Chapter Eight
Katya wondered at everything in Elladan's house. It was rather big and had lots of paintings and gardens that were the most beautiful she had ever seen. "Wow." She said many times throughout.
"Well I hoped you enjoyed yourself." Elladan said at the end of the tour. "I did very much. Thank you." She began to fiddle with the Ring inside her pocket. Ever since she had found out he was the Elf-Lord of Rivendell she did not know quite what to say.
" Elves! Do you have pointy ears? And aren't elves small? Are there many of you?" she had said when she had found out. Elladan had laughed and pushed back some of his long brown hair to reveal a somewhat pointed ear. It wasn't however fully pointed, more leaf-shaped. "Where ever you come from it must be a land of much mirth." Elladan said. Katya laughed. And they continued on.
Now as Katya watched Elladan leave she began to fiddle even more. Then she slipped the ring on her finger and wandered into the library.
Here was yet another person she knew. Estel sat at a table with several books and scrolls about him. "Hello Estel." Katya said. "Hello Kat" He turned around and his smile turned to a look of shock when he saw her. "What is it?" She asked wondering. "Katya take it off!" He shouted. "Take what off?" she said. "The Ring!" he said. And then Katya realized that her ring had suddenly shrunk. "I...I can't." "What do you mean?" Then Katya became aware that she could hear singing. And she had been hearing it since she first started to fidget with the Ring.
"Aragorn." Estel started at the sound of his proper name. "Who is that singing? It is the voice of your Ring. At that moment a lot of things happened. The Ring was rather than on her finger, it was suddenly lying in her open palm. Estel was sitting facing her with a pale and sweaty face. "What did you say?" he asked calmly. "I asked if you heard singing didn't I." "Yes I believe you did." He responded. "May I see your ring?" he asked. He knew he taking a rather large risk but he also knew he had to take some risks before the year was up. " Yes I suppose so." And she walked the short distance and turned her hand so the Ring fell into his awaiting palm.
He could feel the power calling him. For him unlike Katya it told him to take it to Gondor and use it to fight off the orcs. A short quick vision filled his eyes. Gondor and the rest of the Middle-Earth had been saved from all danger and all evil was destroyed. The Ring also told him that it knew where the Lady Arwen was hidden. It said he could not find her without the help of the Ring.
Then he could hear Arwen. She was clearly in much pain. What should he do? Here the One Ring of Power lying in his palm. Arwen needed him. So did the rest of the Middle-Earth. He had to help. But his instincts told him no. Where should he look?