[Child of the 7th Age]

Child heard Mithadan and Pio discussing maps and navigation in the captain's quarters. As she slid her ear up to the door, she could also hear the muffled sounds of Daisy's sniffling. Child knocked on the door.

"Mithadan, it's Child. Please let me in."

Mitadan went over and pulled open the door. Child coureously relied, "I would like to ask both of you if Daisy could come out with me on the deck and take a little walk. I have a few things I need to discuss with her."

Mithadan and Pio both nodded their heads in consent. Then Child turned to Daisy, "You have hurt me greatly. I am ashamed of your behavior. You make me ashamed to even be a hobbit. Our people are not fiercely brave like Men, nor do we generally create beatiful things like the Dwarves, or Music like the Elves. But the two things we are prized for, from one end of Middle-earth to another, are our laughing ways and our good hearts."

"Something is wrong in your heart, Daisy, that you would act like this, when we have taken you in with kindness."

"I have asked Pio to take you into her cabin and under her strict control to teach you discipline and respect. I think she will be better at that than I would. But, that alone, is not enough. There is some hurt in your heart, and we are going to find out what lies at the bottom of this."

"You have something inside you that needs to come out, and we're going to start working on it now."

"One more thing, when Kali comes back, which he will, you will apologize to him. But words are not enough. You gave words once before, and they meant nothing to you. So we will talk too of how you may make some honest recompense to the hobbrim, who in truth is your cousin, just as he is mine."

Daisy followed Child out the door.