Two men are sitting at a table with drinks in front of them.
"We've got to start hunting in the north fields," Berkric says.
"I've heard the wolves are getting out of control," Agdol says. "I bet we'd make good money on their pelts."
"That would be nice but not why I want to hunt there."
"Why do you want to hunt there than?"
"I want to get away from the old forest," Berkric says.
"Did those birds attack you again? I wish I knew why they were gathering there."
"It wasn't the birds, though I admit I hate those things."
"Ok what's the problem?" Agdol asks.
"Well it started when I went south into the forest and I got my foot caught on a root that had somehow wrapped around my leg."
"What were you doing to get a root attached to you? I mean I understand tripping over one."
"While I was untangling my foot a tree stood up and started moving toward me..." Berkric starts.
"You mean a tree fell on you?"
"No i mean it stood up on it's roots and walked toward me. Damn thing was fast too it almost kept up with me."
"So you were chased by a tree?" Agdol asks incredulously.
"I haven't gotten to the strange part yet."
"How drunk were you when you went to sleep last night?"
"Not drunk enough after what happened," Berkric says. "I ran into an old willow tree that wrapped me in roots and, through some form of fell sorcery, started to put me to sleep. I was only saved from whatever fate the tree had for me by another impossible occurance. What appeared to be a hobbit wearing a light blue shirt and yellow boots walked up to the tree and yelled at it to let me go."
"Seriously I'm going to have Barilman cut you off if you keep going."
"He looked and me and said Hey do! Merry do! What trouble you got yourself in? He just walked away saying The house of Tom Bombidil is up the hill and food sits waiting. I couldn't help myself I had to follow him."
"Even if nothing else following a strange hobbit is a bit insane," Agdol says.
"When I got to his house I found the most beautiful woman I'd ever seen waiting for us. The table had been set out with a feast. I couldn't even bring myself to question it I just sat down and started eating while they talked about some old man."
"You found a pretty lady and didn't tell me before this?"
"When I finished eating the little hobbit lead me to the edge of the forest," Berkric says. "He told me to Linger here no longer and sent me to the road. He walked back into the forest singing to himself."
"I think you may have eaten some kind of poisonous mushroom while you were in the forest. I think we'll go hunt in the north fields just to make sure you don't eat anything else you shouldn't.