Rogue was sitting on the bench overlooking the river again. She didn't know why, it just seemed like a very peaceful, private place to be. She looked over at her new companion, Sheba, who currently was in the form of a kitten curled up at her feet. Elrond had later explained to her that the fierce tiger that had pounced on her just yesterday had also belonged to her mother, and came now that she was back. Sheba was the daughter of Jaden, Lord of all Felines. She could take the form of any type of cat, and now had chosen a more peaceful form then before. She turned around, convinced that Elrond wasn't going to sneak up again, and raised her eyebrows as he came swiftly up to her.
"You must go now." He said hurriedly, rushing her to get up.
"Go where? Why? Now?" She looked at him strangely, but got up anyway.
"You are going to leave here, you will not be safe here. He knows you're here, he will send someone to come get you. You must go with the Fellowship of the Ring." he said, and they started walking, Sheba not far behind.
"The Fellowship of the Ring? Who're they, and where am I going?" She said, practically running to keep up with him.
"They're some of the best fighters I know of, out on a quest to destroy the Ring of Power. You must go with them, I can think of no one better to protect you. Just don't tell them who you're father or mother is. They wouldn't understand." He walked straight back to the room with the lock he had gone into before. Unlocking it, he told her to wait there. He came back quickly, and gave her a small, smooth rock planted loosely on a bracelet. "It's a strange thing, this rock is. Place your thumb right on this little dip in it right here, and it will allow you to contact me. If I wish to contact you, the stone will grow hot, take it out and put your thumb on it. It's strange, but simple enough."
"Where am I going. And I thought the Ring of Power was destroyed!" She nearly yelled at him.
"Unfortunately it was not." He said coldly. "You will go wherever they go, and not leave them for any reason."
"What if they find out who I am, and leave me?" She asked, not trying to sound like she had an attitude, but beginning to feel on coming on. It didn't really sound like the brightest of idea's sending her off with some men she completely didn't know to waltz straight into Mordor.
"Then, contact me", He said, taking her hand and placing the stone bracelet in it. He started walking again, and she started following again. It had become a routine. She didn't say anything more, though her mind was once again overflowing with questions. They walked to a small clearing where a few men were talking in low voices. He introduced them; Aragorn (who she had already met), Gimli son of Gloin, Legolas of the Woodsmen Realm, Gandalf the Grey(Who she had also met), and Boromir from the South. With them were four hobbits, creatures she had heard of, but never met. They're names were Frodo, Samwise, and two who preferred to be called Merry and Pippin, though she knew those weren't their full names. She introduced herself to them nervously, as Elrond pulled Gandalf and Aragorn aside. Rogue strained to hear what Elrond was saying to them, as her ears could pick up sounds from strangely far distances, but they spoke in a language she was only faintly familiar with, and couldn't pick up more than short phrases. None that she could make any sense of, anyway. She smiled faintly at Frodo, who was staring at her, then quickly looked away to a pair of squirrels in a nearby tree chasing each other around, making very loud noises. Sheba walked up behind her, in the shape of a fair sized house cat. She leaped up into Rogue's empty hands, jumping right back out when she caught sight of her new companions. Taking her preferred form of a tiger in mid leap, scaring all of them. The men looked quite frightened as the tiger came up to them starting her own little inspection of each one, and the hobbits took a few steps back. Rogue didn't notice, however, for she had turned around to watch Elrond come back. She dearly wanted to know what was going on, and looked hopefully at him as he got closer. Handing her a small backpack, he quickly explained to them that Rogue was to be to be a member of the Fellowship as well. A few minutes later, Rogue found herself on a trek to who knew where, with a bunch of complete strangers. She fell back, and mumbled to herself, "What next?" Little did she know that she was not only going on a journey that held the fate of the world, but also one of great self discovery.
"You must go now." He said hurriedly, rushing her to get up.
"Go where? Why? Now?" She looked at him strangely, but got up anyway.
"You are going to leave here, you will not be safe here. He knows you're here, he will send someone to come get you. You must go with the Fellowship of the Ring." he said, and they started walking, Sheba not far behind.
"The Fellowship of the Ring? Who're they, and where am I going?" She said, practically running to keep up with him.
"They're some of the best fighters I know of, out on a quest to destroy the Ring of Power. You must go with them, I can think of no one better to protect you. Just don't tell them who you're father or mother is. They wouldn't understand." He walked straight back to the room with the lock he had gone into before. Unlocking it, he told her to wait there. He came back quickly, and gave her a small, smooth rock planted loosely on a bracelet. "It's a strange thing, this rock is. Place your thumb right on this little dip in it right here, and it will allow you to contact me. If I wish to contact you, the stone will grow hot, take it out and put your thumb on it. It's strange, but simple enough."
"Where am I going. And I thought the Ring of Power was destroyed!" She nearly yelled at him.
"Unfortunately it was not." He said coldly. "You will go wherever they go, and not leave them for any reason."
"What if they find out who I am, and leave me?" She asked, not trying to sound like she had an attitude, but beginning to feel on coming on. It didn't really sound like the brightest of idea's sending her off with some men she completely didn't know to waltz straight into Mordor.
"Then, contact me", He said, taking her hand and placing the stone bracelet in it. He started walking again, and she started following again. It had become a routine. She didn't say anything more, though her mind was once again overflowing with questions. They walked to a small clearing where a few men were talking in low voices. He introduced them; Aragorn (who she had already met), Gimli son of Gloin, Legolas of the Woodsmen Realm, Gandalf the Grey(Who she had also met), and Boromir from the South. With them were four hobbits, creatures she had heard of, but never met. They're names were Frodo, Samwise, and two who preferred to be called Merry and Pippin, though she knew those weren't their full names. She introduced herself to them nervously, as Elrond pulled Gandalf and Aragorn aside. Rogue strained to hear what Elrond was saying to them, as her ears could pick up sounds from strangely far distances, but they spoke in a language she was only faintly familiar with, and couldn't pick up more than short phrases. None that she could make any sense of, anyway. She smiled faintly at Frodo, who was staring at her, then quickly looked away to a pair of squirrels in a nearby tree chasing each other around, making very loud noises. Sheba walked up behind her, in the shape of a fair sized house cat. She leaped up into Rogue's empty hands, jumping right back out when she caught sight of her new companions. Taking her preferred form of a tiger in mid leap, scaring all of them. The men looked quite frightened as the tiger came up to them starting her own little inspection of each one, and the hobbits took a few steps back. Rogue didn't notice, however, for she had turned around to watch Elrond come back. She dearly wanted to know what was going on, and looked hopefully at him as he got closer. Handing her a small backpack, he quickly explained to them that Rogue was to be to be a member of the Fellowship as well. A few minutes later, Rogue found herself on a trek to who knew where, with a bunch of complete strangers. She fell back, and mumbled to herself, "What next?" Little did she know that she was not only going on a journey that held the fate of the world, but also one of great self discovery.