Chapter 2: Concerning the Hobbits
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Crystal looked up from where she was weeding in the garden of Bag-End and walked over to the fence to see Courtney running over Bywater Bridge and up Bagshot row with two letters in her hand
"Crystal! Crystal!" she yelled as she arrived at the gate
"Yo, Court, what you want?" Crystal asked confused at her friend's behaviour. Courtney had calmed down since they arrived in Middle Earth
"I just got a letter from Xana! Shit's about to hit the fan!" Courtney huffed as she caught her breath. Crystal at this time had been running a hand through her hair, noticing that the blue was almost gone again, it wasn't a big problem, she, Sam and Frodo had found herbs and minerals that could be ground down to make the blue dye that she wanted. Even Merry had lent a hand providing his knowledge of the colour combinations
"What?" asked Crystal looking up suddenly
"I said that Xana wrote that and I quote 'Shit's about to hit the fan'. Would you listen for once in your life girl!" Courtney sighed angrily as she repeated what she had said before
"Come on in then! This can't be discussed outside!" Crystal hissed as she swung the gate open quickly and motioned for Courtney to follow her inside
"Crystal is that you?" asked Frodo as he walked out from around the corner of the parlour. The Sackville-Baggins' had tried to take the house from him while they were away. Frodo and Bilbo had been taking an inventory of what there was in all the rooms. On top of that Crystal had also made a point of cleaning up the rooms as they finished them. She hated the stray bits of paper strewn all over the floor. They had found a trapdoor that Bilbo had forgotten about, multiple silver spoons that the Sackville-Baggins' had supposedly stolen and that was just the kitchen and dining room
"Get Bilbo. We need to hear this." She said as she sent Frodo on his way after giving him a quick kiss
"I'll be right back." He said before he sprinted out the door to find his uncle
"Right, read the god damned letter." Crystal said as she sat down in a chair across from Courtney
"Ok, here goes...
Dearest Courtney and Crystal,
So, to be short with you, I haven't written to you short lot for some-time. Sorry! I was busy learning how to read elvish and shit... according to dad my elvish reading/writing skills are equal to those of a 50 year old.
Anyway, to the point. A party arrived from Mirkwood today and I have discovered that His Royal Drunkenness asshole, The One and Only King Thranduil has decided that no matter what he says to Legolas, he can't keep his son from loving me! SCORE! And has called a truce between us. DOUBLE SCORE!
And most importantly, I have found out that my eavesdropping skills are better than ever before!
When Legolas and I were dismissed, we ran out of the room and stood outside the study, I was on Legolas' shoulders as we listened to what our fathers were saying.
It turns out that king Thranduil has found one of the Silmaril jewels. These jewels contain all the light of the trees in Valinor- like they're SUPER MEGA IMPORTANT!
Anyway, in every legend there is a grain of truth, so can you guys use your awesome hobbitish awesomeness and find out if one of the jewels in The Shire? That would be a huge help.
I hope to see you lot soon!
Xanabell'
That's it." Finished Courtney looking up from the letter
"Right, let's find this damned jewel and be back in time for my wedding." Said Crystal running out into the hall and grabbed her sword and a hat before dragging Courtney out the door to see if they could find it.
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By the time Frodo had gathered the male hobbits, and read the letter all of them were thoroughly concerned about there being an evil weapon in their lovely Shire. Bilbo and Frodo had taken to their books to see if anything about the whereabouts of the jewels were mentioned, while Merry and Pippin joined the girls on their searches. Sam, who had recently married Rosie Cotton was not involved in the search or study but was kept in the loop by Frodo's letters. He too was also very concerned about this.
