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The diary of Ithilwien - June 3d



After several days apart I finally came across Kelinor again, accidentally running into him in the Prancing Pony. Despite days apart he seemed eager to leave as I entered, but to my rejoice he asked me to join him for a walk around town. Though we didn't get far until he stopped me and asked if I still wished to spend the weekend with him. Slightly nervous by his question I accepted, and he then showed me the way to his house in the Shire. A house he had never been to before, which apparently used to belong to Loor Turindriel. He seemed very cautious, repeadetly telling me to be on my guard as he did not know what to expect to find in there.


As we reached the house he instantly started looking around, searching through the items laid around. At first he found a book in sindarin and eagerly asked me to tell him what it was about, finding that it was about the forming and rise of the Legion. He soon walked away though, and I thought it was none of my right to keep reading so I left the book and followed him.
Soon after, to my great horror, he found a big chest which he determinely decided to open. I felt uneasy by it, I knew something was no right, but did not feel safe enough to ask him to leave it. Managing to open the chest dust flew around us, eventually setteling for us to spot the remaints of a diseased elf. I felt sick by it, quickly stepping back, but he seemed curious and looked closer. I am not completely sure, but by the sounds of it he came to the conclusion that these were the remaints from Loor Turindriel himself, and along with them was a stone. I did not see it and I do not recall its name mentioned by Kelinor, but there was something about a stone, something that clearly was of importance.
Overrun by what had just happened I had to go outside. Kelinor ordered me to write a letter to my brother and ask him to come there, whilst he was to clean up for us to be able to stay there... to stay there? I don't know what I was thinking. He asked me if we could still stay, since the house was his after all, and without thought I just told him I would do as he wished. I could never have spent a single night in the same house as these... remaints. Luckily, I never had to, as I am now back in the normal house. But the reason for this is of the less pleasant sort...


I went to send the letter and then sat down atop a hill outside the house until Albillion arrived. Once he did we went inside, finding that Kelinor was no longer there. We searched for ages, around the house and around its entire neighborhood until Albillion convinced me that there was no point and we returned here. I don't know where he is, no one has seen him, and the only trace of any sort I have is a letter recieved from someone I had never heard the name of before, telling us we need to prepare, telling us the war is coming.


I don't want this. It is far worse then I ever imagined, and I have to get out of it... I have to get my brother out of this. And Kelinor? I don't know. I don't know who he is, I don't know what to think. I just... know I can't stay in this.

 

Ithilwien