"Oh, shut up!" Laurie yelled, as she closed the door of her room.

She sighed. Her little brother was being irritating once more.

Not that she didn't love him… Of course she loved him, but she just couldn't stand him when he teased her about "The Lord of the Rings". She just loved the book, and the movie and… well, everything, and her brother did not. He was twelve, so he could at least TRY to read it, but he didn't.

He did not like reading. But she did. She loved reading.

With another sigh, she flopped down in her chair.

She took her beloved "The Fellowship of the Ring", and began to read. But Frodo hadn't even left the shire yet, when she heard something in her head

A whisper.

"Lauriel… Lauriel…"

Laurie closed her book and looked around. She saw nobody, of course.

"Lauriel, I need your help. We need you, Lauriel."

Almost panicking, Laurie asked "Who are you? Where are you?"

But nobody answered.

Then, she tried it the telepathic way, like the mysterious person had done.

She focused on the words she wanted to say "Who are you? Where are you?"

And the voice answered, and there was relief in it.

"So you have the gift of telepathic communication? Good. I thought you had it, but one can never know something like that for sure. But, you asked who I am? You know who I am. You feel it. You do not know that you know it, but you do. And where I am? Far away, Lauriel. Do you want to come to me? I cannot promise that you will be able to return quickly…"

Laurie hesitated, but after a few moments, she heard herself say

"Yes, I want to come to you, Milady."

Why did she said "Milady"? Who was this person?

But then, everything became dark in her head, and she felt someone lift her up…