Aurora Mae

by Mentha Spicata

Aurora Mae is a student at Sunshine Middle School. She lost her mother at an early age, and she didn't talk much with her father. One day, she fell into the world of The Lord of the Rings. In that world, she discovered a big secret that had never been revealed. In that world, instead of making a lot of good friends, Aurora Mae found what she had lost in the human world.

6. Chapter 6

We rode and rode and rode. Finally, we reached the edge of a forest when the sun rose again. We got down and had a rest.

"Where are we going next?" I asked after a long time.

"We are going to a forest called Lothlórien. We will be safe there," said Cynelith.

We lay down and take a nap. But I didn't think that Cynelith slept well because she was tossing and turning the whole time.

On the second sunset, we finally reached the edge of Lothlórien. What a pretty forest, I thought. The beautiful view made our sadness become lighter.

We walked into this pretty forest. The leaves looked very green, and the trees were tall and wide. Walking inside the forest, you hardly could see the blue sky. It had the feel of magic.

"Who are you guys?"

We turned around. Some elves were looking at us. There were arrows and bows in their hands, and they looked a bit angry. "Men seldom get into this forest and even fewer of them get out."

"We are humans from Rohan," said Cynelith. "And the girl from the prophecy is here too."

The elves didn't look as mean as before. One of them walked straight toward us. His clothes were fancier than the others. His eyes stayed on me for a long time. Finally, he said, "Come with me."

We followed the elves. They walked very quickly, so we had to jog after them. I thought we were walking to the heart of the forest because the sky pieces became fewer and smaller.

Suddenly, there was a big clearing between the trees. In front of my eyes, there was one huge tree in the middle of the clearing. The trunk of the tree was white. It was so thick that there were even steps on it. The elf led us onward.

We climbed for a while. There was a beautiful throne room in front of us. On the throne, there sat a beautiful woman who had long, light golden hair and a pair of crystal-blue eyes.

"Madam Galadriel," said the elf leader. "We found them at the edge of our forest. They said that one of them is the girl from the prophecy."

The woman looked at us for a while. Her eyes were so clear and so magical that I think she saw everything in my mind. I tried to move her eyes away from me but failed.

"You may stay," she said suddenly. "I need to talk to you about something, Aurora."