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piosenniel · 08-14-2002, 09:47 AM

Ancalimon let the pony go at his own pace down the forest track. It gave him time to think about what he had just seen and heard.

The occasional bump and rut in the road served to punctuate his thoughts on the grim conditions which the hobbits must now endure. He wished, briefly,that such gentle creatures would not have found themsleves in such a place as this, but he knew that such events were inescapable in the long view of Arda's history yet to come.

He held on to the hope that this adversity and any other that might come would plant the seeds of light firmly in the rich soil of hobbit character.

For now, it was up to him and what allies he might employ to nurture those seeds.

He urged the pony on, now, at a quicker pace. By nightfall he planned to be at the Fens of Serech, where the River Rivil flowed into the Sirion. From there he must travel at a quicker pace, and the cover of darkness would conceal him.

08-14-2002, 09:47 AM	#520
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	Ancalimon let the pony go at his own pace down the forest track. It gave him time to think about what he had just seen and heard. The occasional bump and rut in the road served to punctuate his thoughts on the grim conditions which the hobbits must now endure. He wished, briefly,that such gentle creatures would not have found themsleves in such a place as this, but he knew that such events were inescapable in the long view of Arda's history yet to come. He held on to the hope that this adversity and any other that might come would plant the seeds of light firmly in the rich soil of hobbit character. For now, it was up to him and what allies he might employ to nurture those seeds. He urged the pony on, now, at a quicker pace. By nightfall he planned to be at the Fens of Serech, where the River Rivil flowed into the Sirion. From there he must travel at a quicker pace, and the cover of darkness would conceal him. __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.