A/n: Beraid is Idy imladris's.
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"Get the finest elves you got, you can even bring some of your good, skilled friends that are men! Get anyone that is really good at tracking, fighting, archery, strategy, even healing. Let's bring Beraid... and maybe Blainieal if she wants. Add anyone else you think is needed. Have them be ready by morning," Alandriel ordered Valandil.
Valandil nodded and commented, "You must have been trained as a guard!"
"Actually, I was. I was trained in healing, archery, tracking, carpentry, and basically anything you'd ever need to know, not to brag," she informed him.
Valandil stopped in his tracks. They had been walking to Alandriel's chamber. Valandil was stunned. He never thought anyone could know all that stuff and be really good at every single one of them, too. He stuttered, "I had no idea you could do all those things! That's truly amazing! It must have taken a long time to learn all that stuff!"
"Well I don't know healing and there are some I can do better than others," he told her.
"Well, enough talk, you need to assemble your men," she ordered.
Valandil nodded and left. Alandriel went into her room and got out a silver bundle that she had brought with her. She carefully unfolded it and inside was the finest silver mithril, extremely strong, gold armor plates for her arms, legs, and for her abdomen that had curves and swirls on it, and a strong and sturdy helmet with a long purple feather. It also held her finest sword that was extra long and had beautiful swirl engravements all the way down the blade and a leather bound hilt with the leather strips wound slanted so they made the shapes of diamonds. There was also one knife with gold designs on the blade and two daggers. She then took out her bow which was the best one she had and set it down on the bed next to the rest of the stuff. Then she took out fine, long, slender, silver wood (which was the same kind of wood her bow was made of), some feathers, her carving knife, and some arrow heads. She brought her materials to the table and sat down with a piece of wood in one hand and the carving knife in the other. She carefully shaped the perfect arrow and then with extreme carefulness etched out amazingly fine designs.
When she was done carving she took out some of the feathers and carefully put them on the end. Alandriel then picked up one of the arrow heads and put it at the top. When she had finished the arrow she took a look at it and it was absolutely perfect with not even the slightest mistake. She did the same with each and every one of the pieces of wood until they all were flaw-free, beautiful arrows. Each one was exactly like the first. By the time she had finished all of them it was almost ten o'clock (10:00) and her eyes were blood shot. She got up and put her stuff away and then undressed and got into light-blue, silk bed clothes. She sighed and went to bed and fell into a deep sleep. *************************************************************
(Whet was that?!)
Alandreil shot up and quickly lit a candle. She looked around and saw Valandil poking his head in. She sighed in relief.
"What time is it?" Alandriel asked.
"It's morning, miss. Time to go," he answered.
"Right, do you have your troops assembled?" she asked.
"Yes ma'am," he replied.
"Good, do you have enough equipment for all of them?" she wondered.
"Yes, they are all ready now," he replied.
"Okay, I'll only be a minute," she told him.
He nodded and left the room. Alandriel went to the equipment she laid out the night before. She first got into her under-armor and then put on the mithril. Then she put on the armor plates and put her sword, daggers, and knife into their sheaths. The sword's sheath was light blue and had rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and diamonds in the diamond shape all down the sheath in a straight line. She slipped the sheaths to the belt around her waist. Next she strapped the arrow pouch to her back and hung the bow on it, too. Then she got out her medicine pouch and strapped it to her belt in the front.
Alandriel grabbed her helmet and walked out of the room. Outside was a large group of elves and men, about thirty. They all looked stunned at her once they saw her.
"What, you've never seen a she-elf dressed in armor?" she teased.
Well, it's not that, it's what quality and beauty they are, my lady," an elf spoke.
Valandil turned to the elf and ask questioningly, "What do you mean, 'my lady'?"
"She didn't tell you?" he asked confused.
"No, I didn't. I didn't think it was necessary or that it mattered," Alandriel butted in.
"Tell me what?" Valandil pursued.
Alandriel sighed and confessed, "I am Galadriel's granddaughter, so that makes me royal."
Valandil's jaw dropped when he heard this. He couldn't find the words to say. He opened his mouth and then closed it again. He was totally shocked at the news.
At long last he spoke, "Well, it is an honor to be working with you, my lady Alandriel."
"Just call me Alandriel," she requested nicely, "Now, if we are all done chatting, we have a royal family to save!"
Everyone shouted in agreement until a voice rang out, "WAIT!" everyone quieted, "We should take the trackers out first to scout around. It will go faster that way because they don't have armor on so they can move better. We should also take maybe two fighters in case of an attack. Once we are done scouting we should send out archers to shoot at the enemy. Then we can go out with the rest of the fighters and fight face to face with the armor."
"Magnificent! It may need some minor adjustments, though. Come forward and tell me your name," Alandriel smiled.
A young woman and her brother stepped forward, "I'm Kendra and this is my twin, Malachei. We have been talking over this strategy since Valandil brought us here."
"I thank you for your help. What do you do best?" she asked.
"I'm really good at tracking, archery, and I do strategic and battle plans with my brother really well. I can do sword fighting but I'm not as good at it as Malachei," Kendra informed her.
"I'm really good at fist fighting and sword fighting. I can do archery and tracking but not as well as Kendra," Malachei replied.
Alandriel was shocked that they knew how to do all that stuff really well when they weren't even elves so she asked, "I would like it if you'd accompany me and be at my side through this thing. You see, I can do all the stuff you can and more with perfection but it will be even better to have three great minds, four including Valandil. So, would you?"
"Of course! It would be a pleasure!" they accepted, bowing.
"Okay then, all the trackers come forward!" she ordered.
Seven came forward, including Kendra. Four were elves and three were men. All were eager for instructions.
"Get into dark green and brown clothes. Bring only what you think is necessary. Malachei, I want you to come, too, but you should also wear forest colors. I want your skills with fighting to help me with enemies if they attack. The rest of you, stay and practice in the courtyard with Valandil!" she ordered, "Let's go!"
Everyone left and Alandriel went into her bedchamber. She carefully undressed and put her things away. She then got on a forest green tunic and brown tights. She took her belt and put it on. She then hooked the sword and daggers and knives to the belt and strapped the bow and arrows to her back. Then she slipped on a cloak from Lothlórien and then put on her brown shoes. She had a feeling she was forgetting something and then decided that she might need her carving knife so she took it and went out the door. Malachei, Kendra, and the other six were out there waiting for her outside.
"We'll start by looking near where we found Burweilei because he must have left foot prints," she instructed.
They went to the bushes where he was hiding and immediately found footprints. Only, one thing startled and confused Alandriel, not all the footprints were old!
"Get the finest elves you got, you can even bring some of your good, skilled friends that are men! Get anyone that is really good at tracking, fighting, archery, strategy, even healing. Let's bring Beraid... and maybe Blainieal if she wants. Add anyone else you think is needed. Have them be ready by morning," Alandriel ordered Valandil.
Valandil nodded and commented, "You must have been trained as a guard!"
"Actually, I was. I was trained in healing, archery, tracking, carpentry, and basically anything you'd ever need to know, not to brag," she informed him.
Valandil stopped in his tracks. They had been walking to Alandriel's chamber. Valandil was stunned. He never thought anyone could know all that stuff and be really good at every single one of them, too. He stuttered, "I had no idea you could do all those things! That's truly amazing! It must have taken a long time to learn all that stuff!"
"Well I don't know healing and there are some I can do better than others," he told her.
"Well, enough talk, you need to assemble your men," she ordered.
Valandil nodded and left. Alandriel went into her room and got out a silver bundle that she had brought with her. She carefully unfolded it and inside was the finest silver mithril, extremely strong, gold armor plates for her arms, legs, and for her abdomen that had curves and swirls on it, and a strong and sturdy helmet with a long purple feather. It also held her finest sword that was extra long and had beautiful swirl engravements all the way down the blade and a leather bound hilt with the leather strips wound slanted so they made the shapes of diamonds. There was also one knife with gold designs on the blade and two daggers. She then took out her bow which was the best one she had and set it down on the bed next to the rest of the stuff. Then she took out fine, long, slender, silver wood (which was the same kind of wood her bow was made of), some feathers, her carving knife, and some arrow heads. She brought her materials to the table and sat down with a piece of wood in one hand and the carving knife in the other. She carefully shaped the perfect arrow and then with extreme carefulness etched out amazingly fine designs.
When she was done carving she took out some of the feathers and carefully put them on the end. Alandriel then picked up one of the arrow heads and put it at the top. When she had finished the arrow she took a look at it and it was absolutely perfect with not even the slightest mistake. She did the same with each and every one of the pieces of wood until they all were flaw-free, beautiful arrows. Each one was exactly like the first. By the time she had finished all of them it was almost ten o'clock (10:00) and her eyes were blood shot. She got up and put her stuff away and then undressed and got into light-blue, silk bed clothes. She sighed and went to bed and fell into a deep sleep. *************************************************************
(Whet was that?!)
Alandreil shot up and quickly lit a candle. She looked around and saw Valandil poking his head in. She sighed in relief.
"What time is it?" Alandriel asked.
"It's morning, miss. Time to go," he answered.
"Right, do you have your troops assembled?" she asked.
"Yes ma'am," he replied.
"Good, do you have enough equipment for all of them?" she wondered.
"Yes, they are all ready now," he replied.
"Okay, I'll only be a minute," she told him.
He nodded and left the room. Alandriel went to the equipment she laid out the night before. She first got into her under-armor and then put on the mithril. Then she put on the armor plates and put her sword, daggers, and knife into their sheaths. The sword's sheath was light blue and had rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and diamonds in the diamond shape all down the sheath in a straight line. She slipped the sheaths to the belt around her waist. Next she strapped the arrow pouch to her back and hung the bow on it, too. Then she got out her medicine pouch and strapped it to her belt in the front.
Alandriel grabbed her helmet and walked out of the room. Outside was a large group of elves and men, about thirty. They all looked stunned at her once they saw her.
"What, you've never seen a she-elf dressed in armor?" she teased.
Well, it's not that, it's what quality and beauty they are, my lady," an elf spoke.
Valandil turned to the elf and ask questioningly, "What do you mean, 'my lady'?"
"She didn't tell you?" he asked confused.
"No, I didn't. I didn't think it was necessary or that it mattered," Alandriel butted in.
"Tell me what?" Valandil pursued.
Alandriel sighed and confessed, "I am Galadriel's granddaughter, so that makes me royal."
Valandil's jaw dropped when he heard this. He couldn't find the words to say. He opened his mouth and then closed it again. He was totally shocked at the news.
At long last he spoke, "Well, it is an honor to be working with you, my lady Alandriel."
"Just call me Alandriel," she requested nicely, "Now, if we are all done chatting, we have a royal family to save!"
Everyone shouted in agreement until a voice rang out, "WAIT!" everyone quieted, "We should take the trackers out first to scout around. It will go faster that way because they don't have armor on so they can move better. We should also take maybe two fighters in case of an attack. Once we are done scouting we should send out archers to shoot at the enemy. Then we can go out with the rest of the fighters and fight face to face with the armor."
"Magnificent! It may need some minor adjustments, though. Come forward and tell me your name," Alandriel smiled.
A young woman and her brother stepped forward, "I'm Kendra and this is my twin, Malachei. We have been talking over this strategy since Valandil brought us here."
"I thank you for your help. What do you do best?" she asked.
"I'm really good at tracking, archery, and I do strategic and battle plans with my brother really well. I can do sword fighting but I'm not as good at it as Malachei," Kendra informed her.
"I'm really good at fist fighting and sword fighting. I can do archery and tracking but not as well as Kendra," Malachei replied.
Alandriel was shocked that they knew how to do all that stuff really well when they weren't even elves so she asked, "I would like it if you'd accompany me and be at my side through this thing. You see, I can do all the stuff you can and more with perfection but it will be even better to have three great minds, four including Valandil. So, would you?"
"Of course! It would be a pleasure!" they accepted, bowing.
"Okay then, all the trackers come forward!" she ordered.
Seven came forward, including Kendra. Four were elves and three were men. All were eager for instructions.
"Get into dark green and brown clothes. Bring only what you think is necessary. Malachei, I want you to come, too, but you should also wear forest colors. I want your skills with fighting to help me with enemies if they attack. The rest of you, stay and practice in the courtyard with Valandil!" she ordered, "Let's go!"
Everyone left and Alandriel went into her bedchamber. She carefully undressed and put her things away. She then got on a forest green tunic and brown tights. She took her belt and put it on. She then hooked the sword and daggers and knives to the belt and strapped the bow and arrows to her back. Then she slipped on a cloak from Lothlórien and then put on her brown shoes. She had a feeling she was forgetting something and then decided that she might need her carving knife so she took it and went out the door. Malachei, Kendra, and the other six were out there waiting for her outside.
"We'll start by looking near where we found Burweilei because he must have left foot prints," she instructed.
They went to the bushes where he was hiding and immediately found footprints. Only, one thing startled and confused Alandriel, not all the footprints were old!