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Originally Posted by Mnemosyne
Although, to be fair, Brandy Hall was hardly the fourteen miles from Bywater that Tookland was. Merry couldn't have gotten reinforcements if he tried, and at any rate he ended up making the battle plans so he was needed at Bywater.
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Very good point,
Mnemo. I overlooked that slightly. I should think that Merry might have mentioned his relatives sometime after they got back to the Shire, though. You usually care about your relatives and home somewhat. . .
The four main hobbits did think about going back to Crickhollow before they realised all of the trouble that the Shire was in. Would that mean that Crickhollow was relatively safe from ruffians?
Of course, if Buckland
did have ruffians they would be cornered, wouldn't they? They had the Hedge and the Old Forest on one side, a (getting contaminated) river on the other. How would they get supplies in a ruffian attack? Same question goes for Tuckborough. But I digress.
