Author Jade Elf
TitleIntrepidity
Ratingpg (for now)
Disclaimer I thought that you knew
That you shouldn't sue
For I do not own
I only have them on loan
The lord of the rings
For that everyone sings
AKA don't sue me I don't own Lord of the Rings
Last time
With the last word a great wind came up and Cassandra was pushed out the magically opened door and into her car where the wind pushed it down the road. And that was that.
It had been two days since the 'fight' and Leaf hated her mother more and more each second that went by. So far there had been 6 different lawyers at her door trying to find some reason to kick her out. For once in her life she was grateful for working with lawyers for 17 years. She knew every trick there was. However it was getting harder to remove the pests. It had talking her three hours to get rid of the last one. She now knew what the Princess from Dealing with Dragons felt like with all the annoying princes.
She was feeding the chickens, which had been neglected and they where telling her how mad they were about this. She laughed a little feeling a little better. The chickens were about as stupid as animals come but they were great for a laugh. Leaf then heard a noise she had come to dread the past two days, a car on the road. She ran into the house and shut the door and hid were no one could see her from the windows. She waited 20 minutes while the lawyer looked for her in vain. He finally left with a squealing of the wheels.
Leaf stood up trying to work out the cramps from staying in one spot for too long. She went to the tree and at one knot on the trunk she pressed carefully. A door popped open and Leaf pulled out her spell kit. She grabbed a copper bowl, a pewter knife, a flask of spring water, and a twist of sea salt. She sat down and cast a circle. She called in the four corners and began her spell. She took the bowl and put it between her legs.
Leaf poured the water into the bowl saying
"Element of water
Protect thine daughter
Turn the invaders eye
So unwelcome pass by"
She then put in the salt saying
"Element of earth
Protect with mirth
Let unwanted not see
So they will let me be"
She grabbed the bowl and the knife and walked outside. She went to the cardinal north point and put the knife in the bowl. She pulled out the knife and let a few drops of the water drop on the ground. Leaf repeated herself saying
"Element of earth
Protect with mirth
Let unwanted not see
So they will leave me be"
Leaf then walked in a circle passing at the east point and dropping the water there she thanked the air but didn't call on its powers. She continued on until she was at the south point again she thanked fire but didn't call on it. She walked until she was at the west point. She dropped some water and called on the element of water repeating her earlier couplet.
She finished walking back to where she stared and she let the last of the waterfall on the ground. She sighed in relief as she felt the energy spring into place. Leaf uncast her circle with satisfaction. It would be a while before anyone would bother her. No one could find her house except for those whom she invited, and she wasn't inviting anyone.
Leaf felt a nudge in her mind asking if it was ok to come out. She gave a broad smile and nudged back that it was ok as she walked out of the house. Out of her namesake came Shadow. She was a pure gray timber wolf who had been some rich brats pet until they figured out that Shadow was a wolf. Not some tame pet dog but a wild animal.
Who ever had owned Shadow before had turned her out into the woods about three years ago. Leaf had been on a walk when she spotted the starved wolf. She rescued Shadow and soon discovered that she could 'talk' with her a lot better then most animals.
Leaf had always been good with animals and it was almost magical how based on their body language she could tell what they were saying. With Shadow this talent reached new heights.
A while back Leaf had gotten wounded in some accident or another she had been alone with Shadow who had licked her wounds clean. After that incident the two had been able to communicate mentally. Leaf always thought of Shadow as her familiar and supposed that Shadows accidentally drinking her blood had tightened that bond.
In a way Shadow was Leaf's familiar but she was more like Leaf's only friend. The two were inseparable, and the first reason why Leaf had wanted to move was so that Shadow would have more room. Although Shadow would tolerate other people she still didn't like them and people didn't like her. There was a lot of hate against wolves. Leaf didn't want something to happen with Shadow ending up being put to sleep.
In the end though the move was for both of them, for Leaf needed the space and freedom the move provided, more then she could have imagined. Without people it seemed that Leaf's life was so much happier.
Living here was perfect, she could go down to town to visit and see people, but she didn't have to deal with them on a daily basis, and to Leaf that was just great. Shadow had 68 acres of forest to run in and hunt. Leaf made sure that Shadow knew where the bonders where. Shadow was learning how to be a wolf, not half pet half wild animal.
The two spent the day out in the forest. Leaf grabbed the little Arabian mare, called Cocoa, her horse, and the three of them road off into the forest to goof off.
Leaf had been taught to ride horses by her mother because it was the fashionable thing to do. It was actually the one thing that Leaf had looked forward to. Although even at the stables she had gotten weird looks form the other kids.
She liked the horses too much, and she talked with the help. Leaf didn't mind she got to work with horses, and she wasn't half bad at ridding either. She had won a few ribbons at some minor shows.
Most of Leaf's childhood was like that, the children her age were spoiled brats who found the little girl to be strange and best if just ignored or teased. If it wasn't in the arena it was in the ballet lessons, or the soccer club, or the singing lessons, or any of a hundred things where she was forced to deal with people that weren't like her.
Leaf supposed that was why she didn't like people too much. Most called her cold and distant. She was too formal, too distanced for most to understand. She just didn't understand the way they thought why they did things the way they did. But she supposes as her life's model 'to each their own,' so what ever makes them happy. Just so long as they don't bother her.
Author Note
Thanks to Arcadia05, I am glad you like my character.
PSI know that Galadriel had several brothers and I believe that they died in the fall of Gondolin, I think (yes I know bad fan girl not knowing the name of the city.) If anyone knows for sure could you please email me, or if you know where I might find it (I forced my self to read the whole Simarillion and that is going to happen again anytime soon.) many thanks