Chapter 17

Aragorn 2 days early

Aragorn was looking at the three elf and Gimli. He knew that his face looked as worried as theirs. The small group of five had searched far and wide for the two youngest elfs but there wasn't a sign of them.
-Where do you think there are?- Gimli asked
-We don't know, however what we know is that they are alive- Sirius answered the dwarf
-How do you know that?- Legolas turned toward the two elfs
-Our bond with them are strong- Severus said
- Their adopted parents have chosen us to be their godfathers- he explained to the 3 warriors
-What is a godfather?- Aragorn asked
-A person who is tasked to watch over the child if something happen to the parents- Sirius explained- We have done an old ritual to better protect them, and it is telling us, that they are far however are alright.

Not long after they stopped talking Haldir came to the five of them. In his hands there was a letter.
-What is that Haldir?- Sirius asked
- A message from Lady Galadriel
-What does it says?- Gimli asked

Haldir looked at the small group and then opened the letter and started to read

" There is darkness coming and the nine have taken to the may be mighty but their numbers will diminish if confronted by the sky sky jewels have a bond with Lothlorien and Mirkwood. Such a bond haven't been seen in Arda before. The dark king time is at an end. The white tree has started to bloom again preparing himself for the heir of Numenor. The exiled must be called upon for the white city to survive the storm."

Haldir finished the letter and looked at his 5 companions. Gimli looked at Aragorn and the elfs and asked.
-What does it mean?
-It is a coded message- Severus answered-
The first is pretty easy. The nine are flying- Sirius said
-The Sky jewels are tricky and the bond with Mirkwood and Lothlorien...- Legolas continued
-It also speaks about a new kind of bond- Aragorn finished- a bond...Viridis and Draco had a bond with their animals. Is it possible to be a familiar bond.
-unlikely as it says a new type of bond, the familiar isn't a new type- Haldir answered
-The dark king time, who is that?- Aragorn asked
-I presume that is the witch king- Severus answered
-But the prophecy, it says no man could kill him.- Haldir said
-We don't know, but it brings me hope- Gimli smiled
-What is the white tree and the heir of Numenor?- Sirius asked
-The white tree is said that it will begun to bloom again when the heir of Isildur will come back to the White city.-Aragorn answered
-And the exiled?- Severus asked
- Long ago, when Isildur was still alive, he made a pact with the mountain men that they will come to his aid in the battle against Sauron, however when that time came they didn't answer their oath and Isildur cursed them to be stuck in this world until their oath was fulfilled. - Aragorn explained
-So you must call them to fulfill their oath, for Minas Tirith to survive- Severus looked at Aragorn Yes.
-So we know more or less what the lady of the Forest spoke about, the only thing that we don't know are the sky jewels- Legolas finished

With Viridis and Draco

The portal brought Draco and Viridis to the ruins of a citadel. Once the castle could have been great but now only stones were left and one surviving tower.
-There is magic in this place- Viridis said to Draco
-I understand but where are we, are we even in Arda?
-That I don't know, what I know is that something or someone called to us and we answered
-So what now?
-There is a protection magic around the tower
-Are you sure that we are not in Middle- Earth, in Mordor or Isengard?
-I think so, as Isengard right now is flooded and in Mordor is always dark and there is nothing green. Still it is good idea to proceed with caution.

The two elfs started walking toward the ruined citadel. Both of them were at edge as they didn't know why they were here or what had called them. Slowly they ascended the tower and on the top floor they found the remnants of what was once a grand library, but now few books had survived.
-I wander what has happened here? Viridis do you hear me?- Draco turned toward his best friend and saw him surrounded by a cocoon of light. Then suddenly the light disappeared and the elf lost consciousness.- Viridis...

Viridis slowly opened his eyes and looked around. He was covered by a ripped flag and under his head, he had Draco lotlorien cloak.
-Viri, what happened?- asked his friend worriedly
-When we entered, I was overwhelmed by the residual magic.
- I didn't feel anything, but you were always the most magic sensitive between us four. What did you learn?
-We are in completely different world, where the time flows differently
-This is good, it is still possible to return home and help in the war
-Yes, this world is called Alegesia, and basically, a day in Arda is equal to a month in Alegesia.
-So why we were brought here?
-It is still unclear, however in this world there was an elite order and this citadel was the heart of the order.
-What kind of Order needed a huge place like this?
-an Order that bonded with Dragons
-Dragons, are you sure?
-Yes, Draco they were riding big fire breathing dragons, with four legs with claws and big and majestic wings.
-So what caused this destruction?
-A Civil war among them.
-Let me guess, one of them wanted something, fell that he wasn't appreciated or something, he gained followers and then he launched an attack to prove his might- Draco said with eyes rolling -Pretty much.
-So why we are here?
-Well somewhere here there are dragon eggs that I believe is what called to us and let me guess, we find them, they hopefully bond with us, then something or other will happen and we'll de swept into some kind of battle.
-Probably, however, we must finished what we need here within a year, as the war of the Ring is much more important than a civil war here.
-Understood- Viridis said and the two of them started searching for the eggs