- written in Haradrim -
Leoffrith and I had our first real fight. He wants to go over the Misty Mountains and through Lothlorien to get to the Riddermark, and I want to go down through Dunland. I think his way is much longer and more taxing on ourselves and our horses, but he says that he would not be welcome in Dunland. I don't see why not. I know that the Rohirrim and the Dunlendings have been enemies since they both claimed the land, but I also know some settlements are friendly where we would be welcome. I feel safer going through Dunland, they treated me kindly when I came through the first time.
He says that there are too many dangers, but I disagree. There are dangers everywhere. If I step out of the front door, there are dangers. Bree wasn't safe from brigands, orcs run rampant in the hills. I simply don't understand why Dunlendings are somehow more dangerous than brigands and goblins and wargs and orcs. The Lone-lands is crawling with all of those things. It still makes me irritated to think about it. I think it is the Rohirrim stubbornness. But I do not want to start another fight and it goes against my nature to stay quiet and allow someone else to do what they want without my input. It seems my input is not welcome, though.
Not to say that I am angry or upset, because I'm not. One way or another, both paths will take us to where we want to go, so I suppose it doesn't matter. I don't like it, but I'm learning that I can't have everything go exactly how I want it to go and that sometimes I have to consider other people's thoughts and feelings on a matter. It makes me sound terribly selfish when I write it down.
I placed an order with miss Taite with a few things for the winter season. I haven't heard back from her in a while, but I hope they will be done soon. Winter is approaching faster than I expected to, and it is my fault for waiting so long to have something made for me.
Leoffrith has mentioned more than once that he'd like to meet my family. I've thought about searching for them, returning home and trying to see if I could find them. But that is a journey that I would like to take alone, I think it is something that I must do on my own. I've been mulling it over and will give it even more thought.
