[Mattius]

Radagast continued to mummur to himself under his breath. He was asking himself questions with no answers. Mattius sighed and looked once again at the dwarf's body. 'What a waste' he thought to himself as he began to lift him. Mattius reached under Borin's torso and bundeled him into his arms. As he elevated him up something fell off him with a great clash and Mattius looked down to see that Borin's axe had fallen from his belt. Mattius looked closer.
"Radagast!" he shouted. The wizard stopped his conversation with himself and turned around. "There is blood on his axe. And it is black." Radagast quickly walked over and carefully picked up the weapon by the handle.
"We must bury our friend quickly for I fear this to be of great importance." They exchanged looks.
"How could the Beast have got back to Borin, we were tracking him southwards," said Mattius.
"Strange indeed, maybe it is another's blood..." Radagast trailed off. "But whatever the answer we must discuss it with the rest of them but not quite yet. There are to be words out there that need to be said. We will take our time burying Borin's body and give him a worthy send off." With that the two of them carefully dug a shallow grave in the frozen land. The body was placed in and dirt covered it again. Radagast spoke a few words in the common tongue and a few in a language Mattius could not make out. After a long silence they picked up the axe and began the walk back to the others.

[ October 01, 2002: Message edited by: Mattius ]