Elllyah and his men listened to Merry and Pippen tell the stories of the Shire and<br/>laughed. Their stories were full of mischief and harmless fun that the hobbits of the shire would do. They were use to the adventurous life where danger was at every turn and death awaited them. To hear such stories from the two hobbits were relaxing and enjoyable. But yet the two seemed to love to hear the tales that Pegawen spoke of. It was Merry that turned to Ellyah and asked. "You have been places that no one else has, have you not Captain?"<br/><br/>"Aye, me crew and I have been to exotic lands, places that has no Elf or Dwarf, and especially no Hobbits." he chuckled. "What you call Middle Earth is but one huge land mass. There are others like it out there and hundreds of smaller ones and islands. Some I have been to and others just have heard tales of. "<br/><br/>Merry and Pippen's eyes lit up and both Lotharn and Thorgan shook their heads and chuckled. The two they knew were going to be asking for stories from Ellyah. Sure enough the two almost asked as one, "Tell us of your adventures."<br/><br/>Ellyah laughed. That was something that Thorgan never saw Elves do much. Well perhaps not as heartily as he did. But Ellyah seemed not to be your normal Elf. "Well I tell you one, from me days when I first set out to sea and fell in love with it. Oh it be a tale of adventure and love." he chuckled. He began his tale when he had become a Captain and had his own ship. Like many others he had but sailed up and down the coasts and not far out to sea. But when he became the Captain of his own ship, he wanted to explore. He had always wanted to know what lay beyond the horizon. He had started out on the far East Coast and had sailed out into the ocean with a crew that he had found with the simalar desire to explore, a mixture of humans and elves. He found a number of large islands that were inhabited only by humans. It seemed the Elves had not reached out that far and there were no Dwarfs anywhere. He found the people there friendly enough, their style of living quite different then that of the Mainland. They wore turbins for headware, and what were called Pantaloons for pants, which were a bit baggy, shirts and vests. Some wore long robes. Their swords were curved and sharp only on one side. Their skin was a bit darker then the humans of the Mainland, more like it had been permanently tanned by the sun.<br/><br/>Their darker skin was accented by the raven black hair. The women' hair was long and at times braided, and their eyes dark and beautiful. They had been greeted as he said with a mix of suspision and intrest. They had never seen elves before and their King wished to speak with them. That was when he met the Kings Daughter. A beauty that stirred his heart. He went on about how the Princess had been kidnapped by the ruler of another powerful island kingdom, who's offer of marriage she had spurned. He wove his tale about how him and his crew set sail and the adventures they had to rescue the Princess. Of the great beasts they had to face and the fight with the other King. How upon his return he had been made a prince and therefore was able to marry the princess. Being an Elf he outlived her, and their son became the new King of the Island Kingdom.<br/><br/>His face held a sad look as he talked about the Pincess Amena. "It was a happy time that I will not forget." he said. "Me and me crew stayed till our son took the throne. We then sailed back to the Mainland but never spoke of the Islands, till now. It was their wish to be left alone." By the time he had finished, the two young hobbits were heavy eyed and ready for sleep.<br/><br/>Thorgan had listened as well and had been spellbound by Ellyah's tale. He had questions. He always had been told if an Elf Married a Human, which was indeed very rare, that the Elf had to give up their immortality. But here it seemed it was not the case. Even though he had the potion that would grant him that long life he found it interesting and wanted to ask Ellyah about it. He looked over at Allassiel, next to him.