After a very long journey, Theogorn and Amarthorn finally arrived where they wanted to be. Amarthorn really wanted to lead Theogorn to this place.
The pair of men risked the journey through the woods of Lothlorien, but it was worth the effort to shorten the journey. Now they are located somewhere between Mirkwood and the Misty mountains, many miles north of where once the river folk lived. But that area felt ill by now. Something stirred there and the chill kept visitors away. And it was unclear too whether they had arrived in the area of the dangerous bear-men. There were only few rumors, and the ones that were, well...these predicted an ill time for these men were unpredictable. Therefore Amarthorn didn't want to lead Theogorn much more south or north.
Maybe it wasn't the safest area at all to introduce such a young apprentice into this hard world. But Amarthorn had been in this magical place before and really wanted to show it to his student.
It was a valley in a very wooded area. Well, not really so wooded like Mirkwood that no sunlight could reach the with leaves covered soil. And actually it wasn't really a wood, for in this valley there was an empty but open field. On the edge of this field ran a small side stream, tweaked from the Anduin. And in the field were many colorful flowers and plants, wild but beautiful, accompanied by many bees and other insects which are looking for nectar. In the afternoon little funny spiders spin their little webs to catch these insects, only to find fresh drops the next morning day. And the swirling dust is visible in the sunlight. Yes indeed, it sounds general but it is a place you could dream all about for it is so beautiful that one can fall down in a bed of grass and dream away, with friends or alone, about the wonderful time that has been...or yet has to be spent. No fine description could be given, like the moment you awake in the morning, disappointed you cannot know what would follow next in that beautiful dream you had.
And this is the feeling that Amarthorn got. And that's the feeling Theogorn gets. And together they spent a wonderful time on this place.
