Alcondowen rode Freedom close to Merry and Pippin, they were talking about things in the Shire. She decided not to intrude. Legolas came up to her.
"The Halflings are interesting creatures, aren't they?"
"Yes, I have been friends with a few. You can study them for one hundred years and know all of their ways and yet they still surprise you."
"You know some closely?"
"Yes, though it has been a few years since I was anywhere near the Shire."
*That Night*
Aragon quickly turned his head, he had heard something. He had the suspicion that they were being follwed for the last two days. Then he heard it again, a soft snore almost, but not from the camp. He walked around and then was able to pinpoint where it was coming from. Under a nice size holly bush, he drew his sword, with a slight noise. The snore stopped, he heard a small ring of a weapon being drawn and out of the bush jumped something small, but it did not wait to find out who Aragon was, it just attacked and caught him off guard. They fought for a moment but then the little thing backed off.
"Wait, you are no Orc, who are you?" it said, in a small female voice.
"You are the trespasser, I will ask the questions, thank you."
"Aragon, I am sorry, I thought.."
"Wait, first, who are you? And second, how did you know my name."
The small thing drew back it's hood. It was a hobbit! And a girl at that. She was typical hobbit height, with red curly hair and bright green eyes.
"I am Crystal Took, I am a cousin of Pippin and a good friend of Frodo and Merry. I have been following you for some time, though I was not able to catch up to you until two days ago."
"I shall let you into camp, it is almost dawn and when your friends awake they can identify you, you must not speak a word to them until they indentify you."
"Agreed, thank you Aragon." she said with a bow.