[elf-girl-63]

Nuinyulma had finished her breakfast quickly. It was raining hard outside due to a summer storm so the market had been brought inside. The common room was bustling with hobbits mainly, selling and buying various objects.

The elf wandered round the room looking at various stalls. As she stopped at a hobbit selling candles she listened in on the conversation going on between the local Shirriff and another hobbit. It seemed to be about the journey to rescue the Rohan man. She picked up a candle and looked at it while still listening. Suddenly, the hobbit turned round and spoke to her;

"Will you be wanting that Mistress Elf?"

"Oh! N-n-no thanks. I was just erm, looking. Thank you!"

She hurried away from the table and both hobbits eyed her suspiciously until she was on the other side of the room. For about 10 minutes she wandered round the room without buying anything. Evetually, she went outside into the pouring rain to leave the looks behind.

The air was fresh and damp, the plants seemed to be laughing with pleasure as a break from the summer warmth. Eventually, she began to feel the water seep through to her skin and so took refuge in the stables. The horses neighed with impatience, wanting freedom from the enclosed stalls. Nuinyulma smiled and laughed with un unusual joy and taking out a small carrot from her pocket fed it to her dapple grey mare Lainniss. She horse took the food hungrily and quickly ate it.

Whispering a simple Elvish tune, she sat down on a stool which had been left there by someone and waited until the rain cleared up or she felt the need for some food- which ever came first.

[ September 28, 2003: Message edited by: elf-girl-63 ]