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Aylwen Dreamsong · 10-07-2002, 02:30 PM

^^^^^^Erebor/Lonely Mountain^^^^^^

Frain grumbled a bit as he searched the peremeter for signs of any food. He was ordered by the king to split his small band of engineers to find anything the spiders had ignored or dropped as they fled. Frain sent Pain and Stain to find horses, and they came back a few minutes ago successful with two ponies. Curin and Burin amazingly found a wagon in their searches, and were now trying to repair any mild damage they could.

Not a drop of food to be found. Thought Frain to himself. He was unhappy about this, for any food they couldn't find they would have to hunt to get back, and most weapons used to hunt required the use of two hands, which was something Frain had been lacking recently.

Although many things had already gone astray, with a fallen wagon, a death, a capture of an Elf, spider attack, and anything else forgotten, Frain had actually somewhat admired Stonehelm's ability to stay calm. He always found some way to make up for it, or to make it better than it had been.

Oh! Now you're going soft, old Frain! he chuckled to himself.

He searched for a while, until he had searched every piece of grass and dirt near the band of travelers. With nothing to be found, he went back to the clearing where everyone sat or worked.

He helped Curin and Burin for a while on the wagon, and helped Pain and Stain calm the beasts. Then he went to Stonehelm to report the damage.

We have three ponies, thanks to Pain and Stain. We have a wagon with mild damage thanks to Curin and Burin. And I, to no avail, searched for food. Not a drop of food lay on the ground. Frain announced very cheerlessly to the King.

10-07-2002, 02:30 PM	#174
Aylwen Dreamsong The Melody of Misery Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Island of Conclusions (You get there by jumping!)... Posts: 1,147	^^^^^^Erebor/Lonely Mountain^^^^^^ Frain grumbled a bit as he searched the peremeter for signs of any food. He was ordered by the king to split his small band of engineers to find anything the spiders had ignored or dropped as they fled. Frain sent Pain and Stain to find horses, and they came back a few minutes ago successful with two ponies. Curin and Burin amazingly found a wagon in their searches, and were now trying to repair any mild damage they could. Not a drop of food to be found. Thought Frain to himself. He was unhappy about this, for any food they couldn't find they would have to hunt to get back, and most weapons used to hunt required the use of two hands, which was something Frain had been lacking recently. Although many things had already gone astray, with a fallen wagon, a death, a capture of an Elf, spider attack, and anything else forgotten, Frain had actually somewhat admired Stonehelm's ability to stay calm. He always found some way to make up for it, or to make it better than it had been. Oh! Now you're going soft, old Frain! he chuckled to himself. He searched for a while, until he had searched every piece of grass and dirt near the band of travelers. With nothing to be found, he went back to the clearing where everyone sat or worked. He helped Curin and Burin for a while on the wagon, and helped Pain and Stain calm the beasts. Then he went to Stonehelm to report the damage. We have three ponies, thanks to Pain and Stain. We have a wagon with mild damage thanks to Curin and Burin. And I, to no avail, searched for food. Not a drop of food lay on the ground. Frain announced very cheerlessly to the King. __________________ ...Come down now, they'll say. But everything looks perfect from far away - Come down now! But we'll stay.