Fáinu looked at the parchment, he recognised his own name and none of the other words. He realised it was written in enchain Quenya, sudenly he remembered something Elrond had said. When he first returned to Rivendell after the incident with Smaug, before he even opened his mouth, Elrond chanted these words;
i fáinu men, falócë rohta, elyë inde firin. Umbar valin elin mén. Utú i quácocolindo! Utú i quácocolindo!
The released one, cursed by the dragon. Fate smiles upon thee. Find the crow bearer! Find the crow bearer!
Now it seemed to all make sense. Cree was the crow bearer. He saw her, she looked to be asleep. He shook her and she did nought. He called to her and her eyes opened a little, she smiled and fell back to sleep. He had seen others fall into a trance of this sort before. He remembered how he had woken a friend the last time.
He drew Falokrist from its sheath and the blade rang. A few hobbits looked over in curiosity.
"Forgive me Cree," he took the blade and made a small cut on her hand. Instantly she leaped up, dew a blade and swung it. Luckily, Fáinu stopped her sword with his. She then dropped her blade to the ground and sat back down. Fáinu sheathed his sword and held Cree's hand.
"What happened to you?" he asked, "Where did you get this parchment? What-" he stopped and looked her in the eyes. Avalon flew up and landed upon Cree's shoulder holding a bandage from Cree's pack. Fáinu rapped it about her hand and looked her in the eyes.
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