Radagast rose slowly and stood leaning upon his staff. "I fear I am old indeed for such night time shennanigans." He picked a few leaves from his robe and hair before replacing his hat upon his head. "I ache all over but at least I'm rested. How fares the rest of you?" He asked, staring straight at Calentoliel. She seemed to be staring into the middle distance and her face wore a look of disbelief.
"This place is strange," she said eventually when Radagast had been forced to wait several minutes for an answer.
Mattius was also a little distracted as he dusted the fragments of undergrowth from his clothes and inspected his weaponry. Radagast often noticed the under currents within the group and took heed. He did not know what had disturbed his companions, he himself had slept soundly, but knew to watch them carefully and offer support should they need it.
Endereth stamped about trying to get some feeling back into her legs after sleeping on the damp ground. Rothalle combed through her hair with her fingers and bound it loosely back. Only Faye remained asleep on the woodland floor. "Mattius, try to wake the Valar Hobbitess, she may have forgiven you by now," Radagast suggested.
Sure enough Faye was happy to see Mattius when first he shook her from her sleep, although she would have liked a longer rest but as she woke completely she remembered she was angry with him and after her initail greeting returned to sulking.
Radagast approached and pressed gently upon her shoulder. "He did what he believed to be right dear girl. We will make greater mistakes than this in our determination to do what is right. You also."
She made a noise that sounded very much like 'Hurrumph' and stood up. "You may be right Radagast but I still feel betrayed."
"Betrayed? You have not come close to being betrayed, I know very little in the greater scheme of things but I know this Faye Took, none of these people present will ever willingly betray you, now take a little breakfast, your kin in the Shire have provided for us well and for goodness sakes start talking to Mattius."
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