Hamfast Greenhand loved inns and loved them even more when something big was happening in them, and right under is nose! He had been well aware of the wargs, recently being at the Green Dragon when it was basicly attacked! It had certainly disrupted his drinking! Wargs were pests to be rid of.
"Hmmmm," Hamfast thought, "I could do with some excitement these days to keep my age from catching up with me!" he chuckled to himself, "and look! A hobbit has started this and there is another one who has just joined! There is no reason you should not be accepted Hamfast, if your brave enough!"
Hamfast's thoughts had until now been completely controlled by his Tookish side, but the other side of him, the Greenhand side was slipping through at this last question, "was he brave enough"
"No you're not Hamfast," his Greenhand side yelled at him, "you're nothing but a silly hobbit with silly ideas, you belong drinking ale all day in a merry old inn! Not out hunting wargs!"
But his Tookish side had always prevailed!
"I am too brave enough, and I am ment to kill wargs, the old Bullroaer Took killed the chief goblin in the battle of Greenfields, why not Hamfast Greenhand killing the chief warg, eh? And being the hero of Bree!"
That was enough for Hamfast! He stood up straight with resolve in his face, but he stopped.
"Look at that man! He's huge! Like I'd be the one to kill the chief warg! No way of that, he's definetly the one to put up against the cheif! Oh, Hamfast, what are you getting yourself into!"
These were his thoughts as Hamfast slowly strode over to Gaddy. "Strode"? More like slumped! His feet felt like lead and his legs were turned to mush. But there was something left in him, because he straightened up and told Gaddy, "I'd be interested in takin' part of this expedition. The name's Hamfast Greenhand at your service." He bowed to Gaddy and waited for a reply.
"Thankyou Hamfast," Gaddy said hospitably, "your services are welcomed on this expedition, Hamfast Greenhand, thankyou again for being brave enough to volunteer!" "Thankyou sir," replied Hamfast in a gruff voice. He went to speak with Ned Brandybuck thinking "Oh Hamfast! This is going to be a long set of days, what have you gotten yourself into!"
[ December 06, 2002: Message edited by: Durelin ]
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