Chapter 21
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In the morning, Earendil and Aragorn announced their wedding. We were all real happy for them (not counting Arwen). Later that day, Gandalf came to see us all.
When he arrived, I asked him how Tayo had gotten here.
"As you probably know, I am able to travel back and forth through worlds," he told us. "Because of this, and because I feel guilty about not telling you that you would probably never be able to return once you stated this quest, I decided to go and bring your families to see you one last time and give each other a proper farewell."
"So we'll get to see them again!!" exclaimed Balin.
"Yes." Answered Gandalf.
"That still doesn't explain how Tayo got here." Said Earendil.
"I was getting to that." Replied Gandalf. "Your families are waiting to see you in the forest of Mirkwood. I was on my way to bring you to them, when Tayo followed me, it seems he couldn't wait to see you."
"When are we leaving?" asked Elbereth.
"Soon, he said, it will take us one day to get to Mirkwood."
"Legolas, I want you to meet my family. They would like you." I said smiling at him.
"I'd like that too." He said as he bent down to kiss my cheek.
"Let's go now!" piped Rose. She and Frodo were engaged and were to be wed next month at a triple wedding with Primrose and Merry (whom she now called Merry-cherry or Merodic) and Balin and Pippin (who could barely be torn apart now-a-days). I still haven't told everyone that I was engaged. Poor me.
"No, we will start tomorrow at the crack of dawn," Gandalf replied. You must save your strength I will wake you tomorrow good day." Then he vanished in a puff of smoke.