Chapter 2
I followed this Strider through the woods, he paused to pick up a load of sticks I assumed he dropped when he saw me. We entered a clearing and there were several small children sitting around the fire one of whom was laying down and looked to be injured. Strider dropped the wood and ran over to were he was laying, he mumbled something to one of the other children and they both took off into the woods. A few moments later they came back with a tall woman, Strider pressed something into the child's wound. The woman whispered something to him and then Strider, put the child on the front of a horse, and he and the woman were talking in some weird language, finally she climbed up behind him and rode off.
"Who are you?" one of the children asked me looking up at me.
"My name is Victoria," I told him.
"Well I'm Pippin that's Merry and Sam," he said pointing to the other children, "We're hobbits,"
"Hobbits, I most have hit my head really hard,"
"Why do you say that,"
"Because where I'm from hobbits aren't really,"
"Well that woman with Strider was an elf, do you have elves there,"
"I think I need a drink and another Xanic," I said reaching into my bag.
"What is a Xanics," Strider said coming back to the camp.
"it's a pill that is going to stop my panic attack, I usually only take them when I have an exhibit opening or I have to fly but I think I am going to make an exception."
"I would suggest that you not take this xanic since we do not know how bad your head is hurting," he said taking the pill bottle and dumping the contents into the fire.
"Wait why did you do that,"
"Because you should not take pills to alter your state of mind, just because a situation is overwhelming."
"Well, a doctor prescribed them to me for situations when I couldn't handle things."
"Do you guys not have psychiatrists here,"
"No we do not and if he was giving you pills, to make it so you can handle situations that may be stressful."
As much as I hated to admit it this Strider guy was making a lot more sense then any body else had in the last year.
"Take a seat and I will treat your cut," he said. I sat on a rock near the fire since it was fully night now and it was starting to get chilly. He used a wet cloth, to wipe the cut clean then he put some ointment on it. I recoiled slight because it made the cut sting.
"I am sorry, I should have told you that it would sting,"
"No big deal, thank you,"
"Here I will take the first watch, if you are willing to take the second, can you use a sword,"
"Yeah sure, Its been awhile, but I think I remember how,"
"You can rest over there, we will continue to Rivendell tomorrow."
I went and laid on the blankets and quickly fell asleep a few hours later I woke up to Strider shaking me. I sat up groggily, and then I stood up and Strider laid down. I sat by the fire and fed it twigs. There was enough light to read by so between patrolling the perimeter of camp with the sword Strider had given me, I read some of my book. Just as dawn was starting Strider woke up. I had just gathered some more twigs to feed the fire when he came up behind me.
"Morning," I said not looking up at him.
"How do you feel?" he asked me.
"I'm okay. Where am I exactly?"
"Traveling between the cities of Bree and Rivendell, in the land of Middle Earth. Your far from home aren't you?"
"Yes, I am. I don't think that I could get much farther. This is all from a books I read as a child, and from movies that I saw as a teenager because Orlando Bloom was hot,"
"So you know what's going on?"
"Don't ask I don't remember how the books or the movies ended,"
"You must speak with Lord Elrond, when we reach Rivendell, I most wake the Hobbits," he said walking over to Merry, Pippin and Sam slept and woke them. After a quick breakfast that I devoured my share of, we traveled towards Rivendell. By the time we reached the city of Rivendell I never wanted a bath and a change of clothes so badly. I took in the scenery, it was a beautiful city but I was too tired to care. I followed Strider into the home of Lord Elrond. I noticed a she-elf scurrying down one of the side halls, I felt very short and very dirty next to her flawless appearance. Strider said something to a guard that was standing near a door he disappeared inside, a few seconds later he came back out and whispered something to Strider.
"Sam, Merry, pippin, he will take you to Frodo, Victoria come with me and we will discuss your situation with Lord Elrond. I suddenly had that feeling you get when your like ten and you get sent to the principles office for like shooting rubber bands. I swallowed quickly and followed Strider into the room. There was a huge desk against one wall there were two men, well a male elf and an older man standing at a huge window that encased the entire back wall of the room.
I followed this Strider through the woods, he paused to pick up a load of sticks I assumed he dropped when he saw me. We entered a clearing and there were several small children sitting around the fire one of whom was laying down and looked to be injured. Strider dropped the wood and ran over to were he was laying, he mumbled something to one of the other children and they both took off into the woods. A few moments later they came back with a tall woman, Strider pressed something into the child's wound. The woman whispered something to him and then Strider, put the child on the front of a horse, and he and the woman were talking in some weird language, finally she climbed up behind him and rode off.
"Who are you?" one of the children asked me looking up at me.
"My name is Victoria," I told him.
"Well I'm Pippin that's Merry and Sam," he said pointing to the other children, "We're hobbits,"
"Hobbits, I most have hit my head really hard,"
"Why do you say that,"
"Because where I'm from hobbits aren't really,"
"Well that woman with Strider was an elf, do you have elves there,"
"I think I need a drink and another Xanic," I said reaching into my bag.
"What is a Xanics," Strider said coming back to the camp.
"it's a pill that is going to stop my panic attack, I usually only take them when I have an exhibit opening or I have to fly but I think I am going to make an exception."
"I would suggest that you not take this xanic since we do not know how bad your head is hurting," he said taking the pill bottle and dumping the contents into the fire.
"Wait why did you do that,"
"Because you should not take pills to alter your state of mind, just because a situation is overwhelming."
"Well, a doctor prescribed them to me for situations when I couldn't handle things."
"Do you guys not have psychiatrists here,"
"No we do not and if he was giving you pills, to make it so you can handle situations that may be stressful."
As much as I hated to admit it this Strider guy was making a lot more sense then any body else had in the last year.
"Take a seat and I will treat your cut," he said. I sat on a rock near the fire since it was fully night now and it was starting to get chilly. He used a wet cloth, to wipe the cut clean then he put some ointment on it. I recoiled slight because it made the cut sting.
"I am sorry, I should have told you that it would sting,"
"No big deal, thank you,"
"Here I will take the first watch, if you are willing to take the second, can you use a sword,"
"Yeah sure, Its been awhile, but I think I remember how,"
"You can rest over there, we will continue to Rivendell tomorrow."
I went and laid on the blankets and quickly fell asleep a few hours later I woke up to Strider shaking me. I sat up groggily, and then I stood up and Strider laid down. I sat by the fire and fed it twigs. There was enough light to read by so between patrolling the perimeter of camp with the sword Strider had given me, I read some of my book. Just as dawn was starting Strider woke up. I had just gathered some more twigs to feed the fire when he came up behind me.
"Morning," I said not looking up at him.
"How do you feel?" he asked me.
"I'm okay. Where am I exactly?"
"Traveling between the cities of Bree and Rivendell, in the land of Middle Earth. Your far from home aren't you?"
"Yes, I am. I don't think that I could get much farther. This is all from a books I read as a child, and from movies that I saw as a teenager because Orlando Bloom was hot,"
"So you know what's going on?"
"Don't ask I don't remember how the books or the movies ended,"
"You must speak with Lord Elrond, when we reach Rivendell, I most wake the Hobbits," he said walking over to Merry, Pippin and Sam slept and woke them. After a quick breakfast that I devoured my share of, we traveled towards Rivendell. By the time we reached the city of Rivendell I never wanted a bath and a change of clothes so badly. I took in the scenery, it was a beautiful city but I was too tired to care. I followed Strider into the home of Lord Elrond. I noticed a she-elf scurrying down one of the side halls, I felt very short and very dirty next to her flawless appearance. Strider said something to a guard that was standing near a door he disappeared inside, a few seconds later he came back out and whispered something to Strider.
"Sam, Merry, pippin, he will take you to Frodo, Victoria come with me and we will discuss your situation with Lord Elrond. I suddenly had that feeling you get when your like ten and you get sent to the principles office for like shooting rubber bands. I swallowed quickly and followed Strider into the room. There was a huge desk against one wall there were two men, well a male elf and an older man standing at a huge window that encased the entire back wall of the room.
