[Esgallhugwen]

Before the threat of the Shadow.. 'I can barely remember a time without shadow though I know you mean The Great Shadow, my parents from what I know lived in Greenwood long ago, my father saught freedom and his own kingdom and my mother was with child...' Esgallhugwen finished putting another label on with her fine westron script. 'He gathered what peoples would follow him to create his kingdom, some say now he traveled to close to Mordor, yet the land still held beauty in it though it was close to such desolation and death'.

It is a sad and dreary story Esgallhugwen knew well enough. The child Esgallhugwen's mother was with was her, she had given birth on the road. 'Of course a story cannot be wholly wrought with sorrow there must be some good in it; and there was I remember when I was young the land, though it didn't have nearly enough trees trees still grew and the land was green for a time'. She looked out the small window the sun still bright as it was in summer, Esgallhugwen could remember still the green of that place even if there already was a shadow there when they arrived of course I'm sure that was his plan.

She told Lira how she had been taught to hunt and fight in battle at a very early age and how her father would have none of it but that her mother taught her in sercret with other teachers and warriors. 'I'd like to say he had been kind once but I cannot be certain, it could have been his plan all along to do what he did' Esgallhugwen fell sileny then and continued to label the wines.
'I am truly sorry...'.