I'm sorry that I have not written for more than 9 months now, a lot of things are occurring in my life and I have not been able to keep up with my story. My husband and I are expecting a son in late January of 2009, we are ecstatic to bring a new joy into our lives.
Onward with the story:
Chapter Five- The Rope Slowly Unravels
Maura woke slowly from a deep sleep, as her thickly lashed eyes blinked open to the surroundings around her, she realized that she was not in her own bed at home, but in Lothlorien.
That is strange, I am in a made up place, that has become reality. I am not in a dream.
She sat up straight from her sofa, "I need to see a Psychologist."
A soft nicker caused her to turn her head to the left, Folly was staring straight at her, bobbing his head up and down, his mane waving in the soft breeze.
"I guess some exploring would do us both some good," Maura responded to his unspoken question.
She pulled herself onto his slick back, feeling the warmth and joy that spread through her body every time she climbed onto a horse. Even without the use of a saddle and bridle, Maura easily communicated where she wanted to go with small shifts of her weight and pressure from her calves.
Maura and Folly followed a worn path that wound its way through the enormous trees that made up the land of Lothlorien. She didn't know where she was going, but instead trusted Folly not to bring her to any harm. The pair walked slowly for some time, Maura enjoying the soft breeze on her face and the sounds that swirled around her, nature's orchestra played a symphony that was beautiful to her ears. Birds sang their song and tended to the chirps of their young. The air seemed to carry a tune as it sang its way through the leaves, all of these sounds were new to Maura, but all of them sounded familiar.
After a while, Maura and Folly came to small pond, its surface undisturbed and as smooth as glass. Maura swung a leg over Folly's broad back and dismounted with a soft thump! She knelt over the water, looking down at her reflection. The image was the same, but somehow changed.
Slowly, her reflection rippled away and a scene played out before her on the water's surface. She saw nine walkers on a hard journey, traveling over rough terrain and fight more than just physical villains, but each walker seemingly fighting an internal battle as well.
Folly blew gently on the water's surface and the image faded away.
Her life in the real world gave her knowledge of what she had seen, the Fellowship of the Ring and their journey that had yet to have taken place.
I wonder if what I saw was real or if it was simply created from my memories
"You have the gift of foresight," came Galadriel's voice as she stepped from the path, "you have seen what will come to be from the finding of the great ring."
Maura was slightly startled from the sudden appearance of Galadriel, usually Folly alerts her of such things. She recovered quickly from her shock, "I saw the Fellowship on their journey to Mordor," Maura told Galadriel.
"Indeed you did," Galadriel replied, "I believe because this vision was granted to you, you must travel with Legolas to the council at Rivendell, as you are of great importance to the fate of the one ring."
Maura nodded slowly, "I will do as you request, but have one request of my own if I am to do this. If I follow through, with all that is asked of me, I ask that someone help me unwind my history in Middle Earth. I would like to retread the path that I walked before I was sent to my life in Oregon, my life in Middle Earth as a child, and maybe, where I came from."
"What you ask does not come with an easy answer," replied Galadriel, "but all efforts shall be made to fulfill your request."
Satisfied with Galadriel's answer, Maura remounted Folly, "Shall we go then?"
Sorry if this was really boring, I'm at work and could only be so creative while in a suppressive environment. As usual. Please no flames.