Chapter 19: The Breaking of the Fellowship

Aragorn pulled the boat up to shore followed by Boromir and Legolas. Valia grabbed her pack and got out of the boat along with the others. They set up camp, and Valia sat leaning against a boulder. She closed her eyes, drifting off to sleep just as Aragorn began speaking.

Someone shook her, and she opened her eyes. Sam was kneeling worriedly beside her. "Mr. Frodo's gone."

"Gone?" She leapt up and ran away without a backward glance.

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She had searched for many minutes, and she still hadn't found him. She walked back to camp, now deserted, and sat beside the river. She pulled her knees up to her chest, and she buried her face in her knees, sobbing quietly.

"Valia?" Frodo whispered.

She looked up and gasped. She threw her arms around him. "I was afraid you'd left without me," she choked out.

He put his arms around her and kissed the top of her head. "I would never leave you." He looked into her pale green eyes. "We need to leave before the others find us."

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They rowed to the other shore, and Valia looked back for one last glance. "Namarie," she whispered, bidding the Fellowship a final farewell.

"Valia?"

She looked back to Frodo and smiled then took the hand he held out to her. They walked together for some time before reaching the beginning of a grey, dreary-looking land. A dark cloud surrounded a black shadow, and a glowing red light could be seen in the middle.

"Mordor," Frodo said. "I hope the others find a safer road."

"Aragorn will look after them," Valia replied, touching his shoulder.

"I don't suppose we'll ever see them again."

"We may yet." She looked up at him. "We may."

He smiled and kissed her forehead. "I'm glad you're with me."

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A/N: Finally, I have finished it! Now, summary for TTT. Valia and Frodo are heading for Mordor and all that jazz. Estellia is an elf captured by Orcs while they pass through Lothlorien. She meets Merry and Pippin who escape the burning of the Orcs but are forced to leave her behind. She then meets up with Eomer then with Legolas, Aragorn, and Gimli. Soon, another romance shall blossom for dear Leggy. I think A Bond Broken is a good title, Celtic. Does it still fit?

Until the next book, Frodo Baggins...signing out!