[Novnarwen]

Rosie soon calmed down. In fact, she wasn't all that angry with him. She understood quickly this important matter. Hedgar, himself though, thought this, was of no importance whatsoever. Big Folk, who were rude and arrogant, working with hobbits? Could that work? No, never, Hedgar told himself. The Big Folk are untrustworthy and want only to fool us, hobbits. Yes, he knew that. Of course he did. "How can you really trust something that big?" Hedgar asked. His voice was serious, but you could sense his use of sarcasm, when he spoke. Rosie shook her head. "Do you always have to be so suspicious? They have never done you any harm." Fippi sat on the other side of the table, following the conversation. "No harm?" Hedgar replied, nodding at Fippi. " No harm?" he repeated. Fippi gazed at his mother. saying: "They said horrible things, you know."

"Okay," Rose said after a while. "We are certainly not discussiong this. When we are in such a stuation, we are expected to help, whoever, we must be in lead with" she continued determined. "Therefore, make yourselves ready, we are going. And Fippi, wash your face." Hedgar gave a sigh, no way he was getting out of this one. "Ai, mother," he muttered, rising from the table. He took a piece of bread before he left their little kitchen.

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Fippi ran in the front humming to himself, like he always did. "Hedgar, try to be positive, will you? This can be a big step for all of us. We have the chance to start a real friendly relationship with the Big Folk. It can be useful." Hedgar didn't answer at once. In a way, he was kind of disappointed, the Big Folk couldn't be trusted, so what made Rosie believe they could? She was a 'Big-Folk lover', no doubt about that. "Time will show you..." he started. "These big footed people, cannot be trusted now, or any other time." said he. She looked at him, staring into his eyes. "Is that someting you truly believe?"

Hedgar didn't get the chance to answer, she walked so fast, getting a grip of Fippi who was just about to climb a tree. "Come on," she called, dragging him by his shirt. Hmm, Hedgar thought. She might drag me to the meeting as well.

At the Square two groups were formed; The Little ones and The Big ones.
"Alright, after you m'lady," he said sarcasticly to Rosie. No way he was going first. Rosie ignored him and made her way through a crowd and reserved a spot for Fippi and Hedgar. The Hobbit man gazed upon these big folk, standing there in the front, tall and with their heads high; like they were owning the world. The Hobbits however, stood in the back, hardly getting noticed by the Big Folk.

“Breelanders all!” one of the Big folk said loudly.. “Calm yourselves and listen to the Rangers! Then you shall be heard too.”

"Heard? We? Small Hobbits? Ha... " Hedgar muttered.

[ October 06, 2003: Message edited by: Novnarwen ]