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Child of the 7th Age · 08-04-2002, 10:48 PM

Child raced over to the bed and cradled Bird between the palms of her two hands, something that she would not normally have done. But the crow looked too miserable and stricken to protest this outrage.

"Who, Bird, who?" Rose demanded.

The reply came swift and sure. "Him, that murderous Elven traitor Maeglin, who slinks about the gardens and squares as if he already owns them all. He dresses in black like a minion of the Dark One."

"And I have seen something else. I'm afraid it is something that doesn't bode well for the safety of your folk."

It was Child's turn now to press the crow for an answer. Bird cocked her head up and puffed out sleek black feathers to resume her usual size and shape. "The hobbits live in small burrows dug into the hillsides along the edge of the city. Their fields too are there. Most of them seem to be cultivating fruit and vegetable gardens to provide food for the Elves. They apparently sell their products within the Greater Market."

"And, Child," Bird said, her voice rising with alarm. "There are so many of them, not hundreds, but at least a thousand. Maybe even more. I am certain of that. Their burrows look small, but they are all crowded in next to one another."

"One thousand or more?," stammered Child in disbelief. Apparently, Idril's hospitality and compassion had been more than they had imagined. Child also wondered how Mithadan and Pio could hope to rescue such a mass of refugees. "And where is this community located?"

The crow shook her head and whispered, as if concealing a terrrible secret. "That is the worst of it. Their burrows are directly east of the North Gate. They extend along the outer wall from the gate itself down towards the Great Market. Their homes stand northeast of the Road of Arches and the Palace."

Bird stopped to let these facts sink in, while Child shook her head in dismay. She was no expert on miliary tactics or strategy, but she knew enough about the fall of the city and Morgoth's battle plans to realize that she could not have selected a worse location for the hobbits if she had tried.

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Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Child raced over to the bed and cradled Bird between the palms of her two hands, something that she would not normally have done. But the crow looked too miserable and stricken to protest this outrage. "Who, Bird, who?" Rose demanded. The reply came swift and sure. "Him, that murderous Elven traitor Maeglin, who slinks about the gardens and squares as if he already owns them all. He dresses in black like a minion of the Dark One." "And I have seen something else. I'm afraid it is something that doesn't bode well for the safety of your folk." It was Child's turn now to press the crow for an answer. Bird cocked her head up and puffed out sleek black feathers to resume her usual size and shape. "The hobbits live in small burrows dug into the hillsides along the edge of the city. Their fields too are there. Most of them seem to be cultivating fruit and vegetable gardens to provide food for the Elves. They apparently sell their products within the Greater Market." "And, Child," Bird said, her voice rising with alarm. "There are so many of them, not hundreds, but at least a thousand. Maybe even more. I am certain of that. Their burrows look small, but they are all crowded in next to one another." "One thousand or more?," stammered Child in disbelief. Apparently, Idril's hospitality and compassion had been more than they had imagined. Child also wondered how Mithadan and Pio could hope to rescue such a mass of refugees. "And where is this community located?" The crow shook her head and whispered, as if concealing a terrrible secret. "That is the worst of it. Their burrows are directly east of the North Gate. They extend along the outer wall from the gate itself down towards the Great Market. Their homes stand northeast of the Road of Arches and the Palace." Bird stopped to let these facts sink in, while Child shook her head in dismay. She was no expert on miliary tactics or strategy, but she knew enough about the fall of the city and Morgoth's battle plans to realize that she could not have selected a worse location for the hobbits if she had tried. [ August 05, 2002: Message edited by: Child of the 7th Age ] __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.