As usual Tahitoa had been watching quietly the events around him - he was a hobbit of few words and that suited him just fine, he would stand in a shaded corner, or behind others, smoking his pipe, observing, mentally taking notes, blowing perfect smoke-rings, and of course, protecting his own folk.
It was in his nature to care and he took his role as 'elder brother' very seriously indeed. Oh she was a smart hobbit, but not clever enough for him, he knew something was not quite right when one afternoon he entered her room to find her sitting on her bed leaning forward with only a pillow as support. She did not noticed him. Tahitoa stood there for a while not sure what to do - she was obviously in some kind of pain because he could hear her quiet crying.
One hour later Amorey came down for dinner and smiled at him and Halson in her usual kind way, there was little sign of the pain he had witnessed, the tears were replaced by two pale green eyes. Tahitoa spent the following few days observing his sister day to day routine. When she was with others she would be her usual self, happy and kind, always ready to help but sometime he could see the smile vanish to be replced by a painful frown - as soon as some other hobbit would come close to her to chat she would smile once again.
After a week Tahitoa was quite sure she was not as well as she pretended to be and he became to worry. He hoped whatever was afflicting her and her health would simply get better, he hoped she would heal, after all she was a strong hobbit, but on the second week of seeing her in pain sometime he decided something had to be done. Tahitoa Tuk of Shire Rose arrived in Waymeet one afternoon, just in time for tea. He sat with yule in her wagon and explained the situation.
Tahitoa felt like a big weight had been lifted from his heart after revealing his concerns, Yule was a healer and was wise, she knew what had to be done and he was ready to help because this was the kind of hobbit he was, because his family meant everything to him.
