"You are a fool! How could you possibly think this would be effective?" Hûredhiel tapped angrily on the amulet that Adonnenniel picked out to help with the crisis that Hûredhiel had explained.

"You are quizzing me on things that I do not know! Perhaps maybe you can tell me the names and backgrounds of these amulets and charm bracelets than I can excel in charms" Adonnenniel replied back.

"You are not fit to be Queen if you don't even know anything, fool!" Hûredhiel said into Adonnenniel's ear.

"Leave me alone!" Adonnenniel jumped up and ran out of the room. "You are nothing but cruel, you hag!"

Adonnenniel heard Hûredhiel yelling after her as she raced down the hall and farther away from her classroom. Her feet led her to the front entrance as people looked at her questionably before realizing why she was running at full speed. She burst out into the open air and ran down the stairs just as the party of Sindar Elves had come into the courtyard. Adonnenniel didn't even stop running to greet Thranduil King as she ran over to Legolas and nearly knocked him down with the hug that she embraced with him.

Legolas took a step back in shock before slowly wrapping his arms around Adonnenniel tightly, making her wake up from her trance. She then took a step back and fumbled for words to explain her actions but Legolas only had to look up to see Hûredhiel and her counsel at the top of the stairs standing still as statues.

"Adonnenniel is to be respected at all costs" Legolas yelled out. "It is either that or exile"

"What are you saying?"

"Setting things right"

"You don't need to do this for me" Adonnenniel whispered to him. "I deserved it"

"No you don't" Legolas replied back.

"Thank you" Adonnenniel responded. "For coming back"

"I had to" Legolas smiled to her then turned back to Hûredhiel. "Do you understand me?"

"Yes" Hûredhiel nodded bitterly. "I am sorry for the disappointment. It will not happen again. You can trust in me. I will make things right. Whatever you wish to do then do not ask for more"

"Under on condition"

"And that is?" Hûredhiel asked. "Please tell me anything!"

"That my bride can pick whoever she wants in order to oversee that this won't happen again" Legolas looked back down to Adonnenniel.

"Really?"

"Yes" Legolas nodded. "I trust that you have made a friend?"

"One" Adonnenniel smiled up into his blue eyes.

"Then it is settled" Legolas looked over to his father.

"I will start the meeting whenever you are present" Thranduil said.

"I cannot believe you just did that!" Adonnenniel yelled out as they entered their room. "Hûredhiel seemed do infuriated when we left! You know she is going to get back at me no matter what, right?"

"I am so glad you are alright" Legolas said in a low voice as he embraced her in another hug.

"It was just four classes with her"

"Not that"

Adonnenniel then stiffened in the hug and slowly unwrapped his arms from her, "What is wrong? What is going on?"

"Adonnenniel, it is worse that we have imagined" Legolas placed his hands in hers as he tried to find some way to know that this was a dream.

"You found the creatures that are behind this?" Adonnenniel asked.

"Unfortunately" Legolas said.

"I may now announce that Legolas Prince and Lady Adonnenniel have arrived. Now we can start the meeting. What in the name of the Valar is going on?" an Elven woman asked.

"We have come across something very terrifying" Thranduil had begun. "Ra'zacs has appeared to be the cause of this problem that we are having in these woods. The creatures that we have heard in the tales when we were all little elflings are true"

"My King, are you certain?" Hûredhiel asked.

"It has been deemed so" Thranduil sighed as he rubbed his eyes.

"How do we destroy them?"

"In the tales, no one can" Thranduil answered Adonnenniel's question. "You have to find the shade first"

Adonnenniel knew only vaguely of shades that they must be talking about. She knew that shades could only travel by the shades of day or by nightfall and also that these were the spirits of an undead. The only way to kill a shade that was ever possible was to stab it through the head or head. Adonnenniel looked around the room and noticed everyone was mirroring the terrifying outcome.

"What shall we do?" Adanessa asked.

"We do what is the only thing necessary. We prepare for a battle to come forth. The trail leads closer and closer to Mirkwood each day" Thranduil advised. "They will be here within the next couple of days. Everyone must know how to fight and paralyze a Ra'zac in order to find enough time to rule out the shade. He has to be with his creatures or else why would he try to destroy Mirkwood?"

"How do we fight a Ra'zac?" Adonnenniel whispered to Legolas.

"No one knows. They were rumored to be one of the first Nazgul of our time" Legolas responded.

"Then what could kill a Nazgul?"

"Nazgul's can't die, remember?"

"Something makes them weak, Legolas" Adonnenniel countered.

"Usually sunlight burns them and they are terrified of water" Legolas said after deep thought.

"Then that's it"

"What's it?"

"Do you honestly think that Rivendell Elves are the only ones that can control water?"

"You against who knows how many? Do not be silly"

"I am saying to send word out to my brother"

"Do you think he will come?"

"He wouldn't let his little sister be in this kind of danger"

"How many is in your army"

"A few can come, Legolas, but all of our people have trained to become accustomed to the magic of the water" Adonnenniel replied.

"How soon can they get here, Adonnenniel?"

"As soon as you need them"

"Can you write a letter before nightfall, Adonnenniel?" Thranduil asked.

Adonnenniel looked up and noticed that the whole counsel has just heard their conversation, "I will do my best"

"Are we sure about this?" Hûredhiel spoke up.

"Adonnenniel just said that her Eleven Kind can help with the water damage. Unless you are hoping that the Ra'zac are dumb enough to attack by day then I see no other point in arguing" Thranduil said. "They are greatly needed in a time like this. We decided to reunite for something like this. Adonnenniel's brother will answer immediately"

"We do not have that much water here"

"That won't be necessary" Adonnenniel objected. "One of our weapons is a water sling. We can create and manipulate the water just by what is in a normal water jug"

"I still do not think of it as wise" Hûredhiel objected.

"Give it a rest!" Alassëa snapped. "Our Kingdom is in danger and all you care about is your invisible feud?!"

"It is settled then! We must call in reinforcements and fight as one!" Thranduil yelled out and stood up like a proud King, not willing to let his people die under a shade's control.