Nightstar: a Tenth Walker story

Traveling with a book Character

Aragorn/strider.point of view

" yeah well Strider sounds like something from a fantasy story, actually it is a character from one of my favourites", the young elf shot back, before a look of realization flashed a cross her face, and her eyes which had been a bright green-blue, seemed to darken as splashes of red and yellow began to take them over," No no no this isn't possible", she said looking close to tears," don't tell me that dream was real, why me", she whispered as she looked up at the sky then towards me her face going blank all except for her eye which still swirled with confusion," please tell me where we are", she asked her voice almost monotone but quivered with a hint of worry.

" we are to the north of the Bruinen or loudwater river", I answered, but as soon as she heard this her face fell.

" so It's true", she whispered as she stared at her small hands looking as if she had just lost everything, before she took out a small black rectangle with a picture of what looked like a family on the front..
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Tempest Ankareeda.point of view

" so It's true", I whispered as I stared at my hands feeling like I lost everything, before I took out my phone so I could look at my screen saver a picture of my family from our vacation last year. I stared at my mom's ever changing eyes; which had been an almost violet blue that day, my dad's happy smirk, and the twins' mischievous grins, and my best friend Chris's sad smile, that had been the last time he had ever gotten to leave the hospital, I could feel the tears slip down my face as I sat there, before "strider" spoke.

" who are they", he asked softly looking at my phone.

" My family", I mumbled sadly," and best friend, but he's... He's not here anymore."

"I'm sorry to bring up such sad memories", he said looking at me softly," I can take you to Rivendell, there may be someone who can help you, that is if your willing to travel six days northeast", I nodded and wiped the tears from my eyes, they weren't going to help anything.
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Strider.point of view

"I'm sorry to bring up such sad memories", I said looking at her softly," I can take you to Rivendell, there may be someone who can help you, that is if your willing to travel six days northeast", she nodded and wiped the tears from her eyes, giving me a sad, but brave smile, before her stomach grumbled. Smirking I said," though I think it best to have breakfast first." We finished quickly, that was the first time I realized how truly small she was especially for an elf. Even so she keep pace with me easily.
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Tempest Ankareeda.point of view

We walked through most of the day only stoping for meals, but I wasn't all that tired, and by the time we stopped for the night I had found two things out; one my phone battery never lowered, and two I had data for some unknown reason. That gave me some hope because it meant that maybe just maybe there was some portal out there that connected our two worlds.
....... While they are eating

" can you tell me of your family", he asked, as we ate the quick soup he had made.

" okay, what do you want to know", I asked answered.

" anything you wish to tell", he said back.

" hmmm, ok how about I tell you about the twins, Corey and Corvus, those two were always getting into trouble, Corey my sister has bright red hair like my mom, though it is straight as a bone like mine, but Corvus or Vus has black curly hair, and they both have my dad's black eyes", I said happily. "And I remember this one time when they actually managed to blow a hole through the kitchen roof. I still have no idea how they did that", I said letting out a small laugh as I remember their eleventh birthday.

" they sound like quite the troublesome pair", he laughed.

"They are, but it's not always a bad thing, there was this one time to get Chris to smile they covered all they trees out side our cabin in silly string", I said grinning.

" from you reaction I believe that was funny, but what is silly string", strider asked. Oops.

" I uhh", then I felt it, there was definitely a can of silly string in my purse, so I pulled it out," this", I stated," uhh, but only my family can make it", I said before handing him the can," point it away from the fire then take the lid off and push down on the top, Okay." As soon as he did a string of blue flew out and painted the trees like spider webs.

" strange, but I think I understand now why what they did was so insane", he stated.

" yup", I said back.
.................two days later
Strider.point of view

" may I ask why you don't seem the least bit uncomfortable with traveling with me", I asked.

" you ask this because let me guess, most people are wary about a Ranger from the North, right", she said back before shrugging, "must have been the way I was raised", she said with a grin. "Besides why wouldn't I trust a ruggedly handsome guy like you." I opened my mouth to say something, but she stopped me." Don't worry your not my type, plus you already have someone, right", she said with a teasing smirk, " I can see it in your eyes."
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Tempest Ankareeda.point of view

" I can see it in your eyes", I said that wasn't the truth of course, everyone knows 'Aragorn hearts Arwen', I just can't wait to see my ship in bloom. But to my statement he just opened and closed his mouth like a fish out of water," hey I'm just teasing", I said.