The two hobbits snuck under Radagast and poked their heads through the open door.
"Hullo!" shouted Faye. Radagast hurmmphed and managed to push the two of them out of the way.
"What did I just say to you! Manners foolish hobbits. Try to keep your hungry bellies at the back of your mind for just a while longer." The two of them backed off slightly ashamed. Radagast sighed and turned to the door again speaking to himself. He knocked on it again and spoke softly.
"Master Bombadil?" There was no answer.
"No-one home," said Enderth, arms crossed. The group were silent. Mattius was half waiting for the voice to speak to him in his head to tell him what to do. There came no sound, must be easier to solve he thought. He cracked his knuckles and sucked a deep breath through his nose.
"I can smell food," he said as if he were a child. The others sniffed the air and soon they could smell it too, small at first but getting stronger with every breath. Meats, bread, stew- the hobbits spirts picked up massivly. Radagast looked at the door and then Rothalle.
"Should we enter Radagast?" The wizard weighed the situation up. No-one was home, it was possible that it was a trap but nothing could enter Bombadil's house without his permission. AH! he thought, that is it. Mattius read his expression.
"Looks like you have figured something out Radagast," he said.
"Perhaps I have my young friend. Bombadil is master here, nothing can enter his home without his or Goldberry's permission. I suspected it was a trap but I don't believe that it is possible. So, we can try to enter and if we are successful then the master must have allowed us!" The hobbits seemed confused but the others grasped his point.
"Either way we don't have a choice," said Mattius. Radagast seemed confident in the idea and pushed the door open further.
As they walked onto the wooden floor the smell of food engulfed all the senses. It could be seen on the table, smelt in the air and heard cooking on the stove.
"Look at this!" shouted Faye jumping up and down with a piece of paper in her hand. Radagast took it from her.
"Dearest Radagast, if you are reading this then welcome to my home, it has been too long my friend! I am afraid that I am out at the moment, I believe that one of your friends is in a bit of trouble. Goldberry has gone into the forrest to pick flowers. I knew that you would have hobbits with you so I prepared food, help yourselves and see you soon, Tom." Like lightening the hobbits shot off to the table.
"Well, what more is there to say!" said Radagast as he walked over and tucked in to the meal.
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