[Rose Cotton]

Daisy had woken up. She was badgering Pio and Mith. Hovering around them and talking nonstop. After a minute of this Pio finnaly looked up from the charts and snapped at Rose to take Daisy somewhere else. Rose could tell Pio had had a hard night. She lead Daisy down to the lower decks her own cabin. As soon as the door was shut Daisy burst into a tantrum. "It's not fair! That thing was with her all night and she didn't send it away at all. She thinks I'm a horrible person just because I don't like that thing. I mean can you blame me?" She gave Rose a penatrating stare. "Yes. Of course you do. You havn't done anything in my favor either. And we were supposed to be friends."

"Daisy." said Rose softly. And even though Daisy had been shouting she was able to quiet her. "Sit down. I DO understand. I think they're being too harsh too. This is your first real adventure and they're expecting too much. But that doesn't mean that your behavior is all that great. Why do you think Kali is horibble?"

"He looks like a monster."
"And you look like a little girl who should be home learning to sew. What if you were judged by your looks? Because you and I know that your much more then that. Can't you understand that Kali is much more then he seems? He is a decendent of a breed of hobbit that took to the sea. They changed their apperance in order to survive in the water. If he looked like a regualar hobbit he would be the same person. Daisy I know how scary it can be. Sometimes I see him coming out of the dark and for a fleeting instant I recoil. But then I remember who he really is. Do you understand?"

Daisy nodded. "But they will still hate me."

"I don't think so. Even if they wanted to our current situation forbids it. We're all going to be one happy family whether we like it or not. But I think it would be even better if you proved your worth liking."

"Like what?"
"Making it up to Kali."
"How?"
"Dinner?"
"Can you help me?"
"Lets get started."