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Child of the 7th Age · 09-15-2002, 02:17 PM

Rose and Perry had carefully tracked the Harfoot family. The ranger knew the location of most of the traveller's holes in this area, having sampled them all at various points in his life. Rose ran ahead spying out this hidden cave and that burrow in a stream bank, but they had no luck.

They had progressed about 18 miles from the Old Ford, when they noticed there seemed to be another set of hobbit footprints travelling separately. Perry grinned as he looked down at them. It was clearly the prints of an old one slowly making his way on his own, and that could only mean one thing!

"Come," he said to Rose. "I know exactly where this one will head." The two sprinted the last two miles, and came out on a bluff. They looked down on a party in serious discussion. One was Frodo, whom Perry knew well, and the other was the Harfoot family which had lost their da.

If ever a hobbit could use a resting place for wise but old bones, that hobbit was Frodo. Of all the travellers on the route, he was one of only a few who was totally blind to whether a hobbit was a Stoor or Harfoot or Fallohide. Being a Stoor, Frodo would probably urge the family to head south towards his old fishing and hunting grounds.

Perry stood up and shook his head. He knew that the south had recently seen great and ravenous wolves. This was no place for a hobbit family with young or an older one like Frodo. What should he do? And then Perry made a decision. He would try to talk some sense into them to get them to go west. His decision made no sense to him. He had absolutely no use for a place like the Shire. But something told him the folk standing there might find it a friendlier place than the ones they had dwelt in before.

Perry asked Rose to run ahead and extend greetings. The family might be a bit friendlier to a young girl than to see a Ranger striding in with sword and bow, even if that Ranger was a kuduk. Hopefully, Frodo would vouch for him to the family, as they had known each other casually for a number of years.

[ September 15, 2002: Message edited by: Child of the 7th Age ]

09-15-2002, 02:17 PM	#89
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Rose and Perry had carefully tracked the Harfoot family. The ranger knew the location of most of the traveller's holes in this area, having sampled them all at various points in his life. Rose ran ahead spying out this hidden cave and that burrow in a stream bank, but they had no luck. They had progressed about 18 miles from the Old Ford, when they noticed there seemed to be another set of hobbit footprints travelling separately. Perry grinned as he looked down at them. It was clearly the prints of an old one slowly making his way on his own, and that could only mean one thing! "Come," he said to Rose. "I know exactly where this one will head." The two sprinted the last two miles, and came out on a bluff. They looked down on a party in serious discussion. One was Frodo, whom Perry knew well, and the other was the Harfoot family which had lost their da. If ever a hobbit could use a resting place for wise but old bones, that hobbit was Frodo. Of all the travellers on the route, he was one of only a few who was totally blind to whether a hobbit was a Stoor or Harfoot or Fallohide. Being a Stoor, Frodo would probably urge the family to head south towards his old fishing and hunting grounds. Perry stood up and shook his head. He knew that the south had recently seen great and ravenous wolves. This was no place for a hobbit family with young or an older one like Frodo. What should he do? And then Perry made a decision. He would try to talk some sense into them to get them to go west. His decision made no sense to him. He had absolutely no use for a place like the Shire. But something told him the folk standing there might find it a friendlier place than the ones they had dwelt in before. Perry asked Rose to run ahead and extend greetings. The family might be a bit friendlier to a young girl than to see a Ranger striding in with sword and bow, even if that Ranger was a kuduk. Hopefully, Frodo would vouch for him to the family, as they had known each other casually for a number of years. [ September 15, 2002: Message edited by: Child of the 7th Age ] __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.