Okay so apparently one of my readers has a problem with the format of my paragraphs so I decided if it'll make it easier for her then I'll just take her advice.
I woke up to see my bathroom door standing open and Rana in there filling the tub. She turned around when I woke up and I smiled at her.
"Hey," I said.
She looked confused again, but she basically got what I was saying because she managed to say it back. I saw that my dress was hanging on the wardrobe and the slippers and necklace were on the floor underneath. Then I remembered what today was. I groaned and put my head in my hands. I felt like I was going to puke. What if they decided that I wasn't who I said I was? I mean, it is kind of hard to believe some girl from the 21st century fell out of the sky. I looked up when I felt a hand on my shoulder.
"Lle tyava quel?" Rana asked me, looking concerned.
I didn't understand exactly what she was asking, but I'm pretty good at understanding foreign languages so I figured she was probably asking me if I was okay. I just nodded. She didn't believe me, but she finished up in the bathroom and left with a small bow. Rana and Glorfindel were the only ones that I had talked to since I came here. My stomach grumbled and I realized that in all of the excitement I hadn't eaten since yesterday morning before they had let me out of the dungeon. I knew I wasn't going to be able to keep anything down for the next few days but at that moment I was starving. I put on the dress, slippers and necklace and brushed through my curls. I sighed as I looked in the mirror. I was becoming more comfortable with this life with every passing day, and I somehow felt like I was betraying everyone back home by waltzing around in a glamorous dress and going to Councils and staying in palaces. It didn't feel quite right. I opened the door and Glorfindel was there keeping guard. Ever since yesterday afternoon Glorfindel had taken it upon himself to become my escort everywhere, or maybe Elrond had just ordered him to follow me so I wouldn't get into trouble. Either way I was grateful that I had made at least one friend here.
"Hello lirimaer," he greeted me.
"Hi," I asked, "Wait no. How do you say good morning?"
"'Quel amrun," he said.
I nodded and asked if I was allowed to get something to eat.
"Of course," he said, "Just go to the dining hall and choose a place. But for now some urgent business has come up and I must go see the other gaurds."
I was surprised. He hadn't left my side since yesterday, so I didn't think he would leave, especially on today of all days. But I was too tired to question him any further so I just shrugged and made my way to the dining hall. I have no idea how I can forget everything in like 10 minutes, yet I can still manage to find the dining room without any assistance. I got to the dining room and saw three seats open. One was near Legolas and some other important looking elves. Unlike the elves here that seemed to prefer white and yellow and blue, Legolas and the elves with him looked like Robin Hood, dressed in all browns and greens. Then I remembered reading something in the first book. They were forest elves. I didn't know the difference between the forest elves and the Rivendell elves considering the Rivendell elves also lived in the forest, but it was the morning, and I was hungry and still not quite awake so I didn't think about it too much. The other seat open was next to a female elf with long, dark brown hair and eyes. She looked a lot like the twins and I recognized her immediately as Arwen. Then the other seat was near the hobbits. I hated this. It was like on the first day of school when you were trying to figure out where you should sit because you don't know a single other person in your lunch shift. Of course, it didn't help that everyone had gone completely silent when I walked in. Of course, I decided to sit next to the hobbits when I saw Merry and Pippin trying to wave me over. I laughed and walked over to them.
"Hello there Lady Lena," Pippin cried cheerfully, "I hope you slept well."
Merry and the other hobbits smirked.
"Hiya Pippin. I slept fine. So I see I've gotten pretty popular with the locals," I said as I looked around. Many of the elves were still watching me.
I decided that they could all go screw themselves and I started on my plate of food which an elf I remembered seeing in the kitchens brought out to me as soon as I sat down. As I was eating I noticed Frodo next to me who seemed to be the most subdued hobbit of the bunch.
"Does your shoulder still hurt?" I asked him.
He was startled, and I remembered I wasn't supposed to know about the Black Riders or about his stab wound. Oops.
"How-" he started, but I interrupted him. Aragorn and Gandalf had heard and were looking at me in shock. I was almost done so I decided it was time to make my escape.
"Oh my God look at the time! Well I have to go. I tried to get up but considering I was sitting on a bench, not a chair, it wasn't a good idea because the dress got in the way when I was trying to step over the bench and I ended up falling. I could hear laughing at the end of the table and when I got up I saw the forest elves almost bent over laughing. I pulled back my shoulders, and, face burning; I walked quickly out of the room. Not quick enough though. As soon as I was out I heard someone behind me. I turned around and Aragorn was standing there. He looked pissed, probably because Elrond had assured him that I was innocent and then I had suddenly seemed to know all about Frodo's little incident.
"How did you know about his shoulder," he growled at me.
"Uh…well…" I stammered.
I couldn't think of an answer and Aragorn was starting to scare me.
"In the woods. You knew about Frodo and the ring and Sauron," he said as he searched my face, "You might have tricked Elrond but you cannot fool me. Now tell me who you really are."
I couldn't think of a short, simple answer that he would believe, and thankfully I was spared from answering when I heard Glorfindel's voice.
"All those who have been summoned to the Council shall now go take their rightful places."
Everyone at the table stood except Arwen and another female elf. They all walked past Aragorn and me. Aragorn grabbed Mary, Pippin and Sam as they were trying to sneak by.
"Where do you think you're going?" he asked.
"Just going out for a bit of a walk Mister Strider sir," Sam replied nervously.
Aragorn smiled and leaned down and said quietly to the hobbit," Try not to get caught, all right?"
He laughed as the Hobbits went scurrying down the hallway. Aragorn gave me another hard look and walked away. Wow this dude hated me a lot. Glorfindel and four other guards approached me when he had left.
" Lirimaer," he began, although I already knew what was coming, "I have orders that you are not allowed into the Council until you have been summoned by Lord Elrond."
I realized then that the guards had formed a small circle around me and Glorfindel was at the very front.
"Follow me," Glorfindel said.
I didn't really have much of a choice considering if I didn't move I'd be trampled on by the guards behind me. We came to a pair of large wooden doors with little carvings in them. I wanted to ask what they meant, but my mouth was dry and all that came out was a squeaking sound. I closed my eyes and waited for the longest time. I thought of everything except the Council, and I remembered my mom. I was probably about 3 but I remember her singing to me as I lay in bed at night. It was when she was still happy. She stopped singing after my father left her for Nissa.
"Hush little baby don't say a word," I sang under my breath. I kept on singing. I guess the guards felt sorry for me because they didn't say anything. And then the doors opened and another guard spoke with Glorfindel. He turned around and shouted the same orders to the other elves, and he motioned me forward. I stepped out into the Council and everyone was watching me.
"Quel marth, lirimaer," Glorfindel said quietly as the door closed behind us. Glorfindel went to stand next to Lord Elrond's chair.
I looked around at the faces before me.
Showtime.