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Child of the 7th Age · 01-10-2003, 02:53 PM

Cami listened with half an ear to the tale of Ungta, the wicked cave spider. It was a good tale, a very good tale, spoken with grace and assurance. But still her heart was not in it.

It didn't seem that anything she did ever worked out. She went banging down stairwells, head over heels, or sailed off on adventures, where her only reward was to carry away a boatload of grief and heartache. I seem to have an uncanny knack, she thought, for running into dead ends.

She had so wanted to go back to Hobbiton and to see Bag-end again. It had been many years since she was there. And more important than all that was being able to throw her arms about Bilbo and to meet with Frodo and Samwise.

Was there no other way? No glimmer of hope? If only Bird were here, she was sure she would offer to substitute in her place, but Bird was far away fighting against the evils of Lord Sheetrock. Cami lowered her head into her hand and thought long and hard for a minute.

A misty outline of a plan began to form in Cami's brain. She couldn't get away from the Inn, even today, but Mistress Laurie could, and she had a pony to go galloping over the lanes. She looked anxiously about, searching for Laurie. Her eyes came to rest on a table where Laurie and a child were sitting.

She hurriedly scribbbled a note and scampered over to the table, "Laurie, this is urgent. Could you take your pony and ride towards Hobbiton? Take this note to Master Bilbo Baggins at Bag-end. The letter says that there is no way I may leave the Inn tomorrow night, but that he and Frodo and Samwise and his brood are most welcome to hold their little party here. Of course, it will be my treat."

Laurie scrunched her nose and looked hesitently at Miss Cami, "But have you talked to Pio about this?"

"Not exactly, but Miss Pio will understand, I think. Anyways, Frodo and Sam are quite the heroes now, and we may get a spurt of business out of it with everyone wanting to come in and see them. Let me worry about that. Just deliver this note, and have them bring the message right back. And if you want a favor done now or anytime else, I will be in your debt."

01-10-2003, 02:53 PM	#738
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Cami listened with half an ear to the tale of Ungta, the wicked cave spider. It was a good tale, a very good tale, spoken with grace and assurance. But still her heart was not in it. It didn't seem that anything she did ever worked out. She went banging down stairwells, head over heels, or sailed off on adventures, where her only reward was to carry away a boatload of grief and heartache. I seem to have an uncanny knack, she thought, for running into dead ends. She had so wanted to go back to Hobbiton and to see Bag-end again. It had been many years since she was there. And more important than all that was being able to throw her arms about Bilbo and to meet with Frodo and Samwise. Was there no other way? No glimmer of hope? If only Bird were here, she was sure she would offer to substitute in her place, but Bird was far away fighting against the evils of Lord Sheetrock. Cami lowered her head into her hand and thought long and hard for a minute. A misty outline of a plan began to form in Cami's brain. She couldn't get away from the Inn, even today, but Mistress Laurie could, and she had a pony to go galloping over the lanes. She looked anxiously about, searching for Laurie. Her eyes came to rest on a table where Laurie and a child were sitting. She hurriedly scribbbled a note and scampered over to the table, "Laurie, this is urgent. Could you take your pony and ride towards Hobbiton? Take this note to Master Bilbo Baggins at Bag-end. The letter says that there is no way I may leave the Inn tomorrow night, but that he and Frodo and Samwise and his brood are most welcome to hold their little party here. Of course, it will be my treat." Laurie scrunched her nose and looked hesitently at Miss Cami, "But have you talked to Pio about this?" "Not exactly, but Miss Pio will understand, I think. Anyways, Frodo and Sam are quite the heroes now, and we may get a spurt of business out of it with everyone wanting to come in and see them. Let me worry about that. Just deliver this note, and have them bring the message right back. And if you want a favor done now or anytime else, I will be in your debt." __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.