Just as I stepped out my door, I bumped into the elf that had helped me
earlier.
"Lord Elrond wishes to speak with you concerning your friend." She said to me. She turned around and headed along the corridor, with me trying to keep up. After she had made several turns, I had lost all sense of direction. She stopped outside a wooden door and knocked softly.
"Enter." Said Lord Elrond. I pushed the door open, and saw him and Legolas talking. Scarlet was lying on the bed in a deep sleep, her wound neatly bandaged.
"I am afraid I have some bad news for you." Lord Elrond frowned even more deeply. "I am not able to heal your friend. The orc poison has gone too deep, and has entered her blood. I am sorry." I nodded slightly, and looked at my friend, tears welling up in my eyes and spilling over, coursing down my cheeks. I went to the bed, and reached over to stroke her hair. A tear fell on her cheek, and her eyelids fluttered very slightly.
"Will she...wake up? Or ...?" I couldn't continue. Legolas came and hugged me.
"Yes, she will awake." Lord Elrond assured me. "We have given her something to help her sleep. I have done what I can to help ease her pain."
"Thank you. How long will she sleep for? And how long do you think she has?"
"She will sleep for about an hour or two. I am not sure how long she will remain with us. Not long, I fear, only until the end of the day." I shook slightly in Legolas' strong grip.
"She always wanted to see the beauty of Rivendell. I'm going to make her last hours as comfortable as possible. Will you help me?"
"Of course. You must be hungry. Would you like to eat with us?"
I smiled for what felt like the first time in years. We went down the corridors, until we reached a large hall. Everyone fell silent, until Lord Elrond looked him or her in the eye, and they turned away and resumed their chat. We sat down, with Legolas on my left, and Arwen on my right.
She smiled at me, and tried to engage in conversation. "Where do you come from?" she asked, her eyes curious.
"My friend and I come from a land very far away. And...I was wondering...can I ask you something?"
"Yes." She looked surprised, but didn't comment.
"If I had magical powers, what would your advice to me be?"
"To tell my father."
At that moment, Lord Elrond stood up and excused us, and we went up to his workshop.
When we went in, Scarlet was awake, and was drinking some strange concoction, with Lord Elrond and Legolas looking on, to see what her reaction was.
"Umm...I have something to tell you." I glanced back at Arwen for reassurance, and she gave me an encouraging nod. "I have magical powers." They looked surprised. "I found out when I landed in Middle Earth. I can do pretty much anything. This is going to cause some problems, because when Scarlet and I arrived, we were at Bilbo's party, so I kinda made us hobbit- sized, so it's going to be a bit of a shock for Frodo."
"Gandalf told me he detected no magic in you. How can this be?"
"I think my magic's different from Gandalf's."
"Well, this could prove very useful. I shall have to see what you can do. But that shall come later. The potion I have just given Scarlet will make her sleep for another twelve hours. In the mean time, I suggest you go to your rooms. I wish to talk with Arwen, but I am sure Legolas would be happy to escort you." I took this as my cue, and went off with Legolas arm in arm.
"I am sorry about your friend. Perhaps you would like to come riding with us later?"
"Yes, that would be nice. I would like to see more of Rivendell."
"I shall meet you by the fountain in an hour. Do you have a horse?" He asked me.
"I only have the one I rode here on, but I think she is rather tired."
"I shall arrange a horse for you." He replied politely.
"Thank you. Until later, then?"
"Until later." He bowed his head, and left.
I went into my room, and sat on the bed. What would I wear? I didn't know if elf maidens wore dresses or trousers. Just then, Arwen arrived.
"Shall you be accompanying us on our ride?" She asked.
"Yes. But I'm not very sure what I'm supposed to wear." I explained.
"I normally wear a riding dress, but I don't know how comfortable you would be wearing one. It would be perfectly acceptable for you to wear trousers, and many do."
"Thanks Arwen. I don't know what I'd do without you!" She smiled again.
"Lord Elrond wishes to speak with you concerning your friend." She said to me. She turned around and headed along the corridor, with me trying to keep up. After she had made several turns, I had lost all sense of direction. She stopped outside a wooden door and knocked softly.
"Enter." Said Lord Elrond. I pushed the door open, and saw him and Legolas talking. Scarlet was lying on the bed in a deep sleep, her wound neatly bandaged.
"I am afraid I have some bad news for you." Lord Elrond frowned even more deeply. "I am not able to heal your friend. The orc poison has gone too deep, and has entered her blood. I am sorry." I nodded slightly, and looked at my friend, tears welling up in my eyes and spilling over, coursing down my cheeks. I went to the bed, and reached over to stroke her hair. A tear fell on her cheek, and her eyelids fluttered very slightly.
"Will she...wake up? Or ...?" I couldn't continue. Legolas came and hugged me.
"Yes, she will awake." Lord Elrond assured me. "We have given her something to help her sleep. I have done what I can to help ease her pain."
"Thank you. How long will she sleep for? And how long do you think she has?"
"She will sleep for about an hour or two. I am not sure how long she will remain with us. Not long, I fear, only until the end of the day." I shook slightly in Legolas' strong grip.
"She always wanted to see the beauty of Rivendell. I'm going to make her last hours as comfortable as possible. Will you help me?"
"Of course. You must be hungry. Would you like to eat with us?"
I smiled for what felt like the first time in years. We went down the corridors, until we reached a large hall. Everyone fell silent, until Lord Elrond looked him or her in the eye, and they turned away and resumed their chat. We sat down, with Legolas on my left, and Arwen on my right.
She smiled at me, and tried to engage in conversation. "Where do you come from?" she asked, her eyes curious.
"My friend and I come from a land very far away. And...I was wondering...can I ask you something?"
"Yes." She looked surprised, but didn't comment.
"If I had magical powers, what would your advice to me be?"
"To tell my father."
At that moment, Lord Elrond stood up and excused us, and we went up to his workshop.
When we went in, Scarlet was awake, and was drinking some strange concoction, with Lord Elrond and Legolas looking on, to see what her reaction was.
"Umm...I have something to tell you." I glanced back at Arwen for reassurance, and she gave me an encouraging nod. "I have magical powers." They looked surprised. "I found out when I landed in Middle Earth. I can do pretty much anything. This is going to cause some problems, because when Scarlet and I arrived, we were at Bilbo's party, so I kinda made us hobbit- sized, so it's going to be a bit of a shock for Frodo."
"Gandalf told me he detected no magic in you. How can this be?"
"I think my magic's different from Gandalf's."
"Well, this could prove very useful. I shall have to see what you can do. But that shall come later. The potion I have just given Scarlet will make her sleep for another twelve hours. In the mean time, I suggest you go to your rooms. I wish to talk with Arwen, but I am sure Legolas would be happy to escort you." I took this as my cue, and went off with Legolas arm in arm.
"I am sorry about your friend. Perhaps you would like to come riding with us later?"
"Yes, that would be nice. I would like to see more of Rivendell."
"I shall meet you by the fountain in an hour. Do you have a horse?" He asked me.
"I only have the one I rode here on, but I think she is rather tired."
"I shall arrange a horse for you." He replied politely.
"Thank you. Until later, then?"
"Until later." He bowed his head, and left.
I went into my room, and sat on the bed. What would I wear? I didn't know if elf maidens wore dresses or trousers. Just then, Arwen arrived.
"Shall you be accompanying us on our ride?" She asked.
"Yes. But I'm not very sure what I'm supposed to wear." I explained.
"I normally wear a riding dress, but I don't know how comfortable you would be wearing one. It would be perfectly acceptable for you to wear trousers, and many do."
"Thanks Arwen. I don't know what I'd do without you!" She smiled again.
