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Fae sat next to the dark ribbon of liquid that was violently rising. Sighing, she looked back and forth as if Merry would come plodding along any minute now.
"That water level is rising quickly," she said aloud, a hint of worry in her voice, "but I'm sure he's just fine, probably off somewhere getting some food or something."
She frowned and chewed on her bottom lip, 'oh dear oh dear oh dear,' she thought, as hobbits aren't the most adventurous creatures, even Ruby and Fae (who had had a fair few adventures) weren't keen on walking this forest at night.
So off stomped Fae, upstream, to see if Merry could be anywhere to be found. As she cautiously picked her way through loose rocks and dirt, all the time singing a song her mother had taught her:
Earth, water, sand and stone
Over, under, onward home,
'Till we come to journeys end,
Brown and golden paths ahead,
By the rain or by the snow,
Over, under we will go,
And earth, water, sand and stone,
Shall help us all as home we go…This singing, (as to keep herself company), went on until she saw a dark figure not too far away.
"Merry?" she cried out, cupping her hands around her mouth, "MEEERRRR-EEEEEYYYY?"
The figure jumped and turned, but caught his foot at an odd angle. Tumbling head over heels, Fae watched in horror as her newfound friend went plummeting head first into the river.
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