I don't own Lord of the Rings. I only own Edleneth and any other characters I make up along the way, as well as the twists I put into the basic story. Elvish will be italicized.

"The Ring-bearer is setting out on the Quest of Mount Doom. On you who travel with him, no oath, nor bond is laid to go further than you will. Farewell. Hold to your purpose. May the blessings of Elves and Men and all Free Folk go with you," Elrond addressed the Fellowship. Edleneth stood next to Arwen, who was standing near her father.

"The Fellowship awaits the Ring-bearer," Gandalf said. All eyes turned to Frodo. He swallowed and began to walk through the gates of Rivendell. Aragorn looked back at Arwen for a fleeting moment before following the rest of the Fellowship.

"He'll be fine," Edleneth whispered to her friend.

"Edleneth, come with me," Elrond commanded without looking back.

"Yes, Lord Elrond," Edleneth responded. She followed Elrond to his study.

"The Lady Galadriel has sent me a message, concerning you," Elrond began.

Edleneth took a deep breath. "More of the prophecy?" she asked.

"It would seem so," he replied, "But the Lady has decided that she must tell you in person."

"She is here?"

"No, she wants you to go to Lothlórien to speak with her," Elrond explained.

Edleneth nodded. "I shall leave immediately."

"Be careful on your journey," Elrond warned, "You may be watched."

"I will be," Edleneth responded. She bowed and left Elrond to his studies.

As soon has she had walked out of the room, Arwen greeted her. "What did Father want to speak to you about?" she asked, "More of the prophecy?"

Edleneth began to walk to her room. "I must travel to Lothlórien to speak with Lady Galadriel," she answered.

"So it is more of the prophecy?" Arwen asked, walking with her friend.

"Yes," Edleneth sighed.

"But why must she see you in person?" Arwen wondered, "She always was content to share them with Father."

"I do not know," Edleneth replied as they reached her room. Edleneth opened the door. "Let us hope this is the end of it." Arwen nodded.

After she closed the door, Edleneth changed into clothes more fit for travel. She slung her quiver of arrows on her back and put her sword on her belt, also placing her knives in their concealed holders attached to her boots. Grabbing her bow and a set of empty saddlebags, Edleneth headed for the kitchen to get food supplies.

When Edleneth had the supplies she needed from the kitchen, she walked to the stables. Suldal whinnied when he saw his master and waited patiently while she put his saddle and reins on him. As she strapped her saddlebags on, Edleneth felt someone watching her.

"Going on a trip?" Elrohir asked her.

"To Lothlórien," she replied, and swung into her saddle.

"We know," Elladan responded.

"What are you doing here?" Edleneth asked.

"Lord Elrond asked us to accompany you as far as the Gap of Rohan, assuming that is the path you will take." Elrohir answered.

Edleneth nodded. "That was the plan," she replied.

"Then let's go," Elladan said as he and his brother mounted their horses. They slowly rode through the gates, following the path that the Fellowship had taken that morning.

"If you ask me, I'd say we should go through Moria," Elladan stated, "It would take less time."

"I would not enter a dwarf-infested mine for anything," Edleneth snarled.

"You're just afraid you'll die there," Elladan teased.

Edleneth scowled at him. "That is not funny, Elladan."

"It's not like you'll actually die," Elrohir tried to reassure her.

"Someone else will go in me, making me alive again," Edleneth growled, "I do not want someone else to live inside me. Besides, how do we know that the person will be good?"

"We're not going to Moria," Elrohir glared at his brother, "You can't die if you're not in a mine."

"Or if we're not near orcs," Edleneth answered, "But a band is coming our way." She strung her bow and shot an arrow at the nearest orc. While she notched another arrow, Elladan and Elrohir unsheathed their swords and charged towards the orcs. Edleneth shot a few more arrows before an orc knocked her off of Suldal. The orc leapt on her before she could get up, but Edleneth quickly unsheathed one of her daggers and stabbed him in the head.

Pushing the orc off of her, Edleneth got up and unsheathed her sword. The majority of the orcs were dead, but Edleneth had three orcs circling her. "Die, vermin!" she cried as she charged towards one. Their swords met, and they fought against each other. Edleneth kicked the orc in the stomach and chopped his head off as he fell backwards. She quickly turned and battled another orc. Edleneth heard a snarl behind her, so she ducked, just as an orc thrust his sword forward. He narrowly missed the other orc, and Edleneth rolled through his legs and stabbed him in the back. She raised her sword to see that Elladan had killed the third orc.

Seeing that all the orcs were dead or fleeing, Edleneth and the twins cleaned their swords and she retrieved as many arrows as she could. They remounted their horses and continued on their way in silence.