Two cloaked figures were moving very fast almost the as fast as the speed a light against each other. In their hands were a sword. If one was to come upon these two figures they would see a gray and dark green cloaked people and would seem like these two were intending to kill each other.

"Your skill with your blade is improving very well." said an middle age man who was wearing the gray cloak.

"Thank-you Gandalf." a young female's voice answered back to the middle age man known as Gandalf the Gray. The female's name was Jade.

Jade then gave a smirk and jumped into the air with her sword in hand and did a back-flip. She of course landed on her feet for she was an Elf-maiden. She smiled as she saw her very close friend smile and shake his head.

"My…My…Jade you have truly mastered your acrobats and your swordsmanship." Gandalf said and he took his batter old sword and stealth it back onto his waist. "I can no longer teach you my ways of the blade."

"Thank-you nin mellon." Jade said with a small smile on her face. She then also stealth her sword by her waist. She walked over to her friend and gave him a hug. "So how has the traveling being doing?" Jade asked as she took her hood down and took out her hair tie from her hair.

"It's been fair so far except for the occasional Orc attacks." Gandalf said as he saw Jade take down her hood and saw that she was letting her hair down. He smiled when he saw her Elvin ears and her beautiful light green eyes shine in the sunlight. "I'm actually heading for the Shire to meet Bilbo for his birthday. Would you care to join me?" he asked with his eyes twinkling.

"Well…I was heading that way anyway. So I think I will join you this time once again nin mellon." Jade said as she saw that it seemed important and for she felt something in the shire also. She then walked over to a tree that was behind her and picked up her medium size traveling bag that she took where ever she'd traveled.

Gandalf saw her pick up and bag that he always saw her carry around with her. He then took his staff that was near him and starting walking towards a medium size cart with fireworks in the back of it. He looked out into the meadow and saw his horse grazing at the greenish of all green grass. He gave a sharp whistle to get the horse attention and to say to come back to the cart.

"By the Valar, Gandalf! Did you have to whistle that sharp and loud." Jade fumed as she caught up with him and was walking behind her friend. "I would rather not lose my hearing for your…impenitentness."

Gandalf gave a chuckle and continued to walk to the cart with horse apparently already hook up and ready to go. "You don't mind sitting in the back with the fireworks do you?" He said with his not very good sense of humor.

"Do I have a choice?"

"No."

"Damn…" Jade screamed as she glared at Gandalf with a look that could kill.