Erasm

Fredericka chided herself for her insatiable curiosity. It often lead her to the wrong places at the wrong times. Now, visiting Thorin’s Hall's dark chambers may have been the best idea. Maybe, associating with the Dwarves was not worth the effort, at all. Maybe, she shouldn’t even care about people suffering from Orc raids in North Downs?

Elufer's response to Svaroh was unusually speedy for an elf. Nonetheless, it was not surprising as Elufer had her own priorities and acted very methodically and adhering to her calendar. 

'Svaroh Steelword,

A neatly geared traveler from Bree pinned a short notice to the board at Thorin's Hall. The message was soliciting Longbeards for a journey with supposedly a noble cause.

There were many dwarves around, which gave Freddie confidence in finding the right candidates for their trip. Next stop for her would be the tavern - it was time to sample the local brews that Svaroh recommended! 

That was, certainly, a very intriguing day. As the sunset transcended into a memory and darkness came back to rule the sky, a few daring stars and the lamps of Othrikar remained the only sources of light.

Erasm remained outside, enjoying the sounds of night, relative solitude and his aromatic pipeweed. Fredericka was far superior at any negotiations and he, a scholar, wasn't the most skilled orator, by default.

Mahin laid on the ground, breathing heavily. Covered in blood, he listened to all the voices around him. The sky above him was cloudy, dark and barely lit with the stars, as if they were shy, or afraid, to gaze upon this forsaken land.

Their road from Wyld Hunt’s Second Base in Bree-land was largely uneventful. The stay at Bree's hunting lodge was brief and boring. From Bree-town they headed North along the Greenway. Light drizzle started shortly after they left. On this rainy evening, the group got close to the small town of Trestlebridge - and noticed that the citizens were in distress…

Elufer has been sitting in her study in Imladris for long, with the windows wide open, letting in the fresh breeze and enjoying the sound and vibration of the river below. She was in her element again. The environment was soothing and beneficially healing , especially after her return from Moria. She hasn't been there for long, yet, it drained Elufer to be there like nothing ever tired her before. Her thoughts were drifting...