November 1, 2941 T.A.
Today I looked into the mirror of Galadriel. She told me it could not only show the past and present, but some parts of the future as well. I almost didn't want to look into it. I was afraid to see my future; long days which turn into long years which turn into centuries of being alone. But she said to me, "Do not be afraid, Tauriel," and I felt a strange compulsion to look.
At first there was nothing but a vast whiteness, a blanket which I realized was snow. It was utterly blank, like the beginning of the universe. Then a drop of blood appeared, spreading and sinking into the snow, and the image melted away and I saw your face. It was lifeless. I wanted to look away but I couldn't. Then the mirror showed me your mother weeping and your friends mourning. The pictures flashed quickly now, the sand, the sea, a ship. I saw you with your uncle and your brother, waiting in the halls of Mandos, utterly still, neither dead nor alive.
The things which I saw next were so incredible, I can hardly begin to describe them in words. I saw the ground opened, gaping caves from which poured out an ancient army. I saw the sun go dark and the moon disappear. A great door, older than time itself and stronger than the foundations of the earth, was overcome by flame and shadow. A great battle tore apart Middle Earth, and the dead were like grains of sand. All was silent. All was black.
Then I saw a light in the darkness, a star, shining bravely against all odds. Suddenly there was another one, and then another, and then all the stars came out and the sky blazed with light. And then I saw us.
We were walking in starlight, hand in hand, and your face was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. I couldn't help it. I reached out. I touched the surface of the mirror.
The spell was broken, and the vision ended.
"What did I just see?" I asked the Lady slowly.
She replied, "What do you think you just saw?"
"The end of the world," I whispered.
Galadriel nodded slowly, knowingly. "Yes," she said. "The end of the world."
I have so many questions, but now is not the time to ask them.
Wish you were here,
Tauriel.