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Encaitare · 03-12-2005, 12:36 PM

He had thought he was done for when the Man started approaching his hiding place, but the wolves proved ample distraction.

That sure was lucky, Reggie found himself thinking, before fully realizing that his situation had just gone from bad to worse. Or maybe not.

He dared not move from his hiding-spot, not wanting to attract the attention of the wolves, in case they thought a nice little hobbit would make a tasty and easy meal. Briefly he wondered whether it would be worse to die of starvation in the woods, or torn to bits by the ravenous creatures. Just stay calm, Reggie, be calm. They'll go away. Keep your head.

Curled up behind the rock, he could not see anything. But he could still hear, and that was more than enough. The snarling of the wolves, the shouts of the Big Folk... a Man's death-cry as he went down. Reggie squeezed his eyes shut tight and wished that he could do the same with his ears.

03-12-2005, 12:36 PM	#141
Encaitare Bittersweet Symphony Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: On the jolly starship Enterprise Posts: 1,903	He had thought he was done for when the Man started approaching his hiding place, but the wolves proved ample distraction. That sure was lucky, Reggie found himself thinking, before fully realizing that his situation had just gone from bad to worse. Or maybe not. He dared not move from his hiding-spot, not wanting to attract the attention of the wolves, in case they thought a nice little hobbit would make a tasty and easy meal. Briefly he wondered whether it would be worse to die of starvation in the woods, or torn to bits by the ravenous creatures. Just stay calm, Reggie, be calm. They'll go away. Keep your head. Curled up behind the rock, he could not see anything. But he could still hear, and that was more than enough. The snarling of the wolves, the shouts of the Big Folk... a Man's death-cry as he went down. Reggie squeezed his eyes shut tight and wished that he could do the same with his ears. Last edited by Encaitare; 03-13-2005 at 03:35 PM.