So. WOOH! 2 in one day. :) This one isn't really the best that it could be but i don't know how to improve it. :l Here we go. :)
After a long and uninteresting talk with the elves and eating a proper meal, which the dwarves had to raid the elven kitchens for meat for, I decided that it would be a good idea to explore the halls of Rivendell and, after walking for almost an hour, I found myself in a small chamber with a statue in the centre, holding a platter, with shards of broken sword on it. Across from the statue was a mural on the wall of what seemed to be a battle of some kind. There was something familiar about the painting that I couldn't place. I took a step closer to look more closely at the smaller details but heard a shuffle behind me.
"Beautiful isn't it?" I turned around to find Je- my father, stood, watching the mural with awe clear on his face. "The mural is of a battle that was waged long ago when Sauron was defeated and the sword, Narsil." He turned to point at the shards held by the statue. "…shattered and has been here ever since." He stopped and breathed in deeply, still looking at the shards. I cleared my throat. "Katniss. I know I should have told you earlier, but.." I cut him off before he said something he'd regret.
"I know. It's fine. I got over you're death a long time ago. Though, you could have dropped some, at least subtle hints!" I joked, smiling. I saw the smile flash over his face before he went back to his more stoic expression.
"How is you're mother?" he asked as he gestured to the chair next to the statue and pulled out another from some alcove that I had not noticed, sitting down on it just as I sat down in the already placed chair.
"...After you died, she went into a state of depression, not responding or doing anything. Took a while for her to come out of it." I stopped as I saw his face fall. "Yeah, you're death hit us all hard."
"I'm so sorry Katniss. It wasn't exactly planned-."
"Don't. Please. It's fine." I say, sitting back in my chair.
"Okay, so what happened between you and Peeta Mellark?" He said, a small grin growing on his face, but clearly, the previous issue was playing on his mind. I widened my eyes at him trying to make him stop thinking about it.
"Erm. Well, after you're accident, I mentioned what happened with mum. So I had to provide mostly for our family during that time, and there was one night that was particularly bad and Peeta gave me some burned bread from the bakery. Then we were both entered in the 74th Hunger Games. It was thanks to Peeta that I managed to survive the games with him. We were then entered in the 75th Hunger Games with past victors and the rebellion started about half way through. Peeta was taken by the capitol and 'hijacked', giving him false memories of me and causing him to have flashbacks and attack people, mostly me, but we have those mostly under control. Peeta's been with me from the start of all this. I owe him my life." I stopped when I saw his eyes widen at me, and turned to smile at Peeta who had just entered the room. He walked over to me and sat down on the arm of the chair I was sat on.
"Wow. Wait.. You guys were in the Hunger Games?" Jed seemed to be getting more and more worried by the second.
"Yes. But we got through it. Everything's fine now. There are no more Hunger Games. We ended them when we killed Presidents Coin and Snow." I responded
"You killed the President!?" Jed stood up, knocking the chair back loudly.
"No. He was dying anyway. Sit down." Peeta leaned over and picked up the chair that was on the floor before sitting down on the ground next to my chair and taking my hand in his, resting it on my left knee.
"Okay, I'm going to let that go FOR NOW." He waited a moment and breathed deeply before speaking again. "So how is Primrose?"
I inhaled sharply, not expecting that to come out but somehow also expecting the question since we started talking. I felt Peeta caress my hand with his thumb and knew he was going to deal with this for me. He began speaking, quite uncomfortably, I might add.
"Prim, err, Primrose died." I watched as my father's face fell as Peeta told him what happened. " She was killed helping children from the Capitol children during the war. We tried to save her, we really did, but it was futile." Peeta looked down to his shoes and tightened his hold on my hand.
Jed didn't move for a while. We sat in an uncomfortable silence in the sword chamber until Nori poked his head around the archway, announcing that our presence had been requested by 'Lord Elrond' in the dining hall.
Peeta and myself stood up and I looked to my father hoping he would get up and come with us but he simply waved us away claiming that he would join us 'presently'. I nodded and we left the room, joining the other dwarves at the table in the hall. Elrond, Gandalf and Thorin sat at the head of the table, the elf that had greeted our party stood behind Elrond, a look of disdain clear on his face as he watched the madness that was a dwarf dinner party.
We sat and listened as Elrond explained that the swords that Gandalf and Thorin had acquired at the troll cave were Glamdring and Orcrist, ancient elven swords from yet another battle in Middle Earth.
I saw both Gandalf and Elrond turn towards me. "So, Katniss, I here that Gandalf and Thorin's swords weren't the only weapons you found in the troll hoard? Care to show me the other weapons you found?" he asked, leaning forward on his elbows.
"Yes, of course." I leaned around the back of my chair and picked up the 2 swords that I had found for myself and Peeta, both in their sheaths as I handed them to my father, whom in turn, handed them to Thorin and then the Elrond. Elrond put down the longest sword on the table and kept the shorter sword in his hands, unsheathing it and gasping as he saw it. He put it down quite roughly on the table and picked up the other, that I'd given to Peeta, his eyes widening significantly as he looked at each one.
"How did you find these? They have been lost for generations." He looked directly into my eyes and I could basically see the impending inquisition.
So there we go. Any ideas what the 2 swords are guys?
Til next time.
