A Hobbitian Inquisition, Part the 2nd: Green Hood, Black Fox

Being the observations of Applecider Bolingbroke, assisting Lancogard North-Took, Deputy-Shirriff, his ongoing investigations.

(As recorded in a cipher what can only be read backwards, then translating from numbers ter Elven script, after first multiplying the even numbers by 17, an’ dividing the odds by 3),

A Hobbitian Inquisition

Being the observations of Applecider Bolingbroke, Deputized Bounder of the Northfarthing Watch, Second-Class, for the use of Lancogard North-Took, Deputy-Shirriff, in the official record of his investigations.

The docks had always been a place of wonder to the boy. Some of his earliest memories had been of running ahead with his mother to watch for the bright sail that heralded his return. 

His father was not a young man. Lornion had been sailing for more than twenty five summers by the time he met Lornadir's mother.

(These events take place after The Linhir Ripper - Epilogue 2 - Xan's Humble Chronicler.)