"Piawilin!" Elboron called. It was his turn to be the seeker, but he hated trying to find his sister. He decided to search the upper tower, one of her favorite hiding spots.
As he walked away, Piawilin giggled. "This was a fantastic hiding spot, Papa," she said
from underneath Faramir's desk. "I thought it was a good idea, too, until I realized that I'll never get anything done,"
Faramir said, and laughed. "Do you think Elboron will be surprised when he finds me?" she asked. "I don't know. Maybe." "Papa, am I a good surprise?" Piawilin said plaintively as she crawled out from under the
desk. "Why do you ask?" Faramir replied, concerned. "We-ell, when we were at Auntie's yesterday a lady I never saw before came to the door,
and I was very good, Papa, and I didn't say that I didn't know her, but she saw me and told Auntie, 'I thought they just had the one boy,' and Auntie put on her secret-whisper and said, 'The girl was a surprise,' and…"
Faramir shook his head, annoyed at his gossiping relatives. "Well, Piawilin," he said as
he scooped her up and gave her a kiss, "don't you worry about them. You were an extra-special present; the best surprise Papa's ever gotten."
the end