The weather has remained clear, though cold, as we journey through Hollin. This morning we made camp in a sheltered hollow, and Gandalf announced that we would remain here for a day or two to rest up. However, later while I was on watch with Sam and Aragorn, a large flock of those nasty crebain flew over. Aragorn thought that they were searching for us. Gandalf disagreed, which started another huge argument between those two. **bicker bicker bicker** Aragorn won this one as well, so we will be moving on again tonight. Needless to say, this made Gandalf really grumpy, so Pippin gave him some extra pipeweed. "Thank you, Pippin!!"
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..said Gandalf.."I think we will rest here, not only today but tonight as well"...
That morning they lit a fire in a deep hollow shrouded by great bushes of holly, and their supper-breakfast was merrier than it had been since they set out...It was Sam's turn that day to take the first watch, but Aragorn joined him...Away in the South a dark patch appeared, and grew, and drove north like flying smoke in the wind...before long Sam could see for himself what was approaching. Flocks of birds, flying at great speed, were wheeling and circling, and traversing all the land as if they were searching for something; and they were steadily drawing nearer...Sam thought they were a kind of crow of large size...they passed overhead, in so dense a throng that their shadow followed them darkly over the ground below..Not until they had dwindled into the distance..would Aragorn rise. Then he sprang up and went and wakened Gandalf.
"Regiments of black crows..have passed over Hollin...they are crebain out of Fangorn and Dunland..I think they are spying out the land..I think we ought to move again this evening. Hollin is..being watched."
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"It's impossible to have Frodo without Sam, or Sam without Frodo. They're like two halves of one heart..."
"If your hurts grieve you still and the memory of your burden is heavy, then you may pass into the West..."
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