The Fellowship had been decided. Frodo was going to take the One Ring to Mordor. Going with him were his friends from the Shire, Sam Gamgee, Pippin Took, and Merry Brandybuck. Aragorn had also said that he was going. Shortly after was Legolas and Gimli. Boromir also agreed to go, because 'the fate of the world rested on Frodo.' Gandalf was the first to say he was going and no one argued.
Kendra stood on her balcony, relaxing in the night breeze. She had heard stories about things like this; people going on quests to destroy an evil of the land, the heroes triumphing over any army of evil. She shook her head. Could she be in the middle of a history making moment?
"Kendra?" a voice called into her room.
She turned towards the voice and there was Lord Elrond. He moved into her room, coming to stand beside her on the balcony.
"Is everything okay?" he asked after a few minutes of silence.
"I don't know. I am worried about my family. I am also worried that I won't be able to return home."
"I understand. You care for your family very much, don't you?"
"Yes, I miss my sisters and brother most of all."
"How many sisters do you have?"
"Three. My younger siblings are quadruplets. They're ten years old. My parents don't spend a lot of time at home so I raised them myself. They are precious to me. Many call me sentimental but, in our world, if you don't truly love your family, you lose them."
"I understand. It is encouraging to see someone who truly loves and worries about their family. Many people don't show enough love to their family."
"Do you have anyone you miss, Lord Elrond?" Kendra asked.
"I do," Elrond said quietly. "I have several people I miss."
"Brothers? Sisters?"
"One brother. He was my twin but he chose a different path. It has been years since he died and I still miss him."
"I am sorry. I didn't know," Kendra said quickly, looking back out into the valley.
"No, you don't have to be sorry. You do not know anything of our history so it is natural for you to be curious."
"Curiosity shouldn't cause someone pain."
"Then how do you learn?"
Kendra started laughing, "You sounded like one of my friends. He would say that I would never learn unless I asked."
"And he was right. That is one of the best ways to learn."
"Well then, may I ask one question?" Kendra asked, turning to face the elf-lord.
"Yes, you may."
"May I go with the Fellowship?"
Kendra stood on her balcony, relaxing in the night breeze. She had heard stories about things like this; people going on quests to destroy an evil of the land, the heroes triumphing over any army of evil. She shook her head. Could she be in the middle of a history making moment?
"Kendra?" a voice called into her room.
She turned towards the voice and there was Lord Elrond. He moved into her room, coming to stand beside her on the balcony.
"Is everything okay?" he asked after a few minutes of silence.
"I don't know. I am worried about my family. I am also worried that I won't be able to return home."
"I understand. You care for your family very much, don't you?"
"Yes, I miss my sisters and brother most of all."
"How many sisters do you have?"
"Three. My younger siblings are quadruplets. They're ten years old. My parents don't spend a lot of time at home so I raised them myself. They are precious to me. Many call me sentimental but, in our world, if you don't truly love your family, you lose them."
"I understand. It is encouraging to see someone who truly loves and worries about their family. Many people don't show enough love to their family."
"Do you have anyone you miss, Lord Elrond?" Kendra asked.
"I do," Elrond said quietly. "I have several people I miss."
"Brothers? Sisters?"
"One brother. He was my twin but he chose a different path. It has been years since he died and I still miss him."
"I am sorry. I didn't know," Kendra said quickly, looking back out into the valley.
"No, you don't have to be sorry. You do not know anything of our history so it is natural for you to be curious."
"Curiosity shouldn't cause someone pain."
"Then how do you learn?"
Kendra started laughing, "You sounded like one of my friends. He would say that I would never learn unless I asked."
"And he was right. That is one of the best ways to learn."
"Well then, may I ask one question?" Kendra asked, turning to face the elf-lord.
"Yes, you may."
"May I go with the Fellowship?"