[Horse-Maiden of the Shire]

Elwing awoke slowly. She stretched and yawned. Contemplating whether to fall back asleep or get up, she chose the latter and sat up. Rubbing her eyes, she turned on a lamp and slid her feet onto the carpeted floor. Realizing that Avery hadn't come and gotten her, she decided that she would stay up in her room for a bit before joining the crowd downstairs in the bar.

Elwing remembered her nightmare and passed it off as being uneasy about sleeping in an unknown place. Getting dressed slowly, she uncovered a book that had fallen off the dresser in her room. The title was 'Far-off Tales: Compiled by Freger Burrows.'

Intrigued, Elwing sat back down upon her bed and began to read. Soon she had forgotten all about Avery, all about the White Horse, all about Rohan. She was lost in the world of the book.