Sitting in her small wagon in Waymeet, looking at one fresh rose on the desk, lost in her thoughts and memories, Yule of Shire Rose was not about to change her ways, not even on this special day. Three years ago, on this very same day, at about this very time of the day, during a very secret meeting at The Birth and Baby's Inn in Michel Delving, Shire Rose was born.
Shire Rose was founded by Yule on Thrimidge 9 by Shire Reckoning, during a secret meeting at the Bird and Baby Inn in Michel Delving with an initial membership of eight. The group was made up of free but very carefully selected hobbits with the mission of protecting the ancient lore, preserving legends, tales, and music, supporting friends, and protect the Shire Rose pendant from evil ,unseen and unheard.
Yule had a very clear recollection of that day, it seemed to her that passing years only made memories more vivid and clear in the mind. Now the pendant was making its journey back to the Elves that had originally entrusted it to the hobbits of the Shire, and although Yule knew this was always how it was meant to be, she could not help but feel a bit sad to see the precious little mathom go. Yet this is how it was meant to be, the pendant never really belonged to the hobbits or the Shire.
She closed her eyes for a moment, and was transported back in the past , she saw smiling hobbit faces, people she had met, hobbits that had pledged their lives to Shire Rose. Like a true flower rose, the Shire Rose could look delicate in the garden, and yet it is a strong and hardy flower, blossoming every year in the warm spring sunshine.
"Happy Birthday, Shire Rose..." she whispered as her face lit in a rare smile.
