Recap-

Now, it was time for my departure.
I stood where I once long ago met the Lady and Lord of Lothlórien.
Lady Galadriel descended the steps slowly.

"It is now time for you to leave, Gwaeneth."
I nodded, sadly. "I hope to visit someday."
"Keep those visions in your mind, child."
"I will, my Lady."
"I have a gift for you - to light your way shall you get lost."
Honestly? I was confused.
She cupped a small, glowing globe in her hand on a chain. If I listened closely enough, it made soft noises that oddly enough, I could understand.
"This is Flora. One of the few Night Wisps left. When in need, she will show you the way. Only use Flora when in need. For she has limited power. Do you understand, Gwaeneth?"
Looking between the two, I took a deep breath understanding the new life on my shoulders.
"I understand, my Lady. But how can she speak to me?"
"Flora can speak to any one who has magic within them."
"That makes sense."
She put Flora around my neck.
"Farewell, Gwaeneth. Take care of yourself and your companions."
"I will, thank you Lady Galadriel."
I descended the steps with Flora around my neck, my weapons strapped on, rucksack on my back, and down to my new steed Faye. It was time to head to The Shire - home of Bilbo Baggins.

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Song: WildHorse
Artist: Raelynn
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The longest part of the journey was traveling over the Misty Mountains. That took quite a few days. After that, it was quite easy-going. For a few days... Gwaeneth was able to go around the mash-like area of Swan-Fleet. However soon after that near Tharbad, her, Flora and her Mare Faye ran into Bandits.

Persistent bandits. They for some reason, started shooting arrows at her. One skimmed her hair. She spurred her mare onward hoping to outrun the bunch. Never had her heart pounded so hard.

One rode up to the side of her. She decided to use newest her power, Telekinesis to throw him off his horse.

Gwaeneth was furious. And determined. She was on a mission and these filth showed up out of nowhere to try and kill a complete stranger!
She was able to get to a small field, and hurried to tie her mare to a tree and unsheathe her twin daggers.

Daggers in hand, the four others approached. Getting off their horses.
"Hand over your weapons and money, woman."
Gwaeneth laughed.
"Did you not see what I did to your comrade?" She questioned.
They remained, standing and staring.
She sighed. "I'm not giving you anything."
"A stubborn one, eh?" The one in charge spoke.
"Glen, get her."
The tallest of them all attacked.
Gwaeneth stabbed him in the main artery.
"Problem is, you focus so much on what's up here, you forget what's down their."
He would bleed out within an hour.
She twirled the dagger in her right hand. "Still wish to take whats mine?" Gwaeneth asked as they stared at the man on the ground clutching his leg.
Two, furious men came at her at once.
She pushed one far away with one hand, knocking him out and stabbed the other in the chest with her left dagger.

Three down, one to go. The leader.
"Now, if thats it. I'll be on my way."
"Hold on, missy."
Gwaeneth stopped in her steps.
"Missy?" Did he just call her "Missy?"
She turned around, eyes blazing. "Look, I've had enough of your games. I have somewhere very important to be. You clearly aren't getting anything so leave me be."
He laughed. "Oh, I'll be gettin' somethin' maybe not now, but later. Hold those you care for deeply close to you, Gwaeneth." He spat out her nickname and tossed her a piece of dirty cloth. It lied at her feet.
Gwaeneth looked up at him, confused.
"How do you know my name?"
"I have my ways."
Gwaeneth walked to him quickly, holding the dagger to his throat, gripping his dirty shirt. "Who told you my name?"
He grinned, a dirty grin rotted teeth showing.
"In time you'll find out."
She snarled and slit his throat.

Going back to the dirty cloth, she looked at it. Black Speech.
It had her name on it.
She groaned.
'Well, this journey just got harder.'

Going over to her shaken up Mare, Faye. She calmed her down and got back on the road to The Shire. Next task...finding Bilbo Baggin's house.

They rode on, until dusk and she boarded her horse at Bree.

Taking her things off of Faye, Racksack, weapons.
Gwaeneth walked, and jogged until she reached The Shire.
She took Flora off her neck, and in her hand up to her eyes. She asked her the way to Bilbo Baggin's house. Deep in her gut she had a feeling that time was low.

Looking closely, she saw a small, dainty figure inside the glowing necklace.

Flora murmured directions in a foreign language, still not understanding how they understood one another. She thanked Flora.

"The top of The Shire, right then..." Gwaeneth whispered.
Putting Flora back on her neck and hiking her rucksack higher up her back.

'Grandpa here I come...'

I continued the journey through The Shire to Bilbo Baggin's house was long, and honestly, this was a maze-like town.

Finally reaching the little home around dusk, she knocked on the door not seeing the bell.

Gwaeneth was not prepared for what was inside at all...

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First chapter that I haven't had to Rewrite!
Written: Friday, January 24th (12:49am)
(Edited: January 29th, 2020)