A/N First ficcy so no flameis please Also- LOTR doesn't belong to me.

This will be like a series- The innocent beginning in Part One- Shadows,... the darker side of Part Two-Origins of Shadows,.... then last of all the shocking conclusion in Part three- Heart's Tale

Tale of an Empty Heart Part One- Shadows

Don't Speak

Shadows, sweet shadows

Mine eyes see bliss in thee

Down the old road and over the meadows,

I seek peace near the old trees

Some things were best left for shadows.

This vision was clearer then another she had in the past. Who was this woman singing? Why did she always call out to her? But when she tried to get closer to the singing woman she was snapped back into reality. She found herself once again in the dirrty old stable.

Vaeina sighed and started to clean out the horse stall. Her long raven hair dangled freely and her dark eyes were full of sorrow. Her father had beaten her earlier that day also he had left many crimson scars up and down her milky white arms. She broke down and wept soulfuly. She hated her father more then anything in the world If only... if...only...

She hated her life. Her mother died giving Brith to her and her sister J;anivira. Her father never spoke much of their mother. Her father adored Janivira but hated her, she always wondered way. She was always jealous of Janivira. Janivira was wiser and had beautiful flaming red hair and sapphire blue eyes. But she hated herself for wanting to be her sister because she loved her sister so much. Her sister was the only one who ever loved her. She wished she was someone speciall like her sister...

Then her head popped up. What was that noise? She listened as she heard the storming footsteps of...of...of...ooooffff.....

ORCS! She hurried inside her house to tell her twin sister of the coming danger but all she found was her father.

"What are you doing in here, girl?"

She stumbled to find the right words but could not then her father stood up ready to hit her but then someone outside cried, "ORCS!"

Vaeina saw her chance and ran out the door. She ran into the woods when suddenly she tripped on a tree branch and all went black.

Vaeina woke to see that she was not alone. She saw the twisted faces of Urk-Hail. She got up quickly with fear in her heart. One roughly lifted her up by her hair and said to the other, "Maybe this is the halfing, she's short enough" "Let's take her to master anyway," the other smiled.

She wanted to scream but couldn't. What happened to her village? Where was everyone? She passed out.

She awoke to find it was nightfall, some of the Urk Hail were arguing over what to eat. There are others? She wondered. She turned her head to see two boys next to her, both tied down and badly wounded. She tried to move but she was tied and her body was too sore. What was happening? She dropped out of consonances again.

She awoke to see that she was now in a bedroom. Her mind raced, where was she now? Around the room she saw horse designs, was she in Rohen? But...how did she get there? A door opened and an old woman came in.

"Awake...hm?" the woman smiled. "Whom are you pary tell? Where am I? How..." Vaenia paused, "how did I get here?" The woman grinned, "I am Kiivipha, you are in Rohan, and the riders brought you here."

Vaenia sat up, did they rescue the two others?, she thought. She closed her eyes, many things would have to be explained to her.