Autumn woke up later than most of the rest of the travelers. The trip to the Town Hall with Ned the night before had worn her out more than she had realized. Yawning, the young hobbit got out of bed reluctantly and washed her face and hands.
She dressed quickly, and then she began to comb out her tangled hair. Finally she was ready, and she went to over to a mrror to inspect herself. She was wearing her normal brown pants with a blue tunic. Her blond hair flowed like waves down to the middle of her back, with two strands on either side pulled back from her face with a blue ribbon. Autumn smiled back at her reflection, her blue eyes sparkling in anticipation of what the day would bring. Then, finally, Autumn set off out her room and down to the main hall of the Prancing Pony.
When she entered the hall she saw Helkahothion sitting at a table, and he hastily directed her to a side room. In the small room she found Gaddy, along with a few of the other travelers sitting or standing around a huge table. Autumn nodded, smiling, at Gaddy and walked over to Ned.
"Good morning, Ned. How are you doing on this fine morning?" Autumn asked and smiled at him, slightly tilting her head to the side, waiting for a response.
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