Chapter 5: Lessons


Dear Diary,

These last few days have been hectic. After I heard about the attack by the spiders and orcs I decided that I needed to do something to help. All five of the survivors were my friends. When Linwë left I went to the room where they were being healed. I asked the guard outside the door if there was anything that I could do to help. He let me in and I asked one of the healers. He told me to fetch as much hot water as I could.

I ran to the kitchens and told the cooks what I needed. As soon as they heard what it was for they hurried to comply.

All that day I ran errands for the healers whether it was fetching water or clean bandages, medicinal herbs to carrying messages.

Slowly it seemed to me that the five were improving.

That morning I was finally released from my duties. I believe it was because I looked dead. I was really tired. I had been running through the seemingly endless corridors all night.

When I woke up it was around noon. I gobbled down some lunch then went back to the healers' room.

The healers told me that I was no longer needed. They said that the injured were on the road to recovery. All they needed was rest.

"Thank you for your help," they said. "It helped a lot."

I went back to my room then and started reading. Linwë stopped by later that afternoon.

I worked up my courage and told her my story about how I ended up here. She didn't believe me at first, but soon, after I explained my watch to her, which I had completely forgotten about.

Then I told her the good news about Amras.

"You should tell Thranduil about this. When are you planning on meeting with him?"

"I have not heard from anyone about it for a long time. Anyway, I want to keep this secret for as long as possible. Please don't tell anyone. I just needed to be able to talk about it with someone."

"I swear that I will not tell a soul."

"Do you have any idea how I could get back? I miss my family and friends."

"I'm not the best elf to help you with that. Maybe you should tell Amras or Gildor, or even Legolas." At Rachel's surprised face she replied, "I saw you two dancing and talking together. You seem to be spending a lot of time together."

"We danced, but he danced with almost every other girl there too. And I've only really talked to him with Aragorn."

"Well I think that he would be able to help you more than I will. You can trust him."

"It's not that I don't trust him. It's more that I don't know him as well as I know you. But I will take one of his suggestion."

"What was his suggestion?" Linwë questioned.

"Would you teach me elvish?"

Linwë started at the question. "I would be honored, Rachel. Why do you ask me this now?"

"Well... I don't know. I really wish to learn elvish. At the dance everything was so beautiful but I couldn't understand it. I want to be able to hear what everyone has to say, not just those who speak Common," Rachel answered.

"Why do we not start now? I have nothing to do at the moment, do you?"

"No."

The two sat down in the two chairs that were positioned across from Rachel's bed and began the lessons.

a/n: I know that this is short but I have started concentrating on a different story. I will continue to write on this story and update hopefully as often as before, but I think that the chapters will probably become shorter. I apologize for this but I have writer's block on how to get to the next point in my story.

Emiliana: Thank you Hecilien. I will try to update sooner.

Faerlain: Yes, I hurt Legolas, Aragorn, Gimli, Gildor, and Amras, but I didn't kill any of them. Thanks! I hope you're having fun (or had fun) in Sussex.

Crecy: I couldn't think of anything else that would be tragic and I wanted some people to get hurt badly... Thanks for reviewing!

Rayame: Yes, she has... or had a boyfriend. That will come into play later on... or will it. Thanks for the info on Inuyasha... I taped it but I didn't get all of it. I'll need to borrow your tape, if you'll let me. It sounded so interesting. I saw the part where Shippo finds a note and he says something about being brave... lolx. Well... thanks for reviewing like usual. See you tonight...

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