Time to go, time to learn

Time passed

Kathy lived in the castle with Legolas and his family for close to three months. Aragorn had only stayed for a month and Gimli had returned home after two weeks. Over the three months she had become closer to Legolas and the people she stayed with. She had learned to speak some elvish, also. Kathy was no longer afraid of Legolas and did not step back when he approached her.

However, Kathy soon began to feel like a burden, so she made a decision.

It was a beautiful spring morning when Kathy woke up. The sun filled her room with a warm pink glow and a mild breeze drifted through the open window. Slowly she got up and went to pack her things. Taking one last look at the place she had learned to called home, she then left the room and walked down the hallway. On her way out she met up with Legolas at the stables, where he had packed up a horse for her. He helped her up onto the horse and made sure she had all the supplies she would need.

"Lady Kathy, you do not have to go if you do not want to. You are more than welcome here." He said as he looked up at her.

Kathy smiled and looked at him. "It's not that I feel forced to go, it's that I want to. This world is still new to me, and I wish to see it. If I'm going to live here, then I need to know what is around me. I've always wanted to travel and now I have the chance." With that said, Kathy gave Legolas a warm smile and rode off.

Three years passed.

Kathy enjoyed riding across the open lands, going from village to village. At every village that she visited, she would stay for a month or two, learn the ways, food, lifestyle and get to know the people that lived there. She would stop at Ariel's grave occasionally and update her on what she had been doing and how much she missed her. Kathy was finally starting to get used to the world. She had made lots of new friend and learned many new things.

When she visited a small town called Brie, she learned of a dark malice growing an army in a place called Mordor. Kathy didn't think anything of it at first, and soon left Brie. Shortly thereafter she came to another small village where she stayed for three weeks. There she learned about a group of people traveling to Mordor to destroy a ring and defeat the dark malice. From then on, at every town and village Kathy passed through, she learned more of this group of men and their quest. She learned that they were called the Fellowship and that the group was comprised of two men, a dwarf, an elf, four hobbits, and a wizard. She learned that the ring was evil and all-powerful; only the dark lord could wield it. Although many would try, all would fail. It wasn't until she came to Rivendale almost five months later that she learned the names of the members of the men in the Fellowship: Frodo, the ringbearer; Sam, his gardener; Pippin and Merry, the tagalong friends; Borimear, a man consumed with power; Gandalf the wizard; and the smarter ones of the group, her dear friends, Legolas, Aragorn and Gimli. They had set out on the mission to help save Middle Earth, even if it meant sacrificing their own lives. After Kathy learned of her friends whereabouts, she couldn't help but miss them and wonder how they were.

Close to a year since she heard about the Fellowship, Kathy was now headed to Rohon. Upon her arrival she found out that all of Rohon had gone to help Gondor in battle. Kathy, determined to help her friends, rode towards Gondor to join in the effort.

She had joined with the army as they were marching to war. It was there that she learned that her friends had gone into the mountains only three days earlier in search of a unnon partner in war..

Kathy prayed that she would soon see them, but until then she would prepare for battle. Since she had arrived in Middle Earth, Kathy had gained quite a talent in sword fighting and become almost as good as Legolas with her bow.

Kathy was given armor. Her sword sharpened and her quiver filled with arrows, she sat high on her horse as she and the rest of the army galloped down the hill and into battle. That where change the face of Middle Earth for ever.

Only a few more chapters left!!!!