As they all headed to the training grounds Ashley and Amanda looked around. Once they were at the training grounds Arwen, Ashley, and Amanda stayed at the end of it to watch. Aragorn and Legolas took out their bows. Legolas had fired an arrow before Aragorn even had his arrow to his bow. Bulls-eye. Ashley's eyes bugged out. She had never seen anyone move that fast. They watched as Legolas hit bulls-eye every time and Aragorn missed only a few times. After their arrows were spent Aragorn reached for his sword and Gandalf chose to fight him. Gimli practiced throwing his ax at targets. Legolas was practicing with his knives.

As Gandalf and Aragorn were fighting Arwen said, "do you want to learn to fight?"

"I'd like to learn to but I'd also like to learn Elvish," said Ashley.

Amanda shook her head and added, "we know some Elvish but not much."

"I would be glad to teach you," replied Arwen.

"Arwen do you think we'll ever be able to go home?" asked Amanda, as she suddenly missed her home and family.

"For your sake I hope so. I know it's hard to be away from family. It must be even harder being another world, not even knowing if you can go back," said Arwen.

Ashley and Amanda nod. After the training was over Ashley and Amanda headed to their rooms.

As Ashley walked into hers Amanda asked, "my room or yours? I want to talk."

"Mine," answered Ashley. Amanda walks inside and Ashley closes the door.

"Gandalf is hiding something," said Amanda.

"I know," replied Ashley, as she sighed, "but we don't have a choice but to go along with it till we know what's going on."

"I still find it ironic that we are here when we wished it," said Amanda.

"That is part of the reason we're here. We both wished it and we're here but for another reason. Normally I could see why we would be here if it was during the Fellowship's trip but not after the war's over and Aragorn, king," Ashley told her.

Amanda sighed and said, "and Gandalf knows why but won't tell us."

"Maybe in time he will," said Ashley.

"What if he doesn't?" asked Amanda.

"Then we'll have to find out the hard way," said Ashley.

She took her hair down and ran a brush through it.

"I saw the way you were looking at Legolas during the feast," said Amanda out of the blue.

Ashley laughed and asked, "can you blame me? Things like that though only happen in fanfics."

"Dreams come true," replies Amanda.

"Not dreams like that. Amanda, Legolas can go back to Mirkwood and get any elf maiden he wants. Besides you know as well as I do that in the books he never fell in love," said Ashley.

"But you're here now," said Amanda as she smirked.

Ashley shook her head and said, "you live in a dream."

"Right now we are both living in a dream that became a reality. If we are going to go back to our world make the most of this reality while you can," said Amanda.

"And that's another thing. I am not going to love Legolas then leave him and let him die of a broken heart even if he did love me," said Ashley, "it's out of the question."

Amanda sighed but said no more on the subject. She knew that Ashley would never tell him how she felt about him even when she fell more in love with him. Amanda knew she would. It was only a matter of time. She also knew that it would slowly destroy everything that Ashley was. She would start to hate everything she loved and become depressed. Ashley was like that in a lot of ways. She either had to get Legolas to love Ashley and tell her or to get herself and Ashley out of Middle-earth before her feelings deepened. She got up from where she was sitting and said a goodnight to Ashley and went to her room with her thoughts. Ashley sighed as her door closed. She sat down and put her head in her hand.

"What do I do?" she whispered to herself, "Amanda knows what's going on. We need to get out of here before things get out of hand. Between my feelings for Legolas and the orcs here."

She laid down and went to sleep for the night, though sleep didn't come easily.