Disclaimer: I do no own lotr though I wish I did because I would have been presetn for the filiming of the movies.hheheheh. I am evil I torture myself. On to second breakfast.

Second Breakfast

Laurelin

The road passed quickly with green foliage of every type. We were just passing a clearing when the Hobbits stopped and began unloading Bill the Pony. Strider stopped shirt turned around, looked at then quizzically and said,

"Gentleman we do not stop till nightfall."

"What about Breakfast?" asked Pippin.

"You've already had it," was shot back.

"We've had one yes! What about second breakfast," said Pip smugly. Strider said nothing but scowled and turned away.

"I don't think he knows about second breakfast Pip," stated Merry.

"No what about elevensies, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, supper does he know about them?"

"I wouldn't count on it," answered Merry. An apple was then launched out of the trees at Merry who caught it patted Pip and then walked away. The next apple that was launched over the trees decked Pippin right in the face. He looked a little bewildered but picked it up and went on.

Frodo

It seemed as though we had walked for hours. Then Strider led us to the edge of a fly riddled swamp.

"Okay who's carrying me?" asked Laurelin. Amanda's response was no way in middle-earth. The rest of the Hobbit said nothing. Strider just walked right on in. This left us with no choice but to follow or to be left behind, I said nothing only followed. Laurelin helped Sam with the Bill the Pony pulling him through the swamp would be strenuous task. Amanda trudged along with Merry, Pippin and myself helping whenever one of us stumbled or fell down. Hours later darkness was beginning to fall as we made our way out of the swamp. We then stopped and built a fire while Strider went hunting. We sat before the fire trying to become warm though I felt a though I would never be warm again. Amanda had long since lent Pippin her cloak since he'd fallen directly into a puddle and soaked every article of clothing he'd been wearing. He also took his jolly good time in sniffing every square inch of it when Amanda wasn't looking of course I had known all along why he'd been glaring at me. He'd been smitten with Amanda sine she'd grabbed him by the ear. Poor Merry was in much the same position with Laurelin the Mage. I'd been taken with Amanda ever since I'd first saw her and that was when she'd removed her black and gold trimmed pointy hat revealing her long brown hair that would have been down her shoulders and back had it not been secured by a tie and tucked into her shirt. Her eyes were what i noticed the most though shaded the colour of fine brandy, dark and mysterious, full of mischief. She seemed to be a kind an gentle soul. Worthy of love and kindness. Though as I look at her now she concentrates on nothing but the fire. She watches it dance her gaze unwavering as though the flames have entranced her. It plays shadows on her face making her look dark and sinister. Suddenly I am elbowed by Merry who says,

"You shouldn't stare so much!" Blushing I turn my gaze to her friend who smiles at me.

"You must forgive Amanda fire is her constant companion for you see that is what she can use from nature, it's dancing flames enchant her because they are part of her. The only problem is her powers haven't evolved enough for her to make fire on her own if she even can," explained Laurelin.

"What about you?" I ask the lady mage. " what are you master of in nature?"

"I am not exactly it's master I am but it's friend and nothing more, nothing less but as Amanda is friend to fire I am friend to it's opposition water," she responded.

"So Amanda is a fire mage and you are a water mage yet you two are best friends," I questioned her.

"It is true that fire and water are complete opposites but they work together quite well when they want to. For instance take cooking you can't boil anything in a pot without water and you can't make water boil without fire. The one thing that worries Amanda and I is the day that fire and water stop working with us and turn their back on us."