Birdie agreed with Pio's plans, but the background she gave and the questions Pio asked to herself only increased the skin-changer's trepidations.
Superficially, Bird looked like any other human, but she certainly would not look like the mighty First Age Second Children of Ilúvatar. She thought of the grace and beauty of the Numenorians she had seen in Minas Tirith, and knew that she would stand out like a scrub pony in a field of Rohanian purebreds.
And how did people dress in the First Age? Did they dress at all? What WOULD Halflings look like? Certainly in dress nothing like the proper Hobbits that peopled the Lonely Star. Birdie doubted that waistcoats and corslets were standard wear for First Age halflings.
And what of Pio? Bird knew that her Elf friend was displaying an eagerness and interest to explore the First Age beyond the usual preparation for an "adventure". How would Pio react to her meeting with any of the First Born?
Suddenly the skin-changer had a surprising thought. Surprising because she had never thought to ask before. Just how old WAS Piosenniel? She knew all Elves were "immortal", though she wondered if anyone under the Doom of Man could really conceive just what that meant. When Pio spoke of the landmarks of Beleriand, was she calling upon her knowledge of books and legends...or was she relying on memory?
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