A/N: I have edited the first few Chapters of this fic. Predominantly the events in the Prologue. If you are that bothered then you can read through it again! Hopefully it's slightly better than the original! Let me know what you think!
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Chapter 17

Leaving

After running in the dark, the mirror clutched tightly to her chest Amaterasu eventually came across a large tree with entwined, gnarled roots that twisted and formed little caverns in underneath the tree trunk. Dropping to her hands and knees and scraping dirt away, Ammy made the entrance into one of these caverns deep enough for her to slip in under the top of the arch.

The rabbit-eared woman curled up at the back of the dark hole with her back pressed firmly against another root. Rather than being a dank, dark, cold, wet hole the earth was soft and dry and the tree itself seemed to be exuding gentle warmth and as she rested there Ammy felt her panic begin to subside and her frantic thoughts could finally be reined back under control.

Despite the darkness of the hollow in which she sat, and the matching darkness of the woods at night Ammy found that she could still see perfectly and it was all down to The Mirror of Wisdom and Honesty. The gold surface was shining brightly with a pure but soft gold light that lit up the dirt and roots, revealing tiny shimmering stones and lines and knots in the bark of the tree. Ammy regarded her haven with awe as the light seemed to intensify until the cavern was fully illuminated down to every crack and crevice but none of this light spilled out of the hollow and into the dark woods.

It was if Ammy had her own little slice of peace where the shadows could be chased away and every fear she had could be forgotten for a moment. Studying the Yata-no-Kagami Ammy could see her own reflection in the flat surface, despite the glowing light, and she nearly didn't recognise herself.
Her face had lost some of the roundness that it had always seemed to possess and her cheekbones appeared more defined and angular giving her face a certain edge.
Her eyes appeared wider and more rounded and the dark circles, created by tiredness, that rimmed them only made the pink of her eyes more vibrant. As she blinked her long lashes were getting easily tangled up in her fringe which had grown so far that it hung just in the middle of her eyes and she was constantly flicking it out of her way.

Huffing in exasperation Ammy was about to put the mirror down on the floor when Izanami suddenly began speaking in her head.

'What they said is true you know? Galadriel and the dirty-blooded one. They speak true. I have been waiting for you for hundreds of years and lay dormant at the back of your consciousness once you were born. Then when the Fates threw you into Middle Earth I was able to…commandeer your body. For that I apologise. It was not the best way to get your attention.'

"Apology accepted" Ammy said to the air. She really had no idea how to go about having a conversation with a soul trapped within her body and guessed she should just pretend she was on the phone… a spiritual phone.

"Will you tell me about our people? And Tsukiyomi? I feel that if I understand my heritage and our people more I will be able to do more."

'It'd be my pleasure to tell you of our race.' Izanami's voice was gentle and soft, completely unlike the harsh tones Amaterasu had heard her using before.

'Our people have lived in Middle Earth as long as the Elves and Dwarves. We were a secretive race at the beginning however and it wasn't until Men populated the land that we revealed ourselves. We had colonies and villages in every realm of Middle Earth and all races would come to us for advice on inter-species matters. As you may have noticed Dwarves and Elves do not have a fondness for each other and so most of the issues we dealt with were between these two races. We also amassed a great collection of documents and tales from all the species. Similar to the library at Rivendell, the Ame-no-Mihashira would document everything they found that was new.
Our people are not the great miner's and craftsmen like Dwarves, or musicians and warriors like Elves. Nor are we as numerous and strong-willed as Men and we are not children of the sun and fields like Hobbits. We are ones who watch and record, rarely getting involved in great battles but that isn't to say we didn't offer aid and services. Any race who came to us seeking refuge and solace would not be turned away and when great darkness spread over the land our people would fight alongside elves, dwarves and Men alike.
Many of our race were great fighters in their various animal forms but some of them went out in the world and honed skills that the other races use like swordplay and archery. However the most useful weapon we have are our animal forms, gifted to us by the Valar. If we have time I will teach you how to be most effective in your animal forms but still retain your human intellect. You are a smart woman so the technique shouldn't allude you for long."

As the night continued Amaterasu and Izanami continued to converse, the conversation at first stunted and stilted both females remembering the issues that had arisen from their first encounter but gradually Ammy began to relax her guard and Izanami began to add personal details to her stories or lessons.

The Yata-no-Kagami continued to shine brightly in the hollow throughout their conversation and if Ammy had been aware she would have noticed the plethora of lights that had begun to creep into the cavern from the edges of the entrance. These lights were small: about the size of a human eye and were gently creeping along the roots of the tree and in the sandy dirt that lined the hollow.

These lights were of various colours ranging from pure white, crimson red, grass green, sea blue to a royal purple so dark it was near black. Ammy finally noticed these interesting little lights when one of them, that seemed particularly inquisitive and brave, jumped up onto the surface of the mirror.

Startled Ammy let out a small squeak and held the mirror away from herself. The lights quickly scattered and hid behind the roots of the tree once more: save for the brave little light which instead of retreating flew up and began to dart around Amaterasu's head.

"Izanami! Do you have any idea what this thing is?!" Ammy squeaked as she tried to bat away the strange light but it was determined to explore all her features including her sensitive rabbit ears.

'I believe it is a Tennin!' Izanami replied and Ammy could feel astonishment resonating through her body. 'The Tennin are what, I believe, you would call Fey-folk or fairies? They are tiny creatures born from the dust of stars. I thought they had all succumbed to the darkness that engulfed the land but apparently not.'

Finally the little red ball of light appeared to have satisfied it's curiosity and settled down upon the surface of the Yata-no-Kagami. Once the light was finally still Ammy could see that the tone of the colour changed in brightness: at the edges the colour was almost pink in colour, like the petals of a cherry tree, which deepened in colour going from raspberry, cherry, blood and finally to a small dot of ruby red at its centre.

'You should ask it to show itself. Then we could see if it is a Tennin or a Tennyo. Tennin are male fey and Tennyo are female. Whilst they do not really speak using human voice it will understand you and be able to communicate to some extent.' Izanami suggested as the rabbit-eared woman stared down at the ball.

"Umm, could you show yourself? Izanami said you could be a Tennin or a Tennyo and I'd really like to meet you in your true form." For some reason Ammy felt that she had to pitch her voice softer and quieter as if she were speaking in a sacred building or of some great and wonderful secret.

After a few seconds pause the little light finally began to grow until it was a few inches high and once it reached a certain point it stopped and the ruby red intensified drowning out all the other shades until Ammy could quite clearly see a tiny person.

Standing at about two and a half inches high there was tiny female figure, clothed in flowing sheer fabric that floated about gently around her body. Tiny fingers clutched at an incredibly small flute which was held just beneath the tiny female's chin.

The facial features on the Tennyo, for of course it was a Tennyo being a female, were as if painted on a doll. Delicate bones framed deep-slitted eyes, a button nose and cherub-like lips. The Tennyo's hair was twisted up on her head and held in place by tiny flowers that looked to be similar to lotus.

The little Tennyo stood proudly on the surface of the Yata-no-Kagami and seemed impressed with the look of wonder and admiration plastered on Ammy's face.

"It is a pleasure to meet you. Do you have a name little one?" Amaterasu asked.

The little figure shook her head and then knelt down by the edge of the mirror to place a fine-fingered hand on the woman's thumb.

Images flooded Ammy's head of star dust falling to the earth and then burrowing beneath the soil. Where the dust landed and buried itself flowers began to bloom: Snow-white tulips that reached upwards and finally when they began to bloom silver trails covered the petals and shot into the air as the flowers opened. Within each tulip was a tiny human-like figure with pointy ears that lay curled up at the bottom of the flower.

Time seemed to pass and the Tennyo which now stood before Ammy had a tiny wooden flute and was playing with other Tennin. Then they were all gathering outside the hollow where Ammy had sought refuge and each of the lights was encouraging the other to go in and explore the newcomer.

'The Tennin are born every time a star falls or passes through the sky. There has not been an occurrence of a shooting star for many years and so there have been no new Tennin born. The darkness of Sauron destroys the Tennin, as it does all good-creatures of Middle Earth. This must be one of the last groups in Middle Earth and they have probably been protected her for the last few hundred years by the power of Galadriel.' Izanami's voice was heavy with sorrow in Amaterasu's mind and the burden of grief swept through her and the Ame-no-Mihashira had to take a minute or so to compose herself once more.

Turning her attention back to the Tennyo, Ammy was surprised to see that the little fey didn't seem to be in a hurry to leave. In fact it appeared that she was making herself quite at home on the mirror.

"Are you going to stay with me little one?" Ammy inquired and was amused when the Tennyo nodded emphatically.

"I'm afraid this is the only night I will be in these woods but I will enjoy your company whilst I am here. Would you mind if I named you though? Or if you choose a name? I feel rather rude calling you little one." The Tennyo nodded enthusiastically and turned her slitted eyes to Ammy's face and knelt up to attention.

As Ammy listed off names, some supplied by Izanami, she watched the Tennyo to see which sparked interest:

"Akane, Akiko, Ayaka, Chika, Hana, Hoshi, Hotaru, Kaede, Katsumi, Misaki, Mitsuko, Moriko, Sakura, Suzume, Umeko?"

As Ammy reeled off the names there were several disgruntled looks cast her way but there were two that caught the little Tennyo's attention.

"So, Hotaru or Ayaka?"

The little Tennyo sat and thought for several minutes and in the silence Ammy took the time to relax and allow tension and stress to leave her body. Slowly the rabbit-eared woman's figure began to recline back against the tree roots and as she shifted carefully Ammy made sure to keep the mirror flat so the tiny fey didn't fall off.

Finally, just as Ammy was beginning to doze off the Tennyo stood up and jumped up and down to gain the larger woman's attention.

"You have decided? Which is it to be? Hotaru?" This was met with a shrug-like gesture and a small but definite shake of the head.

"Ayaka?" This name was met with enthusiastic chirps and as Ammy watched the newly named Ayaka spread out a pair of tiny wings, similar to a sparrows, and fluttered around Ammy's face finally coming to rest on the top of Ammy's head.

Giggling Ammy twitched her rabbit ears and flicked Ayaka off her head. Squeaking rather shilly the Tennyo rolled down Ammy's face and landed softly in her lap. Holding her hand out Ammy allowed the red female to climb into her hand and then raised her to eye-level.

"It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance Ayaka. I hope we can enjoy one another's company for the night."

"To whom are you talking to?"

Letting out a piercing shriek Ammy tumbled backwards in surprise and as she fell she could feel the little Tennyo clutch frantically at her thumb. Landing in the dirt Ammy quickly rolled over and saw Aragorn's amused face peering into her hollow.

"That wasn't funny Aragorn. You scared the living daylights out of me." Amaterasue mock-glared at him and then smiled gently to let him know she'd forgive him.

"May I enter into your… luxurious accommodations milady?" Aragorn gently teased. Inclining her head in a royal manner Ammy gestured with her free hand for Aragorn to enter.

"Please sir, you are welcome in my humble abode."

The Ranger crawled into the cavernous roots and sank down next to Ammy. He was so close that Ammy could feel a soft warmth from his body. It was comforting but also made her acutely aware that she had yet to bathe and she surreptitiously sniffed her hair when Aragorn was examining her hiding hole. She didn't reek too much but the woman decided as soon as she left her hollow she would find a river or pond to bathe in. All this travelling had to be causing havoc on her hair, what with the extreme weather, wind, lack of shampoo and all the transformations she was making between animals.

"You seem to have found yourself a rather nice hideaway Lady Ama."

Inclining her head Ammy turned her attention back to Aragorn. The man was watching with soft eyes and Ammy shifted uncomfortably under his knowing gaze.

"I have but two questions for you." Aragorn waited to see if Amaterasu would bolt but she remained in place and merely crossed her legs and fixed her eyes upon him.

"Who were you speaking to a few seconds ago?"

Blushing Ammy held out her hand where the disgruntled Ayaka was sat. The Tennyo stood up once Ammy's palm was stationary and began to chirp and whistle at the Ranger. The tiny female was obviously aggravated at the man startling her new friend. Her tiny wings fluctuated as she chittered at the male and when she was finished Ayaka spun around, leapt off Ammy's palm and flew over to Ammy's head where she lay between Ammy's rabbit ears and began to plait the albino's fringe.

Stifling giggles Ammy shook her finger at the shocked Ranger.

"That's Ayaka. I was having a conversation with her and Izanami before you so rudely interrupted. Apparently Ayaka is a Tennin and is born from a fallen star. There is a small clan of them here, or at least that is what Izanami has surmised."

Nodding his head Aragorn kept his surprise from showing. It seemed every time he thought he understood Amaterasu she would do something new that surprised him. Not only had she gained a new companion but she was conversing with the spirit that had attempted to take over her body and mind. The Dunedain realised that he would probably never fully understand this woman from another world.

"My second question is: what has happened that led you to hiding away? You tore through the camp as if there were a pack of Wargs hot on your heels. Mere minutes later Kiyiya and her wolves were pursuing you. We realised that you probably didn't wish to speak with her and so we asked that she allowed us to find you. So, will you tell me what has happened?"

Aragorn's voice was soft and gentle and soon Ammy found herself telling the man everything that had happened; the Fates manipulation, Galadriel's words, the Yata-no-Kagami, the visions and her conversation with the reformed Izanami.

Aragorn remained silent for a few seconds and Ammy hid her face in hair. Ayaka had finished braiding the albino's fringe and Ammy now had a series of tiny braids woven in with her straight locks. The Ranger thought she looked rather like an elf-dwarf hybrid with her pale complexion and the braids.

"It seems that only you have the power to change anything. You can take into account the council you have received but ultimately it is your choice whether you allow your fate to be dictated to you or whether you take it into your own hands. Isn't that what you were trying to tell me when you were telling me the tale of Arthur?"

Ammy lifted her face and revealed tear-tracks that ran down over her cheeks. Reaching out a hesitant hand the Ranger cupped her cheek and wiped away her tears. Ammy didn't flinch from the contact, rather she relished in it and leant into his worn and calloused touch. She had not had much human contact as the times and people here were more hardened and affection was not common. There was a time and place for intimacy and on a perilous journey there was little space for comfort of touch.

Seeing Ammy enjoying the simple caress Aragorn reached out and pulled her into his lap. He was met with no resistance, merely a small 'eep!' of surprise and he wrapped his arms around the small female, resting his chin on the crown of her head.

"I will support you in whatever choice you make. You are my friend Amaterasu and I will always be on your side."

Feeling tears welling up once more Ammy turned her head into Aragorn's body and nestled closer to him. She could feel Ayaka crooning and stroking her cheek as the Tennyo had moved from her head to her shoulder.

The trio remained that way for near half an hour and when Aragorn's legs began to cramp he gently shook Ammy only to discover that she was fast asleep, worn out from stressing and the perilous journey they had faced through the mines.

The Ranger shifted onto his knees and shuffled forward to the entrance of the cave, one arm under Ammy's knees and the other around her back he carefully extracted them from the tree roots.

This was quite an awkward movement as there was little room and he did not want to wake the slumbering Ame-no-Mihashira. Finally Aragorn escaped from the hollow and stood slowly, feeling the blood seeping back into his legs. Clutching his precious burden close to his chest he was amused when Ammy burrowed her head into his neck and nuzzled his skin with the tip of her nose.

Once she was settled once more she let out a soft sigh of contentment and her breathing returned to the soft puffs which danced over his skin, warming it in the cool night air.

Carrying the slumbering woman under the watchful gaze of Ayaka, Aragorn returned to the camp where the worried members of the Fellowship waited for their return…

The Fellowship remained in Lothlorien for a few days, recovering from their arduous journey through Moria. All of them were welcome of the chance to regain their strength and energy. The protection of the forest allowed them all to gain peaceful sleep and they could feel their grief over Gandalf's fall was slightly lessened.

Amaterasu still felt the burden of Gandalf's fall strongly but was never allowed to wallow too long as her now constant companion, Ayaka, would soon give her a stern telling off. The two females had become near inseperable since they're first meeting and the little Tennyo was Ammy's most stalwart defender as the fae-like creature was not afraid to reprimand any of the males if they were delving too deep and once the Tennyo even chittered angrily at Lady Galadriel.

The men would spend the days practicing with their weaponry and resting and that meant that Ammy was also put through her paces. Being able to transform at will meant that Aragorn, Legolas and Boromir were eager to incorporate her forms into her fighting style.
This meant that Amaterasu often spent hours practicing shifting until she was able to change forms in a split-second. The snake and tigress were the two best forms for fighting with the power and stamina of the tigress meaning that she could endure long battles. The viper was smooth and silent and her pale scales meant that she could blend in easily with the surroundings and attack the men when they were least suspicious.

The dragon form was far too large to use in the forest and Ammy was eager not to incur the wrath or annoyance of the elves that were so graciously giving the Fellowship shelter. She also didn't want Ayaka to begin any arguments with any more elves!

At night the Fellowship gathered around and rested over a meal. Swapping stories and telling tales they all soon grew comfortable with each other once more and Ammy even found herself swapping tales of childhood and sibling rivalry with Boromir. The Gondorian changed when speaking of his younger brother Faramir and Ammy was eager to meet the young man.

All too soon however Galadriel came and told the Fellowship that they should begin to move. The enemy was not sitting on their laurels waiting and neither should the Peoples of Middle Earth.

A fine mist hung low in the woods and dew drops sparkled on leaves and spiders webs. Ammy breathed in crisp, cool air and watched as her outward breath curled like smoke in the air until it disappeared. She was in her tigress form for the moment and Ayaka was perched on the top of her head, the Tennyo disgruntled at being awake this early in the morning.

The Fellowship stood by the banks of a river and Ammy regarded the boats with trepidation. There were but three and they appeared to be rather narrow. Looking at her companions Ammy realised that the hobbits would probably divide so there were two of them per boat, Aragorn would go in the same boat as Frodo and of course Sam would faithfully follow Frodo. Merry and Pippin would most likely go in the same vessel as Boromir as the pair of Hobbits appeared to have struck a keen friendship with the Gondorian. That left Legolas and Gimli along with the supplies.

Ammy did not want to be in the same boat as the elf and dwarf. Whilst they seemed to have put aside racial differences the two had taken to trading insults in a friendly manner and the manly insults could grate on one's patience after a while.

Turning her attention back to the Fellowship she saw that they had all been given cloaks by the elves and Lady Galadriel was now walking down the line of men and giving them gifts.

Aragorn had received an elven dagger, Legolas a bow (which the elf appeared totally enamoured of), Merry and Pippin both had small swords which they were strapping to their waists. Frodo had been given a small vial which had peaked Ayaka's interest and when the little Tennyo fluttered over to the dark-haired Hobbit and chittered the vial had lit up and small particles seemed to sparkle within it. The Tennyo had chittered, whistled and squeaked at the glass vial for several seconds, much to the amusement of Lady Galadriel.
Sam was regarding a length of thin, silvery rope with a rather disgruntled expression. Obviously he wasn't as enamoured of his gift as the other Fellowship members.
Finally Galadriel reached Gimli who grumbled blushed and then finally whispered into the elven Lady's ear. With her keen hearing Ammy heard the dwarf ask for a hair from Galadriel's head. Watching the pair Ammy saw Galadriel pluck three golden hairs and hand them to the dwarf. Gimli held them gently in his calloused hands and pressed a gentle kiss to them.

"Thank you milady." He said softly and Ammy felt a surge of affection for the gruff, red-bearded dwarf.
Galadriel turned her attention to Ammy now and the tigress regarded the elf with surprise. Gesturing for two of the elves to come forward Galadriel lifted a cloth bundle from their arms.

"This is a gift from the peoples of Middle Earth to you Amaterasu, last living descendant of the Ame-no-Mihashira. This is a cloak made of furs from the different animals that reside throughout the kingdoms of Middle Earth. It has been created so that it will remain with the form of a shifter; thus when you transform you will now always be clothed from the sight of your enemies."

As she spoke Galadriel drew from the bundle a hooded cloak made of soft furs. There was a plethora of colours and shades from white to russet to gold to black. Ammy sniffed at the pelt but could not smell any particular animal, or indeed the scent of animal. Instead the pelt smelt of starlight, similar to Ayaka.

"Thank you Lady Galadriel." Ammy bowed her head as Galadriel opened the cloak out fully and draped it and the hood over the tigress. A small chain linked the two edges of the cloak together at the edge of the hood and once the silver clasp was locked the cloak vanished.

Soft gasps of astonishment rang out from the Fellowship and Ammy could feel Ayaka dancing along her back looking for the furs.

"I am glad to see it works. May it shield you from unfriendly eyes." Galadriel's voice was soft and seemed as if there was an edge of pain and when the albino looked into her eyes a solitary tear ran down the Lady's cheek. Moving forward Ammy rubbed her torso against the blonde elf's legs and purred deeply sending vibrations rumbling through her chest and into the elf.

Galadriel released a laugh that rang in the air like bells on the wind and everyone's hearts felt lifted at the sound. As the sound faded people moved into action once again.

The Hobbits clambered into the boats warily but once they were seated seemed almost comfortable in the vessels. Once her friends had taken their seats Ammy regarded the full boats with a disdainful look.
Padding over to the boat where Frodo, Sam and Aragorn sat she paused at the water's edge and looked back over her shoulder. Galadriel had vanished but at the border of the forest Ammy could see amber eyes glowing and she knew that Kiyiya and her wolves were hiding amongst the trees.

Ammy gently shook her head and Ayaka flew off the tigress to land on Sam's head. The Tennyo entwined her hands amongst the Hobbit's golden curls and began to play with the curly strands of hair. Once Ayaka was safely settled Ammy rested her chin in Aragorn's outstretched hand and summoned her transformation. The snake smoothly took over the tigress and she slithered up Aragorn's arm to drape herself gently over his shoulders.

Having finally got every member of their party settled the Fellowship departed the shores of Lothlorien.

Looking along the riverbank Ammy saw Kiyiya step out onto a small rise on the shoreline. The scarred female stood proudly, her spear in hand, skirt, blouse and hair gently shifting in the wind and Ammy could almost hear the ringing and clacking of the beads that she knew were scattered throughout the ebony curls.

Seeing Amaterasu's gaze on her Kiyiya lifted her spear above her head and let out a trilling war cry. The males of the Fellowship whipped their heads round and watched the small tanned female. Kiyiya's voice was soon joined by two low howls which echoed off the trees and Ammy saw Kajika and Menewa step forward out of the forest, their heads tilted back as they saluted their new pack sister.

"I do believe Lady Ama that you have made even more friends in Lothlorien." Aragorn whispered and Ammy found that she completely and utterly agreed.

After returning back to her home in the trees Lady Galadriel had waited at the council room for Kiyiya. Whilst waiting for the Wolf-Princess the elf-lady felt a vision creeping into her senses and suddenly she felt her breath leave her body.

"The son of Gondor will live?" She breathed softly as she was assailed with multiple visions of the same scenario. In several she saw Boromir's face turn ashen pale and blood trickle from the corner of his mouth. In other's he was brought to his knees by wounds but then two Hobbits attacked his attacker, allowing him time to rise and fight off his assailants until the arrival of Aragorn.
The most repetitive vision however showed Amaterasu fighting the main assailant and buying both Aragorn and Boromir time. The resulting events of this vision left Boromir alone on the shore of the river, cloths pressed to wounds but alive.

"Galadriel?" Kiyiya crouched down next to the seated elf. "What did you see?"

"Kiyiya. How long ago did the Fellowship leave?" Galadriel held Kiyiya's hand tightly as she pressed the Wolf-Princess for an answer.

"It has been several hours now. I and my wolves scouted along the river next to them for around three hours to make sure that there were disturbances that would cause them issue. They are being tracked by Gollum but I did not think he would dare try and take the Ring as long as Frodo is with the Fellowship."

"Events have changed. Amaterasu will make a decision that will change everything. Possibly for the better, as it appears she will decide to take Fate into her own hands. Are you needed back at Erebor urgently my friend?"

Kiyiya shook her head and the beads in her hair chimed gently.

"I sent a message to Erebor a few days ago. They know that I may not return for another month. What is it you need me to do?"

"Rest for another hour or so. Allow your siblings to regain their energy once more and then you must track the Fellowship again. They will be attacked by Uruk-hai and in my previous visions Boromir of Gondor has been fatally wounded. But now they are changing and he may yet live. If he does he will require medical aid and we can provide him with medical aid, safety and rest so that he can return to Gondor and prepare it for Aragorn's arrival."

Grinning wolfishly Kiyiya leapt to her feet. Things were starting to get even more exciting.

A/N: Hope you like Ayaka. I wasn't sure whether to introduce her now or not seeing as I have brought in loads of OCs in the last few chapters. But Kiyiya, Kajika and Menewa aren't going to be a main feature until Chapter 19 so I felt I could bring Ayaka in. She's gonna be important in the Two Towers arc! Please let me know what you think of her! Ayaka is inspired by Tinkerbell from Peter Pan and Baby Tooth from Rise of the Guardians.
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ForbiddenShadow0 – I am terrible at writing a summary about any work that I create so I'm hoping that number of followers/reviewers draws people's attention. If you can think of a better way to attract attention regarding the summary I am completely open to suggestion. Things are probably gonna rush a little bit within the next few chapters as I'm finding writing this part of Fellowship exceedingly difficult and hard to move through as my plot really begins at the dissolution of The Fellowship. Hope you're still with us and thanks for reading!
Larien Arnatuile 2/2/13- thank you and your choice has been noted.
trollalalala- I thought I'd answer you again here in case anyone else saw your review and had a similar question. Orochi is the fifth descendant of Orochi the first as I'm trying to turn it into a family name of sorts i.e. every firstborn son in the family is named Orochi so we'd end up with Orochi, son of Orochi, son of Orochi. Kinda like how dwarves introduce themselves i.e. Thorin son of Thror, son of Thrain… Hope that makes more sense. And Tsukiyomi is one of three Japanese gods that were created from Izanagi's face. The full story is on Wikipedia so check it out if you're interested! Thanks for the questions though and I enjoyed answering them!
dandapanda – an eagle would be cool, but sadly Ammy isn't going to be an eagle. She is going to be a bird of prey though, because whilst I'm following the animals of the Chinese Zodiac quite a few of them are domestic and therefore not badass enough! So the Rooster is going to be replaced with a bird of prey, otherwise I have too many prey animals and not enough predators!
AliceBeilschmidt – I don't entirely understand you're review…. But thanks anyway!
- I think I answered your questions via PM but here they are again: I'm an otaku, I haven't killed Haldir cause I haven't even reached that part yet, Lammy preference is noted. As soon as I have a few chaps of the companion story written and proof-read I will post it and put a message up on one of the chapters of this story.
Alexstarlight18- Aragorn choice is noted!
LILEVILONE96 – You are very…enthusiastic. Thanks so much for the review and I'm so happy you love bunny-Ammy as much as I do!
Kate 2/11/13 – Legolas…noted!
KrystylSky – Sorry for the late update!
Afrika Sisi- Don't know if you read this far but thank you for the reviews you left on other chapters. It's nice to see an Arammy fan. More interaction with Aragorn in this chapter!
Stealf Elf – I have a plan for Arwen if it were to end up being an Arammy fic. But that won't be decided until Two Towers arc.
Emzy2k11- Thanks for sticking with me!
Eeirany- Wow! High praise indeed if you made an account purely for my fic! You're making me blush! Hope you're still enjoying!
sosoguillemot- Kiyiya is slightly inspired by Princess Mononoke, mainly the way she rides the wolves. Her spear is more like a glaive than an actual spear, the blade is different. I hope you like her even though she isn't exactly like San.
Arya1234321 – Legolas. Got it. Thank you for leaving so many reviews. I thought my phone was going to overload with excitement!
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Elvius Slytherin Riddle Black – I've updated! Yay! Amaterasu is used as one of the Sharingan jutsus in Naruto. The Jutsu that the Sharingan enable Itachi to use are named after the three gods that were washed from Izanagi's face: Tsukiyomi (god of the moon), Amaterasu (goddess of the sun) and Susanoo (god of sea and storms). I do watch Naruto however I haven't watched it in ages…Last time I watched it was Season 4. Living in the UK it takes ages for anime to be released here and my brother is the Naruto fan so I only watch them when he's finished! I'm more an Inuyasha fan. Hope that answers your question. If you want to know more about the names then check out Wikipedia. It's got a pretty good explanation of the mythology.
Bluepinkgreen 3/29/13- I've updated! Don't die! More rabbit-y behaviour from Ammy in this chapter. I'm sorry you've had to wait nearly two months for an update. Reality kinda gave me a slap in the face.