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littlemanpoet · 03-29-2005, 07:35 PM

Gudryn nearly knocked Eodwine off his feet with her frail frame. "Thank you," she whispered.

Falco's face broadened into a wide grin "I reckon this calls for a drink!"

Rash, rash, rash. He had never done anything so rash; and at the same time so right. Eodwine's heart swelled, and he returned Gudryn's embrace, kissing her forehead.

"And I thank you, my child," and he noted with pleasure how his name for her had become fact instead of merely friendly. "It has been too long since I had a family." He held her at arm's length, looking into her bashful, giddy, happy face. "Come! Let us eat and drink and give out the news." They began walking down the hall toward the Common room. "And call me Father," Eodwine threw in.

"And call me Uncle Falco!" The hobbit said. "Not that we're any relation, mind you, but we're brothers in battle and that counts for something."

"That it does!" Eodwine crowed. Heads turned as the three came loudly into the Common room, arm in arm. Eyebrows rose.

Just then the door flew open and two big, burly men shouldered in both at the same time, which was quite difficult seeing as they had to fight each other's bulk to manage it. It was, of course, Harreld and Garreth, who saw Eodwine and then Falco right away.

"Have we missed anything?" Garreth asked.

"What's for supper?" Harreld queried.

"Now there's a man after my own heart," Falco grinned at Harreld. "He has his priorities straight."

"We have news, my friends," Eodwine said, and invited the two blacksmiths to sit with them.

03-29-2005, 07:35 PM	#424
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Eodwine Gudryn nearly knocked Eodwine off his feet with her frail frame. "Thank you," she whispered. Falco's face broadened into a wide grin "I reckon this calls for a drink!" Rash, rash, rash. He had never done anything so rash; and at the same time so right. Eodwine's heart swelled, and he returned Gudryn's embrace, kissing her forehead. "And I thank you, my child," and he noted with pleasure how his name for her had become fact instead of merely friendly. "It has been too long since I had a family." He held her at arm's length, looking into her bashful, giddy, happy face. "Come! Let us eat and drink and give out the news." They began walking down the hall toward the Common room. "And call me Father," Eodwine threw in. "And call me Uncle Falco!" The hobbit said. "Not that we're any relation, mind you, but we're brothers in battle and that counts for something." "That it does!" Eodwine crowed. Heads turned as the three came loudly into the Common room, arm in arm. Eyebrows rose. Just then the door flew open and two big, burly men shouldered in both at the same time, which was quite difficult seeing as they had to fight each other's bulk to manage it. It was, of course, Harreld and Garreth, who saw Eodwine and then Falco right away. "Have we missed anything?" Garreth asked. "What's for supper?" Harreld queried. "Now there's a man after my own heart," Falco grinned at Harreld. "He has his priorities straight." "We have news, my friends," Eodwine said, and invited the two blacksmiths to sit with them.