Chapter Thirty Six
Pippin, Friagrin and Sogrin were busy loading up the cart Lord Elrond had provided. Lömadia squeaked and clapped her hands as she watched in excitement.
"I'll miss this," Nina sighed, looking around the empty house that was their home in Rivendell. Frodo embraced her from behind.
"I know . . . we can visit again" he placed a light kiss on the side of her neck. "It was time for us to go home anyway"
"Yes," Nina agreed. "I wonder if Papa and Mama have come to their senses finally"
"If not . . . they'll have too sometime," Frodo answered. "They cannot keep ignoring you and your siblings once we return"
The twins rushed outside to the cart and Frodo and Nina chuckled as they bounced towards Friagrin and Sogrin. They watched as Merry and Holly holding Faramir came out, a few belongings behind them. Frodo and Nina decided it was time they collected the rest of their children and were on their way.
Frodo picked up Samwise and Krystal followed Nina out to the other hobbits.
"Nearly all set Frodo," Pippin announced, "Is there anything else you want to bring along?"
Merry had a handful of pillows and blankets in his hand and dumped them beside the cart. "We already have a small cradle in there for young Samwise," he said.
The cart was beautiful. Made by the Elves of course . . . there was a long bench seat at the front for the person driving the cart. The back part was a huge floor space covered by shelter. There was also a compartment underneath the carriage for any luggage. It was lucky that they had such a huge cart to carry 9 hobbits and 6 hobbit children. Even more thankful they were that the Elves made it especially for them.
"There's nothing else," Nina said as she climbed into the carriage and placed Samwise in the cradle that was placed on the far side. Portia and Nissa were already in there, setting up blankets and pillows for beds.
"Here, Nina, this bed is yours" Nissa said, pointing to the laid out blanket and pillow beside the cradle. "And the ones in the middle are for the children. Frodo can sleep on the other side of the children"
"Thank you," Nina smiled to her sisters.
"And there's Pippin's, Faramir's and Holly's beds" Nissa instructed to Portia. "Put ours there and Merry's over there . . . and Friagrin's and Sogrin's there . . ."
Nina left her two sisters to arrange the beds in place.
"It's wonderful Mama!" Lömadia called happily, as Nina stepped off the cart. "What is the Shire really like?! Will we see Uncle Samwise and Auntie Rosie?"
"Yes, yes," Nina smiled to her eldest daughter. "And Elanor . . . and more hobbit children for you to play with"
Lömadia's face was a picture of pure excitement and looked about ready to burst.
"We need to exchanged thanks and farewells" Holly announced, referring to the Elves. Aragorn, Arwen, Faramir and Eowyn had arrived in Rivendell after hearing that the hobbits would be returning to the Shire; they had wanted to say goodbye.
Parting with Glorfindel, Legolas, Gimli, Arwen, Aragorn, Faramir, Eowyn and Ril-Gania mainly was an emotional moment. Though Aragorn promised it was not goodbye forever, and Legolas confirmed that he and Gimli would visit them in the Shire soon.
When it came to Elrond, all Frodo could say was 'thank you,' If not for Elrond, he and Nina would not be married nor have a comfortable, happy home for the last five years. Frodo felt he owed Elrond a lot.
"It was my pleasure, Ringbearer" the Elf smiled gracefully. "Rivendell shall always welcome you,"
Frodo smiled, though felling deep down, he knew Elrond and the remainder of the Elves would be leaving soon, save Legolas.
Merry and Pippin offered to drive first . . . and after loading everybody onto the cart, all the hobbits waved goodbyes to the Elves as they fell into the distance.
Friagrin and Sogrin heaved themselves onto the front, seating themselves beside Merry and Pippin as they drove home. The twins, Frodo and Daisy had fallen asleep beside Krystal . . . and baby Samwise was already sleeping in his cradle. Lömadia, on the other hand was full of jumping beans . . . leaping up and down, pulling on her uncles shirts.
"Uncle Friagrin? Can I have a look?!" she asked.
"There's no room, sweet pea" Friagrin offered a smile of sympathy to his niece. "Perhaps later, Little One"
Lömadia fell to the floor, and crossed her arms grumpily as Faramir crawled over to her.
"We're going to see other hobbit children aren't we Mama?" the young hobbit lad questioned.
"Yes," Holly smiled, "We'll be there soon,"
"In a week or so," Portia corrected. "It seems so far away . . . do you think we have enough food for the Little Ones?"
"We have Lembas, which, you ought to know sister; can feed a feed a grown man for five days with only one bite" Nissa informed her elder with her knowledge of the Elves.
"Yes, yes, yes" Portia rolled her eyes with a grin, remembering when Nissa would torment Nina about saying such nonsense about Elves. Nissa now spoke the language fluently and often was seen paying respects to Elbereth.
//
They had travelled for a few hours until Merry suggested they stop to eat as Pippin's stomach was making more noises than an Oliphant. Everyone seemed almost relieved to get off the cart, for after a long while; the floor was quite hard and uncomfortable.
"Right, I'll get the firewood . . . are you joining Pip?" The Brandybuck raised his eyebrow as Pippin picked up his son.
"Of course," The Took rolled his eyes, following behind Merry slowly, as if trying to bid his time so he would not have to do so much work. Merry, craftily noticed this and began to decrease his pace, giving Pippin a teasing smirk as he did so.
Lömadia leapt off the cart and ran in the direction of the woods were Pippin and Merry had gone.
"Come back here Sweet pea" Nina called to her eldest daughter, as she sat Krystal down in her lap.
"But mama, I want to go exploring" the hobbit lass answered. "Please let me go exploring"
"The woods are far too dangerous for you darling, come on, play with Frodo and Daisy - you can look after them"
"But they are pests, both of them!" Lömadia scrunched her face up in annoyance, but sat beside her younger brother and sister.
"I say, that little one is so much like you sister" Sogrin smiled to Nina, who rolled her eyes.
"Yes, and I hope it doesn't get a bad effect on her in later years . . . I don't want my children to go through what I did"
"They won't," Frodo smiled, his hand grasping his wife's. "Besides, it shall be me who has all the suffering . . . our daughter's are so beautiful that I shall have every lad in the Shire after them for marriage - I shall deal with every one of them"
"I just hope Mama and Papa have the decency to say 'sorry' to you, Nina," Nissa announced. "I could not believe how they acted . . . they should of at least attended your wedding"
"It does not matter, Nissa, it truly doesn't. Whether Mama and Papa were there or not, it still would have been the most wonderful day of my life . . . I only wish they could have witnessed it"
Frodo kissed her hand softly, sharing a smile with her.
"Well . . . we'll soon find out." Holly said. "I doubt that my Mama and Papa will be pleased over my marriage . . . and even worse, that they have a grandson they know not about!"
"Break it to them gently," Portia stifled a giggle. Holly always used to get into trouble with her parent's constantly when she was younger. Now she was a mature adult with a husband and a child and yet, still, she was going to get some sort of lecture when they returned!
//
"Lömadia, we shouldn't!" young Daisy Baggins whispered as she and her twin brother followed their older sister in to the trees.
"Hush Daisy, hush!" Lömadia whispered back.
"But Mama said -"
"I know she did, I know, but I want to go exploring! I've never been out of Rivendell before! I want to be just like Papa and have an adventure"
"But-" Frodo squeaked, then paused as Lömadia pressed a tiny finger to lips to hush her brother.
They walked a little further, Lömadia's face beaming with excitement as she crept through the forest, pretending to hunt down goblins and orcs, just like her Papa. She even gleamed with delight when she found a stick and used it as a sword.
"Um . . . Lömadia?" Frodo said uneasily, holding Daisy's hand. "Mama said it was too dangerous for us"
"Oh fiddlesticks!" Lömadia cried out aloud. "It isn't too dangerous, I can fight anything . . . I'm just like Papa! You're both too young anyway, you go back!"
Daisy and Frodo looked behind them nervously and decided that they had already come too far. They wouldn't be able to find their way back now. They had no choice but to follow their sister.
//
"The Little One's are sure quiet" Merry commented as he, Pip and Faramir came back, holding firewood.
"Lömadia is in the cart with them" Holly answered. "Let Faramir sit with them"
Faramir put down the small bundle of firewood next to his Papa's and ran excitedly to the cart. Frowns appeared on the hobbits faces when Faramir ran back and announced that Lömadia, Frodo and Daisy were not in sight.
Nina leapt up quickly, her breath catching, Frodo followed. Merry rushed over to the cart and peered in.
"They've gone" The Brandybuck gulped as Nina's eyes widened.
"Gone? Where?! Where are they?!" she called in desperation and Frodo circling his arms around her waist to pull her back.
"Stay here, love, we'll find them" he whispered into her ear. "They can't have gone far"
Holly helped Frodo to get Nina to rest especially in her condition.
"We'll follow you cousin," Pippin stood up, gesturing for Merry, Friagrin and Sogrin to do the same. "If we split up, we can find them easily"
Too late, Frodo had already bounded towards the forest.
//
"Lömadia?" Daisy asked, sucking on her index finger nervously. "Lömadia?"
"Shh! I hear something!" Lömadia crept forward a little more.
"Lömadia, I'm scared . . . I want Mama and Papa!" Frodo screamed.
Lömadia let out a huff. "Please, Frodo and Daisy . . . just be quiet for a little longer. After I explore this little part of the forest, I'll take you back"
"Promise?"
"Yes, yes!" Lömadia turned around again. "Now follow me and be silent! I think I can hear a goblin!"
"G-goblin?!" Daisy squeaked.
"Oh, don't worry! I'll protect you!" Lömadia smiled, taking her younger sister's hand, holding the stick out in front of her. Daisy and Frodo did not seem relieved.
Lömadia finally stopped behind some bushes and crouched down, parting the bushes slightly with her tiny hands. There was an animal eating the grass in the shade of an oak tree.
"It's a pig!" Frodo whispered.
"No it is not!" Lömadia whispered back. "You don't know anything Frodo! You're too young!"
"What is it then?"
"It's a . . ." Lömadia paused, tilting her head to the side in thought. "A pig with horns on its face"
"See? I told you it was a pig!"
"It isn't a pig Frodo! I told you what it was and it isn't a pig!"
"But you said . . ."
"It's a pig . . . but with horns! So it isn't a pig, it's a pig with horns which means it isn't a pig, it's a pig with horns on it!" Lömadia's fast talking sent frowns appearing on Frodo and Daisy's small faces. Lömadia seemed pleased with her 'intelligent' answer and smiled in satisfaction.
After a few moments paused . . . Daisy spoke up. "Can we go back to Mama and Papa now Lömadia?" she whispered.
"No, let me watch the pig with horns for a while longer"
"But what if it eats us?"
"It won't Daisy! Pigs don't eat us!"
"But you said it wasn't a pig. You said it was a pig with horns, and horns are sharp" Frodo quivered, silently beating Lömadia at her own game.
Lömadia gasped as the 'pig' heard the voices emitting from the bushed and snorted, making its way towards the bush.
"We should run!" Daisy called.
The animal itself, was a wild boar, unknown to the wandering children, and as it maroon coloured face appeared and looked at them, snorting angrily, the children fled in the other direction, screaming. The animal, in its personality, chased the children, seeing them as a threat to its environment.
Lömadia stopped running and turned to the boar, stick in hand. "Go away you beast! Or I shall slice off those horns!"
The animal looked about ready to charge again, its front trotter scratching at the ground.
"Lömadia, get Papa!" Daisy screamed.
Lömadia stood firmly, adventurous characteristic getting the better of her as the thing lurched forward and tackled her to the ground. Its heavy weight knocked the air out of her as it landed straight on top of her. Frodo and Daisy screamed in fright, fearing their sister was dead.
Two hobbit figures bounded out of the bushes and pulled the boar off Lömadia. Merry and Pippin had never encountered such a frightening feeling as they heard the screams of children erupting in the forest.
They dug their swords into the beast, holding it down on the floor as it squirmed and wriggling on the floor, crying out awful sounds of pain. Lömadia's eyes opened and she back pedalled away from the sight, screaming, fearing that her Uncles would get hurt all because she had wondered off.
"Lömadia?!" Frodo came tearing through the trees towards the scene in fright. Frodo and Daisy rushed up to their father as he knelt down and hugged them to him tightly. "It's alright now, dears, it's fine . . ." he soothed them as Pippin and Merry jumped off the boar breathless.
"Dead" Pippin announced, wiping small drops of sweat off his forehead. "Lucky we were here in time Frodo . . . the boar was about to tear your daughter limb from limb"
Lömadia trembled at that as Frodo handed the twins to Pippin and Merry and rushed to his first born.
"Lömadia, what did Mama tell you about wandering off?!" he called as Lomadia shook with silent tears on the floor.
"She . . . s-said don't go anywhere . . ." she sniffled.
"And for a very good reason too, it's far too dangerous for you here. You could have been killed" he hugged his daughter tightly. "Don't ever do that again" he whispered, kissing her forehead.
"I'm sorry P-Papa; I just wanted to have an adventure like you"
"Not yet," he whispered. "You wait until you are older. No more tales for you" he added, sensing this was also having a bad affect. With Nina's enthusiasm and adventurous character, Lömadia had inherited; telling her such tales of Middle-earth was not helping.
"Frodo, let's get them back safely to camp" Merry said, Holding young Frodo in his arms. Pippin handed the Brandybuck Daisy also as he picked up the dead body of the boar.
"In some cases, Lömadia did find us a nice supper" he commented, hanging it over his back and grimacing at the smell of blood.
Frodo stood up, helping up Lömadia. She winced and stated her ankle was hurting and she had a big red mark upon her shoulder. Frodo picked her up and held her tightly as he followed Merry and Pippin back to the camp.
***Sorry about taking ages to update guys, it's just with FanFiction.net not working properly for me . . . and also I'm working hard on my Elijah fics, so I haven't had the time unfortunately. But I will get this story finished - not long yet until the end. Thanx for the reviews . . . wow! 200! *swoon***
Pippin, Friagrin and Sogrin were busy loading up the cart Lord Elrond had provided. Lömadia squeaked and clapped her hands as she watched in excitement.
"I'll miss this," Nina sighed, looking around the empty house that was their home in Rivendell. Frodo embraced her from behind.
"I know . . . we can visit again" he placed a light kiss on the side of her neck. "It was time for us to go home anyway"
"Yes," Nina agreed. "I wonder if Papa and Mama have come to their senses finally"
"If not . . . they'll have too sometime," Frodo answered. "They cannot keep ignoring you and your siblings once we return"
The twins rushed outside to the cart and Frodo and Nina chuckled as they bounced towards Friagrin and Sogrin. They watched as Merry and Holly holding Faramir came out, a few belongings behind them. Frodo and Nina decided it was time they collected the rest of their children and were on their way.
Frodo picked up Samwise and Krystal followed Nina out to the other hobbits.
"Nearly all set Frodo," Pippin announced, "Is there anything else you want to bring along?"
Merry had a handful of pillows and blankets in his hand and dumped them beside the cart. "We already have a small cradle in there for young Samwise," he said.
The cart was beautiful. Made by the Elves of course . . . there was a long bench seat at the front for the person driving the cart. The back part was a huge floor space covered by shelter. There was also a compartment underneath the carriage for any luggage. It was lucky that they had such a huge cart to carry 9 hobbits and 6 hobbit children. Even more thankful they were that the Elves made it especially for them.
"There's nothing else," Nina said as she climbed into the carriage and placed Samwise in the cradle that was placed on the far side. Portia and Nissa were already in there, setting up blankets and pillows for beds.
"Here, Nina, this bed is yours" Nissa said, pointing to the laid out blanket and pillow beside the cradle. "And the ones in the middle are for the children. Frodo can sleep on the other side of the children"
"Thank you," Nina smiled to her sisters.
"And there's Pippin's, Faramir's and Holly's beds" Nissa instructed to Portia. "Put ours there and Merry's over there . . . and Friagrin's and Sogrin's there . . ."
Nina left her two sisters to arrange the beds in place.
"It's wonderful Mama!" Lömadia called happily, as Nina stepped off the cart. "What is the Shire really like?! Will we see Uncle Samwise and Auntie Rosie?"
"Yes, yes," Nina smiled to her eldest daughter. "And Elanor . . . and more hobbit children for you to play with"
Lömadia's face was a picture of pure excitement and looked about ready to burst.
"We need to exchanged thanks and farewells" Holly announced, referring to the Elves. Aragorn, Arwen, Faramir and Eowyn had arrived in Rivendell after hearing that the hobbits would be returning to the Shire; they had wanted to say goodbye.
Parting with Glorfindel, Legolas, Gimli, Arwen, Aragorn, Faramir, Eowyn and Ril-Gania mainly was an emotional moment. Though Aragorn promised it was not goodbye forever, and Legolas confirmed that he and Gimli would visit them in the Shire soon.
When it came to Elrond, all Frodo could say was 'thank you,' If not for Elrond, he and Nina would not be married nor have a comfortable, happy home for the last five years. Frodo felt he owed Elrond a lot.
"It was my pleasure, Ringbearer" the Elf smiled gracefully. "Rivendell shall always welcome you,"
Frodo smiled, though felling deep down, he knew Elrond and the remainder of the Elves would be leaving soon, save Legolas.
Merry and Pippin offered to drive first . . . and after loading everybody onto the cart, all the hobbits waved goodbyes to the Elves as they fell into the distance.
Friagrin and Sogrin heaved themselves onto the front, seating themselves beside Merry and Pippin as they drove home. The twins, Frodo and Daisy had fallen asleep beside Krystal . . . and baby Samwise was already sleeping in his cradle. Lömadia, on the other hand was full of jumping beans . . . leaping up and down, pulling on her uncles shirts.
"Uncle Friagrin? Can I have a look?!" she asked.
"There's no room, sweet pea" Friagrin offered a smile of sympathy to his niece. "Perhaps later, Little One"
Lömadia fell to the floor, and crossed her arms grumpily as Faramir crawled over to her.
"We're going to see other hobbit children aren't we Mama?" the young hobbit lad questioned.
"Yes," Holly smiled, "We'll be there soon,"
"In a week or so," Portia corrected. "It seems so far away . . . do you think we have enough food for the Little Ones?"
"We have Lembas, which, you ought to know sister; can feed a feed a grown man for five days with only one bite" Nissa informed her elder with her knowledge of the Elves.
"Yes, yes, yes" Portia rolled her eyes with a grin, remembering when Nissa would torment Nina about saying such nonsense about Elves. Nissa now spoke the language fluently and often was seen paying respects to Elbereth.
//
They had travelled for a few hours until Merry suggested they stop to eat as Pippin's stomach was making more noises than an Oliphant. Everyone seemed almost relieved to get off the cart, for after a long while; the floor was quite hard and uncomfortable.
"Right, I'll get the firewood . . . are you joining Pip?" The Brandybuck raised his eyebrow as Pippin picked up his son.
"Of course," The Took rolled his eyes, following behind Merry slowly, as if trying to bid his time so he would not have to do so much work. Merry, craftily noticed this and began to decrease his pace, giving Pippin a teasing smirk as he did so.
Lömadia leapt off the cart and ran in the direction of the woods were Pippin and Merry had gone.
"Come back here Sweet pea" Nina called to her eldest daughter, as she sat Krystal down in her lap.
"But mama, I want to go exploring" the hobbit lass answered. "Please let me go exploring"
"The woods are far too dangerous for you darling, come on, play with Frodo and Daisy - you can look after them"
"But they are pests, both of them!" Lömadia scrunched her face up in annoyance, but sat beside her younger brother and sister.
"I say, that little one is so much like you sister" Sogrin smiled to Nina, who rolled her eyes.
"Yes, and I hope it doesn't get a bad effect on her in later years . . . I don't want my children to go through what I did"
"They won't," Frodo smiled, his hand grasping his wife's. "Besides, it shall be me who has all the suffering . . . our daughter's are so beautiful that I shall have every lad in the Shire after them for marriage - I shall deal with every one of them"
"I just hope Mama and Papa have the decency to say 'sorry' to you, Nina," Nissa announced. "I could not believe how they acted . . . they should of at least attended your wedding"
"It does not matter, Nissa, it truly doesn't. Whether Mama and Papa were there or not, it still would have been the most wonderful day of my life . . . I only wish they could have witnessed it"
Frodo kissed her hand softly, sharing a smile with her.
"Well . . . we'll soon find out." Holly said. "I doubt that my Mama and Papa will be pleased over my marriage . . . and even worse, that they have a grandson they know not about!"
"Break it to them gently," Portia stifled a giggle. Holly always used to get into trouble with her parent's constantly when she was younger. Now she was a mature adult with a husband and a child and yet, still, she was going to get some sort of lecture when they returned!
//
"Lömadia, we shouldn't!" young Daisy Baggins whispered as she and her twin brother followed their older sister in to the trees.
"Hush Daisy, hush!" Lömadia whispered back.
"But Mama said -"
"I know she did, I know, but I want to go exploring! I've never been out of Rivendell before! I want to be just like Papa and have an adventure"
"But-" Frodo squeaked, then paused as Lömadia pressed a tiny finger to lips to hush her brother.
They walked a little further, Lömadia's face beaming with excitement as she crept through the forest, pretending to hunt down goblins and orcs, just like her Papa. She even gleamed with delight when she found a stick and used it as a sword.
"Um . . . Lömadia?" Frodo said uneasily, holding Daisy's hand. "Mama said it was too dangerous for us"
"Oh fiddlesticks!" Lömadia cried out aloud. "It isn't too dangerous, I can fight anything . . . I'm just like Papa! You're both too young anyway, you go back!"
Daisy and Frodo looked behind them nervously and decided that they had already come too far. They wouldn't be able to find their way back now. They had no choice but to follow their sister.
//
"The Little One's are sure quiet" Merry commented as he, Pip and Faramir came back, holding firewood.
"Lömadia is in the cart with them" Holly answered. "Let Faramir sit with them"
Faramir put down the small bundle of firewood next to his Papa's and ran excitedly to the cart. Frowns appeared on the hobbits faces when Faramir ran back and announced that Lömadia, Frodo and Daisy were not in sight.
Nina leapt up quickly, her breath catching, Frodo followed. Merry rushed over to the cart and peered in.
"They've gone" The Brandybuck gulped as Nina's eyes widened.
"Gone? Where?! Where are they?!" she called in desperation and Frodo circling his arms around her waist to pull her back.
"Stay here, love, we'll find them" he whispered into her ear. "They can't have gone far"
Holly helped Frodo to get Nina to rest especially in her condition.
"We'll follow you cousin," Pippin stood up, gesturing for Merry, Friagrin and Sogrin to do the same. "If we split up, we can find them easily"
Too late, Frodo had already bounded towards the forest.
//
"Lömadia?" Daisy asked, sucking on her index finger nervously. "Lömadia?"
"Shh! I hear something!" Lömadia crept forward a little more.
"Lömadia, I'm scared . . . I want Mama and Papa!" Frodo screamed.
Lömadia let out a huff. "Please, Frodo and Daisy . . . just be quiet for a little longer. After I explore this little part of the forest, I'll take you back"
"Promise?"
"Yes, yes!" Lömadia turned around again. "Now follow me and be silent! I think I can hear a goblin!"
"G-goblin?!" Daisy squeaked.
"Oh, don't worry! I'll protect you!" Lömadia smiled, taking her younger sister's hand, holding the stick out in front of her. Daisy and Frodo did not seem relieved.
Lömadia finally stopped behind some bushes and crouched down, parting the bushes slightly with her tiny hands. There was an animal eating the grass in the shade of an oak tree.
"It's a pig!" Frodo whispered.
"No it is not!" Lömadia whispered back. "You don't know anything Frodo! You're too young!"
"What is it then?"
"It's a . . ." Lömadia paused, tilting her head to the side in thought. "A pig with horns on its face"
"See? I told you it was a pig!"
"It isn't a pig Frodo! I told you what it was and it isn't a pig!"
"But you said . . ."
"It's a pig . . . but with horns! So it isn't a pig, it's a pig with horns which means it isn't a pig, it's a pig with horns on it!" Lömadia's fast talking sent frowns appearing on Frodo and Daisy's small faces. Lömadia seemed pleased with her 'intelligent' answer and smiled in satisfaction.
After a few moments paused . . . Daisy spoke up. "Can we go back to Mama and Papa now Lömadia?" she whispered.
"No, let me watch the pig with horns for a while longer"
"But what if it eats us?"
"It won't Daisy! Pigs don't eat us!"
"But you said it wasn't a pig. You said it was a pig with horns, and horns are sharp" Frodo quivered, silently beating Lömadia at her own game.
Lömadia gasped as the 'pig' heard the voices emitting from the bushed and snorted, making its way towards the bush.
"We should run!" Daisy called.
The animal itself, was a wild boar, unknown to the wandering children, and as it maroon coloured face appeared and looked at them, snorting angrily, the children fled in the other direction, screaming. The animal, in its personality, chased the children, seeing them as a threat to its environment.
Lömadia stopped running and turned to the boar, stick in hand. "Go away you beast! Or I shall slice off those horns!"
The animal looked about ready to charge again, its front trotter scratching at the ground.
"Lömadia, get Papa!" Daisy screamed.
Lömadia stood firmly, adventurous characteristic getting the better of her as the thing lurched forward and tackled her to the ground. Its heavy weight knocked the air out of her as it landed straight on top of her. Frodo and Daisy screamed in fright, fearing their sister was dead.
Two hobbit figures bounded out of the bushes and pulled the boar off Lömadia. Merry and Pippin had never encountered such a frightening feeling as they heard the screams of children erupting in the forest.
They dug their swords into the beast, holding it down on the floor as it squirmed and wriggling on the floor, crying out awful sounds of pain. Lömadia's eyes opened and she back pedalled away from the sight, screaming, fearing that her Uncles would get hurt all because she had wondered off.
"Lömadia?!" Frodo came tearing through the trees towards the scene in fright. Frodo and Daisy rushed up to their father as he knelt down and hugged them to him tightly. "It's alright now, dears, it's fine . . ." he soothed them as Pippin and Merry jumped off the boar breathless.
"Dead" Pippin announced, wiping small drops of sweat off his forehead. "Lucky we were here in time Frodo . . . the boar was about to tear your daughter limb from limb"
Lömadia trembled at that as Frodo handed the twins to Pippin and Merry and rushed to his first born.
"Lömadia, what did Mama tell you about wandering off?!" he called as Lomadia shook with silent tears on the floor.
"She . . . s-said don't go anywhere . . ." she sniffled.
"And for a very good reason too, it's far too dangerous for you here. You could have been killed" he hugged his daughter tightly. "Don't ever do that again" he whispered, kissing her forehead.
"I'm sorry P-Papa; I just wanted to have an adventure like you"
"Not yet," he whispered. "You wait until you are older. No more tales for you" he added, sensing this was also having a bad affect. With Nina's enthusiasm and adventurous character, Lömadia had inherited; telling her such tales of Middle-earth was not helping.
"Frodo, let's get them back safely to camp" Merry said, Holding young Frodo in his arms. Pippin handed the Brandybuck Daisy also as he picked up the dead body of the boar.
"In some cases, Lömadia did find us a nice supper" he commented, hanging it over his back and grimacing at the smell of blood.
Frodo stood up, helping up Lömadia. She winced and stated her ankle was hurting and she had a big red mark upon her shoulder. Frodo picked her up and held her tightly as he followed Merry and Pippin back to the camp.
***Sorry about taking ages to update guys, it's just with FanFiction.net not working properly for me . . . and also I'm working hard on my Elijah fics, so I haven't had the time unfortunately. But I will get this story finished - not long yet until the end. Thanx for the reviews . . . wow! 200! *swoon***