The Green Dragon Inn - Part 6

[Esgallhugwen]

Esgallhugwen smiled she knew of the lands that Lira spoke of, the goodness that had come into them again, but she had passed by their borders never wondering to go inside, forsaking the beauty and the goodness thinking she was not worthy of such sights. She nodded her head in rocognition of the commotion upstairs; soon they would probably be needed with their services but until then they would be busy with finishing up the labels.

The silence of the cellar was soothing yet somehow eery as they listened to the bustle upstairs, the sound echoeing faintly among the bottles of wine. The light outside grew more dim, Esgallhugwen arose to light the oil lamps above; careful where she stepped because there were bottles arrayed all over the floor that needed to be organized before they were set on the racks.

Á Elbereth Gilthoniel Esgallhugwen slowly started to hum as the stars came out, glittering like jewels of long ago.