A/N: Sorry I haven't updated earlier but I tend to get side tracked. . . and many other things make me busy, like I have to learn four pages of music in 5 days / but its okay because it's the lotr music (written before the movie was made but still really cool) ^_____^ but anyways I should probably start writing now. . .

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Chapter 4 ~Plans and Missing People~



"Come on Islayanna, they say we need to get going again," Derin said tugging on her arm. She wasn't moving from her spot in front of the glowing embers that was a fire before Domir put it out. She watched the embers and thinking about what to do, I can't desert them, I just can't! She was jerked out of her thoughts when Derin spoke to her. He was trying to get her to get up and start walking again. They had sat down to rest and have a small lunch after walking several miles. Eserio had told them that it would take a few days to reach Lothlórien. But now Islayanna wouldn't move.

"You have to realize that we are moving away from them, Derin," she pleaded. "How can I go farther away from her? She is injured, I can't just desert her now! In-jur-ed. Do you understand that?" She looked up and stared into the woods longing to see her lir run out of the forest and into her arms. Derin recognized the expression on her face and slowly turned away to go talk to Eserio about letting them think over going to see this 'Lady Galadriel'.

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The young elf looked on as a dark black wolf licked the wound clean on his sister, a gray wolf with white paws. Suddenly the elf stood up from his seat on the tree stump and made a low hooting sound. Both wolves looked up at him, then the black one moved in front of his wounded sister and growled. The elf bent down in front of them and held his hands out. Then he whispered, "I will not hurt you. I just wish to help. Perhaps you may help me find my friend after." Slowly the black wolf came up and sniffed his hand. After a tense moment of indecisiveness the wolf licked his hand and moved so that he could see his sister.

"That a boy. Now another friend of mine will be coming with supplies for you sister. Try not to hurt her," the wolf whined in protest but layed down with his head resting on his sister's side. His eyes stayed open and watchful of everything the man did. The elf knelt down infront of his sister and pet her head reassuringly. When she gave him a huge wolfish grin he said aloud to himself, "I shall call you Calavendë*. And you," he turned to the black wolf, "shall be called Mornatoron*." A young female elf walked silently into the clearing. She brought the supplies to the first elf and then went and sat on a stump behind him. Mornatoron just watched her lazily from his position next to his sister.

"It's all there, Teleptin*," the female told him. Teleptin nodded and opened the pack up. He removed a white ointment that he gently rubbed over Calavendë's wound. Then he tore off part of his tunic and shredded it into strips, which he wrapped around her leg. He pet her head and sat back.

He yawned and said, "Suddenly I feel really sleepy. I think I'll take a nap. Can you watch the camp for me, Certar*?" The young elf just nodded and moved so she was facing the woods surrounding them. A few minutes later she heard his breathing slow down until he sounded like he was barley alive. She yawned then getting sleepy herself, No I have to stay awake and watch the camp, she thought. Slowly but steadily her eyes closed and she drifted into the realm of dreams. Mornatoron left Calavendë's side and went to the female elf and nudged her trying to wake her up, but she just turned away from him still asleep. He turned suddenly and growled at the woods. Calavendë rose to her feet slowly and started growling into the woods. Four men stepped into the clearing. They looked at the wolves and then drew their swords slowly. One of them said quietly, "Now come with us quietly and we'll let you live. But we can't have your warriors getting back to our world. And we know that they will not leave without you." Both of the wolves snarled at them and began to back up, Mornatoron stayed infront of his sister to protect her.

The men's eyes were focused on the wolves and they didn't notice as the two elves stood up. Teleptin drew his knife, while Certar drew her bow and knocked an arrow to it, aiming at the man closest to the wolves. "Tell us why you want these wolves and perhaps we will let you live," Teleptin asked.

The men spun around and started at them. They had just realised that the spell had not worked. "But the sleep spell . . . They should be dead asleep by now," one of them managed to say through his shock.

"You truly must be from another world as you claim or you would know that an elf never fully sleeps. You must learn to know what you're dealing with before you try to conquer it. Learn this lesson well my friends for you will need it," Certar told them. Then she asked Teleptin without taking her eyes off of her targets, "Are you fully awake, yet?" He shook his head. "Good. Neither am I. It just makes it more fun."

"Tell us why you want them," Teleptin said sternly to the men.

"We need to keep them away from their 'masters' or lir as they like to call them. If they go back to their lir then all will be lost for us. We will die and our race shall be whipped off the planet. Unless we can stop them before its too late," One of the men answered him, and then turned to him and asked, "Will you let us take them?"

"No," Teleptin answered after exchanging a look with Certar. The men sheath their swords and left with a look that said "We'll be back". As soon as they left Teleptin yawned, "You have no idea how long I have been wanting them to leave so I could do that . . ." He smiled.

"Yes, I do actually . . ." she said yawning. "Well we can sleep while we walk. But I think its time to get going back to Lothlórien. We need to inform the Lady Galadriel what we just found out. Perhaps she will know what is going on." She looked to the west, "We're coming brother, we will just be delayed a while. Hold on till then!"

Teleptin turned and picked Calavendë, "Looks like we'll have to carry you or else by the time we make it back our friend will be dead." He began his heart filling with dread for his friend. Certar gathered their belongings and then followed him, while Mornatoron trotted along in beside Teleptin. The party traveled in a depressed silence. Each of them lost in their own worries.

A man stepped out of the woods and into the clearing, he was dressed in a blue tunic with black pants. He stood there and watched the group walk away. He shook his head and said, "They inevitable will bring the doom of us all. But we must try to stop them. We must try." He turned to face the woods, "You know what the wolves look like. You know that they have elves protecting them and you know where they are headed. You must not let them get there. Now go and stop them."

A group of ten men stepped out of the tree line and headed in the direction the travelers had gone. Each of them carried some type of weapon, a sword, a bow, some knives, or a spear. Shuffling could be heard in the woods and the man knew that the remainder of the men would cut ahead of the travelers and attack them before they could reach their destination. He smiled smugly to himself. There is no way that they will escape us this time! he thought.

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Elfish Translations-

Calavendë - Light maiden

Mornatoron - Black brother

Teleptin - Silver spark

Certar - Runes

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A/N: Ok, I started this chapter before Christmas . . . I am soooo sorry. Ok I swear I'll try to update more, but I had writer's block. Well ok I'll just make this short so I can update in a few minutes. Review please and thanks to everyone that has already! REVIEW PLEASE!!