"Huh...? But Gandalf, that wasn't a ri..." At that moment, Holly nudged Birdie roughly in the ribs. "Owww!...I mean, 'Ahhhhh", as Birdie saw the eleven silver pennies slid across the table. "Well, Good Gandalf, many a man has been stumped by that riddle, even a certain King." Birdie rose, and curtsying prettily, took her leave from the table, clutching her coins.
Away from the crowd in the yard, though, she looked down at the pennies and mused, a bit sadly, "Now I suppose I shall never get to go to Rivendell."
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