They walked all day, only stopping a few times to break and catch their breath. They hadn't slept since they got out of the mines and that was beginning to take a toll on the Hobbits. They seemed to walk slower after every break. Kendra yawned a little but she was used to something like this.
'I never thought that pulling all those forty-eight hour days would be so useful,' she thought to herself, stifling another yawn.
Nobody really talked as they walked. The Lothlorien elves kept mostly to themselves. Aragorn was up ahead with Haldir and Legolas, who seemed to be having a quiet conversation between them. They crested a large hill and there Haldir stopped. The rest of group caught up and looked ahead at a wondrous sight.
"Caras Galadhon," he said, pride showing in his voice.
'It's amazing,' was all she could think.
They started walking down. Kendra couldn't believe that this was a home of elves. It was so different from Rivendell.
Haldir had led them right into the heart of Lothlorien. Kendra looked around, surprised to see so few things on the ground. Even though she knew it was impossible, it seemed so open. There was so much space in between the trees that it really didn't seem like she was in a forest. Kendra followed the group as they were led up a set of stairs, revealing exactly where the city was.
'Is there ever a top to this?' Kendra thought, after a long time of climbing.
They had been climbing with a few stops at times to rest. She looked up and saw that they didn't have too much further to go. They were almost at the top. Haldir stood up again and told them to continue following him. The Fellowship followed Haldir the rest of the way and came out onto a platform. Kendra couldn't believe the beauty that surrounded her.
'Elves are amazing. How do they do things like this?' she thought as she followed the Fellowship.
They stopped in front of some stairs and waited. Several minutes passed before they saw the Lord and Lady of Lothlorien come down the stairs. Both were glowing with the light that seemed to come naturally from elves. Kendra immediately lowered her eyes, knowing these two were very important. The Hobbits and Gimli stood in awe while Legolas and Aragorn bowed their heads, quickly followed by Boromir.
"Nine there are here, and yet the ninth is not one of the ones who set out from Rivendell," Lord Celeborn said, pointedly looking at Kendra. "Where is Gandalf?"
Kendra brought her eyes up to meet with his. There was no emotion showing in them and she immediately lowered her eyes again, blushing slightly as she did.
"She joined us as we were traveling through the wilderness," Aragorn said, reaching back to grip Kendra's hand quickly.
"Then we do not know if she is trustworthy or not."
"My Lord, I would trust her with my life," Legolas said.
Silence followed that statement.
Celeborn broke it, "I ask again, where is Gandalf?"
"He has fallen into shadow," a soft voice said.
Everyone turned to look at Lady Galadriel. She was looking right at the Fellowship, her gaze slowly drifting from member to member. Each member tried to turn away from her gaze, trying not to look at her piercing gaze.
'I never thought that pulling all those forty-eight hour days would be so useful,' she thought to herself, stifling another yawn.
Nobody really talked as they walked. The Lothlorien elves kept mostly to themselves. Aragorn was up ahead with Haldir and Legolas, who seemed to be having a quiet conversation between them. They crested a large hill and there Haldir stopped. The rest of group caught up and looked ahead at a wondrous sight.
"Caras Galadhon," he said, pride showing in his voice.
'It's amazing,' was all she could think.
They started walking down. Kendra couldn't believe that this was a home of elves. It was so different from Rivendell.
Haldir had led them right into the heart of Lothlorien. Kendra looked around, surprised to see so few things on the ground. Even though she knew it was impossible, it seemed so open. There was so much space in between the trees that it really didn't seem like she was in a forest. Kendra followed the group as they were led up a set of stairs, revealing exactly where the city was.
'Is there ever a top to this?' Kendra thought, after a long time of climbing.
They had been climbing with a few stops at times to rest. She looked up and saw that they didn't have too much further to go. They were almost at the top. Haldir stood up again and told them to continue following him. The Fellowship followed Haldir the rest of the way and came out onto a platform. Kendra couldn't believe the beauty that surrounded her.
'Elves are amazing. How do they do things like this?' she thought as she followed the Fellowship.
They stopped in front of some stairs and waited. Several minutes passed before they saw the Lord and Lady of Lothlorien come down the stairs. Both were glowing with the light that seemed to come naturally from elves. Kendra immediately lowered her eyes, knowing these two were very important. The Hobbits and Gimli stood in awe while Legolas and Aragorn bowed their heads, quickly followed by Boromir.
"Nine there are here, and yet the ninth is not one of the ones who set out from Rivendell," Lord Celeborn said, pointedly looking at Kendra. "Where is Gandalf?"
Kendra brought her eyes up to meet with his. There was no emotion showing in them and she immediately lowered her eyes again, blushing slightly as she did.
"She joined us as we were traveling through the wilderness," Aragorn said, reaching back to grip Kendra's hand quickly.
"Then we do not know if she is trustworthy or not."
"My Lord, I would trust her with my life," Legolas said.
Silence followed that statement.
Celeborn broke it, "I ask again, where is Gandalf?"
"He has fallen into shadow," a soft voice said.
Everyone turned to look at Lady Galadriel. She was looking right at the Fellowship, her gaze slowly drifting from member to member. Each member tried to turn away from her gaze, trying not to look at her piercing gaze.