[Arawethiel]

Greetings viewers! I am Arawethiel on special report from the royal palace in Minas Tirith where it appears that some sort of castrophe has happened to the king. I come to you live with an eye witness account on the disastor. Arwen could you please tell the viewers what you saw.

Arwen: It was incredible! In all my years I have never seen such a sight as this, but today when I went to the throne room I was shocked by what had happened to Aragorn!

Arawethiel: Was he wounded? Has someone tried to assasinate the king?

Arwen: Oh no! It was not so horrible as that! Aragorn's scruffy beard has been shaved off!!! I could not believe my eyes! He sweared he would never shave off the horrid thing no matter how many times I asked him. You think he would pay more attention to the elf maiden that sacrificed her immortality for him!

Arawethiel: Oh my! This is a serious blow to the king! But if he did not want to shave it off how did this happen?

Arwen: Well, I believe it was a prank pulled by a certain hobbit Gandalf is now hanging off of Orthanc. Aragorn is mightily miffed that Gandalf got to him first.

Arawethiel: Oh, I see. Well, I hope the king recovers soon from the loss of his cherished beard.

Arwen: Hah! If I have my way that thing is never coming back!! It scratches and all sorts of things get caught in it! You would think he was a dwarf the way he loved that thing!

Arawethiel creeps away from the ranting Arwen.

Arawethiel: Well, there you have the latest from the palace in Minas Tirith. Tune in later tonight for more details on the king's facial hair recovery.

[ May 25, 2003: Message edited by: Arawethiel ]