Chapter 3 - Travelers near the Ford
Daniel, Jeremy, Garrett, Nicole, and Feliesha headed away from Feliesha's house early the next morning. They headed through the forest. Jeremy kept his distance from Feliesha, considering the events that occurred the night before. Feliesha's weapon was a double headed axe, so Jeremy kept straying away.
"How much longer?" Nicole complained. Daniel was looking at a map.
"We'll camp once we cross the Ford." Daniel suggested. "Then tomorrow we'll head to Bree." So they continued, until soon they met up with two dwarves. They both had heavy armour and were riding horses.
"Who are you?" Garrett asked, gripping his sword.
"We are traveling shoppers." One said. "My name's Matt and this is my good friend Brandon."
"So you're merchants then?" Nicole asked.
"NO!" Brandon screamed. "We prefer the term SHOPPERS!"
"I am a merchant." Feliesha announced. "But I forgot my stuff at home! Oops! I knew I forgot something."
"But that's the whole reason you're travelling with us!" Daniel said.
"Ah well!" She replied. "I'll go to the Shire anyways. Nothing better to do."
"So do you have any food?" Jeremy asked Matt eagerly.
"Well Brandon ate it all!" Matt said while Brandon stood shocked.
"Matt, I need to talk to you." Brandon said. They whispered to each other for about an hour.
"So you're going to the Shire, eh?" Matt asked. "Can we join you? We're heading there too, and we heard there are strange folk around lately, so it would be safer for the both of us to travel with you."
"But you were traveling the opposite way!" Feliesha exclaimed.
"Well..uh..we got mixed up." Brandon said. Daniel didn't trust them.
"OK!" Jeremy said enthusiastically. He always enjoyed more company. Daniel glared at him.
"Well I guess." Daniel decided, turning back to the two dwarves. He didn't wanna say no after that.
"Great!" Matt said, then Brandon whistled and 5 beautiful horses came galloping across the Ford, splashing the water with every step.
"Courtesy from us to you." Brandon said smiling. No one really trusted Matt and Brandon, especially when Brandon smiled like that. Except for Jeremy of course. Then they all got onto the horses. Daniel's was black, Jeremy's was brown, Garrett's was grey, and Nicole and Feliesha both had white ones. Then, the seven new friends raced across the Ford.