Niluial wrapped the handkerchief around her hand tightly to stop the bleeding. Niluial watched the grumpy woman roll her eyes as she looked outside. Niluial sighed people these days… so grumpy all the time! And then they have to come and sit at tables where troubled people sit! What is middle-earth coming to Niluial thought. She glared at her kitten as it walked proudly around with its bushy tale in the air. "Cats are like that," Romenna said while she looked at Silma. Niluial tapped her fingers lightly on the table wondering if it was a good idea to let any of the travellers sit at her table. Actually it was a good idea. No one can find me this way… they will think I am just a woman visiting with her miserable friends Niluial thought then smiled at herself. "Greetings and fair skies to you, my lady. I am Romenna of Gondor. Traveller, and guard for hire. My companion is Niluial, and I know not the name of the kitten." Romenna said trying to make conversation. Niluial smiled "Her name is Silma." Silma jumped back on Niluial's lap and purred once again. Niluial thought what Romenna had said and was taken by surprise, she turned and looked at Romenna "You are a guard for hire? I have never known a female mercenary before."
"I was the second youngest in a family of four boys," Romenna said. "All of them became warriors for Gondor. Without a mother to insist upon propriety, I don’t think they ever truly realized that I was a sister, not another brother." Romenna looked at Niluial and smiled. “At any rate, I learned war craft with the rest of my brothers. There are few opportunities for female warriors, but I have no other skill. The work is perhaps less glorious than for men, but such is the world." Romenna said and then took a sip of her tea. Niluial thought for a few seconds. “Well it sounds like you have had an interesting life, actually. There is not much to say about me and my whereabouts I might just bore you to death, I don’t exactly want to do that now!" Niluial said winking at the two ladies.
There was silence one again and Niluial feared she hadn’t told them enough “um, Silma is from a little hobbit village, I found her there when I passed by on my journey, I had to take her with me. Look at her, who could leave her behind?” Niluial smiled. She loved her kitten dearly, too much actually. Niluial looked at the odd woman who she knew nothing about “and you are?” Niluial said waiting for a reply.
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