"You seem less wary of me child. That is good. I do not usually concern myself with your ways but we live in strange times and even those of us who try to remain blind to the goings-on about us, get dragged into your affairs eventually. Still, I heard her singing and that will prove useful to us if we should manage to cross paths with them." Radagast seemed to be talking more to himself than his companion on the road. Rothallė found herself smiling at him. He seemed to speak nonsense and yet wore the robes of a wizard.
"Who are you?"
"Radagast, the watcher of creatures, the listener to trees, the ... Oh I forget. I am Radagast the Brown and I am no one of importance save as an extra pair of eyes and ears for you my impetuous sister of shadows."
"I wondered as you spoke with me if that was whom you were old one. I have a head full of questions for you but I can't imagine why you should think I need your help."
"Oh you do my daughter of night, you all will eventually."
"All?"
Radagast smiled to himself and shook his head. "Come along shadow-sister, we are headed south are we not. I would not linger in so open a space." He paced ahead and Rothallė was surpised at having to force her mount into a trot to keep up with the old fool.
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