"Oh she's so cute. Can't she stay a little longer?" asked the young princesses Arwen with hope that she would get her way.

"I don't know." The Lady responded.

"Please." Arwen persisted.

"Why not my Lady? I could take her back myself without any difficulty on my part." Celebirain suggested.

"All right but, only if Haldir is willing to stay and help escort her back." The Lady said while mounting her horse.

"That will not be an issue my Lady. I would gladly stay to accompany the young Lady back." Answered Haldir bowing.

"That is all right with me. Namarie," answered Celebirain

"Namarie." The Lady said as she galloped off.

"She gets to stay?" asked Arwen, as she looked at her mother hopingly

"Yes Arwen she gets to stay, but you must be a superior example and not be getting into any trouble of any kind. One or maybe even two mistakes then she'll go back understood? " Her mother answered smiling and shaking her head.

"Yes I will be the most excellent example and I shall be on my best behavior as well." Arwen said as she ran around and around her mother then ran to her father to tell him the excellent news.

"Ada, ada guess what!"

"What is it Arwen?" asked Lord Elrond as he bent down to her level.

"She gets to stay" Arwen said now dancing around her father.

"She does? That's astonishing news but for how long?" asked Lord Elrond

"I never thought about that. I was so thrilled about the reality that she was even staying." Arwen replied as she stopped dancing abruptly. Elrond began to laugh, and then stopped to inquire how long the infant would be staying.

"I believe that a week sounds reasonable." Celebirain responded to the question asked.

"She's staying a whole week! Can't she stay a little longer?" Arwen pushed. Elrond picked Arwen and whispered into her ear "My beloved daughter she's only a newborn and isn't capable of being away from her mother for much long. So here is a question for you would you rather her go now or in a week?" Arwen pondered this question for a moment. "Alright if those are my only choices I would prefer her stay a week, and I'm going to show her everything my secret hiding place and…"

"You mean the secret hiding place behind the southern bridge and around the elm tree." Said Elrohir as Elladan started to laughing.

"You two are so uncivilized!" Arwen said looking at the two of them with a look of discus.

"What can you expect from older brothers?" Elladan replied after he was through laughing.

As the week came to an end the time came for the small elven daughter to leave.

"Arwen, she most go, you're lucky enough that she even got to stay for as long as she did" Celebirain said with a sincere look on her face. Arwen ran over to Haldir

"Yes Arwen I will ask if she will be able to come back" Haldir had already known what the young princess Arwen was going to ask.

"Thank you Haldir." Arwen said in a whisper

" Lady Celebraian we need to leave." Haldir said after Arwen went to her mother.

"I'll be there in a minute. Arwen please be exceptionally good for your father, I will be back as soon as I can." Celebirain said with a grin

"Yes mother." said Arwen as she nodded and giggled slightly

"Celebraian please come back safely." Elrond asked sincerely and kissed her

"I'll try. Namarie"

"Come on little one." Celebirain said, as she took up the petite infant from Elrond. Once Celebirain got onto her horse. Once they were out of elven hearing Celebirain said to Haldir, "I don't think we should have left this early we should have left next week."

"Why do you say this?" Haldir asked

"I don't know something just doesn't feel right. Furthermore I would die if anything ever happened to this little one." Celebirain said as she looked down at the infant and smiled.

"I know you would and so does my Lady" Haldir said to try and strengthen her doubts. They traveled till night then Haldir found a wide enough clearing in nice a grove of trees.

"Haldir something isn't right the feeling is just growing stronger." Said Celebirain as she looked around expecting to find some danger about.

"I know I can feel it as well. My men and I will keep watch all night if need be." answered Haldir.

"I'll keep watch with you as well." Celebirain said as she glanced back at the sleeping baby upon the soft grass.

"But my Lady…" Haldir began but was cut off by Celebirain

"No Haldir I will not sit here and feel useless. I will go with you weather you like it or not."

"All right, however my Lady would not have approve of you to do this." Haldir said with a little resistance in his voice.

"I know that's half the reason why I'm doing it." Celebirain smiled

Four Hours Later

"Haldir, Haldir." an elf said running towards Haldir. "What, what is it." Haldir replied to the call.

"There is a band of orcs and goblins approaching quickly," the elf whispered into Haldir's ear. "When will they be here?" Haldir asks as calmly as he could. "Two hours at the most." The elf replied quickly

"How many?" Haldir asks starting to get worried. "One hundred strong upon wargs." The elf replied. At this Haldir ran back to where Celebirain was keeping watch.

"My Lady a band of orcs approaches quickly." Haldir said.

"We will need to leave now, warn everyone go quickly." Celebirain said and then ran to help with the gathering of everything. After they gathered everything, they mounted their horses and galloped out of their small grove as fast as their horses would allow them.

"We will never be able to get around them without them knowing." Celebirain said doubtfully

"I know, and I have a plan on how you can get past them." Haldir said quickly

"No, we will all get out of this together not separately." Celebirain said forcefully

"My Lady this time I will not allow you to override me this time." Haldir said in a commanding tone. "Myself, you and another will take the child and ride as fast as we can right through them. My men and will try there best to kill them all." Haldir said as they stopped.

Celebirain got off her horse and Haldir and some of the others did as well. Celebirain then hugged Haldir and said reluctantly "May the grace of the Valar protect you."

"When the orcs come my men will head in first then we'll come in behind and go on. If anything happens to me or who ever will come with us, whatever happens you do not stop." Haldir said.

"I understand, but the child?" Celebirain asked looking down at the awakening infant. "I'll have myself and another will guard you as best as we can when we ride through. Elta!" Haldir yelled to an elf getting onto his chestnut horse.

"Yes I'll assist you and Lady Celebirain." Elta answered.

"Excellent, how much longer till we are head on with them?" Haldir asked an elf not to far away from him "30 minuets" the elf replied.

"We better start moving." Haldir said as he got on to his horse.

"There they are. Elta are you ready?" Haldir asked

Elta replied, "Yes."

Then asking Celebirain "My Lady?"

"I am." Celebirain answered as fear started to fill in her eyes.

Once the orcs and goblins were at the bottom of the hill and the elves were on the top Haldir yelled, "CHARGE!" As they went down the hill and the orcs, came up as fast as gravity would allow them all the elves ready to be rammed at any moment.

Haldir, Elta, and Celebirain were as far back as they could get behind their brave throng of elves. As they rode down Haldir was on Celebirain's right and Elta on her left. When they came head on with the orcs it felt as if someone was ramming into their stomachs.

Haldir and Elta stayed with Celebirain and the infant as long as they could, but as they came towards the back, the mob of orcs was just to numerous. They had to stay behind to keep them away from Celebirain and the infant.

"Keep going! Don't stop. GO!" Haldir yelled to Celebirain as he and Elta here fighting off the orcs and goblins as best they could. Celebirain hesitated then galloped off as fast as her white stallion would allow her.

As Celebirain galloped off the field and onto the hill, she reared back her horse and looked back to where the battle was being fought. As she looked back she knew that something bad had happened but despite her feelings she pressed on. The life of the child was in her hands and she needed to go on.

Celebirain had no idea where to go, and she knew that she would be pursued by the orcs and whatever evil there was round about shortly. Galloping faster and faster she finally stopped and looked around to see where she was. Celebirain looked deep into the lush dark forest. Sun up was close at hand she then galloped into forest to lose the orcs. Circling the clearing Celebirain searched frantically for somewhere to go she finally saw a light. It was at least a half of league away. Celebirain reared her horse around and bounded off towards the light at a full gallop. All the hope that she lost was now coming back. All she knew was that the baby would be safe and that was all that mattered at that moment in time. The trees passed by with extraordinary speed that only her faithful horse knew. Celebirain noticed that her horse was galloping at a faster speed she had never knew her horse could gallop. Not out of fear or authenticity to Celebirain, but it was as if the Valar knew she needed help. For the lush forest was now diminishing little by little to relive a road and now the seemed as if he would fly if he was given the chance. Celebirain hopes for safety were only a few more minuets away and she thought she would fly as well. Finally reaching the light that gave her so much hope was like but a little ray of light protruding from a storm cloud. Her hopes that her so high hoped to find a city to hide in, but all she saw was a small house for five, and another 20 yards away was a fairly large barn. Celebirain looked around with fear building up inside her she listened very carefully to every sound. Far away she heard them, those ugly, stinking creatures. She looked around again and galloped towards the barn. When she reached the barn Celebirain jumped off her horse, and took the infant gently and ran up into the hayloft. Quickly making a small bed from the hay Celebirain saw that the child was awake.

Celebirain smiled at the little infant with tears streaming down her moon light glowing face and lamented the infant back to sleep saying " Oh little one I have failed you and my Lady. I hope you have better fortune then I. Do not worry, I swear I will come back for you, but if I don't I pray you find your way back home under the Sliver Trees." Celebirain kissed the little elven infants head, turned around and jumped onto her horse and galloped out of the barn and back towards the lush forest. Before entering she said, " May the grace of the Valar protect you little one." Then galloped off. Her plan was for the orcs to go after her instead of continuing the search towards the barn and house where the little treasure was safely hidden in the hayloft. As Celebirain galloped towards the orcs she begged and pleaded to the Valar that no harm would come to the elven child.