Legolas heard when the woman moved, he said, "My Lady, are you okay?"

"I'm dreaming or hung over. Wake up, wake up." Paris says.

"My Lady," says Legolas, "you are not dreaming. What is your name?"

"My name, my name is Paris Gilbert. Who are you and most importantly where am I?" she answered.

"Lady Paris, you are near the borders of Rivendell. My name is Legolas. The men over by the fire are Aragorn and Boromir. The dwarf is Gimli and the four hobbits are Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin. And the one with the staff is Gandalf. We will not harm you, we want to help you. Where do you hail from?" Legolas says.

"I am from Tampa" she says.

"My Lady, I do not know where that is, I have never heard of that place before. We found you in the bushes" she says.

"In the bushes, what do you mean in the bushes; the last thing I remember was getting into bed and going to sleep last night. I need to find a way back home."

Gimli says, "We need to keep to our task."

"I'm sorry; I do not mean to be a burden to anyone. Just tell me the direction to the closest city and I will be on my way." Paris says.

"Lady Paris, please pay Gimli no mind, you are not a burden. There are no cities in the parts. If you wish, you can travel with us; I have a feeling that you were sent here for a reason. And if you are hungry we are about to have breakfast" said Gandalf.

"Thank you sir, I am hungry" she says.

After they finished breakfast everyone packed there bedrolls and started on the way. While they were walking, Paris was observing the men that she was traveling with, they all were very different. The one called Aragorn has also a regal air while Boromir has an arrogant one. Frodo kept to himself and Sam stayed close to him. Now Merry and Pippin on the other hand were very talkative. They asked Paris all kinds of questions, she actually enjoyed their inquisitiveness and it kept her mind off of the situation that she was in. The fellowship stopped for to have lunch, Paris was sitting watching Boromir teach Merry and Pippin how to use a sword. While they were practicing Paris noticed that the elf, Legolas, was off to himself. So she went over to Gandalf to inquiry about his behavior. Gimli says, "If anyone was to ask for my opinion, which I note they're not, I'd say we were taking the long way round. Gandalf! We could pass through the Mines of Moria. My cousin Balin would give us a royal welcome."

Gandalf says, "No, Gimli. I would not take the road through Moria unless I had no other choice."

Legolas and Paris notice something in the distance. Boromir is now fighting with Pippin and hits him. Pippin and Merry both jump on Boromir and tackled him to the ground.

Aragorn walks towards Boromir and the hobbits and says, "Gentlemen, that's enough"

Aragorn grabs the backs of Merry and Pippin's shirts, trying to pull him away from a laughing Boromir, but the hobbits each grab one of Aragorn's legs, flipping him off his feet and onto his back. Paris says, "What's that?"

Gimli says that is it was nothing but a wisp of clouds. But they were moving too fast for clouds. Then Legolas cries, "Crebain from Duneland!"

Aragorn yelled, "Everyone, hide."

Paris felt someone grab her and pulled her towards the rocks. The person who grabbed her also shielded her with his body. Sam put the fire out, taking the pan of sausages with him, while Frodo, Aragorn, and the others take their cloaks and other belongings, hiding behind the rocks. The Crebain come through the area, exploring it thoroughly. When the Crebain finally left, Paris and her body shield came out from under the rocks, her savior was Legolas. She said thanks and he bowed his head to Paris. Gandalf says, "Spies of Saruman. The passage south is being watched. We must take the pass of Caradhras.

The Fellowship and Paris are walking up the steep and snowy mountains. Frodo falls, tumbling down a small snowy slope. Paris turns and asks him when he was okay.

Aragorn says, "Frodo!"

He helps him up, and places his hands on his shoulders, while Frodo brushes the snow off his clothes. He then searches for the Ring, to find he has dropped it. Paris watches as Boromir picks it up by the chain. Aragorn slowly takes his hands from Frodo's shoulders, putting them onto the hilt of his sword.

Aragorn says, "Boromir."

"It is a strange fate," says Boromir, "that we should suffer so much fear and doubt over so small a thing. Such a little thing."

Holding the chain of the Ring in his right hand, Paris watches as Boromir moves his left towards the Ring itself.

Aragorn said to Boromir, "Give the Ring to Frodo."

Walking slowly towards Aragorn and Frodo, Boromir holds out the Ring and says, "As you wish, I care not"

Frodo grabs the Ring from Boromir's hand; he laughs and ruffles Frodo's hair. He walks off, and Aragorn takes his hand off the hilt of his sword. Paris was walking next to Gandalf and asks, "Gandalf, so what is the deal with the ring?"

He looked at her and said, Lady Paris, you will learn in time."

She looked at him and said, "OK."

Paris sees Legolas walking slightly ahead of the others, with ease, but behind him, Gandalf and the others and finding it difficult to walk in the snow. Paris asks Gandalf "Why can Legolas walk on snow?"

"Well, Paris elves are very light-footed" answers Gandalf.

Looking up at Legolas and catching his eyes, she says, "That's not fair."

Aragorn and Boromir are holding two Hobbits each, and it seems that without their help, the Hobbits would be blown off the mountain. Then they hear a voice, though we cannot make out the words. Legolas said, "There is a fell voice on the air."

When boulders fall around them Gandalf says "It's Saruman!"

Aragorn says, "He's trying to bring down the mountain! Gandalf, we must turn back!"

Gandalf exclaims, "No!! Losto Caradhras, sedho, hodo, nuitho i 'ruith!"
A bolt of lightning hits the mountain, bringing down snow and rocks. The Fellowship and Paris are buried beneath the snow, but, with some difficulty, manage to get themselves out of it.

"We must get off the mountain!" says Boromir, "Make for the Gap of Rohan! Or take the west road to my city!"

Aragorn said, "The Gap of Rohan takes us too close to Isengard."

"We cannot pass over a mountain. Let us go under it! Let us go through the Mines of Moria" Gimli says.

Gandalf says, "We will let the Ring-bearer decidedâ€..

The snow was really cold and Paris was freezing; Legolas noticed that Paris was shivering and so he put is cloak around her. She just looked and him and said thanks. Legolas was intrigued by this woman; he was never intrigued by a human woman before. During Legolas and Paris exchanged, Frodo had decided to go through the Mines of Moria.