When she opened her eyes again, she was lying on a large, white bed.

"So you are finally awake?"

Laurie startled and looked around in the room. It was the same voice as she had heard before, but now, it had a body too.

Laurie still felt very sleepy, but she managed to sit up, leaning against a big pillow.

The woman on the chair in the corner, had long, golden hair, and in her eyes was youth as well as the wisdom of someone who was very old…

Suddenly, she knew whom the woman was!

Slowly, she muttered "Is it you, Lady Galadriel?".

Galadriel nodded. "Yes, it is me, Lauriel Anariel…"

"How do you… call me, Milady?"

Laurie asked confusedly.

"Lauriel Anariel. Golden girl, Sun-child. Your real names."

Laurie nodded, but she didn't understand it at all.

But Galadriel smiled.

"You do not understand this whole thing, do you? Well, I will explain.

We are in Lorien, here. The Ring of Power has just been found. I do not know how or when it will be destroyed… But if it will be destroyed, which I believe it will, I will have to leave, with the other Ringbearers.

And that is why you are here. Lorien must have a Lady.

And that'll be your task. When I am gone, you, together with my husband, Celeborn, will have to lead my people to Valinor, until all are gone, and until all golden leaves of Lorien have fallen in the silver stream of Celebrant…"

Lauriels mouth fell open.

"But…" she muttered. "Why me?"

Galadriel sat down next to her.

"Because we could not find anyone worth this task in Middle-Earth… And because you are an elf…"

"I am not…" But then, Lauriel felt her ears. They had become pointy.

"You are a descendant of the proud Noldor, Lauriel, as I am. But because you are only half an elf, there are two parts of you; Laurie, and she is still in the human world, and Lauriel Anariel, and she is sitting next to me at the moment.

For fifteen mortal years, you have been a human, and now, you are an Elf."

But Lauriel protested.

"How can I be an Elf? I have never known…"

"Have you not experienced that you have learned Quenya and Sindarin far quicker as any human girl can?"

Lauriel nodded softly. Yes, she had…

"And have you never experienced that you have telepathic powers before?"

"Yes…" Lauriel whispered. "Yes, I have."

She covered her face with her hands.

"But how… Oh, I feel so confused! And sleepy."

The Lady laughed. "How can you be sleepy, Lauriel-nîn, you have slept for two days!"

Lauriel startled. "What? But my parents…"

Galadriel smiled. "You still don't understand it. The human part of you is still with them. They will not miss you, Lauriel-nîn."

Lauriel nodded.

"Yes," she whispered. "But I will miss them."