[Child of the 7th Age]

Cami ran quickly along the path that led north up by the Water. She'd finished delivering her own invitations, and was now going to check out the spot where Belle had fallen, just as Bilbo had asked her to do.

It was soon apparent that she'd found the exact place on the pathway where Sam had rescued Belle. She could see a large rock jutting out of the ground, as well as a small piece of torn blue fabric that looked like a piece of Belle's skirt. She began searching for the packet of lost invitations, expecting to find them quickly on the path, or maybe tossed off somewhere to the side. There had been no wind or bad weather, and very few hobbits used this particular track, except for a few children and a stray adult or two. Certainly there was no heavy traffic such as one might expect to find in the market or the main road leading east out of the town.

Cami spent a good long time crawling around on the path and surveying the surrounding land, inspecting every log and blade of grass, but nowhere could she see any missing invitations. Perhaps, she and Bilbo had been mistaken. Belle may have finished her deliveries earlier, or Sam could have stuffed them into his pocket and totally forgotten about them with all the excitement and worry.

Cami was just about to call off her search when she spied a large elm tree set some fifteen feet off to the right side. More out of curiosity than anything else, she bent down to have a look. But there were clearly no invitations here. Suddenly, just before turning away, she spied something bright gleaming in the grass, and went over to retrieve it, holding it up closely under her nose. It appeared to be a solid brass button for a very fancy waistcoat, and around the edge of the button was a rust brown stain that looked suspiciously like blood.

Cami ran all the way back to Bag-end with her treasure tucked deep inside her sash. As she raced around the corner which led down Bagshot Row, past her own home and in the direction of her well-to-do neighbors, she yelled out at the top of her voice, "Mister Bilbo, Mister Bilbo, look what I've found!"

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