[Amanaduial the archer]

Aman took Aidan's hand warmly. "Welcome indeed to the Shire, sir. Come, inside is a....n individual called Regin Hardhammer; he is in charge of the practical overseeing inside, so to speak."

As she led the man around to get in the easier way, she added. "Oh, and be careful of low-flying beams. More deadly than the nazgul when in the hands of hobbits!" she grinned. "You caught us at a rather bad time, Aidan - the Green Dragon recently suffered a fire, and we have had to start again in some ways - well, as you can see," she continued, gesturing around the Common Room as they passed through it towards Regin, who came down from his platform to see them.

"Regin," Aman greeted him once more, then indicated the man who had followed her. "Regin Hardhammer, this is Aidan; he has offered his help...."