As Erin had expected, her return to Rivendell was not a pleasant one. Elrond immediately sent for her to his chamber to speak to her. Not much was said between the two of them though but she could tell that Elrond was not pleased with her. But was he ever? For the next four years, she worked hard to improve her skills but she was interrupted by an unexpected visit from Bilbo Baggins.
Erin listened to his endless story about his adventure with dwarves, elves, Gandalf, trolls, men, and dragons. It was her first experience of other cultures since she had only been familiar with elves and wizards such as Gandalf. Instead of serving as a distraction for Erin, the stories of Bilbo inspired her to work harder. In 3005, Erin was sent back to Isengard for more studying.
Her work was no different than it had been over the past years, but one evening made Erin very suspicious.
"Elendil," Saruman said, "You've worked hard enough for today. Perhaps you should retire to your chamber for a rest"
"Saruman," Erin said in protest, "I have been barely working an hour and I am not yet exhausted. I believe I can continue on."
"No," Saruman responded, "Go to your chamber and rest. You need more energy for later studies."
"I insist," Erin continued, "I will be in no better shape then I am now. I wish to get this work done."
"NO!" the wizard spat out with anger in his voice, "GO! NOW!"
Erin quickly fled from the scene, frightened and concerned for what she had done to enrage the White Wizard. Flying up the tower stairs, she ran into her room and shut the door. Placing her books and texts on her desk, she took off her shoes and lay on her bed.
"What did I do this time?" Erin pondered as she stared up at the blank ceiling, "I have been working harder and more diligently, what else have I done wrong?"
Rolling over onto her side, Erin closed her eyes and fell asleep. She was awakened only half an hour later when she thought she heard a knocking at her door. Starting up from her bed, she got up and went to reach the doorknob. She stopped when she heard footsteps going down the staircase and eventually falling silent, signaling that no one was around.
"That's odd," Erin said to herself as she began to turn the doorknob. It wouldn't move. Erin turned it to the right again with no response. Turning it to the left, she had the same result.
"Damn wizard locked me in!" Erin swore silently as she pressed herself against the door. After trying for a few minutes to open it, Erin gave up and realized that it was no use.
"There most be some spell for moving objects," Erin said as she flipped through her spell books. "Let's see now," she began, "Marking symbols... Meditation...Mind reading... here it is...moving objects...page seventy-three!" Flipping through the pages of the book, she turned to the seventies but saw that there was no page seventy-three. It had been ripped out.
"Well, he obviously doesn't want me down there and he thought this out well," Erin remarked mockingly. "I don't have a good feeling about this but I will find out."
For the next few weeks, Erin tried to search through Saruman's works looking for the spell missing from her book. It appeared that every time Erin went searching through it, Saruman turned up and interrupted her search by asking was she needed. She was beginning to run out of decent excuses and had to find it quickly. Although her mind was filled with many things, Erin focused her attention on her studies.
The few weeks slipped into years. Erin still hadn't found the spell and she found her door locked every night as if she was a danger. After four years of searching, her search stopped when she received a shocking message from Gandalf the Grey. He called Erin and Aragorn to assist him in the search for Gollum, a mysterious creature who could be a possible threat to Middle Earth. Leaving on short notice, Erin, Aragorn, and Gandalf met in Rivendell. Discussing where each would go, Erin received a list of where she would search. It was the first time Erin was to be turned loose in Middle Earth.
Erin listened to his endless story about his adventure with dwarves, elves, Gandalf, trolls, men, and dragons. It was her first experience of other cultures since she had only been familiar with elves and wizards such as Gandalf. Instead of serving as a distraction for Erin, the stories of Bilbo inspired her to work harder. In 3005, Erin was sent back to Isengard for more studying.
Her work was no different than it had been over the past years, but one evening made Erin very suspicious.
"Elendil," Saruman said, "You've worked hard enough for today. Perhaps you should retire to your chamber for a rest"
"Saruman," Erin said in protest, "I have been barely working an hour and I am not yet exhausted. I believe I can continue on."
"No," Saruman responded, "Go to your chamber and rest. You need more energy for later studies."
"I insist," Erin continued, "I will be in no better shape then I am now. I wish to get this work done."
"NO!" the wizard spat out with anger in his voice, "GO! NOW!"
Erin quickly fled from the scene, frightened and concerned for what she had done to enrage the White Wizard. Flying up the tower stairs, she ran into her room and shut the door. Placing her books and texts on her desk, she took off her shoes and lay on her bed.
"What did I do this time?" Erin pondered as she stared up at the blank ceiling, "I have been working harder and more diligently, what else have I done wrong?"
Rolling over onto her side, Erin closed her eyes and fell asleep. She was awakened only half an hour later when she thought she heard a knocking at her door. Starting up from her bed, she got up and went to reach the doorknob. She stopped when she heard footsteps going down the staircase and eventually falling silent, signaling that no one was around.
"That's odd," Erin said to herself as she began to turn the doorknob. It wouldn't move. Erin turned it to the right again with no response. Turning it to the left, she had the same result.
"Damn wizard locked me in!" Erin swore silently as she pressed herself against the door. After trying for a few minutes to open it, Erin gave up and realized that it was no use.
"There most be some spell for moving objects," Erin said as she flipped through her spell books. "Let's see now," she began, "Marking symbols... Meditation...Mind reading... here it is...moving objects...page seventy-three!" Flipping through the pages of the book, she turned to the seventies but saw that there was no page seventy-three. It had been ripped out.
"Well, he obviously doesn't want me down there and he thought this out well," Erin remarked mockingly. "I don't have a good feeling about this but I will find out."
For the next few weeks, Erin tried to search through Saruman's works looking for the spell missing from her book. It appeared that every time Erin went searching through it, Saruman turned up and interrupted her search by asking was she needed. She was beginning to run out of decent excuses and had to find it quickly. Although her mind was filled with many things, Erin focused her attention on her studies.
The few weeks slipped into years. Erin still hadn't found the spell and she found her door locked every night as if she was a danger. After four years of searching, her search stopped when she received a shocking message from Gandalf the Grey. He called Erin and Aragorn to assist him in the search for Gollum, a mysterious creature who could be a possible threat to Middle Earth. Leaving on short notice, Erin, Aragorn, and Gandalf met in Rivendell. Discussing where each would go, Erin received a list of where she would search. It was the first time Erin was to be turned loose in Middle Earth.