[Beruthiel]

Marigold Gamgee was strolling up the path to her garden and home on Bagshot row. It had been a fine day and she’d gone out to pay with a few friends so naturally she was covered in dirt.
As she walked past Bag-End, she could hear many voices, it sounded like something important. Unable to contain her curiousity, she decided to investigate. Sneaking up as quietly as she could she peaked quickly into the window. She could see many hobbits quite a few older ones as well as a couple of younger ones. These younger ones were just about to walk out so Marigold hid behind one of the large rose bushes.

“Now remember not a single word to Frodo alright?” Marigold recognized it as her brother’s voice “Mr. Bilbo appointed us himself to do this so you’d better keep your mouths shut!”
Marigold, a little puzzled about what he was talking about, moved closer and said softly “Sam?”

He spun around looking startled. Marigold could see the other hobbits now, there was Elanor Greenthumb, Belladonna Proudfoot and Cami Goodchild. She knew Cami best, being cousins and all, she was quite a bossy girl (but then again so was Marigold) and they had been in fights lots of times.
“What do you think you’re doing! Sam shouted angrily at her.
“I could say the exact same to you!” She retorted
“It’s non o’ your business alright! So keep you’re big nose out of it!”
“Well, ‘tis now! What's this about Mr Bilbo choosing you? To do what? Tell me!” She whined.

Marigold hated to be left out of things, it happened to her a lot because she was always the youngest. Hobbits her age weren’t interested in the same things she was, they always liked to hide behind their parents and let them do the hard stuff but not Marigold. She liked to do things her way and she was incredibly stubborn.

They all looked at her with a blank expression, ‘This calls for extreme measures.’ She thought to herself.
“Fine, don’t tell me,” She said “But you know, I haven’t talked to Frodo for quite a while now, he might be interested in all this…” She stared up at them with an innocent look on her face.

Now the others looked really worried, most of them knew what had happened last time Marigold had opened her big mouth.

Knowing what they were all thinking she said, "Well, tell me what this is all about first and then I’ll promise not to spill the beans,"

[ January 11, 2003: Message edited by: Beruthiel ]

[ January 11, 2003: Message edited by: Beruthiel ]