Disclaimer: None of the recognizable characters/places/events/etc. of Arda belong to me. They're all Tolkien's.
Chapter Three: Revelations
"I'm where?" Kaitlyn asked. She stared at the person in front of her.
"Lothlórien." Haldir raised an eyebrow at the mortal girl. "Tell me, what are you doing here?"
Kaitlyn blinked. "Er…I don't know," she said. "You said I'm in Lothlórien? As in, Middle-earth?" She was having a bit of trouble wrapping her mind around the concept.
"Yes," he said suspiciously. "Middle-earth." He paused for a moment. "You are not from around here, are you?"
She shook her head. "No…" How could she be here? Here in… Middle-earth, was it? Was it even possible?
Why was she here? She was no great fan of the series; she'd seen the movies, yes, but never read the books. In fact, she hadn't even known there were books until the girl who sat behind her in pre-calc brought The Fellowship of the Ring to class.
Luckily, Haldir did not question her further. She could tell he probably would have liked to, but at that moment his companion returned.
"The Lady Galadriel and Lord Celeborn will receive the strange mortal," he said in Sindarin. Haldir nodded.
"I will take her, then," Haldir said. The other opened his mouth to argue, but Haldir put up a hand. "No, Eryndur," he said. "I speak the common tongue. It must be me."
He looked from Haldir to the mortal girl. "Very well. I leave you, then." With that, he leapt back into the trees. Kaitlyn blinked, confused.
"I take you to Caras Galadhon," Haldir said. The girl stared at him, and Haldir sighed. "I shall explain as we walk," he said, and offered his hand. He helped her up, and bowed his head. "Follow me, Firieth."
Author's notes: Apologies for the short chapter; it was originally supposed to be the first part of one chapter, but research for part two was taking a bit too long, so I decided just to stick this up.