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"What is it that you wanted to talk about?" he asked while Nowien looked out the window and down on the yard where the children were braiding each other's hair while some elves helped them. Two elves who had taken to watch the children while Nowien was off doing her thing, reading in the library or training with the guard or Arwen. One was a female who had lost a child at a young age and found joy in the children again, the other a lower elf who helped around where she could.

"I need to tell you something, and if you want to send me away after is it alright. As long as you promise to keep the children, they are not like me as far as I can tell and will bring no harm." She began and looked at Elrond seriously and he looked thoughtful before nodding.

"I am sure it will not come to that, but do tell what this is about." He said and studied her as she sat down in front of him, on the other side of his desk.

"My family has always been the leaders of our village, and my family-line is thousands of years old." She began and he looked interested by now but didn't interrupt. "Some in our family is lucky, or unlucky, depending on how you look at it." She smiled bitterly, her thoughts about it had changed during her time with the elves. She used to look at it like a blessing, but the elves would most likely see it as a curse. "When we are born are some blessed with a mark; I would like to show it to you if you wouldn't mind." She said and the lord nodded at her to do just that.

She stood and turned with her back towards him, and pulled away her shirt from her back, showing off the mark of two dragon wings across her back. His eyes widened and he stood, walking over slowly while studying them.

"May I touch them?" he asked, his eyes never leaving the curious wings on her back, and she nodded.

He reached out and felt the black and blue scales, even if there only truly was skin there. He felt the muscles in the base that was connected to her back and it amazed him. It was like there were real dragon wings on her back, but he knew they were only marks or tattoos. It was really skin he was touching, no matter the feeling of scales. It truly was a magical mark.

"I am part dragon." She whispered, "a dragon master, but we prefer dragon friend." She clarified and put on her shirt again before turning, Elrond looked thoughtful and motioned for her to continue while he paced around. "I basically have the power of a dragon and I am by birth bonded with a dragon that is a part of me." She explained and Elrond looked at her, his pacing had stopped. "It is a deep bond that goes beyond love for a lover or even family. It is complicated but that is the best I can explain." She shrugged.

"I understand; do you know the dragon you are bonded to?" Elrond asked seriously, for this was not a matter to take lightly. Most of the dragons that were known were evil, some even servants of Sauron himself. If her dragon was one of them did it not matter how close they were, he was not allowed close to the elves in Rivendell.

"Yes." She said and looked down on her hands. "But I cannot tell you." She said and hung her head more. Knowing the thoughts that must be going around his head, how dragons were evil and killed innocent. How they were greedy and stole and burned down cities for what they wanted.

Elrond saw how this topic was hard to talk about for the girl, but he needed answers.

"I suppose that is why you thought I would like to send you away?" he asked and she nodded, waiting for him to tell her to leave.

"Anyone would send me away for being a freak or declared dangerous." She said and thought back to all the other humans who had done just that, she had only left her village once with her father and after an accident were their wings showed off and people screamed in fear and called them freaks. Her father assured her that wasn't the case, but from then on did she know why they hid away in her village.

Elrond walked over with a gentle look and placed a hand on her shoulder, making her look up confused. "I will not send you away." He explained firmly but gently. "I have seen how you care for others and anyone dangerous could not have done that." He said and she couldn't believe it.

"Really?" she whispered amazed.

"Yes. You are still welcome to stay with us." He confirmed and sat down in his chair again. "And I do believe Arwen would give me a hard time if I did send you away, dragon or not." He smiled and Nowien laughed at that.

Arwen had become a sister to her, after losing her other sister in the raid was it nice to have a sister again and Arwen was very clear in how she liked Nowien. Nowien had no doubt in her mind Arwen could care less about her being a dragon and if Elrond had decided to send her away would she had thrown a very graceful tantrum and gotten her way in the end.

"I do have to warn you thought." Nowien said seriously, and Elrond looked at her curiously. "I do think Jasmine might have the same mark as I do, it is growing." She said and stood up to look out the window at the children again. She hadn't mentioned about the mark before because she was afraid Jasmine would be send away with her and the poor girl needed a home to grow up in. She couldn't live on the road. "That means a dragon will be born soon, and choose her." She said with a soft smile. Dragons were always born with their humans, in a way. Either in soul or body. "Or if he or she is already born and looking for her."

"What does that mean for middle earth?" Elrond asked and Nowien smiled at him.

"Nothing if we can find the dragon and let him or her meet Jasmine, he or she will have Jasmine as main priority from the moment they meet." Nowien explained and Elrond nodded.

"Very well, for this to happen must I speak with Galadriel. She will help in the search for the dragon." Elrond said and Nowien nodded, she knew all about this elf after Arwen had spoken about her.

"You may ask her, and thank you." Nowien said before walking towards the door.

"Where is your dragon, Nowien?" Elrond asked before she could open the door. He couldn't ignore such a question; it was still very important. If her dragon was evil and in alliance with Sauron could she be used against them thanks to the dragon. He wanted to know for the safety of everyone.

She didn't face him when she spoke her answer, "In Erebor." She said in a low voice that only an elf could pick up. She hurried out before Elrond could answer her.

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