Chapter 2
"Frodo, we must be going. We don't want to keep Pippin and Sam waiting. We
were supposed to meet them soon to go to the Council about the lost ring
remember." Merry said.
Jasmine listened to them. "What lost ring?"
"The one the hobbit princess had when she disappeared." Merry replied.
"Oh. Who all is going?" Jasmine asked.
"Well, the Fellowship and that's about it." Frodo replied.
"Fellowship? Oh. The Dark Lord's ring fellowship. I've heard many tales. None of which seem likely." Jasmine said, "But what about this ring?"
"He wants the Fellowship to find it and find out why it was not taken by the Dark Lord. See we didn't know about the hobbit ring. He just told us about it. It was never found and kept away evil." Frodo said.
"But mama gave it to me." Jasmine said, "When I was born. Is that why the orcs were always after me?"
"They still are." Merry replied.
"They shall not find what they are looking for near me." Jasmine said and went back to bed.
Frodo and Merry laughed and went to meet the others to go to Rivendell. Jasmine slowly got up and rode out to where she thought was home. She saw Celeborn and Haldir talking. Though she thought Haldir was Legolas. She silently walked up beside them.
"Why are you talking to a Lothlorien elf when you should be talking to Mirkwood elves?" Jasmine asked.
Haldir looked up and grinned. "Do I know you?"
"I'm Jasmine." She answered.
Haldir and Celeborn looked at each other.
"The hobbit princess." Haldir said.
"Take her to the council. Elrond will want to see her." Celeborn said, "Make sure she is not harmed."
"I am a warrior myself. I do not need guarded." Jasmine replied.
"She will go, Celeborn." Haldir replied, "Come on. I'm sure Elrond and the fellowship will love to see you."
Jasmine rolled her eyes and followed him as they rode off to Rivendell. When Haldir and Jasmine arrived, all the fellowship except Legolas was there. Jasmine looked at them. Elrond looked at her.
"A new member of the fellowship?" Elrond asked.
"I am Princess Jasmine, daughter of King Sebastian. Heir to the hobbit thrown." Jasmine replied walking up.
"Well, good to have you here. Maybe you can tell us the tale of this ring you bare." Elrond replied.
"I bare no ring." Jasmine replied, knowing she was lying. It was on her hand but no one could see it but her.
"It is invisible to those who do not wield it." Gandalf said, "She can hide the truth and a lot more with that ring if she wishes. It has unique powers given to Sophia by the elves."
"And when Sophia died it passed to her daughter." Elrond replied.
"And her daughter has it to this day." Jasmine replied, "She would have buried it with her father had the elves not burnt his body when he died."
Legolas finally got to the meeting.
"Sorry I was detained." Legolas said, "What's she doing here?"
Jasmine looked over at him and shakes her head.
"Celeborn told me to bring her." Haldir replied.
"Who's the golden elf princess and what makes her that?" Jasmine asked.
"The golden elf princess is my wife's daughter, Alkaphic. She is a full elf with golden hair. She's also Haldir's daughter. You know her quite well actually Jasmine." Elrond replied, "She was there when your mother was killed. She was there when your father died. She knew you were supposed to go to Lothlorien but instead of looking for you the elves thought you were dead and the orcs got the ring."
"I remember playing with an Elven child." Jasmine replied, "Don't know much about her though."
"Back to business. What makes the ring avoid evil?" Elrond asked.
"The will power of that who bares it and a mother's love." Jasmine replied.
"She's right. Her mother was a very smart hobbit to tell her that." Gandalf replied.
"What powers does it have Gandalf?" Elrond asked.
"The ring gives her the power to change sides in war if she needs to in order to help her side. She can also heal wounds fast and keep a hobbit or man from death if she makes it fast enough to their side. She can also change shapes if she needs camouflage." Gandalf replied, "And I see before Thranduil let her leave he gave her the ultimate gift of immortality."
Jasmine smiled. "That he did Gandalf."
"Destroying the ruling ring destroyed a lot of the evil." Elrond said, "But we have more to fear. The orcs are still yearning to have that ring. They want the Dark Lord back. They will do whatever it takes to get to the hobbit who has it."
Jasmine stood up. "Let them come then. I'm not scared of orcs. They are troublesome creatures."
"You are brave young one." Aragorn said, "But these orcs are no match for you."
"I do not fear them." Jasmine said looking at Aragorn scornfully and walking off.
Jasmine walked to the waterfall in the middle of Rivendell and sat down to think. She hated being forced to do anything. She liked to do things her own way and the way the meeting was going she wasn't going to get her way. Alkaphic came up behind her.
"So you're the one who was supposed to live in Lothlorien but never came." Alkaphic said.
"You're the one that burnt my father and agreed that I was dead and walked away showing me the path I needed to take." Jasmine replied.
"You want to go back don't you?" Alkaphic asked, "You don't like what your hobbit life has in store for you?"
"I just think we should be able to pick who we marry. I'm pretty much a narrow-minded hobbit. I'm not like the others. I like adventure and getting out and doing things. Maybe it's the way I grew up." Jasmine replied shrugging, "Story time is still big on my list though. The normal hobbit wants." She added giggling a little.
"You think we should pick who we marry?" Alkaphic asked.
"Yeah. You know, I don't really like Frodo but I'm forced to marry him. He actually gets on my nerves." Jasmine answered, "Now I like Merry even if he is Frodo's cousin."
"But we are kids. We cannot choose such things by ourselves." Alkaphic explained, "We don't know what to look for or what we want."
"I don't know about you but I'm no kid. I came to age when I went back to the Shire." Jasmine said a little irritated at being called a kid, "And I know what I want. I want someone who doesn't annoy me and think he's a big shot because he saved Middle Earth. There were three other hobbits in that group so he's not exactly that big and brave."
Alkaphic laughed a little. "You are right of course. And there was a dwarf and elf and human and wizard."
"Actually, there were two humans. Pity one had to be wasted on hobbits who didn't know how to run." Jasmine replied, "The other one is marring your sister Arwen right? He seems nice."
"Yeah he is." Alkaphic said laughing at her pitying Boromir.
"He knows a lot of different languages doesn't he?" Jasmine asked, "But not as many as I."
"He does know many languages from different parts of the land." Alkaphic said, "You don't look much like a hobbit."
Jasmine laughed a little. "I never have. I always ate and ran around. Kept me thin and full of energy. Daddy didn't like me running around because of the orcs. He was scared I'd end up like mommy."
"The council is almost over. I must go." Alkaphic said.
"Can I come? I don't want to be near Frodo right now. He'll annoy me." Jasmine replied.
"I guess. You can come with me home." Alkaphic said and walked off. Jasmine followed her staying out of site.
"You're right. I do want to go back home to Mirkwood." Jasmine whispers walking past the council.
"Hush. They will hear us." Alkaphic replied softly and kept walking.
Jasmine nodded and stayed quiet while she walked with Alkaphic. She smiled seeing Frodo look around.
"Where'd Jasmine go?" Frodo asked.
"Probably for a walk." Aragorn replied.
"But we need her here still." Frodo said, "What if she gets hurt wandering around by herself?"
"She will be fine in the walls of Rivendell." Gandalf said.
That's all she heard before Alkaphic pulled her away and started walking again.
Jasmine listened to them. "What lost ring?"
"The one the hobbit princess had when she disappeared." Merry replied.
"Oh. Who all is going?" Jasmine asked.
"Well, the Fellowship and that's about it." Frodo replied.
"Fellowship? Oh. The Dark Lord's ring fellowship. I've heard many tales. None of which seem likely." Jasmine said, "But what about this ring?"
"He wants the Fellowship to find it and find out why it was not taken by the Dark Lord. See we didn't know about the hobbit ring. He just told us about it. It was never found and kept away evil." Frodo said.
"But mama gave it to me." Jasmine said, "When I was born. Is that why the orcs were always after me?"
"They still are." Merry replied.
"They shall not find what they are looking for near me." Jasmine said and went back to bed.
Frodo and Merry laughed and went to meet the others to go to Rivendell. Jasmine slowly got up and rode out to where she thought was home. She saw Celeborn and Haldir talking. Though she thought Haldir was Legolas. She silently walked up beside them.
"Why are you talking to a Lothlorien elf when you should be talking to Mirkwood elves?" Jasmine asked.
Haldir looked up and grinned. "Do I know you?"
"I'm Jasmine." She answered.
Haldir and Celeborn looked at each other.
"The hobbit princess." Haldir said.
"Take her to the council. Elrond will want to see her." Celeborn said, "Make sure she is not harmed."
"I am a warrior myself. I do not need guarded." Jasmine replied.
"She will go, Celeborn." Haldir replied, "Come on. I'm sure Elrond and the fellowship will love to see you."
Jasmine rolled her eyes and followed him as they rode off to Rivendell. When Haldir and Jasmine arrived, all the fellowship except Legolas was there. Jasmine looked at them. Elrond looked at her.
"A new member of the fellowship?" Elrond asked.
"I am Princess Jasmine, daughter of King Sebastian. Heir to the hobbit thrown." Jasmine replied walking up.
"Well, good to have you here. Maybe you can tell us the tale of this ring you bare." Elrond replied.
"I bare no ring." Jasmine replied, knowing she was lying. It was on her hand but no one could see it but her.
"It is invisible to those who do not wield it." Gandalf said, "She can hide the truth and a lot more with that ring if she wishes. It has unique powers given to Sophia by the elves."
"And when Sophia died it passed to her daughter." Elrond replied.
"And her daughter has it to this day." Jasmine replied, "She would have buried it with her father had the elves not burnt his body when he died."
Legolas finally got to the meeting.
"Sorry I was detained." Legolas said, "What's she doing here?"
Jasmine looked over at him and shakes her head.
"Celeborn told me to bring her." Haldir replied.
"Who's the golden elf princess and what makes her that?" Jasmine asked.
"The golden elf princess is my wife's daughter, Alkaphic. She is a full elf with golden hair. She's also Haldir's daughter. You know her quite well actually Jasmine." Elrond replied, "She was there when your mother was killed. She was there when your father died. She knew you were supposed to go to Lothlorien but instead of looking for you the elves thought you were dead and the orcs got the ring."
"I remember playing with an Elven child." Jasmine replied, "Don't know much about her though."
"Back to business. What makes the ring avoid evil?" Elrond asked.
"The will power of that who bares it and a mother's love." Jasmine replied.
"She's right. Her mother was a very smart hobbit to tell her that." Gandalf replied.
"What powers does it have Gandalf?" Elrond asked.
"The ring gives her the power to change sides in war if she needs to in order to help her side. She can also heal wounds fast and keep a hobbit or man from death if she makes it fast enough to their side. She can also change shapes if she needs camouflage." Gandalf replied, "And I see before Thranduil let her leave he gave her the ultimate gift of immortality."
Jasmine smiled. "That he did Gandalf."
"Destroying the ruling ring destroyed a lot of the evil." Elrond said, "But we have more to fear. The orcs are still yearning to have that ring. They want the Dark Lord back. They will do whatever it takes to get to the hobbit who has it."
Jasmine stood up. "Let them come then. I'm not scared of orcs. They are troublesome creatures."
"You are brave young one." Aragorn said, "But these orcs are no match for you."
"I do not fear them." Jasmine said looking at Aragorn scornfully and walking off.
Jasmine walked to the waterfall in the middle of Rivendell and sat down to think. She hated being forced to do anything. She liked to do things her own way and the way the meeting was going she wasn't going to get her way. Alkaphic came up behind her.
"So you're the one who was supposed to live in Lothlorien but never came." Alkaphic said.
"You're the one that burnt my father and agreed that I was dead and walked away showing me the path I needed to take." Jasmine replied.
"You want to go back don't you?" Alkaphic asked, "You don't like what your hobbit life has in store for you?"
"I just think we should be able to pick who we marry. I'm pretty much a narrow-minded hobbit. I'm not like the others. I like adventure and getting out and doing things. Maybe it's the way I grew up." Jasmine replied shrugging, "Story time is still big on my list though. The normal hobbit wants." She added giggling a little.
"You think we should pick who we marry?" Alkaphic asked.
"Yeah. You know, I don't really like Frodo but I'm forced to marry him. He actually gets on my nerves." Jasmine answered, "Now I like Merry even if he is Frodo's cousin."
"But we are kids. We cannot choose such things by ourselves." Alkaphic explained, "We don't know what to look for or what we want."
"I don't know about you but I'm no kid. I came to age when I went back to the Shire." Jasmine said a little irritated at being called a kid, "And I know what I want. I want someone who doesn't annoy me and think he's a big shot because he saved Middle Earth. There were three other hobbits in that group so he's not exactly that big and brave."
Alkaphic laughed a little. "You are right of course. And there was a dwarf and elf and human and wizard."
"Actually, there were two humans. Pity one had to be wasted on hobbits who didn't know how to run." Jasmine replied, "The other one is marring your sister Arwen right? He seems nice."
"Yeah he is." Alkaphic said laughing at her pitying Boromir.
"He knows a lot of different languages doesn't he?" Jasmine asked, "But not as many as I."
"He does know many languages from different parts of the land." Alkaphic said, "You don't look much like a hobbit."
Jasmine laughed a little. "I never have. I always ate and ran around. Kept me thin and full of energy. Daddy didn't like me running around because of the orcs. He was scared I'd end up like mommy."
"The council is almost over. I must go." Alkaphic said.
"Can I come? I don't want to be near Frodo right now. He'll annoy me." Jasmine replied.
"I guess. You can come with me home." Alkaphic said and walked off. Jasmine followed her staying out of site.
"You're right. I do want to go back home to Mirkwood." Jasmine whispers walking past the council.
"Hush. They will hear us." Alkaphic replied softly and kept walking.
Jasmine nodded and stayed quiet while she walked with Alkaphic. She smiled seeing Frodo look around.
"Where'd Jasmine go?" Frodo asked.
"Probably for a walk." Aragorn replied.
"But we need her here still." Frodo said, "What if she gets hurt wandering around by herself?"
"She will be fine in the walls of Rivendell." Gandalf said.
That's all she heard before Alkaphic pulled her away and started walking again.