An- Okay, so this is really a little blurb. In the original opening of the second story it was like the girls knew off the bat that they'd be going with the Fellowship, which I tweaked with the last rewrite. In the rewrite I made it that they were unsure what they'd do, and with that I saw the need to write a small part where the girls do decide what they're going to do.

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Niori was stretched out on the ground up on her hunches, Erin was sitting against a tree with her legs tucked under her, Carla was leaning against a tree with arms crossed over her chest and Jane was pacing back and fourth.

It was decision time.

They were welcome to stay in Lothlorien, or the Fellowship would allow them to travel with them, however reluctantly. It was up to them.

"Well?" Niori finally asked to break the silence.

"I…I don't know," Jane replied, again trying to be the logical one, "it's so dangerous."

"I know that this makes me sound like some love sick, clingy girlfriend," Erin spoke up softly, "but I'm not letting him leave me. I know how horrible that feeling is, and now that I can avoid it I'm not letting him walk away from me."

"But the baby Erin," Jane pointed out.

"I'm selfish Jane," was the girl's reply, "and if I don't have to lose him I won't, baby or no baby."

"I…I want to go," Carla spoke up next, her voice hesitant and less assured than Erin's had been, "I can't really explain it; you guys always say I was an Amazon in a past life, and maybe I want to prove it in a way. It's not that I want to be in battle or to kill…"

Carla's explanation trailed off, but they thought they could sort of understand her reasoning; Carla had always had some sort of warrior's soul, and here was a chance to use it.

"What about you?" Jane asked Niori, who looked startled when the question was asked of her.

"God I don't know! I've always dreamed about grand adventures, but I never imagined this would ever happen! This whole situation scares the shit out of me!"

Niori admitting that she was scared just showed how big all of this was.

"But…" she started up after a moment, "I think I'm kind of like Carla; not so much the battle thing…but I think I'd like the chance to good and make a difference. I think I'd like the chance to be a hero."

So it was down to Jane.

"I'm not staying here by myself," Jane sighed, almost in defeat, "I'd go insane. But let it be known that I do not really want to do this. I'm not a coward, but realistic; chances are that one, if not all, of us will be killed. Though against my better judgement, I'm in too."

They let the silence rest for a minute, each processing the decision they had just made. For better or for worse, they had just committed themselves.

"Let's go tell everyone we've decided to tag along and help save Middle Earth," Jane suggested dryly, "I'm sure they'll be thrilled."

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An- So that would have taken place the night before they left. Hope you enjoyed.