[Galadel Vinorel]

After Gaddy had announced what their groups would be, Autumn had quickly darted up to her room to change her blue tunic to a green one, which would hide her better from the wargs.

She was so happy that she would be helping Elfred and Ned track down the wargs. She had had been afraid for a while, that since she was a lass, Gaddy would assign her to go with him to collect food. But, luckiy, Gaddy trusted her more than that, and knew that she was good with a bow and her trusty knives, though, he had probally assigned her to be with Elfred so that the hobbit could keep track of the lass.

Autumn burst into the room where everyone was still gathered and busy finding their weapons. After setting down her pack by Elfred and Ned, and telling them that she would be right back, the lass quickly hurried over to the table in search for a bow and some arrows. She already had her four knives, so all that she need now was a good bow and some arrows. As Autumn searched she found some arrows in a leather pouch, and then, finally, a sturdy bow made out of looked like oak wood. The hobbit quickly flexed the bow and then strapped it, along with the arrows, onto her back.

Then she moved back to her group and put on her pack. While making sure that all of her weapons were secure, Autumn heard the door of the Prancing Pony open with a bang. With her group following behind her, the young hobbit lass rushed out to the main hall in time to see her relative, Olo Gamwich being pushed in by another hobbit, Matt Heathertoes.

As Autumn watched, Matt sat down with a puff and said, gasping form lack of breath, "Wargs have attacked Chetwood!" Autumn stood frozen to the spot. How could this be! Fear in her eyes, which was trying to hide, though, the lass turned to look at Gaddy.

The old hobbit was just standing there, though, a fierce, angry expression on his face as he stared at Matt. Suddenly Gaddy turned to the members of his company and said, "It seems that our plans have been interupted. We will not allow the sheep of Chetwood to be massacred while we still have strength in us."

Autumn stood straight, thinking that she knew what was to come, but she was wrong. "I will take all of the groups, except for the group that will track the wargs, and go to the farms near Chetwood to gather more mens. Then we will attack those filthy wargs. But," Gaddy continued, looking directly at Elfred, "I would like if Elfred with his group to go to where we last spotted the wargs and track them from there. I have a feeling that there is more than one group of wargs. If the group discovers that there is only one group of wargs, then meet us at Chetwood, and helpp us to defeat these creatures. But, if there is more than one group, track them down to where they are, then come to Chetwood or here and report to me what you find. Now, let's go."

Autumn turned to look at Elfred, who was still staring at Gaddy. "Why is Gaddy making us still track the wargs, Elfred? Why does he think that there are two apcks of wargs?" Autumn asked, looking over at Elfred.

Elfred looked down at the wide-eyed hobbit lass and said, "I think that Gaddy has his own reasons for think this, Autumn, but we need to follow his orders. We will go back to where I found Gaddy's dead sheep, and track the wrags from there. Hopefully they lead to Chetwood."

"Why do you hope that they lead to Chetwood?" asked Ned.

"Because," began Autumn her eyes growing wider as she stared at Elfred, "if they don't lead to Chetwood, then that means that there are at least to packs of wargs in Bree, and we have a bigger problem to deal with than we thought at first." Elfred nodded, but didn't say anything, and all three hobbits began to get ready to leave.