Laurie busied herself sweeping the floors, cleaning the tables and setting out decorations she had found in a room near the back of the inn. She hummed a strange tune quietly under her breath as she worked, running over in her mind all that needed still to be done. The kitchens seemed sufficiently full with helpers, and the man from earlier had promised to move more tables out. Laurie heard Cami speak to Nárello about the stables as she passed by, so she ticked that off the list she was keeping in her head. That left decorations...
Laurie noticed a small hobbit bending over them and then turn and ask a group standing nearby for help.
"Hello, good lady. Do you want to help with the decorations?" The hobbit nodded. Laurie motioned to a rather large pile of decorations to the side. "These may be easier for you to handle, being nearer to your height," she said with a kind smile. Laurie then turned to the group the hobbit had spoken to. "You could help me with the taller decorations, if you like."
|