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Warden of Annúminas ~ Spiders of Shire ~ Part 3



Tywerd reached the shire in the sunrise . Its small size, relative lack of importance, and brave and resilient Hobbit population amazed Tywerd . More importantly, the Shire was guarded and protected by the Dúnedain Rangers , who watched the borders and kept out intruders. The only strangers to enter the Shire were the Dwarves travelling on the Great Road that ran through the Shire to and from their mines in the Blue Mountains, and the occasional Elves on their way to the Grey Havens.
 

Tywerd passed by stock and headed for budgeford , and then to scary from there . Scary was a small settlement. As tywerd passed through scary he heard two hobbits talking about a mine called The Quarry . They were talking about how important it used to be and how it is now covered full with evil spiders . Tywerd overheard their argument and when hobbits found out that he was listening they gave him a angry little stare and walked away . Tywerd decided he should help the peoples of shire with this small task .
 

The Quarry was visible when tywerd reached near the end of scary , He got off his horse and walked to the Quarry . When he got to the stairs to go down to the quarry he saw that it was filled with spiders outside the mine . One of the bounders approached tywerd and said :

 

" You shouldn't go there .. That place is full of spiders ! " 
" I am not afraid of spiders , friend . I heard they are being a problem for your people.I am here to help . "  

 

Tywerd got down from the stairs and spiders suddenly surrounded him . They started attacking him , trying to sting him .  He was killing all of them one by one . When more started to come . He then saw other bounders running towards him and they helped him out . The one that talked to tywerd said  " Go ! We will take care of these ! "

 

Tywerd entered through the doors of the quarry , took one of the torches that was hang on the walls . As he walked through he was corpses , surrounded by webs , long dead . a group of spiders saw him and attacked him , he slayed them and kept walking as he left a pile of spiders behind . He walked through a hall in the end , after he passed through the hole he looked back and saw that it was actually a wall , in a house . He saw a cartboard and a door right next to it . He hanged the torch he was carrying to the empty torch holder inside the cave and walked through the door . There was small stairs going up , he followed them and looked his surroundings as he was doing . Walls were old , full of rust and web . When he reached the end of the quarry , he saw a big spider , The Queen of the spiders . He held his sword on his hands , stared at the queen . They both waited a couple of seconds before queen screamed and ran to tywerd . It tried to behead tywerd but tywerd ducked and put his sword through the chest of the queen , killing her as she stands .
 

Tywerd made it out of the mine , where bounders were cheering for him . And then bounders were silent , as he watched the chief of bounders approaching towards him .
 

" I owe you ..? "  the chief said .
" Tywerd .. Sir ... "     He put his sword to its sheath and started listening to the chief .
" .. Tywerd , And i would like to thank you for your services . You are officially a bounder now , and we are giving you a pouch of our most precious pipe-weed , the old toby . Next time when you come to shire , you are free to stay with us as long as you want .  "

 

Tywerd smiled at the chief and nod in agreement . Although he though what he did was a small deed , obviously it was a big deal for the folk of shire . 
 

He walked towards his horse and got on then he left to greenfields. He passed through green fields and finally made it to oatbarton in evendim . Not so long after he reached oatbarton a halfling ran towards him and said  " You must help us !! ".