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To kill a hawkingbird
As darkness set in, I skulked toward the area where Hannar said the hawks seemed to be nesting and spying on the encampment. They had been trained quite well! You would think that they would take...
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Ales and Tales: A rebuttal
What follows is a short tale I presented at the weekly event put on by The Lonely Mountain Band called Ales and Tales. It is, of course, told from the viewpoint of one who has their back turned on...
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The darkest night…
Kaleigh’s journal: I set off to skulk about for the Dourhand scouts under cover of darkness. As soon as I left the encampment, a storm with far more fury than the one of a few days prior began to...
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Wov… twoo wov… :)
Kaleigh’s journal: After that darkest of nights, I awoke to find that the storm had broken and the sun was high above the land. I tried to brush off the grime as best I could and decided to try one...
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Plan the work, then work the plan!
With the advice of Alerik and his companion (I did not get her name, unfortunately), I was able to find and run off the Dourhand scouts. While looking through their possessions, I found some maps and...
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A call to elves…
Knowing that I was stretched rather thin, Hannar let me have my rest. After I had helped out with a few more things around Othrikar, Hannar told me that the dwarves would answer the call of the...
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A call to men…
I returned alone to Esteldin and reported our success in rallying the elves to the council. Halbarad then sent me to Trestlebridge to gather men to the council as well. He warned me that this ally...
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Delusions of grandeur
Upon my return to Esteldin, I was asked by Arohir to search to the northeast, near the mountain passes, for an encampment of rogue hillmen who had sided with the Angmarim. I made my way across the...
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Removing a splinter from the logpile…
Thankfully, I returned to Esteldin safe and sound. The next day, the ranger Celephadh asked me to strike a mighty blow against the goblin horde amassing to the southeast by slaying one of its...
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You can take the girl out of the country, but…
[You've got mail :)] Dearest friend, I have traveled far away from the troubles of Esteldin and much else. I am in need of a holiday from my pursuits against the shadow, for I am quite worn what with...
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Field of Dreams
[You've got mail :)] Dearest friend, My short time in the Shire has already done much to ease my burdens and lift my spirits. Last night, I spent the evening at the Ivy Bush in Hobbiton with many...
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Watching flowers by the hour
[You've got mail :)] Dearest friend, I am so sorry to bore you with such events, particularly repeated ones! No doubt to your chagrin, however, I am rarely at loss for words, even the written kind! I...
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Stream of consciousness
[You've got mail :)] Dearest friend, I know you are tired of me sharing ostensibly banal experiences with you. No doubt you are thinking that everyone has sat in a field of flowers and watched a...
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Old activities, but a new village
[You've got mail :)] Dearest friend, Wait! Before you crumple up this parchment and toss it over your shoulder, wait just one second! I have made progress, I have! You need not keep reading about yet...
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Pests on the farm
The next day, I wandered about in town just taking in the sights. Around nightfall, I ran into a kind farmer named Nibs Chubb. He was having problems with pests on his farm and asked me if I thought...
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The end of my holiday… almost
I went to see Hal Gamgee the next morning. He, his friend (who kept dropping apple peels in my hair!), and I had a pleasant chat about the many places that we all had seen. Then Hal mentioned some...
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The end of my holiday… almost (Part 2)
Try as I might, I just could not come to terms with that fact that it would not be fair. Having been born without the heart of a lion in no way validates abdicating my share of the responsibility of...
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The end of my holiday… almost (Part 3)
I reached the rangers’ camp by nightfall and reported in for duty. Many of them had errands for me to run but wished me to first speak with someone named Ferrod. I found him by one of the many...
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Raiding the Tomb Raiders!
Upon returning to Tinnudir, I was sent to a ruin across the Brandywine, where some tomb-robbing bandits had holed up. I was to recover whatever relics they had stolen and try to eliminate their...
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A sense of loss…
As I wander the countryside near Tinnudir completing the many tasks I have been given, I am awed by the number of large ruins I come across. Even in their current state, they bear a regality that is...
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Surfacing
Surfacing the once noble heart slumbers the crown on the brow rests low the body lurches and lumbers, bereft of grace, borne by sorrow we spend each day in slow decay, where once we walked, proud and...
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Bountiful Harvesting!
It turns out there were many bandits wanted in Ost Forod for their treacherous deeds and skulking. What better way to ingratiate myself to the people here than by rooting out those who had committed...
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A long journey made shorter by its beauty
After taking care of a few other jobs in Ost Forod, I returned to Tinnudir. Ferrod asked me to make the long trek around the lake to the Eavespires to see how the people there fared. I was more than...
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They might be giants, but their brains…
I came into the camp near the Eavespires and met the few that were there. One of them was an elf named Lithuifin. He told me that he was having some problems with the child-like, yet very dangerous,...
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Beauty and truth
‘Beauty is truth, truth beauty, - that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.’ (1) This is the ending of an ode written by one of the bards of the land. It is a simple statement, yet so...
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Of kings of old
I returned to Tinnudir the next day, only to have the ranger, Calenglad, send me right on back to the opposite side of the lake. I was to meet with an enchantress, an advisor to the kings of old,...
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I will never be alone again!
I arrived in Bree-town and made my way to the Prancing Pony for supper and some rest. Seeing the great sign above the door filled me with longing for a horse of my own. I took hold of my coinpurse and...
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Gone trolling!
The next few days were ones of leisure, at least a leisure self-imposed. When I was not trotting Dandelion on the field near the fairgrounds, I took my rest in the Pony or wandered about in town,...
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Kaleigh Starshine - Skulker Extraordinaire!
I met the sons of Lord Elrond, Elladan and Elrohir, at the camp of Thorenhad in the Bruinen Gorges. They had a chilling tale to tell. It seemed that one of the black riders, powerful agents of the...
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Say what you need to say
The next day, as I was speaking to those in the camp, I met an elf-maiden named Narlinn. She was worried about a friend who had been assigned to keep watch over the Bruinen Gorges. She believed him to...
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A scout amidst the ruins
Upon returning to Thorenhad, Lord Elrohir asked me to look in on a scout he had sent to watch over the ruins of an old settlement. There had been signs of an ancient evil that might yet still linger...
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Oh! what a tangled web we weave
Upon returning to Thorenhad, I gave my report to the two brothers and requested aid for Calenthon. They promised to see about doing so and told me of another scout they wished for me to look in on....
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Greetings from Echad Candelleth!
[You've got mail :)] Dearest friend, It has been so long since I have written to you! I hope you can forgive me. My tasks are many, and I am prone to distraction, as you are most certainly well aware!...
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Riverdance!
“Ah, drink again This river that is the taker-away of pain, And the giver back of beauty! In these cool waves what can be lost?- Only the sorry cost Of the lovely thing, ah, never the thing itself!...
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Height and stature are not one and the same
Oh, the dance was so special to me! It was a time of healing and of renewing the promises I had made long ago, when I first set off on this long journey. I wish you had been there with me, my friend....
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Friendship is not a dish best served cold
I departed from the valley of Imladris, stopping many times along the way to take in all of its splendor, while hoping to take just a little of it away with me. I headed north then east, through the...
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Skulking in the snow
After I had rested and warmed myself by the fire, I soon set out on the tasks the dwarves had given me. The landscape was so pristine, with few travelers save for the beasts that roam the area. I...
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The Broken Vessel
The Broken Vessel It seems so long ago when I first came to visit the Shire. There was a time when my body was weary from toil, and my heart despaired at the endless nature of that toil. Dear friends,...
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A Quest of Hope
[You've got mail :)] Dearest friend, It has been so long since my last letter, I know. I trust you are well and the spirit of Yule is upon you? The time of Yule is a time of Hope, for so many, and in...
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Crossroads
Crossroads Home again… I had Dandi circle about at the crossroads so that we both could gaze westward one last time. She stood silently for a moment, then shook her head with a whinny, pawing at the...
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Opportunity
Opportunity I looked up briefly and smiled at a cloaked and hooded figure, whose face was turned toward the fire and hidden. The person remained silent and still, a traveler just returned from the...
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Reflections
Reflections I made my way over to the stables to fetch Dandi, and we began a journey that I both longed for and feared. But I could not help looking back and wondering whether this was the right road...
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Homecoming
Homecoming It was as I feared. Archet remained in a state of ruin, caught within a stalemate between a seemingly distant past trying to hold off a foreboding future. Blackwolds, encamped within the...
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Wishes
Wishes “Deverell!” I cried, nearly toppling over the man she was treating as I rushed to her. “Oh, I am sorry, sir” I said to him, as his groan reminded me of his being there. “Kaleigh! It is...
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Mistrals
Mistrals Deverell had already left for the training grounds by the time I awoke next morning. I gathered my things and went to find her there, my thoughts on the conversation we would have later that...
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Promise
Promise Deverell and I had made our plans well into the night. She needed a few days to prepare for the journey and to tie up loose ends, so I asked her to meet me at the Prancing Pony in Bree. The...
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Harbinger
Harbinger I gathered my leathers and the Scouting implements I had put away upon my return in the Spring for the journey to come. I decided it best to bring all of my maps with us, for we did not know...
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Unity
Unity It was time. I had spoken with the neighbors, letting them know I would be away for a spell. Those I had hired to see to things while I was away knew what they were to do in my absence. All that...
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Appreciation
Appreciation The next morning I awoke early to make ready for the day. I was not expecting Deverell to arrive for another day or two yet, but I wanted to be prepared if she did. I made my way...
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Reticence
Reticence My rest undisturbed, I did not awaken until the next morning. I made to make ready for the day and went down to the common room for breakfast. As it was the previous two mornings, the Pony...
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