Chapter three- The Shire.
I DON'T OWN LORD OF THE RINGS, ANY OF THE CHARACTERS FROM IT, OR PLACES! Thanks.- Liz ( **************************************************************************** ****
After 6 months of traveling, Sage and Gandalf finally reached the Shire. Sage could levitate, break, and mend just about anything now. She also had learned to read minds a little. Gandalf's mind was hard to read. Sage couldn't wait to meet some halfings, and Gandalf said there was one hobbit who came to Esgaroth and the lonely mountain 30 years ago.
"You know you will have to live somewhat in secret while watching the hobbits, but you don't have to stay in the Shire," said Gandalf.
"Yes I realize that but I think I should meet them first. Just so they know I am existent as a person not as a Sage."
There wasn't talk after that but after another hour. They reached hobbiton. Gandalf got out of the cart and motioned for Sage to follow. He walked up to a little door in the hill and knocked on it with his staff. Sage looked around and noticed most of the hobbits whispering things about Gandalf. She heard things like "he's a disturber of the peace" everywhere except from the children. She turned around to find the door was open, and standing there was a hobbit, the same hobbit from her vision from her 16th birthday.
"Bilbo my old friend, I would like you to meet Sage. She's from Esgaroth," Gandalf added.
"It's nice to Mr. Baggins," Sage remarked politely.
"Pleasure to meet you as well. Tell how is Esgaroth? No problems with the elves or dwarves I hope," he asked a little shocked she knew his last name.
"No problems as far as I know, Sir."
"Well come in, come in. Gandalf I have wonderful news. I now have an heir, my nephew Frodo," Bilbo said happily pointing to the little hobbit hiding around the corner. "Frodo you do remember Gandalf don't you?"
Frodo then stepped closer, and smiled. What he did next told Sage she wasn't the only one who treated Gandalf like a grandfather.
"Gandalf!" Frodo exclaimed jumping up and wrapping his arms around Gandalf's neck.
Sage was shocked that he could jump that high, and that Gandalf didn't fall over. Eventually Frodo let go, and asked who I was.
'My name is Sage. I am from Esgaroth," I said smiling, and hoping I didn't scare the hobbit.
Bilbo then offered us some lunch.
"I have tea, eggs, bread. I can make eggs you know, " he rambled as he walked into the kitchen.
"Just tea thank you,' replied Gandalf."
"I also have some jelly to go on the bread, some fresh tomatoes, and mushrooms from Farmer Maggot," he continued.
"Just tea thank you."
"Are you sure you do not want some wine? I have got some fine bottles in the cellar."
"Just tea thank you," Gandalf said once again making sure Bilbo got the fact the all he wanted was tea.
"What about you Miss? Would you like tea as well?" asked Bilbo.
"No thank you, Mr. Baggins," I replied.
"Please, just call me Bilbo."
"No thank you, Bilbo. I am fine."
Then he went on to making his tea, and Frodo began asking Gandalf to tell him a story.
"Please Gandalf, tell me of the outside world," he asked so innocently.
And Gandalf began telling him of one of his adventures. One I had heard several times. It was one about elves, and Frodo seemed very happy, listening very intently. I mean while studied my surroundings. The ceiling was low, and there was an even lower beam between each room. I made a note to duck.
"Miss, You may sit down you know," piped up a small voice.
It was Frodo and apparently Gandalf finished his story. He grabbed my hand and pulled me over to a chajr by the window.
I thanked him then said "You may call me Sage you know."
Frodo looked up a smile shining on his face. 'I think I got the best race to protect and watch over," Sage thought.
After some small talk Gandalf excused Sage and himself then we head to the woods just out side of Hobbiton. Sage decided she had best keep a watch on Frodo and Bilbo. She saw great things happening to them. They found a small clearing, and Sage decided to build a house there. It was more like a hobbit hole actually. She dug a small hole in the ground and found a small cave with a ten foot ceiling, and human size furniture in it. All the furniture was covered with cobwebs, and looked like it hadn't been touched for a long, long time. Sage then turned to Gandalf, and said, "I used to live here didn't I?"
Gandalf didn't reply so Sage headed over to his cart pulled out the trunk and her bag, She then walked over the hole and levitated the stuff down to the bottom of the cave. She then jumped down into the cave, and began cleaning up. After about fifteen minutes, she heard Gandalf's cart pull away, but continued making her house a home.
After about another 3 months, Sage had gotten bored. She was going to see what was south of the old road. She packed her clothes, and cloak back into her bag. She picked up her bag, and set out down the road. She began singing a hobbit song Bilbo had written to herself.
"The Road goes ever on and on, Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the door had gone, I must follow if I can." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ Well sorry it's short but if makes you feel any better, the time period changes in the next chapter *hint* REVIEW PLEASE!- Liz
I DON'T OWN LORD OF THE RINGS, ANY OF THE CHARACTERS FROM IT, OR PLACES! Thanks.- Liz ( **************************************************************************** ****
After 6 months of traveling, Sage and Gandalf finally reached the Shire. Sage could levitate, break, and mend just about anything now. She also had learned to read minds a little. Gandalf's mind was hard to read. Sage couldn't wait to meet some halfings, and Gandalf said there was one hobbit who came to Esgaroth and the lonely mountain 30 years ago.
"You know you will have to live somewhat in secret while watching the hobbits, but you don't have to stay in the Shire," said Gandalf.
"Yes I realize that but I think I should meet them first. Just so they know I am existent as a person not as a Sage."
There wasn't talk after that but after another hour. They reached hobbiton. Gandalf got out of the cart and motioned for Sage to follow. He walked up to a little door in the hill and knocked on it with his staff. Sage looked around and noticed most of the hobbits whispering things about Gandalf. She heard things like "he's a disturber of the peace" everywhere except from the children. She turned around to find the door was open, and standing there was a hobbit, the same hobbit from her vision from her 16th birthday.
"Bilbo my old friend, I would like you to meet Sage. She's from Esgaroth," Gandalf added.
"It's nice to Mr. Baggins," Sage remarked politely.
"Pleasure to meet you as well. Tell how is Esgaroth? No problems with the elves or dwarves I hope," he asked a little shocked she knew his last name.
"No problems as far as I know, Sir."
"Well come in, come in. Gandalf I have wonderful news. I now have an heir, my nephew Frodo," Bilbo said happily pointing to the little hobbit hiding around the corner. "Frodo you do remember Gandalf don't you?"
Frodo then stepped closer, and smiled. What he did next told Sage she wasn't the only one who treated Gandalf like a grandfather.
"Gandalf!" Frodo exclaimed jumping up and wrapping his arms around Gandalf's neck.
Sage was shocked that he could jump that high, and that Gandalf didn't fall over. Eventually Frodo let go, and asked who I was.
'My name is Sage. I am from Esgaroth," I said smiling, and hoping I didn't scare the hobbit.
Bilbo then offered us some lunch.
"I have tea, eggs, bread. I can make eggs you know, " he rambled as he walked into the kitchen.
"Just tea thank you,' replied Gandalf."
"I also have some jelly to go on the bread, some fresh tomatoes, and mushrooms from Farmer Maggot," he continued.
"Just tea thank you."
"Are you sure you do not want some wine? I have got some fine bottles in the cellar."
"Just tea thank you," Gandalf said once again making sure Bilbo got the fact the all he wanted was tea.
"What about you Miss? Would you like tea as well?" asked Bilbo.
"No thank you, Mr. Baggins," I replied.
"Please, just call me Bilbo."
"No thank you, Bilbo. I am fine."
Then he went on to making his tea, and Frodo began asking Gandalf to tell him a story.
"Please Gandalf, tell me of the outside world," he asked so innocently.
And Gandalf began telling him of one of his adventures. One I had heard several times. It was one about elves, and Frodo seemed very happy, listening very intently. I mean while studied my surroundings. The ceiling was low, and there was an even lower beam between each room. I made a note to duck.
"Miss, You may sit down you know," piped up a small voice.
It was Frodo and apparently Gandalf finished his story. He grabbed my hand and pulled me over to a chajr by the window.
I thanked him then said "You may call me Sage you know."
Frodo looked up a smile shining on his face. 'I think I got the best race to protect and watch over," Sage thought.
After some small talk Gandalf excused Sage and himself then we head to the woods just out side of Hobbiton. Sage decided she had best keep a watch on Frodo and Bilbo. She saw great things happening to them. They found a small clearing, and Sage decided to build a house there. It was more like a hobbit hole actually. She dug a small hole in the ground and found a small cave with a ten foot ceiling, and human size furniture in it. All the furniture was covered with cobwebs, and looked like it hadn't been touched for a long, long time. Sage then turned to Gandalf, and said, "I used to live here didn't I?"
Gandalf didn't reply so Sage headed over to his cart pulled out the trunk and her bag, She then walked over the hole and levitated the stuff down to the bottom of the cave. She then jumped down into the cave, and began cleaning up. After about fifteen minutes, she heard Gandalf's cart pull away, but continued making her house a home.
After about another 3 months, Sage had gotten bored. She was going to see what was south of the old road. She packed her clothes, and cloak back into her bag. She picked up her bag, and set out down the road. She began singing a hobbit song Bilbo had written to herself.
"The Road goes ever on and on, Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the door had gone, I must follow if I can." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ Well sorry it's short but if makes you feel any better, the time period changes in the next chapter *hint* REVIEW PLEASE!- Liz