Doderic spoke up. "I'd say that we have the makings of a good search party here. There's one thing missing: a leader. Master Meriadoc wants me to have you pick your own leader from amongst yourselves. Who does not want to be the leader of this search party?"
Two of the hobbits couldn't set down their beer mugs fast enough to raise their hands.
"Fear not Masters Gorby and Anson," Doderic grinned, "I would have shouted you down if you said otherwise. Anybody else?"
Falowik cleared this throat. "Though it was my news that brought this search party together, I am just an eye witness. I pledge to do all I can to help our leader." Uien frowned briefly at Falowik's words; he caught her expression out of the corner of his eye. Falowik knew that he would make a horrible leader. He had never had dealings with more than one person at a time, and was sure that he could not garner others' loyalty; he had no skill for it.
"Fair enough," Doderic said. "Is there anybody else who does not want to lead the search party? And while we're at it, let's hear from each of you who you are and what you're good at. Not to mention, why you're in on this. See, I don't know some of you at all, and I need to report back to Master Brandybuck what I find out so he can do whatever he has in mind to do. I've said enough. It's someone else's turn now." With that, Doderic grabbed his beer mug and drank a good pull.
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