Taala was like an excited child when Eroforth offered to take her for a picnic in the Shire.
They found a beautiful spot by a waterfall and ate bread and cheese, muffin's, pipkins and drank wine. The weather was unusually warm as they lay back in the grass and enjoyed the sun on them.
They encountered a swan, whom Taala named Aquelle. She was delighted at how tame she was. Then the weather changed, the swan fled, the picnic was awash, their horses ate the apples and the two sought shelter in a cave.
After the rain passed, they rode into Stock and dried by the fire in the Inn. Eroforth seemed rather surprised to learn that Taala could play the harp and sing, as she entertained him and the hobbits in the tavern.
They laughed at the size of the beds in the tavern and had to sleep on the floor...and all too soon it was time to return home. Taala was so happy to escape the life she normally leads for a short time and Eroforth was now a member of The Bloody Dawn too... There was work to be done so the pair headed home.
((oocly big, massive thanks to Eroforth for gifting me the swan, I love Aquelle so much. Also thank you for the lovely screenshots, far better quality than my efforts))
