As the three hobbits rode along the road they were given a couple of funny
looks. At first glance hobbits thought they saw Mr Meriadoc, Mr Peregrin
and another hobbit-lad. But when they were close enough they could see that
he was actually a she in male attire. This somewhat amused the three as
they smiled at the speechless hobbits.
"I'm sure that this news will reach the inns," Pippin said. "A hobbit-lass dressed as a male?" He asked, "Perhaps we shouldn't have come this way. If anything we shouldn't have come at all." Merry looked over at Pippin when he said this and frowned. "The Pippin I know likes to do things like this." He stated before turning back to Estella, "How are you going?"
The hobbits soon came to Bridgefields and Estella, seeing that she had caused a small rift, suggested they ride to her place. "Fredegar will be expecting me soon I suppose. It would be good to surprise him by being early for once than late, "She said. Merry nodded, "Yes, we'd better be turning around and heading back soon anyway."
They rode to Estella's and with a little help from Merry, while Pippin held the reins again, Estella dismounted. Seeing it to be the polite thing to do Merry walked Estella to her door. When they got there Estella turned to face Merry. "I am very glad that you returned safely." She said, "I missed you while you were gone."
"You did?" Merry asked and Estella nodded, "Well, whenever a friend goes away you miss them." He said (as Treebeard would say) hastily and Estella shook her head. "I missed you more than I'd miss a friend," She said softly. "Not knowing where you were or if you were safe, they said you were dead but I didn't want to believe that."
Pippin sat astride his pony and held both Merry and Pippin's ponies' reins. He watched the two talking and once again felt sad. Merry had mentioned that he thought that he had fallen in love with Estella but didn't know if she felt the same way about him. Then to his surprise as he watched Estella tiptoed and the two kissed each other.
After saying goodbye Merry walked back to Pippin and the ponies with a large grin on his face. He mounted, saying nothing at first and the two rode away. In his happiness he looked over at Pippin to say something but noticed that Pippin was sad. "What's wrong Pippin?" He asked, Pippin looked up. "You both love each other don't you?" He asked.
"Yes," Merry smiled happily for a moment before he realised why Pippin was upset. "Oh Pippin," He said as he halted. "You think that because Estella and I love each other that I won't spend time with you anymore?" Pippin nodded, "I feel like I'm losing my best friend." Merry looked Pippin straight in the eye, "No matter what Pippin you will always be my best friend and nothing can change that."
"I'm sure that this news will reach the inns," Pippin said. "A hobbit-lass dressed as a male?" He asked, "Perhaps we shouldn't have come this way. If anything we shouldn't have come at all." Merry looked over at Pippin when he said this and frowned. "The Pippin I know likes to do things like this." He stated before turning back to Estella, "How are you going?"
The hobbits soon came to Bridgefields and Estella, seeing that she had caused a small rift, suggested they ride to her place. "Fredegar will be expecting me soon I suppose. It would be good to surprise him by being early for once than late, "She said. Merry nodded, "Yes, we'd better be turning around and heading back soon anyway."
They rode to Estella's and with a little help from Merry, while Pippin held the reins again, Estella dismounted. Seeing it to be the polite thing to do Merry walked Estella to her door. When they got there Estella turned to face Merry. "I am very glad that you returned safely." She said, "I missed you while you were gone."
"You did?" Merry asked and Estella nodded, "Well, whenever a friend goes away you miss them." He said (as Treebeard would say) hastily and Estella shook her head. "I missed you more than I'd miss a friend," She said softly. "Not knowing where you were or if you were safe, they said you were dead but I didn't want to believe that."
Pippin sat astride his pony and held both Merry and Pippin's ponies' reins. He watched the two talking and once again felt sad. Merry had mentioned that he thought that he had fallen in love with Estella but didn't know if she felt the same way about him. Then to his surprise as he watched Estella tiptoed and the two kissed each other.
After saying goodbye Merry walked back to Pippin and the ponies with a large grin on his face. He mounted, saying nothing at first and the two rode away. In his happiness he looked over at Pippin to say something but noticed that Pippin was sad. "What's wrong Pippin?" He asked, Pippin looked up. "You both love each other don't you?" He asked.
"Yes," Merry smiled happily for a moment before he realised why Pippin was upset. "Oh Pippin," He said as he halted. "You think that because Estella and I love each other that I won't spend time with you anymore?" Pippin nodded, "I feel like I'm losing my best friend." Merry looked Pippin straight in the eye, "No matter what Pippin you will always be my best friend and nothing can change that."