Years went by 16 to be precise rivendell had not age a day, neither had there people except one who had bloomed from a small child who would follow her brothers and sister around like there trusty steed always laughing and eager to learn but now she was grown up she was not so dependent on them. The adopted daughter of lord elrond fit perfectly into their family as if it were fate. The outside world did not have the same perspective as darkness grew an adventure awaited felicita.
Felicita stood on her balcony overlooking her beloved rivendell the sun was shining down on her through the eastern sky peeking through one of the cliff face, covered in vibrant green bushes. She allowed her thoughts to wander on what the day would hold though she knew it would be much of the same as she breathed in the familiar air of home, sighing in turn, despite the love she had for her home she longed to explore the world to journey up the misty mountains to travel through mirkwood to see the shire where hobbits dewelled, when Gandalf visited he would always tell her of his travels and adventures he had been on she longed to join him in his quest and he had always promised one day she would be able to. But she know Lord elrond would never her let go to him she was still a naive child, so for now she was contented with her dreams.
Turning back to her grand bedroom that had flowers carved all over the walls and light poured in from the large window, dressing herself in a dark blue gown that hugged her small waist and billowed out a the bottom and placing her diamond necklace round her neck as she did everyday, it was her only link to her birth parents and although it was no extravagant jewel she found that it was her most prized possession and she always found herself intrigued by the way it sparked ad shone in the light. Casting a glance in the mirror she saw a girl around 19 staring big sea green eyes that seemed to overwhelm her small face long brown silky hair cascaded down her back and her skin was a golden colour colour, it was clear she was not a relation to lord elrond and his family or even an elf of rivendell just by looking at her which left her feeling a little out of place and her height was no help to her ethier, being on the small side for an elf made her feel as though everyone towered over her. Though she did not entirely despise her agile frame as it gave her advantage when play fighting her brothers for it meant she was light on her feet but it also meant she was often underestimated.
She walked through the beautiful corridors of imaldrais, till she reached the airy breakfast room, filled with the morning sun, where her family already sat round the circle table chatting away, all expected for agron who was away on business. Slipping in as quickly as she could she felt her father glare but only smiled sheepishly in response. It was not an unusual occurrence for her to be the last one down.
"Your late felicita again may I add" said elrond using his cross tone though his disapprove did not follow through to his eyes, which showed light.
"I am sorry i overslept Adar" apologized felicita, despite finding little sleep at night due to her restless state, she still love to lie in bed past dawn and dream about adventure and the outside world.
"Ah excuses excuses"sighed elladen who was smirking at felicita glared piercingly at him in response "I think you should not let her ride for today"said ehlroihi teasingly. She felt her face drop, riding being her favourite activity, though she knew they were only joking.
"I was only five minutes late if I countered all the time you have been late you would never ride again"argued felicita feeling it was unfair that she should be picked on.
"Stop teasing her"her sister defended, although it was probably so her breakfast was not spoiled with bickering.
Continuing to pick at her breakfast boredly she thought of where argon could be she had missed him he was like another brother to her one that did not constantly tease her and she missed his company. She knew that he was looking for some hobbits that possessed the one ring but there was little else had she been told on the matter.
Her father spoke next "the hobbits are less than a day away from rivendell, i except they shall need provision when they come" she had always been curious about hobbits Gandalf talked so highly of them and had want to meet one of the small peculiar creatures. She voiced her thought on the hobbits "What are hobbits like I hear they have large feet for someone their size"
Elladen responded "I dare say I would be offended if someone only wanted to see me for my shoe size" she could not help but chuckle in spite of herself and responded with "it is not the only reason I wanted to see them" feeling at little put out by her brothers comment, always feeling that there wisdom and knowledge of the world overpowered what little she know for though knowing it was through no fault of there's as they had been around for centuries and she only for decades.
Her father spoke next " they are halfling who are content in their own environment and extremely merry"
"Oh then i an excited to meet them" for she earnestly was. The breakfast continued in much the same manner as before. Arwen however, seemed different and detached from the conversation as eyes flitting nervously around, felicita knew it was the lack of argon presence that made her on edge, knowing that she loved him deeply. Though she could never completely understand as she had never felt deeply for anyone, except for her family to her those feeling where foreign despite how much she tired to feel something.
Two days had past and frodo,the ring bearer had entered rivendell, though she had yet to meet him, as he was resting. However, argon had still not returned and she would be lying if she said she was not worried. As she paced along the smooth bridge watching the river flow, feeling disconnected and not at ease.
Suddenly,she saw argon familiar face in the distance and three peculiar creatures with him she felt her whole body sigh in relief. Running towards him and throwing her arms around her old friend, he return the embrace laughing lightly . "It is lucky your light or else you would have crushed me" he said in his gruff voice.
"We have all missed you, especially arwen" she said allowing a smirk to cross her lips knowing the reference of her sister name would make him blush. To this he responded with "I have missed you all to"
Untangling herself,she looked at his companion with wide and curious eyes, there shaggy hair covered there round faces and they wore little waistcoat and indeed they did have big feet and wore no shoes which she found very strange.
"Fliss meet Sam,merry and pippin" argon said. Looking back up at him she knelt down to the hobbits to get a closer inspection she held her hand out.
"Is she an elf" asked merry argon nodded " she is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen" said pippin who looked adoringly at her. Felicity blushed bright red feeling incredibly awkward and not doing how to respond, she had never being very good with compliments.
At last she replied with "wait till you see the other elves you will think me nothing in comparison" she joked.
Pippin bright eyes where still full of awe, thinking it must have been because he had never seen a elf before, just as she had never seen a hobbit ethier "I don't think so miss". To this she laughed lightly.
Argon announced "we should go to lord elrond and check on frodo's health"
"Oh he is recovering nicely and will be awake before long I am sure of it" she said
The quietest hobbit, Sam looked the most relieved and the traces of worry in his face decreased significantly. "How was your journey" she enquired though knowing it would not have been easy with the nine lords on there chase.
"I am glad to be back to rivendell, the world outside is becoming much darker, fliss" taking in theses words though she could already sense the darkness coming and see the tension in her father eyes.
They continued to walk to the heart imaldrias she could see the rest of her family waiting for them.
"It is beautiful" Sam commented.
"Is it very different from the shire" her curiosity peaked. "Oh yes mamma, the shire is built on rolling green field and we have seven meals a day, I suspect that doesn't happen here"
"Know it doesn't she said.
A few days later felicita overlooked her balcony onto the fair city, the sky was evolved in blackness, her silk nightgown was blowing in the breeze, today was the day when the council was set to arrive, never in her short life time had she seen rivendell in such a commotion preparing for their guest men and dwarf alike who had come to decide the fate of the ring. She was nervous and excited to meet new races as always wondering had they compared to elves, knowing that they were the fairest race. Only ever reading about them in rivendell expansive library. Curious to see what would happen to the ring, that had caused such havoc considering it was only small.
Over the past few she had grown strangely fond and attached to the company of the hobbit, they had told her stories of there home land, describing it in such a way it only increased her desire to travel, telling her about there parties and pipe weed they smoked and the glorious food . She found there merriness and humour refreshing and very different to the company of the elves in a good the ring that frodo possessed had troubled her sleeps further she could feel its dark presence lurking in rivendell haunting her in her dreams, she could hear a voice willing her to go with them. Not being able to decipher what it meant and the mere thought of going back to sleep terrified her, as not wishing to go back to sleep where her dreams plagued her.
So she slipped out of the bedroom quietly trying not to disturb the sleeping city, making her way in the pitch black of the night with the moon silvery glow to guide her, to her father study, where she found him sat at his desk, wearied eyed
"My child what is the matter you look exhausted" said Elrond conserner etched onto his face. "It is nothing really Adar just a dream or nightmare I keep having" scared of his reaction she had always been plagued with nightmares but recently they had been worse.
"And what occurs in this dream" she was aware of the worry in his voice, still feeling ashamed for coming to him with what felt like a trivial issue . "I am not sure how to describe all I can see is fire then darkness and I can sense a darkened atmosphere and someone telling me to join them to destroy it but I have no idea what it means".
Her father seemed to pause for a second clearing thinking over her words, this worried her and only prolonged the agony of not knowing what the dreams meant.
Finally he spoke " I do not think it is anything to worried over to much my child however, you can never be sure over what dreams mean or are trying to tell you".
"Do you mean someone is trying to tell me something" not understanding what his words meant.
"I am not sure maybe it is not someone who is trying to reach you but something" elrond wise mind seemed to be considering this idea. "What do you mean something" her agaition showing, due to the vague and riddled sentence, only wanting to know the answer to her queries and worries.
"A god or a higher being of some sort. Do not worry yourself over this it may only be a dream or a nightmare" it seemed like the words had just slipped out and that he had not meant to say who he suspected it was.
"Yes father I will leave you to rest now"
She closed the heavy oak door still feeling no desire to sleep, instead wandering aimlessly around imaldrais. Annoyed at her father for not helping only passing it off as a dream and how preculiary he had been about who may have been trying to reach her, wanting to instantly end the conversation.
Elrond had always wanted to keep her protected and sheltered from the outside world never allowing her to leave with her sister and brothers, though they had fought many times over this, which had left her angry at him for days, eventually learning to leave subject alone, as he was always stubborn. Leaving her no other choice but to stay in rivendell. She had always assumed it was due to how she'd come there mysteriously and knowing that although her own parents did not want her, lord elrond had treated like his own nightmares however, had always conjured up creatures from far distant lands, terrifying her in turn but she had learned to cope with them for a long time. But now as watched the star tinkle in the night sky wondering when she would find out why she was so haunted and always felt so restless and incomplete.