[dragoneyes]

Hal, Gaddy and Daisy were all quite bewildered by the young hobbit shaking their hands and thanking them.
"Hey, Gaddy, didn't she look like me sister?"
"Which one? You have five."
"Well, all of them, rolled into one."
"I suppose, but if you're going to say that, she could look like anyone."
Hal rolled his eyes and hit Gaddy on the shoulder,
"Don't be so literal."

"You have five sisters?" said Daisy to Hal,
"Certainly do-"
"All younger than him," Interrupted Gaddy, he caght Daisy's eye and a pink tinge came to both their faces. Gaddy looked away,
"I've got one older sister, a younger sister and a younger brother."

They continued to talk about their families. Hal looked away, he hadn't really thought about his family, he'd said goodbye to all of them many times, and his father was very proud of him for going, but he still felt that he hadn't said enough. How could you explain to a five-year-old that you're going away and might not come back. Hal looked across at Dinodas and Autumn, they looked like they were thinking the same sort of things.

Hal shook his head and came back to the real world,
"You alright Hal?" asked Daisy,
"Yeah, I'm fine, jus' thinking"
"About what?"
"Nothing important," Then, changing the subject, he said "I think I aught to get meself more used to the map."

[ December 21, 2002: Message edited by: dragoneyes ]