Disclaimer: I don't own Middle-earth. Socks is my own creation, though.
Written for the LJ tolkien_weekly community challenge "Fell Beasts."
Story Time
Wargs
"And then wargs came—"
"What are wargs?" interrupted Pippin. The other children sighed, impatient to hear the rest of the story. Pippin always had to ask questions.
Bilbo was only too happy to answer. "Wargs are large wolves, and very smart—"
"Smart like Socks?" Pippin held up the puppy he had found that morning. It wiggled and woofed, wagging its tail eagerly.
Bilbo shook his head as he scratched Socks behind the ears. "No. Socks is a good dog. Wargs are evil."
"Oh."
"Now where was I? Oh yes. Wargs came and joined the goblins beneath the trees…"