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ainur · 12-09-2003, 01:18 PM

When the hobbits were in Bree, and met Strider for the first time, and Merry went for a "stroll" which resulted in an encounter with the Black Riders, I always assumed that he was looking for the out-house before turning in for the night. It never seemed logical to me that he was taking the air, or enjoying the moonlight when he was too weary from the journey to even join the others in the Common Room of the Prancing Pony for a beer. I guess I never questioned it, since it's handling was neither crude nor explicit. It's the closest thing to mentioning this I have found, though, even among the orcs. And as I said, it was not explicit.

12-09-2003, 01:18 PM	#17
ainur Haunting Spirit Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Minneapolis MN Posts: 72	When the hobbits were in Bree, and met Strider for the first time, and Merry went for a "stroll" which resulted in an encounter with the Black Riders, I always assumed that he was looking for the out-house before turning in for the night. It never seemed logical to me that he was taking the air, or enjoying the moonlight when he was too weary from the journey to even join the others in the Common Room of the Prancing Pony for a beer. I guess I never questioned it, since it's handling was neither crude nor explicit. It's the closest thing to mentioning this I have found, though, even among the orcs. And as I said, it was not explicit. __________________ Yet all the while I sit and think of times there were before, I listen for returning feet and voices at the door.