A/N: I own nothing. All belong to Tolkien and JK Rowling. No money was made here. Also, for now, Emel doesn't understand anyone and vice versa so English speech "[will look like this]" and Elvish speech "will look like this." Secondly, (Edited); for the detail-oriented readers out there the story is currently taking place the summer months of the Third Age year 2908 three years before the fell winter in Hobbiton.

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Chapter 4

Without horses, the walk out of Trollshaw forest and into Rivendell's valley was much longer. Glorfindel and the twins insisted on carrying her throughout the journey. There was very little conversation and the three warriors were still trying to figure out how she had fit the tent into black traveling pack which weight as little as she did. Two-thirds of the way back to the city they were met with a search party sent by Lord Elrond to find them. For the last leg of the journey, Emel tried not to bite her tongue and she bounces in the saddle in front of Lord Glorfindel. She decided she was not very fond of horseback riding and would avoid it in the future.

Lord Elrond's perspective…

On the front steps, Lord Elrond watch as the search party returned and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his missing sons and the captain of the guard among them. Everyone dismounted in the front courtyard and grooms came to collect the horses for the stables. When the three men in question approached, Lord Elrond was suppressed to see a small child in Glorfindel's arms.

They bowed to him in greeting and Lord Elrond squeezed the shoulders of Elladan and Elrohir affectionately, glad that they returned home in one piece. Elrond looked back at the Captain with a questioning eyebrow. Glorfindel replies, "If my suspicions are correct, I believe this little one was somehow the cause of the disturbance two nights ago. Much has occurred since we left but I hesitate to say anything in the courtyard."

"I see." Said Elrond with great curiosity. "Let us adjourn in my office and you can give me your report."

The group sat around Lord Elrond's desk and each to the opportunity to present their findings and thoughts. The more they explained the more Elrond stared at Emel as though she were a wonderful puzzle to solve making her uncomfortable. She had slipped on Dumbledore's ring while they spoke so she could understand what was going on a bit better.

Eventually when all was explained Elrond came around his desk and knelt in front of the girl in Glorfindel's lap. "Hello, little one. I know you do not speak our languages but is there anything you may be able to tell us about yourself?" He not only spoke to her but tried to deliver the question using body language and hand signs.

She looked at the lord skeptically for a moment. Elrond could tell she was assessing is trustworthiness with her strikingly stunning and intelligent eyes. He seemed to have some sort of test because she took off the chain holding the ring of understanding and indicated that he put his hand in hers.

He did as instructed with his left hand and Emel noticed he already had a ring of power on that hand. It was blue sapphire housed in a golden band and she looked it over momentarily. Lord Elrond was shocked that she could see his ring Vilya at all since it was usually masked from view to all except the barer, himself. She dropped his hand and indicated she wanted the other one.

When he did as she asked, she slid her ring on one of his fingers and he felt his consciousness shift slightly. "[This is called the Ring of Understanding. My grandpa, Headmaster of the school I lived in gave it to me so I could communicate with others in this new world. I will want it back after we talk, please. Understand that am not from here originally. I was born on earth to a wizard of that world. My mother was from this world and she was an elf. They both died when I was very young. A bad wizard called the dark lord was doing bad things in the wizarding world I was born in, so my adopted father papa Snape and Grandpa Dumbledore sent me back to my mother's world. I am a half witch, half-elf.]"

When she was done explaining she motioned for him to give the ring back to her and thankfully Elrond complied. While he didn't know what her words said he still somehow understood what she was trying to say due to the power of her ring she had loaned him.

Just like the other had been, Lord Elrond was momentarily struck dumb. He could feel no falsehoods in her tale and his heart went out to the sweet child. She herself seemed to be a little miracle baby. Never before was there a half-elf, half istari in all of Arda. She needs a home, she needed guidance and protection and she pulled on his paternal heartstrings.

Now that he better understood the magnitude of her situation, he decided she would reside in Rivendell as his ward. He called upon his daughter Arwen and had her settle their new addition into a room in the royal wing close to his own chambers. That was the last Emel saw of the Lord of Rivendell for the day.

It was two months now since Emel was brought to Rivendell and things were not going well. More often then not the young elleth (meaning elf maid/girl) took to hiding in strange places to escape the residents of Rivendell. She was suffering from a serious case of homesickness and culture shock.

Having been raised by imperfect mortals, the perfection of the elves was very off-putting for the young girl. She was also grieving the loss of her old world and the people she left behind whom she loved. What Emel did not understand was that in her grief she was beginning to fade. Glorfindel, Elrond, and his family watched powerlessly as her inner light slowly began to fade, and her pallor become sickly. She had trouble eating food and lacked energy. Often times one of them would find her asleep in one of her hiding places. It greatly disturbed everyone that she slept with her eyes closed because elves only closed their eyes in death. When they tried to discourage it, she lost her temper and a glass vase shattered in a fit of accidental magic which terrified her handmaid.

Elf children are rare in this age and precious to everyone so watching Emel fade in her unhappiness was agonizing and no one was quite sure what to do to change it. When they thought she very well may die, an unexpected visitor arrived….

A/N: Ahhh! Cliff-hanger! Lolz, don't hate me! Short chapter but we're getting closer to the beginning of the hobbit. Try and guess in the reviews. Who do you think came to visit Rivendell?