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The Hobbit/LotR: There And Back Again (Elvenqueen and Megara)

Bane said "only those with the gift. Humans and Elves and other creatures that can use magic it's common. Though don't remind Serena of that fact. She isn't a huge fan of her Elf family and would rather not think about it"

Serena looked up and smiled, taking the bowl gently. "Thank you bofur...that's very sweet of you"

The Hobbit/LotR: There And Back Again (Elvenqueen and Megara)

Bane nodded and said "she told me once that elves or people like her are tied to the life energies, and when they burn so much of it off in their body they have to take time to recover that lost power from the world around them..." Gandalf nodded, lighting his pipe as he looked over at Serena.

Serena smiled slightly, partly awake enough to listen to them. Bilbo smiled and said "dinner is ready"

The Hobbit/LotR: There And Back Again (Elvenqueen and Megara)

Bilbo started cooking as Bane sat at the table, keeping a close eye on Serena. Gandalf said "she will be alright with some rest and a good meal. No need to worry master Bane" bane nodded, still looking worried. "She really over did it this time..."

Serena was leaning against the wall, her hood up so they couldn't tell if she was asleep or not

The Hobbit/LotR: There And Back Again (Elvenqueen and Megara)

Serena smiled as they laid her down and she leaned against the wall saying "to be honest...I thought it would be like riding one of the Wargs...I was very wrong with that kind of thinking..." Bilbo amiled and said "I think I will make some dinner, how does that sound to everyone?" Serena leaned her head back, closing her eyes.

The Hobbit/LotR: There And Back Again (Elvenqueen and Megara)

Serena nodded and stood, then smiled at Thorin and leaned over and kissed his cheek. "Thank you, Thorin...for reminding why I'm doing all of this..." She went to open the door and walked inside, Bane looking up at her and jumping up. Bane went to her and said "Serena...are you.." Serena smiled and hugged Bane, a couple years running down her cheek. "I will be...I will be.." Bane hugged her back then looked at her. "Serena? Your body can't move can it" Serena laughed weakly and said "no...I'm completely numb...if you could..." Bane looked at Kili and said "give me a hand, lad...she's drained completely. She can't move now"

The Hobbit/LotR: There And Back Again (Elvenqueen and Megara)

She looked at him and said "when I learned who you really were...I felt a connection to you. Having to watch those around you die or give into madness...it's too much for anyone to bare. My old home...before the monsters came, there were children who would come to my house and I would teach them and they would play in my yard...when I found the village burning...those children dead and gone from the world...I lost myself." She looked at her shaking hands and said "I can't bare to see that happen ever again...but you and Gandalf are right. I can't give my life for those who are gone...I have to live for them..." She looked at Thorin, looking tired and hurting for the first time without her trying to put on a brave face. "I think I need just as much help as you do, Thorin Oakenshield..."

The Hobbit/LotR: There And Back Again (Elvenqueen and Megara)

Gandalf nodded to him, telling the others to rest. Serena didn't looked up as he sat by her. "I'm sorry Thorin...I really am...I got to lost in my own pain I forgot why I was here...who I'm fighting for" she was still trying to fix her wrappings on her wound but she was shaking too badly.

The Hobbit/LotR: There And Back Again (Elvenqueen and Megara)

Serena stood there then just turned and walked out the back door, shutting it behind her. Bane sighed and said "if I had known what weighed on her heart...I would have spoken sooner" Bilbo looked at Bane and asked "why does she blame herself like this?" Bane leaned against the table and said "my village was wiped out in a night by the creatures we hunt. Serena has been tracking them but lost them the day before. She found them again right as they attacked the village and she got there just when I was bitten. She was able to save me and the few villagers left...but only a handful. She has blamed herself for not saving my home...and then I learned how she first met those things. She once lived outside a small village in the mountains. She watched ovrt it but the one day she hadn't been there, the village was wiped out in a night. She came back to the village in flames and the people who she cares for dearly were gone. She has been on the road since, trying to repent of what she thinks was her doing for not stopping them when they were small."

Bilbo listened quietly then he looked at Thorin. "I hate to say this and forgive me if I'm wrong...but it's a lot like what happened to your home and Dale is it not?" Gandalf nodded and said "she is a lost soul in the dark who can't find her way out in her grief...I think of all people, you all can understand that pain" bane looked at Thorin and said "I know she didn't mean to add risk to your mission...and I'm sorry for all of the trouble we have caused you..."

Serena sat just outside the door, looking at her hands as she tried to rewrap her wound but her hands were shaking so badly she couldn't do it right.

The Hobbit/LotR: There And Back Again (Elvenqueen and Megara)

Gandalf sighed and said "a shifter...nothing to worry about now.."

Serena was panting, holding her side as she muttered "I was trying to give you time...what is one life to save the lives of many..." Gandalf frowned and said "so that's what you have in your mind...trying to get yourself killed on this quest?" Serena looked up at him and said "why would you think that?" Gandalf looked at her and said "everything you e done has been to help the company...but you forget your own life...why?" Serena got up shakily and said "because how can I ask for aid if I don't risk myself first!"

Bane cursed suddenly and said "your still on this?! Those creatures are not your fault! They never were. And neither was my village being lost to them" Serena turned to him and said "if I had been there sooner, you would still have a home, a family, a life! But I failed and your cursed, stuck between man and beast...and now I can help them get their home back and I...I..." She lowered her head, fighting back tears. Bane sighed and shook his head. Gandalf said "you don't want anyone else to lose what you have lost...so you are willing to die to protect them..."

The Hobbit/LotR: There And Back Again (Elvenqueen and Megara)

Serena ran after him and jumped up onto the Bears back, trying to pull it in some way. But she's didn't last long as they reached closer to the house. One hard buck and Serena went flying, hitting the house wall and slid down. She fought to get up, the others getting inside the house. Bane looked out and as Serena fighting to get up. "The stubborn...she is trying to fight that thing..." He ran for the door, yelling for someone to give her a hand to get Serena.

Serena moved over a little, looking at the beast as she fought to move. But her body was done moving, her power spent.