Fabulous posts, guys!
Saucy, I hope you made up for the lost sleep - your post certainly made up for the wait! Wonderful dialogues, a clever original name for Soregum, and Candyman, Sparkey, and the other Hobbits to boot. (Well, they do need boots in the mud...)
Kuru, what a fun post - I had mental images of a Hobbit saying, "This, my friend, is a six-pack!"
Thena, we look forward to your post! One request though - please check your plans with
Squatter, as he has reserved the right to the final scene in the Mire and has ideas for it.