Chapter Seven
"Who is to be the leader of this fello - group?" asked Pippin. "We must have a leader."
"Why on earth do we need a leader, Pip?" asked Diamond.
"Yes," said Sam. "Don't ye believe we're fine as a team?"
"Aye, I do," said Pip. "But someone has to take responsibility. Someone has to say when to stop for the night, when someone's eating too much, and most importantly, this person has got to know the way to Minas Tirith like they know themselves."
"Well I must admit Pip." Sam said. "Only ye and Merry know that."
Pip looked to Merry. "I want to have fun on this trip," said Merry. "You do it."
Rosie laughed. "Never thought I'd see the day when Peregrin Took was me leader, but all things change, I suppose."
"Mommy, mommy, can I walk with Pip?" Elanor piped up.
"No, me!" Goldilocks objected.
Rosie laughed. "Both of you can, if Diamond will let you," she said with a knowing glance towards Diamond.
"How 'bout I carry Elanor, and Diamond carries Goldilocks?" Pip asked the two young girls.
Goldilocks pouted. "Why can't he hold me?"
"We'll switch off," Pip promised. "All right?"
This apparently satisfied Goldilocks. Pip took Elanor up in his arms, and the group set off.
"You don't mind carryin' her like that, do ye Pip?" asked Sam.
"Not at all, she hardly weighs a thing," Pip said with a little laugh.
Rosie looked to Sam. In a voice that said that clearly she did not want Pippin to hear what she was saying, she said, "They'll make wonderful parents, won't they?"
"Aye, Rose."
Merry was a bit put out, however. "I can hold one of ye, if ye'd like," he offered.
Goldilocks face was like the sun rising. "Really?"
"O' course."
She jumped out of Diamond's arms and just as fast jumped into Merry's. Merry smiled, and Diamond used her now free hands to put one around Pippin's waist. Estella played with Goldilocks in Merry's arms as they walked. It seemed like it would be a good trip.
*
The days passed quickly on the road. Pip was more of natural leader than the group expected, and he could tell when it was time to stop for the night merely from the hobbit's expressions. He also rationed the food out very well, so all got enough and were full at the end of every day.
The hobbits all grew closer, even Pip and Merry close as they already were. Pip decided it was a good idea, taking this journey, and the Ol' Took would be very proud of them.
It took many a day to reach the kingdom of Rohan. Pip had remembered where he had told Merry that he could visit Eomer, and before they knew it, they were at Edoras.
They were greeted immediately upon their arrival to the city. Apparently the King had seen them coming, and had rushed to the gates to greet them. "Merry! Pippin! How have you been? Such a surprise to see you so far from home!"
"Eomer!" Merry shouted, and ran to embrace his friend. "It's been a bit too long, hasn't it?"
"Aye," said Eomer, stealing a bit of the hobbits accent to mess with him a bit. Merry smiled. "And Sam! How.why you've got yourself a lady now! And children!"
Sam blushed, but also stood a bit taller. "Aye, that I do. This is my dear Rosie, and the small one is Goldilocks, and her sister is Elanor."
"And who are these two hobbits?" asked the King, looking towards Estella and Diamond.
Pip got a wild grin on his face. "Aye," he said smugly. "That's Diamond. We're engaged, ye know!"
"Bless ye, dear Pip!" Eomer said. "Engaged!"
"And this is Estella," Merry said. "We're quite good.erm."
"They're in love," Pip explained.
"Right," said Merry. "And we wanted these two to meet all of our dear friends. We're headed to Minas Tirith after this."
Eomer smiled. "You are indeed adventuresome hobbits. If the rest are like you, the world will be soon overrun with them. Come. We will go eat, as I'm sure you're quite hungry and fatigued, and speak more of your journey."
"Who is to be the leader of this fello - group?" asked Pippin. "We must have a leader."
"Why on earth do we need a leader, Pip?" asked Diamond.
"Yes," said Sam. "Don't ye believe we're fine as a team?"
"Aye, I do," said Pip. "But someone has to take responsibility. Someone has to say when to stop for the night, when someone's eating too much, and most importantly, this person has got to know the way to Minas Tirith like they know themselves."
"Well I must admit Pip." Sam said. "Only ye and Merry know that."
Pip looked to Merry. "I want to have fun on this trip," said Merry. "You do it."
Rosie laughed. "Never thought I'd see the day when Peregrin Took was me leader, but all things change, I suppose."
"Mommy, mommy, can I walk with Pip?" Elanor piped up.
"No, me!" Goldilocks objected.
Rosie laughed. "Both of you can, if Diamond will let you," she said with a knowing glance towards Diamond.
"How 'bout I carry Elanor, and Diamond carries Goldilocks?" Pip asked the two young girls.
Goldilocks pouted. "Why can't he hold me?"
"We'll switch off," Pip promised. "All right?"
This apparently satisfied Goldilocks. Pip took Elanor up in his arms, and the group set off.
"You don't mind carryin' her like that, do ye Pip?" asked Sam.
"Not at all, she hardly weighs a thing," Pip said with a little laugh.
Rosie looked to Sam. In a voice that said that clearly she did not want Pippin to hear what she was saying, she said, "They'll make wonderful parents, won't they?"
"Aye, Rose."
Merry was a bit put out, however. "I can hold one of ye, if ye'd like," he offered.
Goldilocks face was like the sun rising. "Really?"
"O' course."
She jumped out of Diamond's arms and just as fast jumped into Merry's. Merry smiled, and Diamond used her now free hands to put one around Pippin's waist. Estella played with Goldilocks in Merry's arms as they walked. It seemed like it would be a good trip.
*
The days passed quickly on the road. Pip was more of natural leader than the group expected, and he could tell when it was time to stop for the night merely from the hobbit's expressions. He also rationed the food out very well, so all got enough and were full at the end of every day.
The hobbits all grew closer, even Pip and Merry close as they already were. Pip decided it was a good idea, taking this journey, and the Ol' Took would be very proud of them.
It took many a day to reach the kingdom of Rohan. Pip had remembered where he had told Merry that he could visit Eomer, and before they knew it, they were at Edoras.
They were greeted immediately upon their arrival to the city. Apparently the King had seen them coming, and had rushed to the gates to greet them. "Merry! Pippin! How have you been? Such a surprise to see you so far from home!"
"Eomer!" Merry shouted, and ran to embrace his friend. "It's been a bit too long, hasn't it?"
"Aye," said Eomer, stealing a bit of the hobbits accent to mess with him a bit. Merry smiled. "And Sam! How.why you've got yourself a lady now! And children!"
Sam blushed, but also stood a bit taller. "Aye, that I do. This is my dear Rosie, and the small one is Goldilocks, and her sister is Elanor."
"And who are these two hobbits?" asked the King, looking towards Estella and Diamond.
Pip got a wild grin on his face. "Aye," he said smugly. "That's Diamond. We're engaged, ye know!"
"Bless ye, dear Pip!" Eomer said. "Engaged!"
"And this is Estella," Merry said. "We're quite good.erm."
"They're in love," Pip explained.
"Right," said Merry. "And we wanted these two to meet all of our dear friends. We're headed to Minas Tirith after this."
Eomer smiled. "You are indeed adventuresome hobbits. If the rest are like you, the world will be soon overrun with them. Come. We will go eat, as I'm sure you're quite hungry and fatigued, and speak more of your journey."