Lithoniel: Hello! Back with chapter 6! WOOT! Ok let's get down to business in this chapter Galadriel gives us gifts too! Anyway enjoy! God I am INSANE!

That night was very sad. I sat down near the place we were sleeping and was listening to the elves sing a lament for Gandalf, it was so sad I couldn't help the tear that rolled down my pale face.

"Tenna' min govanno ad Mithrandir." I whispered softly leaving to go to sleep, if we ever got out of this I might just come back to Lothlorien, it had always been my favorite place next to Rohan. The next morning came much to soon. We walked down to the beautiful river in silence. They gave us Lothlorien cloaks! I looked at the brooch in awe, it was so beautiful! Next we loaded up the boats with lembas.

"Lembas!" I cried in delight and turned to my friends, "elvish way bread, one small bite is enough to fill the stomach of a grown man!"

Galadwen looked around aimlessly.

"All right how many did you eat?" I asked her.

"Four"

Nostariel and I leaned against each other in a helpless fit of giggles. Once the boats were loaded Galadriel gave us our gifts. She walked up to the four elves first.

"My gift for you, Legolas and Nostariel is a bow of the Galadhrim. Worthy of the skills of our woodland kin." She said as she watched Legolas and Nostariel stretch the bows looking at them in awe.

"To you Galadwen I give you a spear."

Galadwen took the spear, it was beautiful decorated in many gold designs.

"And for you Lithoniel I give you a horn of the Galadhrim."

I took the horn bowing as I inspected it. It was white with gold and silver designs with a silver ash tree.

I showed my friends and inspected their weapons.

"Look there's an ash tree on my horn because my name means ash tree, Galadwen, your spear has golden tree and flowers because her name means golden Laurel tree and Nostariel your bow has a silver star and crown because your name means of noble birth."

"Cool!"

After Galadriel finished handing out the gifts we got in our boats and headed down the river. Legolas, Nostariel and I were in one in one boat, Boromir Merry and Pippin were in another, Frodo, Sam and Aragorn were in another and Galadwen and Gimli were in the last boat right next to us. We looked to the bank and saw Galadriel her hand raised bidding us farewell.

"Good bye Lady of the Golden Woods." I said silently.

"Goodbye to you, Lithoniel of the sea." She replied in my mind and I smiled. Once we were out of Lothlorien I looked at Gimli who seemed forlorn.

"I have taken my worst wound at this parting, having looked my last upon that which is fairest. Henceforth I will call nothing fair unless it be her gift to me" he sighed.

"What was her gift?" I asked softly.

"I asked her for one hair from her golden head, she gave me three."

We all smiled. All of a sudden I heard a strange noise like it came from my mind and I turned my head sharply towards the bank as did the other elves. But we continued on none the less. That night we made camp on a small island in the river. I turned to my friends and Legolas whom by now I also counted as a friend.

"Today did you feel an evil presence on the opposite bank?" I asked them softly and they all nodded their heads.

"I have a feeling that battle is not far off."

"As do I."

I smiled at Nostariel; she was really getting good at this elvish stuff! In the distance I could hear Aragorn and Boromir arguing and I sighed, did he really deserve such an end? The next morning we were awake at the crack of dawn. We rowed in silence hoping that the evil that was following would give up. All of a sudden we saw two enormous statues carved right out of the cliff faces. They were two kings with their left hand out palm held up in warning. Two guardians of the elder days. I was speechless, they were bigger then I could have ever imagined. I dimly heard Aragorn speaking.

"Long have I desired to look upon the kings of old, my kin!"

That afternoon we made camp on the western bank.

"We cross the river at nightfall. Hide the boats and continue on foot. We approach Mordor from the North."

"Oh, yes! It's just a simple matter of finding our way through Emyn Muil? An impassable labyrinth of razor sharp rocks! And after that, it gets even better!" Gimli said grumpily, he really didn't like the boats.

"Festering, stinking marshland as far as the eye can see!"

"That is our road! I suggest you take some rest and recover your strength, Master Dwarf" Aragorn said almost mockingly and I couldn't help but smile. I turned towards Boromir who looked like he was deeply troubled.

"Is there something wrong Boromir?" I asked. He jerked upright, but then smiled.

"What? Oh yes I'm fine."

"Okay." I smiled sadly, I knew what was wrong. A few minutes later there was a cry and we noticed that both Frodo and Boromir were missing.

"Oh No!" I said under my breath and I grabbed my two friends who were about to go searching.

"Guys stay with Legolas, Gimli and Aragorn. The Uruk-Hai are coming and there even worse then orcs! Oh and I'm sorry to say that Boromir is going to die and Merry and Pippin are going to get kidnapped."

They both looked at me horrified and we ran to catch up to the others, but then Nostariel and I noticed Galadwen was missing.

"Great! She always had a terrible sense of direction."

"Maybe she went to find the hobbits, but that means…" I trailed off horribly then I heard battle ahead. Sure enough the three guys were into it with the Uruks and we leapt into the fray roaring! We hacked an slashed away taking out anything that came in our path. I saw Nostariel firing off arrows at such a rapid pace I couldn't keep count which got her an admiring glance from Legolas. All of a sudden we heard a horn in the distance.

"The horn of Gondor!" I yelled whipping out my own horn and blowing into it. It had a clear ringing tone that was quite nice.

"Come on!" I yelled and Nostariel and I sped off towards the sound leaving the guys behind. We got there just in time to see Boromir get shot by an arrow, then something very strange happened. The eye of Sauron flashed through my mind sending pain lancing through my skull.

Nostariel's point of view

I saw Boromir get shot and the eye of Sauron flashed through my mind causing such intense pain I screamed and fell to my knees I could hear him speaking to me. Nostariel! It whispered. I looked up through blurry eyes to see that Lithoniel was also in pain, but no where near as much as mine. I barely dodged an Uruks blade, but it sliced a gash in my arm. Just before I blacked out I could see Lithoniel trying to defend Boromir and I saw the hobbits and Galadwen getting carried off by the monsters. Then I blacked out and fell into someone's arms.

Back to my POV

I looked to see the Nostariel was in great pain. I also saw my friend getting carried away with the hobbits, then I snapped.

"ELBERETH GILTHONIEL!" I roared slashing at the uruks with such ferocity they backed off slightly. By now Nostariel had passed out into Legolas'es arms and Boromir had been shot several times and Aragorn was taking out that last Uruk. I sat down on the ground hard I was very dizzy. After a few moments it passed and I rushed over to Boromir with Aragorn.

"They took the little ones and the elf girl!" he gasped.

"Be still" I said.

"Frodo! Where is Frodo?" he asked struggling for breath.

"I let Frodo go." anwered Aragorn.

"Then you did what I could not! I tried to take the ring from him."

"The ring is beyond our reach now."

"Forgive me, I did not see it. I have failed you all."

"No Boromir, you fought bravely! You have kept your honor." I whispered trying to pluck an arrow out.

"Leave it! It is over. The world of men will fall, and all will come to darkness… and my city to ruin"

"I do not know what strength is in my blood, but I swear to you I will not let the White City fall…nor our people fail!"

"I would have followed you my brother! My captain, my king!" with that Boromir son of Gondor passed out if this world.

"Be at peace son of Gondor." Aragorn whispered and I bowed my head in respect. Now we went over to Legolas who was still holding the unconscious Nostariel. Aragorn checked her over.

"She will be fine Legolas." He said binding up the wound on her arm. A look of relief spread across Legolas'es face. 'Awwww that is so sweet!' I thought praying no one heard my thoughts. We placed Boromir into one of the boats with his weapons and his horn and gently pushed the boat out and watched as it was swept over the falls.

"Hurry, Frodo and Sam have reached the Eastern shore!" Legolas said dragging a oat into the water. By this time Nostariel was awake and she stood by Legolas.

"You mean not to follow them?" she said softly.

"Frodo's fate is no longer in our hands."

"Then it has all been in vain! The fellowship has failed!" said Gimli.

"Not if we hold true to each other. We will not abandon Merry and Pippin to torment and death. Not while we have strength left. Leave all that can be spared behind. We travel light. Let us hunt some Orc!"

"Yes!" Gimli and I said at the same time running after Aragorn, Nostariel and Legolas following.

'So it begins.' I mused in my mind 'the true quest for Middle-Earth has begun.'

Lithoniel: Oh aint' I dramatic? LOL! So far I have loved writing this story and I have succeeded in turning one of my best friends into a fellow ringer! So people remember to R&R! The more reviews I get the better I write!