Her childhood in Eregion was happy and quiet - War of Wrath being the matter of stories and ballads, War of the Ring laying far ahead. This elleth with a flowery name grew up in the city of gleaming white stone, lofty domes and magnificent libraries. Along with working with metal - the craft, for which Noldor were so renown -  she was taught the way of the sword. Yet deep down Helinyetille thought, that she will not have to use this latter knowledge. After all, wasn't she living in a land, ruled by most benevolent lord and his wise, masterful advisor? Weren't people tired after epic wars and bloody battles of the First Age, of which she heard from her parents so often? Weren't everyone desiring only peace and quiet prosperity now?
Apparently, no.

"It seems so alien and strange to me now, yet these years I was a rather haughty youth. I prided myself on being such a sophisticated Noldorin lady with my taste for music, flowing robes and prized handwriting. I did not understand, how fortunate I was, or how easily could this fortune be taken away. How easily could I be reduced from this genteel, sweet creature to a weeping, dispossessed refugee who was happy to escape with her life. And, in the end, my blade lent me much greater help than my prized handwriting did...".

In the safety and warm hospitality of Rivendell Helinyetille seemed to have found peace she longed for; moreover, she was enthralled by the beauty of the valley with its lush hills and magnificent waterfalls. Yet, once she became so horribly aware of the darkness, raging still in this world, the elleth could not return to tranquil life she led before. 
After some time, she began to participate in expeditions against the servants of the Enemy. These endeavors took her to the darkest corners of  Trollshaws and to the dizzying, pristine heights of the Misty Mountains; once she had even hunted the wights among the grim wastes of Angmar. And, as the shadows in the East grow darker, and the haunted lands of the North grow restless, she returns to the ruins of Eregion to help her kin in their struggle against the White Hand.