A/N: 'Put aside the Ranger, become who you were born to be'. Lord Elrond's epic quote, which I love, is in this chapter, together with a small father and daughter scene between him and Sunglee. Elrond gives courage to Aragorn to take the Dimholt road.

Gotta Dance 88- Yep, he's a true gentleman, isn't he? ;) Here's the next chapter, I hope you'll enjoy it.

Disclaimer: Nope, I don't own Lord of the Rings, Tolkien does

The night had fallen over the camp of Dunharrow, but very few were sleeping. Some of them had seen a cloaked figure arriving and asking for Theoden. Suspicions had grown, but when they saw the king welcoming the stranger, the soldiers relaxed again. Help was always welcomed, especially in these dark times.

In the tent they were sharing, Eowyn and Sunglee could not sleep either. Eowyn was cleaning her sword and Sunglee was testing if the string of her bow was still stable. Of course, she knew there was no need to worry. The bow of the Galadhrim was as beautiful and intact as it was the day Lady Galadriel had given it to her. Meanwhile, they were sharing memories from their childhood to ease the tension. Suddenly, a guard entered the tent.

'Pardon me for disturbing you, but Theoden King wishes to speak with you, Lady Sunglee'

The she-elf looked at her friend, surprised by his words. What could Theoden want to tell her? But Eowyn only shrugged with the shoulders, having no idea either. With thousand thoughts and fears dancing in her mind, Sunglee followed the guard in Theoden's tent and saw someone wearing a long cloak and a hood sitting at a corner. Theoden looked at them.

'I take my leave now' he announced seriously and left. Sunglee understood that the stranger was the one who wanted to speak to her and looked at him, blaming herself for leaving her bow in her tent. The unknown visitor stood up and removed his hood. With a gasp, Sunglee realized that it was her father. Her father, whom she had not seen for such a long time, had come in Dunharrow. Unable to control herself, she ran into his hug, crying from happiness and nostalgia.

'Ada!' she said. 'I have missed you'

'I have missed you too, my beloved daughter' he answered while pulling away gently. 'Let me look at you. You look very well. Are you alright? Do the others look after you?'

'Yes, ada, I am treated with kindness' Sunglee said. 'I am fine and I am fighting for our homeland'

There was silence for a few moments and Sunglee noticed that her father had become serious. She stroke his arm and looked at him.

'Father, what is happening? There must be a very important reason for you to leave Rivendell'

'You are right, selde. And it concerns your sister'

'Arwen!' Sunglee gasped. 'What is wrong with Arwen? I…I heard that…that she would sail to Valinor'

'She came back' Lord Elrond explained. 'She could not leave Aragorn. She said she would regret it forever'

Arwen would not leave. She would stay. Sunglee laughed loudly hearing this, for the news of Arwen's departure had an extremely bad influence on her.

'Ada, she loves him. She does not care whether he is mortal or immortal. Like I can not live without Legolas, Arwen can not live without Aragorn'

'I know' her father agreed. 'But, you see, the fact she gave up her immortality had severe consequences. The life of the Eldar is already leaving her'

'It is leaving her?' his daughter repeated, with fresh tears, this time tears of sorrow, appearing in her eyes. 'Do you mean that my sister…is dying?'

'Everything depends now on the One Ring and whether Frodo will destroy it' Lord Elrond avoided giving her a specific answer. 'But now you are riding to Gondor with very few men compared to the army of the enemy. You need to summon the Dead Army'

Sunglee shivered again as she remembered the path in the mountain and Eomer's warning that nobody returned from there. But then she also remembered something she had read in a book.

'Father, there is only one man who can force them to follow us. Aragorn, the future king of Gondor. But to convince them…'

And then everything was clear. Her father's arrival, his suggestion to summon the Dead Army, everything. The shock packed her and she looked at her father intensively.

'You reforged Anduril' she mumbled.

It was a statement, not a question, and Lord Elrond simply nodded. At that moment, Aragorn came in. When he saw the lord of Imladris, he bowed deeply to him.

'My lord Elrond' he greeted him.

Elrond inclined his head and then turned towards his youngest daughter to farewell her. He hugged her and kissed her on the forehead.

'Namaarie, Sunglee' he whispered. 'Stay safe. And never forget that, wherever your path leads you, mine and your sister's thoughts are always with you'

'Namaarie, ada' the young she-elf whispered back. 'Give all my love to Arwen. And be careful'

With these words, she went outside, leaving the two men alone.

'I come on behalf of one whom I love' Lord Elrond started. 'Arwen is dying. She will no long survive the evil that now spreads from Mordor. The light of the Evenstar is failing'

Aragorn could not believe what he was hearing. He was feeling guilty, because Arwen would stay in Middle Earth because of him, and afraid for her life, but he did not speak, waiting for Lord Elrond to continue.

'As Sauron's power grows, her strength wanes. Arwen's life is now tied to the fate of the Ring. The shadow is upon us, Aragorn. The end has come'

'It will not be our end, but his' Aragorn said determined, with rage growing inside him. The Elf smiled lightly, but was not convinced.

'You ride to war, but not to victory. Sauron's armies ride on Minas Tirith, this you know. But in secret he sends another force, which will attack from the river' he informed him. 'A fleet of Corsair ships sails from the South. They will be in the city in two days. You are outnumbered, Aragorn. You need more men'

'There are none'

'There are those who dwell in the mountain'

In Aragorn's mind, a vision of the King of the Dead appeared and a cold filled his soul, as if he was already in the mountain.

'Murderers, traitors' he hissed. 'You would call them upon to fight? They believe in nothing. They answer to no one'

'They will answer to the king of Gondor' Elrond replied, raising his voice to mark his words and pulling out a sword. The Ranger's eyes widened, wondering if it was what he was thinking.

'Anduril, the Flame of the West, forged from the shards of Narsil' he said formally, giving it to Aragorn, who looked at it with awe.

'Sauron will not have forgotten the sword of Elendil' Aragorn responded and drew it from the scabbard. 'The blade that was broken shall return to Minas Tirith' he promised.

'The man who can wield the power of this sword can summon to him an army more deadly than any that walks this earth' Lord Elrond was so upset that he was speaking fast. 'Put aside the Ranger. Become who you were born to be. Take the Dimholt road. Onen i-Estel Edain'

'U-chebin Estel anim' Aragorn whispered worried.

Meanwhile, Sunglee had rushed into her tent to take her cloak and her quiver. After quickly explaining to Eowyn what had happened and farewelled her, she rushed into Legolas's tent to tell him everything. It was their duty to accompany their friend at such a dangerous quest. When she shook Legolas, he woke up abruptly, scaring her.

'Are we under attack?' he wanted to know, still dizzy from sleep.

'No' she comforted him. 'But Aragorn will go into the mountain to summon the Dead Army. My father came and gave him Anduril'

Before she could even complete her sentence, Legolas had stood up and had worn his cloak and his weaponry.

'Come, let us go and take our horses'

They found Aragorn holding Brego from the reins and arguing with Gimli. The Dwarf was also willing to follow him, but Aragorn was disagreeing.

'Have you heard nothing of the stubbornness of Dwarves?' Legolas interfered, smiling mockingly.

'You might as well accept it' Gimli said. 'We are going with you, laddie'

Aragorn smiled at them, but then his eyes fell on Sunglee and he shook his head, something that made her roll her eyes.

'No, Sunglee, not you. It is very dangerous'

'And the battle in Minas Tirith will be dangerous as well' she stated angrily.

'You can not…'

'Aragorn' she interrupted him. 'Have you heard nothing of the stubbornness of women?'

Legolas placed a hand over his mouth, but this could not prevent him to start laughing. Aragorn looked at the youngest Rivendell princess and realized again that she was looking so much like her sister. He remembered that Arwen was dying in Imladris and thought he had no right to forbid Sunglee to join them.

'Very well, my lady. You may come'

The four of them rode from the camp along the Dimholt road. Theoden and the soldiers saw them leaving and the soldiers became nervous.

'What is happening?' one of them yelled. 'Where is he going? I do not understand!'

But it became even worse when they saw them disappearing into the cleft between the rocks.

'Lord Aragorn!' a man exclaimed. 'Why does he leave on the eve of the battle?'

'He leaves because there is no hope' Gamling gave his opinion, but Theoden put a hand on his shoulder.

'He leaves because he must'

'Too few have come' Gamling was desperate. 'We can not defeat the armies of Gondor'

'No, we can not' the king of Rohan agreed. 'But we will meet them in battle nonetheless'

The others nodded in agreement and Theoden looked back at the direction Aragorn and his companions had gone. He prayed and hoped that they would be the first ones who would come out of there alive.

Elvish words/phrases used:

Ada- Father

Selde- Daughter

Namaarie- Farewell

Onen i-Estel Edain- I gave hope to the Dunedain

U-chebin Estel anim- I kept no hope for myself

A/N: Alright, folks, that was it for now, hope you liked it. Tomorrow you will have the next chapter :) :)