Late in the evening, after leaving the town of Bree she was wandering amongst muddy road to the Shire. She made her way to the green door marked with the dwarfish rune of "G". From the sound of it many of the company had already arrived. She knocked on the door heavily, she was slowly answered to by a half-ling.

"Hello?" the poor fellow piped out.

"Elentári at your serv-"

"At My Service Yes, yes I know come in… Hold on you aren't a dwarf?"

"Clearly…" she stated.

"A Woman?"

"Aye that too…Mithrandir!" she called out to him, the wizard turned to her and looked absolutely baffled.

"Elentári shield maiden of the Dúnadain, my lady you were just a topic of discussion." Gandalf said she had given the wizard a sordid glance.

"And what pray tell has been said?"

"Dear me child come in." said a white-haired dwarf.

"Master Balin… Lovely to see you. Has he arrived yet?"

" 'Fraid not but he had a meeting of our kin from the Iron Hills." Dwalin remarked.

"Does he know I seek to join the company?" she asked Gandalf.

"He does not for I have selected also, Mister Baggins as the burglar."

"And what of me, am I just to sit lazing about in a castle peak waiting to be rescued?"

Dwalin and Ori laughed at her sentiment.

"Fear not Elentári I will speak to him on your behalf…"

"My Lady if Kili otherwise fails in that I will do so."

"Thank you both for the offer but I will speak to your Uncle on my terms." She said noting the way her words made the brothers blush.

Bilbo looked up at Elentári almost finding her presence less daunting as she was only a half foot taller than him. She looked absolutely freezing.

"A Bite to eat? Miss?" Bilbo said actually offering. She nodded. "Thank you"

The sudden knock made everyone jump except possibly Elentári.

"He's here!" Gandalf said.

Bilbo opened the door to find the last dwarf, a dwarf who looked far more worn than the rest by the gray hair intermixed with his raven locks.

"Gandalf, I thought you said this place was easy to find. I lost my way twice. If it hadn't been for that mark on the door I am sure it would have been thrice." He greeted each dwarf with a sudden tilt of his head.

"Bilbo Baggins allow me to introduce the leader of the company; Thorin Oakenshield."

"So this is the Hobbit." He smirked.

"Thorin a word?" Gandalf begged him to come hither, "You have two new companions Mister Baggins only being one of the two." His voice was low-toned as if he meant to keep the others from knowing.

"Yes pray where is your ranger?" Thorin asked shrewdly.

"You are an heir of Kings I am hardly but a servant and a slave to my name, Thorin son of Thráin." Elentári's voice was strong and certain.

"Your Ranger is a woman." Thorin's eyes narrowed.

"Does a woman have no right to give aid to what she knows can be done?" she asked.

"Tell me, what name you go by that holds you in such servitude."

"Elentári… Cousin of the sixteenth chieftain of the Dúnadain, known as Aragorn son of Arathorn."

"You are an heir, an heir of Isildur's, my lady." Gandalf reminded. The dwarf's eyes widened his mouth open ajar.

"Hardly one could have for due cause in praise, Mithrandir may it have slipped your mind but neither my cousin or self, wish for the crown and Valar help me, I could not even have it if I wanted it. As Thorin so easily pointed out I am a woman with no King."