Holly felt a prickling at the back of her neck. A sudden feeling of unease had crept over her as she attended to Volondil's wounds once again after they had moved him to shelter. She looked about the camp now being hastily set up and could see no apparent reason for alarm.
Still the feeling grew on her, brought more into focus by the question from Andreth on where Peri had gone off to. She closed her eyes and sorted through her thoughts. The image of Peri and the thought of danger grew steadily clearer in her mind. Bird and he had gone into the woods to gather medicinal plants and were overdue for their return.
She left Volondil to the good care of Bethberry, saying that she was going to look for her two friends. She did not mention her anxious feelings about what might have happened to them, saying only that she would return directly with them.
Going to her pile of belongings, she drew forth her short sword and bow, and secured a few knives in her belt. Putting her grey cloak round her shoulders, she walked quickly toward the trees, fading under their shadows like a small wraith.
Alearindu noted the Hobbit's entrance into the underbrush of the forest, and thinking it odd she should be so armed, followed . . .
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Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.
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