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piosenniel · 09-08-2002, 11:21 AM

The elf gave Rose a hug, then held her at arms length. She wiped the tears from her friend's face and drew a smile from her with a smile of her own.

'Come, help me Rose.' she said, getting to her feet. She placed a pillow beneath Bird's head and pulled one of the blankets from the floor over her. 'She'll wake soon enough and find us. Now let's go wake Daisy and see about a breakfast for the crew. We have one or two areas of our plan to review and put in place today. Tomorrow, then, we are bound for Númenor.'

They closed the door to Bird's room as they left and went quietly down the hall to Daisy's.

'Let me wake her, Rose.' whispered Pio, as she stepped into the room. 'Will you go up to the galley and start the water for tea and coffee, and we will be up directly.'

She sat on the edge of the hobbit's bed for a moment, watching dreams flutter behind her eyelids. Pushing a stray curl from the girl's cheek, she bent close and whispered softly, 'Daisy, wake up! The sun is up and there are things to be done today.'

Daisy stretched sleepily, throwing her arms wide, eyes still closed, then smiled and peeked at the face smiling back at her. She threw her arms about the elf's neck, surprising her into laughter.

'I thought it was a dream earlier! That you had come into the room as you always had to change into working clothes, that you had covered me up as you sometimes did. But now I see it was no dream.' She hugged her friend once more, 'I hoped you would find your way back somehow - and now you have.'

Pio laughed, 'Yes, I'm here. Now please get up and dress quickly. Rose and you and I will make breakfast for the crew and then we will be on our way.'

Daisy threw on her clothes and hurried down the gangplank with Pio to the galley.

[ September 08, 2002: Message edited by: piosenniel ]

09-08-2002, 11:21 AM	#712
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	The elf gave Rose a hug, then held her at arms length. She wiped the tears from her friend's face and drew a smile from her with a smile of her own. 'Come, help me Rose.' she said, getting to her feet. She placed a pillow beneath Bird's head and pulled one of the blankets from the floor over her. 'She'll wake soon enough and find us. Now let's go wake Daisy and see about a breakfast for the crew. We have one or two areas of our plan to review and put in place today. Tomorrow, then, we are bound for Númenor.' They closed the door to Bird's room as they left and went quietly down the hall to Daisy's. 'Let me wake her, Rose.' whispered Pio, as she stepped into the room. 'Will you go up to the galley and start the water for tea and coffee, and we will be up directly.' She sat on the edge of the hobbit's bed for a moment, watching dreams flutter behind her eyelids. Pushing a stray curl from the girl's cheek, she bent close and whispered softly, 'Daisy, wake up! The sun is up and there are things to be done today.' Daisy stretched sleepily, throwing her arms wide, eyes still closed, then smiled and peeked at the face smiling back at her. She threw her arms about the elf's neck, surprising her into laughter. 'I thought it was a dream earlier! That you had come into the room as you always had to change into working clothes, that you had covered me up as you sometimes did. But now I see it was no dream.' She hugged her friend once more, 'I hoped you would find your way back somehow - and now you have.' Pio laughed, 'Yes, I'm here. Now please get up and dress quickly. Rose and you and I will make breakfast for the crew and then we will be on our way.' Daisy threw on her clothes and hurried down the gangplank with Pio to the galley. [ September 08, 2002: Message edited by: piosenniel ] __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.