[Everdawn]

Madea gulped. "Me?... uh.. well, My father, you see... He is a Dol Amroth General, and, my mother died when she was having me. I never knew her you see..." She paused, thinking.

"Anyway, my father, was very dissappointed that I was not born male, and blamed me all my life for taking my mother away. He never deems me fit to even have a decent conversation. I did grow up having the best of everything, but my father never saw me fit to even pick up a sword. I could never go anywhere without an escort, and now! Now he wants to marry me off to one of the guards, who i have never met! And i am only 16! although i am now closer to seventeen, but that still does not mean i cant make decisions for myself!"

Madea had said all this too fast and took a breath. "Thats when i decided enough was enough. I ran away, i took what money i could from my house and have been on the road ever since, I do realise it was dangerous, since i rode unarmed. The folk i met were very nice to me."

Her dark eyes glinted. "I do so love the Shire, tell me more about it Ms Took."

Aleia smiled at her. "Not at all miss, call me Aleia, there is no need for such fomalities here, you are among friends now."

Madea nodded, "yes, yes of course. I have never really had many friends you know."