ignore the spelling. Too lazy to fix it. Its late and it has been a long week. xp

Aragorn and I had sparred for hours before he called an end to it.

"It is late, we should stop." He suggested. I insisted we continue and argued that I had not grown weary. He would not hear of it. "It has been a long and tiring day, especially for you." He said as he stepped closer and took my sword. He Kissed the top of my head before speaking. "Do not over do it. Everyone ha their limits, even you, sister." He says as he puts a hand on my head. I send a playful glare at him and he merely smiles and ushers me into the hallway.

We walk in silence for a bit. Eventually, he breaks the silence. "Have you been on any adventures recently?"

I shake my head." I had been wandering aimlessly in the forest when a bird from Gandalf came to me."

"I see. I am glad you have arrived relatively safely. The world is growing darker each day. Evil is slowly creeping across the land." He warns. I nod my head. "I have seen it as if it were a shadow. The woods grow darker and nights colder. AN evil cold. I pray your Frodo will be the end to it all." I stop and turn to Aragorn. "I will help him whith whatever I can. If he needs a fighter I will fight, a guide, I will be. He should not go on a journey alone."

Aragon chuckles. "So says the one who has done nothing but spend her travels alone. Now, it is time for rest. You can speak with him tomarrow after the meeting. Goodnight, Deirdre." I smile. "Goodnight, Aragorn." I step into my room and close the door. I pause and breathe before turning to find my breeches and tunic. I find a black one. It is perfect for this.

I throw on myclothes and my worn leather boots. I try to grab my hair when I remember it is gone. Looks like I will be leaving it down. I grab my bow and arrows, throw them over my shoulder and head to my large balcony. It Looks over a waterfall, but the waterfall is so large it begins above the building I am in. There is a wal of stone a leap off the balcony. So I do just that. I take a running leap off the balcony and fly towards the wall. As I slam against it, I tcling to th roots, vines, rocks, anything I can get my hands on. I pause to breathe and look down upon the river and courtyard. I can even see one of the orchards. I see people wandering alone and I see the guards switching with others. It is a quiet night in Rivendell, which means I have to leave for adventure. I climb upwards until I reach the very top of the cliff. I took off running into the woods. It was gradually going down. As I ran further, the hill got steeper. I was running down the mountain. And I felt free. Eventually the ground leveled out. I would be entering the plains soon.

I longed to hear the music of the plains again. The wind singing and whispering at night with a fool moon. I had become so acostomed to it that I could no longer sleep with out it.

With a burst of energy, I burst out of the woods and kept running on the plains. I ran all the way to the top of a rock formation and stood staring at the sky. I waited to hear the music but it never came.

There was not a single sound. It was coldly quiet. Dead almost. There was no wind. No music. Nothing.

I felt panic rise in me. Soemthing was wrong. There was no way the evil could have made its way this quickly. I lept from the rocks and ran to the crest of a hill not too far off. I did not climb the second formation of rock but stood next to it. I stared across the plains to look for something to explain this occurance.

As I scanned the almost hidden horizon, my eyes darted over a figure in the shadows of a hill. It was inching its way towards me. It resembled a beast with a rider. My eyes squinted in the darkness.

There was a cloud hiding the full moon. It passed and the moon illuminated the plains revealing a warg and its rider. I stared in fear as it charged at me. I turned and sprinted as fast as I could back to the forrest where I could hide and climb.

I could hear it howl in the silent night. A chill of horror washed through me as I heard screeching and flapping of wings. The adrenaline drove me to run faster. My breathe quickened and my heart was about to burst from my chest in fear. I could feel the cold air biting my arms and my bow and quiver beating my back.

My bow. I have a weapon, I can fight! I was a few yards from the forest when I stoped and turned while pullin gout my truted bow and an arrow. I noched it and aimed for the crest of the hill and waited seconds before letting it fly.

It pierced the head of the rider but the warg still ran towards me. I pulled another arrow out and tried to noch it but the beast was too quick and it tackled me to the floor. I felt its mouth encase my arm and it bit down hard. I screamed in agony so loud I would be surprised if Rivendell did not wake at the sound. My other arm came up and shoved the arrow into its eye. The warg backed off and thrashed around trying to remove it. I crawled and eventually picked myself up and sprinted. I struggled to fly through the woods as I had done before. It seemed as if the forest was trying to slow me.

I heard the screeching and wings of flying demons as they drew near and my body grew colder. I pumped my legs faster and faster until I triped over a root. I let out a yell a I fell down the hill and landed at the bank of the river.

The river that led back to Rivendell. I hauled myself up and rn parallel to it. I looked over my shoulder to see a black cloud of bat-like creatures swarming towards me. I lept into the river and sawm as deep as I could and attempted to rest. I saw losing blood and stamina. With the ebbing adrenaline, I could feel pain erupting over my body.

When I finaly needed air I swam to the surface and broke it as quietly as I could. The swarm had passed but were still within earshot. Quietly I crept onto the bank and walked in the direction of Rivendell.

In Rindell~

While Deirdre was scaling the walls, she was unaware of watchfull eyes that were focused on her. The young elf prince she had spoken briefly with at supper had seen her jump from the balcony and he watched her as she started to climb. He narrowed his eyes in confusion and curriosity.

"Legolas!" The young elf turned at the sound of his name to see his old friend Aragorn. A smile graced his features. "Aragorn, how are you , my friend?"

"I am well. I hope your travels were not too tiring." He said good naturedly as they greeted each other. "Not bad at all. But Aragorn, I must ask, the woman you seem so close to, why would she be climbing out of Rivendell?"

Aragorn's eyes furrowed in confusion until Legolas showed hime what he was tring to ask. When Aragorn saw, he chuckled in amusement.

"She is bck to her old ways. Whenever he stoped here on her travels, she woudl scale the cliffs and run to the plains to here them sing. Or so she said."

"Strange. One would not suspect a woman to be so adventurous."Legolas announced.

"She is no ordinary human either. She holds little human blood in her veins. Mostly she has Elf and Dwarf. Gandalf is convinced she even holds magic inside her. She has been alone most of her life, wandering through middle earth. She would be the one woman on middle earth who seeks adventure and freedom rather than stability."

"I see." Legolas says. "Let us go and find a place to sit, so we can speak more comfortably." He says with a smile as he and Aragorn find a bench. THey sit and speak for a while. Telling of stories, adventures and odd happenings in a humorous tone.

Rivendell was silent in the night and held no wind or clouds. The conversatio had turned into silence. "THe night is clear and calm. I wonder if those plains are singing for her." Aragorn wondered and Legolas nodded. Then a cold breeze whipped into Rivendell and caused LEgolas to jump to his feet and turn towards the cliffs. He narrowed his eyes.

"What is it? What do you see?" Aragorn asked as he too rose. "THe wind, it carries fear and anger. Hidden in evil. What could have caused a gust so cold?"

They sat and listened intensly, waiting for another gust or a beast to appear.

Surely enough, another gust of wind came but was not noticed. For with the wind, came a scream that made their blood run cold and shivers run down their backs. THey could hear people being woken by it. It was full of pain and shock.

But Aragorn would know the voice anywhere, no matter the distance or emotion.

"Deirdre!" he whispered as he turned and ran back to the palace in search of Gandalf, Legolas right bhind him.

I trudged along the bank of the river, exhausted. I looked at the situation. I was weaponless, my bow was lef tin the plains as was my quiver. All I had was a small dagger in my boot. I stopped to retreive it. I had to force myself to get back into a standing position. I breathed heavily and looked at my arm. It hurt so bad. At least it had almost stopped bleading. I should stop and try to clean it, but I needed to get back as soon as possible. I kept walking uphill.

I had walked a decent while and decide to stop for water. I kneeled on the buddy banks and lifted th ecool water to my mouth. WHil drinking i heard a twig snap. I look behind me to see the damned warg. I froze, waiting for it to make the first move.

THe moment i saw its muscles tense i was sprinting up the mountain begging my adrenaline to kcik back in. I pushed myself to run faster.

Faster, faster! I pumped my arms and legs. i could hear my panting and the wargs breathing. I am sure my heart had stopped by now.

I noticed the watr was getting faster. THe edge was near. I pushed myself faster and burst through the tree line.

The warg was still behind me. The edge of the cliff was still a few yards away. The warg was so close. I stretched my legs farther and once i made it to the cliff i put everything i had into my leap off it, towrds the water.

As i jumped i heard the cry of a dying warg and assumed a guard had taken care of it. I was home. I was safe. As i plumeted to the river i kept my legs and arms straight. I dropped right in underneath the crashing waterfall. The river was still rough and fast. It sucked me under and away, down the river. I fought to get air but any air i could get was accompanied with water.

The two men had almost collided with Gandalf and two hobbits as they rounded the corner. "You heard her too?" Aragorn asked of his friends.

"Yes, we must get to the water, i feel she may be there already." THye all looked confused but rushed towards the nearest section of river anyway. They stood on a bridge, watching the waterfall intently. A sound to their side cought a few of their attention. Arwen and Elrond had joined them. Arwen went to Aragorn and they held each other tightly, in fear for their friend's safetly and Elrond immediately went ot Gandalf and inquired what he thought was happening.

"She is running for her life. She is most likely injured. I cannot imagine what she has faced. Nothin has made it this far out yet."THey turned their gaze back to the waterfall.

"I had a dream of her jumping from the cliff, then I saw her drowning. I assume it was because she was in danger." Gandalf said.

"Let us hope you are right." Frodo said.

"Let us hope she is alright." Sam said.

The ones who have not spoken nodded. They sat their for a while waiting.

"Gandalf, are you sure it was not just a nightmare you had? Are you sure it held meaning?" Elrond inquired. Gandalf said nothing as he stared.

After a few moments he responded. "I am absolutely sure of it." No sooner had he said this word, a small figure flew from the cliff ad landed into the river.

I struggled and struggled to break the surface again but i kept getting tossed about and pulled down.

My body grew colder and colder as i lost energy and i could not fight as much as fatigue washed over me. Let my body be washed away with the tide. I tried to keep swimming but to no avail.

I would have thought this was my end if two pairs of strong hands had not found my arms and pulled me from the water. THe moment i could breathe i coughed up water as the two men carried me to the shore. THey set me down on the bank and i coughed up water and bile as my lungs tried to pump out the liquid and obtain more air. I felt something warm and heavy be wrapped around me, I let the people adjust it on me. I could barely feel or hear anything. All i heard were voices blending together. My vision faded and i leaned forward but steady hands kept me upright. THe shock of being caught startled me into full consciousness.

"A warg!" I blurted out. "THere was a warg and its rider. The rider is dead. ANd somethign got the warg. I dont know why they were here but they were."I sai shiver ran through me. I saw Aragorn kneel infront of me and Gandalf stand next to him. Elrond and Arwen were flanking my sides and the youung Prince elf stood behind Aragorn appearing concerned.

"Deirdre are you alright? you are bleeding. Did you get bit?" I nodded. "Any other injuries?" I shrugged. I did not know.

"Let us get you inside. Arwen will dry you off and tend your wound. Then perhaps a warm drink before you sleep." ELrond suggested. I nodded and stood. Arwen was right next to me if i needed help. I Turned and walked but my legs gave out and Aragorn caught me. "Looks as if i will be escorting you two to her room."

And with that the three of us left. I was so tired, I fell asleep before we made it inside. Aragorn had to carry me.

I had awoken in my bed. The silk sheets so cool and comfortable. The pillows smelled of mint and i buried my face in them. A pleasant breeze flew through my curtains and rustled the silk curtains. the orange light illuminated them in a way that reminded me of fire.

It was almost evening. suddenly, I realized i was late for the secret meeting that was to take place before dinner. It was evening.

I lept fromt he bed and threw on a simple pale orange dress, grabbed my sword and leather belt. I slipped into my boots and bolted out the door, geatfull my hair was short. As I ran i ran my hand threw my hair to straighten it. I ran to the pavilion where the meeting was held and and didn't slow until I had reached the cirlce of chairs. I stopped and scanned the area, searching the faces and for a seat.

"I am glad to see you are well enough to join us, Deirdre." Lord Elrond said as he nodded in greeting. I nodded back and made my way to my seat, but i was stopped my a man's words.

"Surely you do not intend to allow this woman to join us!" I turned to the man, fire in my eyes.

"Is there a problem with me being a woman?" I challenged him. "In fact there is! No woman should be permitted to sit in the coucil of officials. It has no concern of you. And women are too week to be able to fight! Look at you! you are so weak you cannot even have a normal sized sword! You must have a smaller blade. WHat good is a blade such as that against a man or an orc?" He said as he rose and walked to me in an effort to escort me out. I drew my sword and pointed it under his chin.

"Lay one hand on me and you will lose it." He glared at me and i met his gaze. "You are a woman, what are you even here for? I doubt the Elven King would request you here." He spat at me.

"On the contrary I did request her presence here, as did Gandalf. Her skills with the sword could match and outdo most men of Gondor, but her true skill lies with the bow. I assure you her strength and purpose here need not be questioned." Elrond said. His tone suggested the man return to his seat. And he did. Deirdre found her seat next to Frodo. She smiled tiredly at him and he returned it with a weary smile of his own.

Elrond began the meeting.

Hello everyone! i hope you enjoyed this! i am so sorry i had not been updating i ahd been working at a camp all summer! i hope this is good. feedback is always wanted, as are ideas.

thank you for reading! i love you!

-Scarlet