Post by Stormrider on Jan 19, 2009 18:55:47 GMT -6
From: Storrmrider (Original Message) Sent: 6/12/2003 11:25 PM
Butterbur by April Lee
The hobbits and Gandalf pass Weathertop on their way to Bree. Frodo has a reoccurrence of the pain and memories of the wound he received from the morgul knife. The next day, Frodo has recovered as though he had not experienced the pain from the previous day.
When they reach Bree, they are greeted with fear and suspicion by the gatekeeper and Barliman Butterbur. However, once Butterbur realizes who they are, he greets them like old friends and welcomes them into his Inn.
From Butterbur, they learn that business has been bad, the pipeweed has been in short supply, there has been trouble in town with Breelanders being killed, gangrels and robbers had been about, and descent folk had taken to going home early and locking their doors. Butterbur also mentions that since the Rangers had gone, the trouble had started. The Breelanders were beginning to appreciate what the Rangers had done for them!
Gandalf informs Butterbur that the Rangers are back and that the King will take good care of the Breelanders. Butterbur seems skeptical that a King sitting far away and drinking from his golden goblet would even have a care for the Breelanders. Finally Butterbur realizes that the King is Strider and he is very surprised.
Sam was also very glad to find that Bill, the Pony had returned to Bree. Nob had been taking good care of him when Bill had arrived very lean and shaggy. Sam would not go to bed until he saw him in the stable.
The next evening, curious Breelanders arrived at the Pony to hear the tales and adventures of the hobbits. They asked many questions and wanted to know if Frodo had written his book. Frodo informed them that he was going home to put his notes in order. Then one of the younger folk asked for a song and the Inn fell silent.
The next morning the hobbits set out for the Shire with a warning from Butterbur that all was not well in the Shire either. Sam recalls the visions he had seen in Galadriel’s mirror and Pippin suspects that Lotho would be at the bottom of it. But Gandalf reminds them that Saruman had taken an interest in the Shire before Mordor had.
Gandalf explains to the hobbits that he has confidence in them and that they can handle the affairs of the Shire themselves. He tells them that his time is over and he is not needed to set things right or to help them do that. He leaves the hobbits on the East Road near the Barrow-downs planning on a long talk with Tom Bombadil whom the hobbits had almost expected would be there waiting for them.
Finally it is just them the four that had started out together and they continue on to the Shire.
Butterbur by April Lee
The hobbits and Gandalf pass Weathertop on their way to Bree. Frodo has a reoccurrence of the pain and memories of the wound he received from the morgul knife. The next day, Frodo has recovered as though he had not experienced the pain from the previous day.
When they reach Bree, they are greeted with fear and suspicion by the gatekeeper and Barliman Butterbur. However, once Butterbur realizes who they are, he greets them like old friends and welcomes them into his Inn.
From Butterbur, they learn that business has been bad, the pipeweed has been in short supply, there has been trouble in town with Breelanders being killed, gangrels and robbers had been about, and descent folk had taken to going home early and locking their doors. Butterbur also mentions that since the Rangers had gone, the trouble had started. The Breelanders were beginning to appreciate what the Rangers had done for them!
Gandalf informs Butterbur that the Rangers are back and that the King will take good care of the Breelanders. Butterbur seems skeptical that a King sitting far away and drinking from his golden goblet would even have a care for the Breelanders. Finally Butterbur realizes that the King is Strider and he is very surprised.
Sam was also very glad to find that Bill, the Pony had returned to Bree. Nob had been taking good care of him when Bill had arrived very lean and shaggy. Sam would not go to bed until he saw him in the stable.
The next evening, curious Breelanders arrived at the Pony to hear the tales and adventures of the hobbits. They asked many questions and wanted to know if Frodo had written his book. Frodo informed them that he was going home to put his notes in order. Then one of the younger folk asked for a song and the Inn fell silent.
The next morning the hobbits set out for the Shire with a warning from Butterbur that all was not well in the Shire either. Sam recalls the visions he had seen in Galadriel’s mirror and Pippin suspects that Lotho would be at the bottom of it. But Gandalf reminds them that Saruman had taken an interest in the Shire before Mordor had.
Gandalf explains to the hobbits that he has confidence in them and that they can handle the affairs of the Shire themselves. He tells them that his time is over and he is not needed to set things right or to help them do that. He leaves the hobbits on the East Road near the Barrow-downs planning on a long talk with Tom Bombadil whom the hobbits had almost expected would be there waiting for them.
Finally it is just them the four that had started out together and they continue on to the Shire.