Chapter 2

The next day she made her last arrangements. She asked her friend handmaiden and bodyguard, Vanya, to stand in for her while she was gone, they had always had an unbelievable likeness which not even her family could tell them apart. She had left Mirkwood before using the same technique she would usually go to Lothlorian. The Lady Galadrial seemed to understand that she wanted to act normal in her time at the Golden woods so very few people were informed that she was a Princess and her father wasn't told about her secret outings.

(A/N yes I stole a Star wars idea. So sue me ... no wait please don't I'm broke as it is.)

So Vanya would stand in for her while she was gone as they had done so many times before this would hopefully give her enough time to be long gone before her father found out or maybe she would be back and he would never notice.

That night before Vanya went to dinner in her place and she got ready to go. She undid her hair which was done in an elaborate hair style that showed her status and she redid it in the style of a simple elven warrior. She then got out on a her corsets that she wore under her dresses and got Vanya to do it up so that she had no bust and she left the bottom lose so her feminine shape was lost. She also stuck a sheathed knife in the bodice as an extra if anything happened to her other weapons. She then put on her brothers cloths and weapons. She then looked in the mirror at the finished product. She no longer looked like a delicate princess but instead a war hardened solider. Now was the test to see if her family recognised her.

They quickly left the room and went their separate ways. Larwen out to the stables and Vanya to the dining hall.

Larwen chose a random horse from the stable rather then her own, as it would be obvious if the Princess horse went missing that she was gone. She quickly mounted and left without looking back.

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On the way to Rivendell she practised her archery to get back up to standards that she use to have. As she had thought before it was a skill that you couldn't forget only perfect.

4 days later on the 2nd November she arrived at the borders of Rivendell. She introduced herself as Legolas of Mirkwood and was let through. So far so good she thought to herself.

The next would be Lord Elrond. That would be the real test.

He was greeted in a large courtyard by the Lord of Rivendell and to his surprise an Istari. Gandalf the grey if she wasn't mistaken. She thought for a moment that she was discovered when Gandalf gave him a strange look but he said nothing and she was quickly lead to a room to rest before the council the next day.

Translations

Vanya – Beautiful Istari – Wizard