[Nimrodel_9]

"Oh, you are quite alright!" Keleth said quickly. He didn`t want to embarrass Tolly.

"You are right. I miss my sister very much, and I am sure she misses me. She will be alright though. Taryn has many friends, one of them a young man, one of the King`s guards. I suspect they will be married soon. As for asking for the King`s help, I do not want to be a nuisance to him. Also, he is not a very vengeful person."

Keleth stopped suddenly. He had nearly let his secret slip! He looked at Tolly quickly. Tolly had stopped what he was doing and was now eying Keleth. I can`t just continue the conversation casually now.

"Uh...um... I suppose my last comment sounded a bit suspicious. Well..." Keleth sighed. "There was something I failed to tell you. Tis true, I grew tired of Gondor, but that is not the only reason I left." Again, he stopped, trying to find the right words. "The truth is... I am pursuing someone."

Keleth was beginning to like this strange little hobbit very much and did not want him to think he was a criminal of some sort. He paused, waiting for Tolly`s reaction.