Day 144: March 4:

That morning we woke early. The hobbits of course had a fire going and breakfast being cooked. I happily partook in some of the breakfast; it being a long time since I had a hot breakfast.

After eating breakfast, and convincing Pippin we hadn't time for second breakfasts, we began to make our way to the meeting spot. Treebeard had offered to carry me, but as he walked at a trudging pace, I politely declined. He gave me a small smile, picked up the Hobbits and began on his way.

I easily kept up with his pace and we had a productive, if slow, conversation about what to expect over the next few days. We also discovered the goal of today's meeting. Finally, we made it.