There is a pain in my heart that will not dim. I believe that there is something very wrong. A huge evil has occured. One that will not soon be forgotten. I fear for my people. There is no proof that anything has truly happened, but I know, deep in my heart, that something has. Something that will change everything forever.

I took my leave of the Lothlorien war party and headed north, towards my home. I will not allow myself to be seen by my people, but that does not mean that I can't go and check up on them.. It should only take me five days to get there, seeing I ride hard and am not delayed by yrch... I hope that all I am going to find is that I was chasing idle fantasies, but something tells me that will not be the case...

There was a lightening storm today. It was beautiful. I saw the lightening hit a tree not far from me and leave a blue glow in the air for several moments even after it left. Lightening is one of the most beautiful things out there, but the thunder is another story completly... The first time I heard it was when I was very little. Before any of my younger siblings had been born. Momma and Daddy were gone. Visiting a village on the outskirts of our kingdom that had been flooded a few days earlier. I was so scared when that first boom struck that I was awake in an instant. That was when I still shared a room with Morien. He slept right through that storm. I didn't want to wake him and admit that I was scared of something I knew was trivial, but I also wanted to be comforted. I was thinking of maybe trying to ignore it when another deafening crash echoed through our chamber. That was enough to get me flying out the door and into my elder brother's room next door. He was laying in his bed listening to the storm and watching the light dance across the walls when I entered. He didn't notice me until I darted under his covers and hid against his chest. He must've jumped a foot into the air, but never once admonished me. He let me stay in his room with him until he woke up the next morning and then put me back in my own bed. He never told anyone about that night, but after that I becaume much closer to him. Morien asked me once what happened to bring us so close in such a short time and I remember smiling and telling him it was a secret.

I often wonder how my family does. There is little news of my home. They rarely communicate with anyone except the elves of Greenwood, and evne that is rare. I hope they are all doing well.

The yrch are becoming more numerous in the realms of men. I am told by the Dunedain and Elves that is it so everywhere, but I have been spending must of my time in the South recently with a small war party from Lothlorien. They welcome my help and have invited me to join the remainder of their journey. For now I will travel with them, though I am not sure that I will penetrate the Golden Wood with them when they return home. They are proving my point. A band of yrch has been spoted a short distance from here. They will not live to see the dawn. We will be sure of that.

~Morwen

Today, while I was watching the sunset across the lake I remembered the day I left my home. I miss my family terribly, especially my twin brother, Morien. We had such fun riding out and watching the world pass us by. That day was like most others, except that the city was completly silent. My father, King Aracoi of Araterin, had been killed the day before when they were attacked by a small band of Yrch. Those foul creatures had taken my father and constantly threatened our borders. Lomion took the throne, but since he had no heirs, I was to be named crown princess. To make a long story short, I rejected my place in our homeland by not taking the title. I chose to become a wandering warrior, dedicated to keeping all the lands safe from those fould beasts. There has never been a more painful time for me than the weeks that followed that day. The loss of everything I held dear was a blow I scarce thought I could recover from. Still I know that I made the right decision. Maybe someday I will go back, but not until I have kept my promise and evil no longer threatens this land. I may not see my family until the day comes when I pass into the west with the rest of my kind. Even that is an if. I will not leave these lands to be taken over by Sauron, even if I am the only elf who remains.

Listen to me, I'm dwelling on the past. Those panful memories will not help me to make it through these comming times. Evil is touching this land, and I must do all in my power to stop it from taking hold. I love Ennor far to much to see it gripped in evil forever. I may not have seen all the lands, but if they are at all as beautiful and cherished as my home then they are worth fighting for. It is time once again for us to move. The relative safety that the night gives us to travel in is all to short.

~Morwen