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Child of the 7th Age · 01-11-2003, 05:01 PM

Cami crossed her arms and looked stubbornly over at Elanor, after hearing what she had to say. "I don't like this. I don't like this at all! Mister Bilbo will have our necks if anyone messes up this party. And if someone tells Frodo what's going on, Master Baggins will speak with our parents. We'll probably get some horrible punishment, or at least I will."

Cami sighed and sat for a very long time, trying to decide what was the best thing to do. She knew exactly how her mother and father would respond if Master Bilbo came to them and complained that Cami had let the secret out to the younger children and then had ruined everything for Frodo. She would end up mucking out the barn for the next six months. They might even forbid her to go to Bilbo's house any more.

That last thought was alarming. She would certainly shrivel up and die if she was told to stay away from all those nice books and stories and lovely afternoon teas. Her own family did not have as nice a smial as Bilbo, and they had just one book sitting on the shelf in the kitchen. A very boring one about farming methods that her father sometimes read. It had no pictures of Elves or dragons. Cami would surely die if she was trapped inside her own burrow with only that one book to look at.

She sighed and turned back to Sam, "Alright. Marigold wins. We let her in on the secret and she can help us with the duties as well."

Here, Cami stated directly at Marigold with a stern face. "But there's just one thing. I'm not telling Marigold anything until she does this."

"We'll all creep down to the village barrows in the middle of the night. Then Marigold will swear a solemn oath on the bones of our ancestors that she won't ever blab to anyone. And if she breaks that promise, then the ghosts can come and carry her away. That's the only way I'll trust her enough to share our secrets with her."

"We can do that tonight, if you want to. Everyone can sneak out of their houses at midnight and meet down by the graveyard." She stared around at the other children waiting for their response.

[ January 11, 2003: Message edited by: Child of the 7th Age ]

01-11-2003, 05:01 PM	#21
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Cami crossed her arms and looked stubbornly over at Elanor, after hearing what she had to say. "I don't like this. I don't like this at all! Mister Bilbo will have our necks if anyone messes up this party. And if someone tells Frodo what's going on, Master Baggins will speak with our parents. We'll probably get some horrible punishment, or at least I will." Cami sighed and sat for a very long time, trying to decide what was the best thing to do. She knew exactly how her mother and father would respond if Master Bilbo came to them and complained that Cami had let the secret out to the younger children and then had ruined everything for Frodo. She would end up mucking out the barn for the next six months. They might even forbid her to go to Bilbo's house any more. That last thought was alarming. She would certainly shrivel up and die if she was told to stay away from all those nice books and stories and lovely afternoon teas. Her own family did not have as nice a smial as Bilbo, and they had just one book sitting on the shelf in the kitchen. A very boring one about farming methods that her father sometimes read. It had no pictures of Elves or dragons. Cami would surely die if she was trapped inside her own burrow with only that one book to look at. She sighed and turned back to Sam, "Alright. Marigold wins. We let her in on the secret and she can help us with the duties as well." Here, Cami stated directly at Marigold with a stern face. "But there's just one thing. I'm not telling Marigold anything until she does this." "We'll all creep down to the village barrows in the middle of the night. Then Marigold will swear a solemn oath on the bones of our ancestors that she won't ever blab to anyone. And if she breaks that promise, then the ghosts can come and carry her away. That's the only way I'll trust her enough to share our secrets with her." "We can do that tonight, if you want to. Everyone can sneak out of their houses at midnight and meet down by the graveyard." She stared around at the other children waiting for their response. [ January 11, 2003: Message edited by: Child of the 7th Age ] __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.