[Larien Telemnar]

Larien listened as Ginger explained food from the Shire, which didn't sound all that hard to make.

‘Chicken and taters and carrots and conies. Ham and bacon in the morning with eggs and toast. Thick soups. And lots of mushrooms. Then of course there’s the sweets . . . just enough to tuck in around the empty spaces left after a meal.’ Ginger went on. It doesn't sound too hard to prepare, I suppose. I'll just have to wait and see. Larien thought.

Ginger introduced Larien to the people in the kitchen, Cook and Ruby. She nodded and quickly set her mug down out of the way and tied an apron around her wait, then headed over with Ginger to make the biscuits. They fetched the ingredients and began to work. Ginger asked Larien if she could grease a pan, so Larien set to work at that.

Larien thought about Ginger's earlier question about food where she came from and bit her lip, contemplating if she should tell her. She is my friend now, I suppose I should give her the benefit of knowing a little about me. She thought.

'You asked me about the food where I come from, it's a little different there. I've lived in a few different places, but mostly in Rivendell. It's much different there. I like it here, though....." Her voice trailed off and she set to greasing the pan with a vengance.