Narin heaved his pack and one of the group food packs onto his shoulders. He heard Loni say something behind him:
"Ah, here we go Narin. Finally! I'm more then a bit excited about this, if you see. You too?"
Narin turned around and smiled at Loni.
"Oh, yes, I don't think I've been more excited about anything since I left the Iron Hills. I only wish we didn't have to take such a long way around Mirkwood."
As they chatted and began walking, one of the others pointed out some clouds in the sky. The entire company stopped and looked at the stange formation. Narin heard someone say that it resembled a snake.
"What an ill omen." He snorted, "It looks like a river to me." Loni smiled and ate another sausage.
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