A few bubbles rose to the surface to mark where the hobbit had gone down. Then nothing.
Diving beneath the waves, Pio scanned the area for any sign of Rose. The ocean had gotten rougher, and vision was limited. She swam down further, where the motion was calmer. Still nothing.
Worried, she widened the area of her search, swimming in a spiral back to the surface.
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Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.
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