Do Not Go Gentle

Valar, and Dogs, and Orcs, Oh My!

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Ally Layne.

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By the time I had reached the surface, I quickly noticed that I was the last one to be in the water. The others were sitting along the edges of the stone, looking around at the water worriedly.

"Do you think she is okay?"

"She is the daughter of a sea god, I believe she is fine."

"I hope she surfaces soon, if we hope to be back by dinner we will need to leave soon."

"She's been under for quite some time..."

"She's right there!"

I let out a choked laugh at Aldarian's surprise and the point of his finger, and then soon sobered at the worried looks and wariness that I had caused everyone. Unfortunately, the ellon had already put their shirts back on. I was a bit peeved I had to miss out on the show.

"I'm fine, don't worry!" I called, tucking the pearl into the pocket in my leather pants then swimming quickly back to the shore. "There was someone sent to visit me, and it took longer than I had expected."

"Longer than expected?" Elladan asked, crossing his arms coolly. "Neneth, you have been down there for nearly six hours!"

My eyes widened as they helped me out, and I ignored the amazement that vibrated off my friends at the sight of me being immediately dry. "Six hours?"

"How did you do that?" Geoffry asked, looking completely stunned at the turn of events. "First you remain underneath the water for nearly half the day, and then you go and dry off as soon as your feet touch the ground?"

"Oh, I wish I had your powers, mellon!" Alma exclaimed, taking my tunic in her hands in both excitement and curiosity. "How do you do this?"

I shrugged and grabbed my socks and boots that were waiting for me near the now folded-up blanket. "I've always been able to do it, I guess."

"You guess?" Aldarian repeated, eyes doubly wide. "Mellon, hearing of your powers and seeing them up-close are two different things, I must admit."

My attention quickly turned to Gerda who was hurrying me over to my horse and started to help me pack my things up. "I was told to make sure everyone was back by-"

"By dinner, yes, we know, gwathel." Geren finished dryly. "You have only spoken such a hundred times."

"And I will most likely speak of it a hundred more times from the speed that you all are going."

I laughed. "It's okay, Gerds, we can get going now."

"But wait for a second," Elrohir interrupted. "You said there was someone sent to visit you? What happened down there?"

Everyone immediately paused and turned to look at me in slow comprehension. "Yes, you did say someone was with you, did you not?" Arwen asked, peering curiously at me.

I nodded. "Lord Ulmo sent a nymph to speak with me."

An uncomfortable silence washed upon the elves. "Lord Ulmo, you said?" Alma asked.