made of. The daggers, knives, and swords had handles that were white with golden lettering engraved in them. In the metal of each was an inscription in Elvish.
Haldir was rather amused with Adrianna's reaction. He had never brought anyone into the Weapon Chamber who had not seen anything like it before. "Adrianna, come over here. I have already selected a few weapons that might suit you."
Adrianna quickly went to wear Haldir was standing and looked at the table before them. Laid out on the table was a pair of knives, a pair of daggers, and a sword. She delicately ran her fingers over the knives, immediately knowing she wanted to use them.
"So you have already made your choice?" Haldir questioned, though her already knew the answer.
"I don't know why, but I just have the need to use these knives. They're so beautiful." She answered while tracing the Elvish inscription in the blades with her finger.
"Very well, these are yours to keep. The daggers are yours also. I believe you will find an interest in them as well." Haldir said while picking up the daggers and placing them in their proper sheath. "But we shall work with them later."
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A/N: Yes, I know..this chapter was much shorter. But, I thought it would sound better if it just ended where it did. The next chapter will be longer, like I have promised, and will have the whole fighting/training "thang" going on. Anyway..I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Don't forget to review!
Vanya sulie.
-A-
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Chapter Three
Adrianna sat at her dresser examining the necklace she had received in the mirror. She looked over every detail, finding the charm to be beautiful. She never had any jewelry as nice as this. She usually never wore jewelry. But this was something special. It had belonged to her mother. She smiled and took off the necklace and the ring, placing them on her dresser.
"You should rest."
Adrianna slowly turned around, recognizing the voice. Haldir stood in her bedroom doorway with his arms crossed.
"You will rise early tomorrow. I have much to teach you." He said.
"I suppose you're right. What time should I be up at?" Adrianna asked rising from her chair and making her way towards her bed.
"I shall have someone send for you. Dress warmly. It is a bit cool in the morn." Haldir slightly bowed his head and silently left the room.
Adrianna sat on her bed for a moment, thinking about the day that had just gone by. She felt at home in Lothlorien..like she belonged. The fact was, she did belong.
She smiled to herself and changed into the nightgown that had been laid out on her bed. It was made of the same type of silk the sheets on her bed were made of, but the color was much different. The nightgown was a dark red, almost maroon. It was sleeveless and the bottom hem just about grazed the floor.
Adrianna placed her dress on the back of a nearby chair and then hopped into her bed, ready for a goodnight's sleep.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A young elf girl hurried into Adrianna's room. The sun had not yet risen and bluish hue glowed about the room. The elf went to the side of Adrianna's bed and gently shook the sleeping body.
"Adrianna, it is time to rise." She said pulling the covers off of Adrianna. "You are to meet Haldir this morn. It would be unwise to be late."
The elf shuffled her way to Adrianna's closet and opened it, searching for the right clothing for Adrianna to wear. She pulled out a pair of grey trousers and creamy white, long-sleeved blouse. She then opened the dresser and pulled out a royal vest.
Adrianna reached for the covers and pulled them back over her head, not ready to get up. She groaned and buried her face in her pillow. "Just five more minutes."
"Adrianna..you must rise now." The elf girl said, again pulling the covers off of Adrianna.
"Oh alright. No need to get angry." Adrianna said slowly sitting up and rubbing her sleepy eyes. "Who are you anyway?"
The placed the clothes Adrianna was to wear on the bed and stopped for a moment. "My name is Leatha."
Adrianna smiled. "I like that name, it's very..nice."
"Thank you. Now please, get dressed. I will return in a bit to fix your hair." Leatha bowed her head and left the room.
Adrianna shrugged her shoulders and walked to the edge of her bed. She picked up the trousers that lie on her bed and slowly put them on. She then took off her nightgown and pulled the blouse over her head. The blouse ended at her mid-thigh.
She surveyed herself in the mirror and then began to tuck the blouse inside her trousers when Leatha returned.
"No..no..you do not tuck the blouse in." Leatha said rushing to Adrianna's side.
She pulled the blouse out and flattened it a bit. "Here.." she said as she walked to the bed, "..put this on now."
Adrianna did as she was told and put the vest on. Leatha helped her to tie the many laces the held the middle of it together and then fixed the collar of the blouse.
"Much better." Leatha said to herself. "Look at yourself now."
Adrianna turned to the mirror and examined her reflection. The vest fit her upper body snuggly, but seemed to look the way it was supposed to.
"I'm guessing this is how it's supposed to look?" she asked turning around and examining her back.
"Of course it is. Now, sit down and let me do your hair."
Adrianna sat down and watched as Leatha took the brush that was on the dresser and began to brush out her hair. Leatha did it slowly, making sure not to hurt Adrianna's head. The silence soon became unbearable and Leatha spoke up.
"I have heard your birthday is in no more than a month."
"Yea..I can't wait. I'm finally going to be eighteen." Adrianna said with a smile.
Leatha chuckled a bit as she pulled the top half of Adrianna's back and tied it with a thin, blue ribbon.
"What's so funny?" Adrianna asked looking at Leatha in the mirror and watching closely what she was doing with her hair.
"Well..this may come as a bit of a shock, but you are not turning eighteen." Leatha began as she braided small sections of Adrianna's hair. "You are to be 1,018 years of age."
Adrianna's jawed literally dropped. Her eyes widened as she stared at Leatha. "But..that's not possible. I would be long dead before.."
"Elves are immortal..remember?" Leatha interrupted.
"But..how can that work? Where I am from I am only eighteen."
"I, myself, am not quite sure. But, if you ask the Lady Galadriel, I am sure can give you a logical answer." Leatha answered while braiding the last section of hair she felt needed to be braided.
"There. You are now ready to meet Haldir for your training."
Adrianna looked at her reflection and examined her hair. The part that had been pulled back was braided with a few sections of the loose hair also braided. She never knew her hair could look this nice.
"Thank you, Leatha."
"You are very welcome." Leatha replied. She smiled and then shoved Adrianna out of her room.
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Adrianna stood by a tree in the training yard. She watched closely as two male elves fought one another with long knives. They moved gracefully and with great speed. Adrianna was so interested in what they were doing; she didn't notice Haldir come up beside her.
"I see you have an interest with knives." Haldir said, causing Adrianna to jump a bit. He smiled and chuckled at her reaction.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know you were there." She said, wondering why she was apologizing after she said it.
"No need to apologize. It is a relief to see you have an interest in a weapon. I now know what to start you off with." Haldir said walking towards what looked like a shed.
Adrianna followed close behind. When she entered the shed, her eyes lighted up and a grin played upon her lips. Before her was an assortment of weapons in all different shapes and sizes. There were bows, arrows, swords, knives and daggers. The bows were made of a white wood that resembled the wood her dresser was made of. The daggers, knives, and swords had handles that were white with golden lettering engraved in them. In the metal of each was an inscription in Elvish.
Haldir was rather amused with Adrianna's reaction. He had never brought anyone into the Weapon Chamber who had not seen anything like it before. "Adrianna, come over here. I have already selected a few weapons that might suit you."
Adrianna quickly went to wear Haldir was standing and looked at the table before them. Laid out on the table was a pair of knives, a pair of daggers, and a sword. She delicately ran her fingers over the knives, immediately knowing she wanted to use them.
"So you have already made your choice?" Haldir questioned, though her already knew the answer.
"I don't know why, but I just have the need to use these knives. They're so beautiful." She answered while tracing the Elvish inscription in the blades with her finger.
"Very well, these are yours to keep. The daggers are yours also. I believe you will find an interest in them as well." Haldir said while picking up the daggers and placing them in their proper sheath. "But we shall work with them later."
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A/N: Yes, I know..this chapter was much shorter. But, I thought it would sound better if it just ended where it did. The next chapter will be longer, like I have promised, and will have the whole fighting/training "thang" going on. Anyway..I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Don't forget to review!
Vanya sulie.
-A-