first paragraph (following Elriel only)

Elriel sat reclined in her cushioned coach. It had been a hard five days journey. Her company had been attacked by a band of orcs and nearly half her attendants had either been killed or seriously injured. Now that her new home Minas Ithil, of Ithilian was in sight, she felt involuntarily safer. Slowly the sound of a great host approaching could be heard. So, in anxiety, lady Elriel, looked out of her curtained shroud, and beheld a glorious sight. A legion of Elfin Worriers where marching out to meet her, arrayed in magnificent armour and weaponry. at the front a glorious child sat regally on her awesome steed. Both the horse’s and the child’s white hair could be seen blowing in the wind. Even from this distance the child’s dark blue eyes seemed to be assessing her, the child in her womb kicked. Raising her arm Elriel chose to ignore it and waved to the child upon the horse. The Celebriel brightened and speaking softly to her horse she galloped closer until she was riding beside her new mother.