Hi! I thought I'd try my hand at a LOTR fic. This story is basically a view
on the war against the ring but from a new characters view. Meet Litavia
Fangorn, a young woman raised by Treebeard in the Fangorn Forest. Please
review and let me know what you think!!! I don't own LOTR okay, don't be
thinking so silly!
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Mysteries
``````````````` Litavia was reading her second book for something like the twenty second time. It had nearly been a year since Litavia's last lesson with Gandalf, but she worried not. She had grown even fairer if possible and had reached a clumsy stage, many bumps and bruises that she ignored lined her arms and legs. She was sitting in the branches of an old tree that she often sat and listened to. She was just finishing the book when he started whispering to her.
"Little princess, must bring peace and balance to Middle Earth!" Litavia sat up quickly, almost unbalancing herself.
"Little princess? Where is she?" she asked immediately thinking of her book on the wars against Sauron.
"She lies in a forest, knowing not of her past. She knows only she was saved by the goodness of one and the evil of another," it replied. Litavia was puzzled. How did that make any sense, how could someone evil save the saviour?
"What is the name of the-" she was interrupted by an explosion. She jumped up and out of the tree and ran to the tree with her nest in it. Treebeard was asleep next to it.
"Pa Treebeard!" she shouted. He didn't move, so she kicked his trunk the way Gandalf had taught her. Treebeard jumped up.
"What? What's going on?" he said looking around. He saw Litavia standing on the ground near his foot.
"Pa Treebeard! I heard a loud noise, it sounded like an explosion like the one where I accidentally blew up a potion mix with Gandalf," Litavia said.
"You've been having a lot of accidents lately haven't you?" he said chuckling to himself.
"Yes I know, but that's not the point, I-" there was another explosion, sending the birds into flight.
"That sounded like it came from Isengard," he said. He started moving west towards Isengard, the home of the supreme wizard, Sarumon the white. Litavia climbed up a tree with amazing speed and jumped into Treebeard's branches.
"What do you think he is doing?" Litavia asked.
"He may be doing an experiment or something," Treebeard said stopping. "Climb up into the very tops of the trees and see Litavia, we may be too late to see what caused the explosion if we walk," he said holding Litavia up to the nearest tree branch. She climbed up into the upper most branches with amazing speed. She peered towards the west where the tower of Isengard stood proudly.
But at its base it did not look quite right. Litavia took in a sharp breath as her body went cold. The trees and stream that once flowed past Orthanc tower were nowhere to be seen, there were fires lit all around it and every aspect of the once peaceful symbol of the wizard Sarumon had turned dark and evil. She felt her blood run cold, evil was at work here. Then she looked up at the top of the tower. A huge eagle had just flown up and had caught something that had flung itself off the tower; it was Gandalf the Grey.
He landed in the trees and Litavia helped him down to Treebeard.
"What happened Gandalf, why has Isengard become evil?" Litavia asked.
"Sarumon is being controlled by the power of Sauron. I must hurry and finish your lessons Litavia," he said getting up unsteadily.
"But you should rest Gandalf," she said hastily, worried that he would fall in any moment.
"We cannot, we shall need as many warriors as possible in this battle against Sauron," he said. He almost fell but Litavia caught him. "Take this and practice, I will instruct you on how to use it," he said taking out the silk bags. He pulled out a long bow like one Litavia had seen in her books, except this had a dragon design on it.
"Where did you get this?" she asked.
"I was given it by the Silvan elf King, and next time, don't reveal yourself to anyone," Gandalf said.
"Wasn't my fault he was going to burn out Goblin poison," Litavia replied sulkily
"Yes, that was a very silly thing to be doing. I want you to use that bow and arrows and shoot down some Crimoin for me," he said. Litavia nodded and took the bow and quiver filled with arrows and hurried through the forest using the bow as if she was born with it.
"I will stay for only one more day, and then I must go. Sauron is rising again," Gandalf said to Treebeard.
"But what of Litavia?" Treebeard asked. "What did you find out?"
"She is the one, the Chosen Princess of Sheann."
The next day, Gandalf gave Litavia the twin swords.
"These are magnificent, and so light. I thought they might be heavier like your sword," Litavia said swinging them over her head.
"No, they are as light as twin swords can come. Now, I want to see you move quickly and gracefully, I don't want a hair out of place when we are finished," he said pointing to the trunk over the pool. "And then I want to see you use that bow, I have a lot to teach you in one day."
The next day he left, leaving a saddle for Veriann. Before he left he spoke with Litavia.
"Soon, I fear that Sauron shall try to rise to power again. If you feel something is to happen, I want you to travel away from the forest. Travel until you find those who are fighting against Sauron, and join them," he said as he rode away. Litavia waved him off before running back into the forest.
Several months past, and Litavia continued her training her self. She had started having problems of falling off the log or crashing into things, and it had only happened after Gandalf returned from Isengard. Treebeard said she was probably reaching her accident prone phase of life. She just wished it would pass because it could sometimes hurt, but her sores would only last a few hours and then disappear. She had started training with a cloak on to make her have to move more carefully. Treebeard had given her a beautiful black cloak with a dragon pin; the pin shone red and had a red jewel in the centre.
She was forever feeling a shadow in the back of her mind growing, it scared her terribly. She also kept hearing screaming from Isengard, and she felt danger nearing. Something wanted to pull her away from the safety of the forest, someone needed her help. She sat by the pool with Veriann, who had grown into a fully grown horse. She thought over what Gandalf had told her, before deciding it would be best for her to listen to her tutor. She rode Veriann through the forest to her nest tree where Treebeard was planting an acorn.
"Pa Treebeard?" she said climbing off Veriann.
"Yes?" he asked sitting down next to where he'd planted the acorn.
"Do you remember what Gandalf told me when he left?" she asked sitting on his knee.
"Yes, why? Don't you remember?" he asked in surprise.
"No, of course I remember, but I think that time has come," she said solemnly. Treebeard's eyes widened.
"How do you know?" he asked.
"Well, a shadow in the back of my mind has been growing and the screams from Isengard rouse me. Something is pulling me away from the forest. My mind dwells on the hills surrounding Rohan," she said looking up at Treebeard. He sighed.
"Very well. But I must make sure you are prepared. Wait here and do not move," he said. He took her off his knee and thumped through the forest. Litavia sat with Veriann and waited. He soon returned and had a large box in his arms.
"What's that?" Litavia asked as he put it down in front of her.
"A trunk, I found it with you. Open it and see what is inside," Treebeard said proudly. Litavia looked at it, and poked at it at first.
"What's inside?" she asked.
"Open it and find out," Treebeard chuckled. Litavia wasn't sure why, but this trunk looked awfully familiar. She reached for the latch and undid it and then opened the lid cautiously. Inside were layers of cloth, some pins and pendants as well as swords and elf knives. Litavia took everything out one by one and placed it carefully on her cloak which she had lain on the ground to sit on. Treebeard took her swords and bow and quiver out of her nest, as well as a saddle for Veriann. Litavia pulled out some long pants and a long sleeve top. They were made of some material Litavia had not seen before, but was very strong. She wrapped a beautiful dress of purple elvan material in paper bark as well as another cloak and a spare change of clothes.
"You'll have to leave during the night, in case Sarumon has found out about you," Treebeard said.
"Alright, I'll go and sleep now then," Litavia replied. Her journey may be long and perilous so sleep would do her good. Treebeard kept watch over her as she slept to ensure a peaceful days rest. Litavia woke as the sun was setting to a loud, horrible roaring noise. She looked down, Treebeard was asleep. She sat up and looked around her nest and then noticed something shining by her hand. She picked it up and saw it was a purple flower pin, the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. The petals were detailed in gold and shone although there was no more light in the forest. She felt it had powerful meaning, for she would not have found it otherwise, unless Treebeard had found her a new pin. She climbed down the tree into Treebeard's upper most branches.
"Pa Treebeard?" she whispered. He stirred and opened his eyes.
"Litavia, I was supposed to be watching you, I have never really been that good at these night watch things," he said yawning.
"Pa Treebeard, did you put this pin in my nest?" she asked showing him the pin.
"No, I have never seen that pin before. And I did not here anyone enter the forest," he said as Litavia examined it.
"You never do Pa," Litavia replied.
"Litavia, it is time for you to leave," Treebeard said. "The flower must be a sign."
"I agree," Litavia said quietly.
"Carry it with you wherever you should travel, and always believe in its power," he said as Veriann appeared to take Litavia through the forest. Litavia climbed onto her back and rode off through the forest, Litavia's mind throbbing as she thought of what she was to encounter. A world she had never before seen, or had but could no longer remember. She had her books given to her by Gandalf in her saddle bags should she need them to lead her around Middle Earth. Litavia climbed off Veriann and took her bow and quiver.
"Ride away Veriann, I'll whistle to you like this should I need you," she said and blew a shrill whistle, high and constant. Veriann shook her mane in agreement before galloping off. Litavia slung her bow and quiver over her shoulder and adjusted her swords and cloak before slinking away down the hill. She found a smooth piece of wood and slid down the hills towards the mountains of Caradhas was.
When she got to Caradhas she tied the wood to her back and scaled the mountain in five days before continuing towards what she believed to be Mordor. She found her way to the mountains separating Mordor to the rest of Middle Earth. She wasn't sure what was drawing her there, but she would soon find out.
Litavia climbed up the rocky slopes of the mountains surrounding Mordor. When she reached the top of one she looked out over the horizon. The sky over Doom Mountain burnt a fiery red as the volcano's lava bubbled angrily. She closed her eyes and looked around the mountains through her mind, trying to find what it was that was pulling her. And then she saw it, two small figures, struggling through the mountains, they weren't very far away either.
But there was a shadow lingering on her mind near them, she couldn't make out what it was, so she opened her eyes and set off for the two figures. She soon found them, they were preparing to rest below a rock face. She sat above them, slightly hidden and watched them carefully. There was something drawing her to these two creatures. They looked like Hobbits and wore the same pin, a green leaf with a golden detail. Soon she felt the shadow nearing the Hobbits and poked her head around the boulder she sat behind.
A strange, ugly looking creature was approaching the two Hobbits, whispering to itself. It was reaching for one Hobbit as Litavia was struggling up, when the two Hobbits jumped up and pulled down the creature. It screamed angrily and started fighting off the Hobbits.
Litavia jumped down and grabbed the creature off the smaller Hobbit and threw it into a rock. It got back up and launched itself at Litavia; she jumped up and flipped over the creatures head. The creature ran at the little Hobbit and jumped on it again, but this time the bigger Hobbit grabbed it and tried to pull it away as it reached for something around the Hobbits neck. The creature grabbed the Hobbit that was holding him and held him around the neck, trying to suffocate him. Litavia jumped forward both swords drawn; she held them at the creature's throat, over the Hobbits head.
"I'd let him go if I were in your position, because I am sure that you cannot choke him as fast as I can slay you," she said in her strange, echoing voice that was created by the cloak. The creature growled a few times before the little Hobbit stepped forward with his own sword drawn.
"This is Sting, you know Sting don't you Gollum," he said angrily. "You've seen him before, let him go!" The creature Gollum growled slowly as he loosened his grip on the bigger Hobbit, which gasped for air. Litavia pulled a rope from her sack by her waist and tied it around Gollum's neck, and then handed the end to the bigger Hobbit.
"Thankyou my lord, but were you once a Ring wraith?" the bigger one asked.
"No, I leave you now," she replied and hurried up the mountain, something else was tugging on her mind. ```````````
Let me know what you think, I worked pretty hard on this okay, I'll try and keep updating it, but I need you're feedback! R/R please! And I also apologise for any wrong names and stuff, I have never read the books and am basing this on the movie. Sorry, sorry, sorry sooo sorry.
``````````````````````` Chapter 3
Mysteries
``````````````` Litavia was reading her second book for something like the twenty second time. It had nearly been a year since Litavia's last lesson with Gandalf, but she worried not. She had grown even fairer if possible and had reached a clumsy stage, many bumps and bruises that she ignored lined her arms and legs. She was sitting in the branches of an old tree that she often sat and listened to. She was just finishing the book when he started whispering to her.
"Little princess, must bring peace and balance to Middle Earth!" Litavia sat up quickly, almost unbalancing herself.
"Little princess? Where is she?" she asked immediately thinking of her book on the wars against Sauron.
"She lies in a forest, knowing not of her past. She knows only she was saved by the goodness of one and the evil of another," it replied. Litavia was puzzled. How did that make any sense, how could someone evil save the saviour?
"What is the name of the-" she was interrupted by an explosion. She jumped up and out of the tree and ran to the tree with her nest in it. Treebeard was asleep next to it.
"Pa Treebeard!" she shouted. He didn't move, so she kicked his trunk the way Gandalf had taught her. Treebeard jumped up.
"What? What's going on?" he said looking around. He saw Litavia standing on the ground near his foot.
"Pa Treebeard! I heard a loud noise, it sounded like an explosion like the one where I accidentally blew up a potion mix with Gandalf," Litavia said.
"You've been having a lot of accidents lately haven't you?" he said chuckling to himself.
"Yes I know, but that's not the point, I-" there was another explosion, sending the birds into flight.
"That sounded like it came from Isengard," he said. He started moving west towards Isengard, the home of the supreme wizard, Sarumon the white. Litavia climbed up a tree with amazing speed and jumped into Treebeard's branches.
"What do you think he is doing?" Litavia asked.
"He may be doing an experiment or something," Treebeard said stopping. "Climb up into the very tops of the trees and see Litavia, we may be too late to see what caused the explosion if we walk," he said holding Litavia up to the nearest tree branch. She climbed up into the upper most branches with amazing speed. She peered towards the west where the tower of Isengard stood proudly.
But at its base it did not look quite right. Litavia took in a sharp breath as her body went cold. The trees and stream that once flowed past Orthanc tower were nowhere to be seen, there were fires lit all around it and every aspect of the once peaceful symbol of the wizard Sarumon had turned dark and evil. She felt her blood run cold, evil was at work here. Then she looked up at the top of the tower. A huge eagle had just flown up and had caught something that had flung itself off the tower; it was Gandalf the Grey.
He landed in the trees and Litavia helped him down to Treebeard.
"What happened Gandalf, why has Isengard become evil?" Litavia asked.
"Sarumon is being controlled by the power of Sauron. I must hurry and finish your lessons Litavia," he said getting up unsteadily.
"But you should rest Gandalf," she said hastily, worried that he would fall in any moment.
"We cannot, we shall need as many warriors as possible in this battle against Sauron," he said. He almost fell but Litavia caught him. "Take this and practice, I will instruct you on how to use it," he said taking out the silk bags. He pulled out a long bow like one Litavia had seen in her books, except this had a dragon design on it.
"Where did you get this?" she asked.
"I was given it by the Silvan elf King, and next time, don't reveal yourself to anyone," Gandalf said.
"Wasn't my fault he was going to burn out Goblin poison," Litavia replied sulkily
"Yes, that was a very silly thing to be doing. I want you to use that bow and arrows and shoot down some Crimoin for me," he said. Litavia nodded and took the bow and quiver filled with arrows and hurried through the forest using the bow as if she was born with it.
"I will stay for only one more day, and then I must go. Sauron is rising again," Gandalf said to Treebeard.
"But what of Litavia?" Treebeard asked. "What did you find out?"
"She is the one, the Chosen Princess of Sheann."
The next day, Gandalf gave Litavia the twin swords.
"These are magnificent, and so light. I thought they might be heavier like your sword," Litavia said swinging them over her head.
"No, they are as light as twin swords can come. Now, I want to see you move quickly and gracefully, I don't want a hair out of place when we are finished," he said pointing to the trunk over the pool. "And then I want to see you use that bow, I have a lot to teach you in one day."
The next day he left, leaving a saddle for Veriann. Before he left he spoke with Litavia.
"Soon, I fear that Sauron shall try to rise to power again. If you feel something is to happen, I want you to travel away from the forest. Travel until you find those who are fighting against Sauron, and join them," he said as he rode away. Litavia waved him off before running back into the forest.
Several months past, and Litavia continued her training her self. She had started having problems of falling off the log or crashing into things, and it had only happened after Gandalf returned from Isengard. Treebeard said she was probably reaching her accident prone phase of life. She just wished it would pass because it could sometimes hurt, but her sores would only last a few hours and then disappear. She had started training with a cloak on to make her have to move more carefully. Treebeard had given her a beautiful black cloak with a dragon pin; the pin shone red and had a red jewel in the centre.
She was forever feeling a shadow in the back of her mind growing, it scared her terribly. She also kept hearing screaming from Isengard, and she felt danger nearing. Something wanted to pull her away from the safety of the forest, someone needed her help. She sat by the pool with Veriann, who had grown into a fully grown horse. She thought over what Gandalf had told her, before deciding it would be best for her to listen to her tutor. She rode Veriann through the forest to her nest tree where Treebeard was planting an acorn.
"Pa Treebeard?" she said climbing off Veriann.
"Yes?" he asked sitting down next to where he'd planted the acorn.
"Do you remember what Gandalf told me when he left?" she asked sitting on his knee.
"Yes, why? Don't you remember?" he asked in surprise.
"No, of course I remember, but I think that time has come," she said solemnly. Treebeard's eyes widened.
"How do you know?" he asked.
"Well, a shadow in the back of my mind has been growing and the screams from Isengard rouse me. Something is pulling me away from the forest. My mind dwells on the hills surrounding Rohan," she said looking up at Treebeard. He sighed.
"Very well. But I must make sure you are prepared. Wait here and do not move," he said. He took her off his knee and thumped through the forest. Litavia sat with Veriann and waited. He soon returned and had a large box in his arms.
"What's that?" Litavia asked as he put it down in front of her.
"A trunk, I found it with you. Open it and see what is inside," Treebeard said proudly. Litavia looked at it, and poked at it at first.
"What's inside?" she asked.
"Open it and find out," Treebeard chuckled. Litavia wasn't sure why, but this trunk looked awfully familiar. She reached for the latch and undid it and then opened the lid cautiously. Inside were layers of cloth, some pins and pendants as well as swords and elf knives. Litavia took everything out one by one and placed it carefully on her cloak which she had lain on the ground to sit on. Treebeard took her swords and bow and quiver out of her nest, as well as a saddle for Veriann. Litavia pulled out some long pants and a long sleeve top. They were made of some material Litavia had not seen before, but was very strong. She wrapped a beautiful dress of purple elvan material in paper bark as well as another cloak and a spare change of clothes.
"You'll have to leave during the night, in case Sarumon has found out about you," Treebeard said.
"Alright, I'll go and sleep now then," Litavia replied. Her journey may be long and perilous so sleep would do her good. Treebeard kept watch over her as she slept to ensure a peaceful days rest. Litavia woke as the sun was setting to a loud, horrible roaring noise. She looked down, Treebeard was asleep. She sat up and looked around her nest and then noticed something shining by her hand. She picked it up and saw it was a purple flower pin, the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. The petals were detailed in gold and shone although there was no more light in the forest. She felt it had powerful meaning, for she would not have found it otherwise, unless Treebeard had found her a new pin. She climbed down the tree into Treebeard's upper most branches.
"Pa Treebeard?" she whispered. He stirred and opened his eyes.
"Litavia, I was supposed to be watching you, I have never really been that good at these night watch things," he said yawning.
"Pa Treebeard, did you put this pin in my nest?" she asked showing him the pin.
"No, I have never seen that pin before. And I did not here anyone enter the forest," he said as Litavia examined it.
"You never do Pa," Litavia replied.
"Litavia, it is time for you to leave," Treebeard said. "The flower must be a sign."
"I agree," Litavia said quietly.
"Carry it with you wherever you should travel, and always believe in its power," he said as Veriann appeared to take Litavia through the forest. Litavia climbed onto her back and rode off through the forest, Litavia's mind throbbing as she thought of what she was to encounter. A world she had never before seen, or had but could no longer remember. She had her books given to her by Gandalf in her saddle bags should she need them to lead her around Middle Earth. Litavia climbed off Veriann and took her bow and quiver.
"Ride away Veriann, I'll whistle to you like this should I need you," she said and blew a shrill whistle, high and constant. Veriann shook her mane in agreement before galloping off. Litavia slung her bow and quiver over her shoulder and adjusted her swords and cloak before slinking away down the hill. She found a smooth piece of wood and slid down the hills towards the mountains of Caradhas was.
When she got to Caradhas she tied the wood to her back and scaled the mountain in five days before continuing towards what she believed to be Mordor. She found her way to the mountains separating Mordor to the rest of Middle Earth. She wasn't sure what was drawing her there, but she would soon find out.
Litavia climbed up the rocky slopes of the mountains surrounding Mordor. When she reached the top of one she looked out over the horizon. The sky over Doom Mountain burnt a fiery red as the volcano's lava bubbled angrily. She closed her eyes and looked around the mountains through her mind, trying to find what it was that was pulling her. And then she saw it, two small figures, struggling through the mountains, they weren't very far away either.
But there was a shadow lingering on her mind near them, she couldn't make out what it was, so she opened her eyes and set off for the two figures. She soon found them, they were preparing to rest below a rock face. She sat above them, slightly hidden and watched them carefully. There was something drawing her to these two creatures. They looked like Hobbits and wore the same pin, a green leaf with a golden detail. Soon she felt the shadow nearing the Hobbits and poked her head around the boulder she sat behind.
A strange, ugly looking creature was approaching the two Hobbits, whispering to itself. It was reaching for one Hobbit as Litavia was struggling up, when the two Hobbits jumped up and pulled down the creature. It screamed angrily and started fighting off the Hobbits.
Litavia jumped down and grabbed the creature off the smaller Hobbit and threw it into a rock. It got back up and launched itself at Litavia; she jumped up and flipped over the creatures head. The creature ran at the little Hobbit and jumped on it again, but this time the bigger Hobbit grabbed it and tried to pull it away as it reached for something around the Hobbits neck. The creature grabbed the Hobbit that was holding him and held him around the neck, trying to suffocate him. Litavia jumped forward both swords drawn; she held them at the creature's throat, over the Hobbits head.
"I'd let him go if I were in your position, because I am sure that you cannot choke him as fast as I can slay you," she said in her strange, echoing voice that was created by the cloak. The creature growled a few times before the little Hobbit stepped forward with his own sword drawn.
"This is Sting, you know Sting don't you Gollum," he said angrily. "You've seen him before, let him go!" The creature Gollum growled slowly as he loosened his grip on the bigger Hobbit, which gasped for air. Litavia pulled a rope from her sack by her waist and tied it around Gollum's neck, and then handed the end to the bigger Hobbit.
"Thankyou my lord, but were you once a Ring wraith?" the bigger one asked.
"No, I leave you now," she replied and hurried up the mountain, something else was tugging on her mind. ```````````
Let me know what you think, I worked pretty hard on this okay, I'll try and keep updating it, but I need you're feedback! R/R please! And I also apologise for any wrong names and stuff, I have never read the books and am basing this on the movie. Sorry, sorry, sorry sooo sorry.