Gandalf the Grey smiled from his wagon, "Ah, then perhaps you might be interested in joining the festivities of Bilbo's 111th birthday!! Though I doubt you look old enough for brandy anyhow boy, so hop on"
You gave him a wry grin, and mounted the carriage. Compared to Drak, and one who was used to the honking horns of automobiles, riding on the bumpy roads felt desperately slow. Yet you could not help but be intrigued by the quaint, bucolic villages of the shire.
You almost felt like a Mylandian when you noticed how short the Hobbits were. And though you'd never say it in your entire life, they'd probably make tasty meals for Drak. You only hoped he wasn't out hunting at the moment.
You also noticed that Gandalf was quite popular around these parts, stopping to entertain children with his magic and give greetings to the farming folk. You were particularly heartened when he had
About midway through the trip Gandalf asked, "So young Giljaras (how he had figured out your full name was a mystery you didn't feel like inquiring about), what brings you out all the way to the shire?"
You reclined on the carriage, "I heard Bilbo's really the hero around here" you answered, remembering how the story went, "Even humans of Gondor hear of his exploits and I'm supposed to write about all the festivities this year, so you can basically say I'm a scholar"
Part of it was actually true, a portion of your mission of recruiting people to Draconia was to record a summary of what happened during the travels in Middle Earth.
Gandalf nodded, "Something tells me by the look on your eye that is not all the business you have in this place" he said off-handedly. You have no idea you thought to yourself.
You squeezed your wings under your tunic; he had asked you in a friendly enough manner, but you realized you'd have to watch yourself around him.
Suddenly a young hobbit with brown, curly hair appeared in front of the carriage. It was...
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