I spoke to Lord Elrond and brought up my thoughts of what would happen to me, and how back in my world I was known as a faevinid and not an elf. He answered my questions with calm and wisdom in each answer, but he was a bit taken aback at the idea of a faevinid explaining to me that they have not existed in Middle Earth for 2 millennia now. But when it came down to really getting the answers he said that we would need the help of a Gandalf the Grey, who would be arriving shortly. With that he left me to ponder on my own in the library.
After being in the library for awhile I decided to keep walking around. Years of being on the move made me hate immobility. With that in mind I began to think that I could not stay here, even if I wasn't in my world anymore; I hated feeling trapped or stuck in one place. There was nothing here for me, I would keep moving until something stopped me or I felt like I belonged. That was it; tomorrow morning I would tell Lord Elrond that as soon as my wounds were better I would be leaving.
I went back to my room after an hour of looking for it, I started packing up and counting my ammo just in case I would need them. As soon as I put the last of my guns away, there was a knock on my door.
"Yeah?" I answered. The door opened and in came Lord Elrond with a girl behind him.
"Good evening Lady Ever." He smiled cordially, "There will be a dinner in the dining hall tonight to welcome the guests that have arrived and it would be an honor if you presented yourself at my table."
"Oh…I don't have anything to wear for the occasion." I looked down at my clothes. "I thought you would say that so I have brought you a few dresses for you to choose from." He gestured to the girl behind him and she held up 4 different dresses, each one more captivating than the other. I smiled and gave him a small thanks.
"How will I know how to get to the dining hall?" I asked before he left. "Lethoniel," he looked at the girl beside me, "will walk you to the dining hall. I will see at dinner, milady." He bowed and left.
I turned to the girl beside me, "So what dress do you think I should wear?"
After trying on all the dresses Lethoniel and I decided on the floor length forest green dress with gold lining, it was beautiful. The sleeves opened up at the forearm and cascaded down. Lethoniel put my hair in loose curls and put a gold headband in my hair holding up some of my hair.
She put me in front of the mirror to see what had become of me. It took so much out of me to not cry; I mean I hated dresses and thought that it was too much of a hassle to get dressed up, but I was beautiful. The dress showed off the curves that made me a woman, and my hair softened my features almost changing it from the fierce appearance I was always used to seeing, to one of delicacy and femininity.
"Wow…" I wiped my eyes, forcing the tears to stay back, "Thank you so much Lethoniel! It's been a long time since I have seen myself look this way!" I turned to look at her. "You have no idea what you have done for me."
"It is of no thanks, natural beauty is all in you, milady. I just brought it out." She smiled "We should be off to the dining hall, Lady Ever."
"Please just call me Evie. I really don't like the whole Lady title." She gave a confused look. "As you wish...Evie" she smiled back at me.
We stopped in front of a door. "Here we are at the dining hall, I should return to my duties." She bowed and left. As soon as she left I became very self-conscious and for the first time in years I was nervous about what they would think of me. My mind was telling me to leave, but right as I was about to go back to my room a hand grabbed my arm. Out of instinct I threw a punch at the person's face, but the person moved quickly, avoiding my hit.
When I turned to look at my "attacker" I was met with the face of Legolas.
"Oh my god! I am so so sorry. It…it was just out of instinct! Did I hurt you?" I questioned, helping him up. He laughed at my actions, "No, thankfully I dodged your hit."
"Hmm…I might be a little rusty with my offense. Maybe a little practice will do me some good." He stood a good 7 inches above me. My head reaching his chin, I looked up to meet his gaze and found him staring at me with such curiosity and admiration. I shuffled nervously under his eyes.
"You look beautiful Evie." He said putting his hand on my arm.
"Really? I haven't worn a dress since I was little girl, so it's a little weird for me." I said looking down at the dress
"There is no need for you to be nervous, Evie." He smiled at me. "Now let's go in, they are probably waiting for us." He pulled me by him and I let him. I felt comforted and at ease as he led me down to my seat.
Legolas' POV
I could feel the anxiety she was feeling. It was overwhelming. I walked closer to her and it seemed as though she was going to run away, before she could leave I grabbed onto her arm, and instantly her other arm had turned towards me and was aiming for my face. Luckily I ducked before it could hit me. It was quite funny to see her stumbling over her apology saying it was instinct.
I stood up and looked at her. She was a beautiful sight to behold. The green of the dress brought out the color of her eyes making them a softer brown and her hair was in loose curls and was held up by a gold band only letting a few hair strands fall in her face. It was the first time I had seen her look so fragile. She reminded me of a delicate wildflower, the fierce appearance she had given off before seemed to have disappeared.
She was nervous; her movements were giving it away.
"You look beautiful Evie."
She looked up at me with uneasiness in her eyes. "Really? I haven't worn a dress since I was little girl, so it's a little weird for me."
Her choice of words confused me a bit, but I assume that is how they spoke in her world. She looked so scared at going into the dining hall, I smiled at her unease, because she seemed so confident fighting the orcs and now she was nervous.
"There is no need for you to be nervous, Evie." I smiled down at her, she was short for an elleth. "Now let's go in, they are probably waiting for us." I pulled her closer to me, and she seemed to relax more as I walked her down to her seat.
Lord Elrond sat on my left and Legolas sat on my right. As I sat down on my seat Lord Elrond gave me a reassuring smile. I looked around the table and saw the man, I had ran into earlier named Strider and he sat next to a beautiful she-elf and there was about 4 little people sitting next to Strider.
"Oh Lady Ever, forgive my manners. I have yet to introduce you to our guests." Lord Elrond stood up and walked behind the she-elf, " This is my daughter Arwen and this man sitting next to her is Aragon." Arwen smiled and bowed her head while Aragon just nodded.
The little people next to the man I knew as Strider didn't need an introduction.
"Hello there miss, I'm Meriadoc Brandybuck but everyone calls me Merry and this here is.." he pointed to the one sitting next to him
"I'm Peregrin Took, but Pip is the name."
The one sitting next to him seemed almost sad, "Hello, I am Frodo Baggins." He smiled at me, I could tell that the smile was forced and I felt sorry for him. The blonde one next to him started to blush as I looked at him. The one named Merry spoke out once again.
"That there is Sam, he's a bit shy with meeting new people."
"Hi, I'm Evie." I smiled at the little guys, they seemed so happy and hyper, well with the exception of the one named Frodo.
"So, Evie how are your wounds healing?" Lord Elrond asked.
"Oh, they're healing pretty well, I've always been a quick healer so I think just one more day and I'm good to go." I stated.
Lord Elrond seemed to be shocked at my thought of leaving. "Where would you go?" Aragon interjected.
" I don't know…I haven't thought about it, I just know that I have to go."
"May I ask why?" Arwen asked. The conversation now seemed to be solely focused on me, I started to play with the ring on my necklace. Little did I notice that Lord Elrond's and Legolas' eyes were on the ring that seemed to glow whenever I touched it.
"Well when I was a young girl and lived with my people, we were always on the move, we never stayed in one place for too long. We were a nomadic people and…" I had to push any emotion I had away from my mind. "and when my people died, I had to keep moving. I could never just stay in one place, in fear of being found. With the years of being on the run I have hated staying put, I don't like the feeling of being stuck or trapped and there's always a time when I get restless and that's when I know it's time to leave."
"And what will you do if you're attacked by orcs again?" Legolas questioned, becoming more tense by the minute.
"Well you of all people should know that I am skilled in combat, so I can take care of myself." I stated seeing his facial expression change to one of intensity.
"So you're from another world?" Frodo asked.
"Yeah, I'm not really sure how I got here all I know is that I'm here now." I answered
The night continued with the hobbits, I learned that what they're race was called, asking me all sorts of questions about my world and them telling me stories about the shire.