DjibrilShadow: For some time they traveled through Tom's woods, enjoying the sunshine and the varied scents of greenery and flowers in bloom for that season but some hours later Boromir thought they'd have to stop for dinner, as the sun was setting. He paused in a glade with a clear stream running through it, turning to Luthien. "Mayhap you'd feel like resting here for the night?" he asked mildly
BibleBaby830: She nodded, surveying the scenery with a slight smile. "If you wish it."
DjibrilShadow: Boromir then put down his pack and began to set up the tent they'd use for the night. "I'll go get the firewood after this." He smiled slighlty. "Could you please set up dinner from the picnic basket that Tom sent with us?" he asked, curious as to what the maia had packed in it.
BibleBaby830: She nodded happily and sat down in what seemed to be the best spot for dinner, opening the picnic basket. She laughed, and pulled out a large, red and white checkered cloth, a roast chicken, two loaves of bread, and several other things. "He certainly knows how to keep everyone well-fed."
DjibrilShadow: Boromir left one of his swords by Luthien's side, sure she would know how to use it as he searched for firewood.
"Aye." Boromir agreed as he searched under the trees surrounding the glade for firewood... small fallen branches and the like. He ceertainly didn't want to upset any ents or maiar that may dwell here. Fortunately, he found enough branches in his short scouting of the glade's closest denizens to come back and start up the fire. He needen't have worried... Luthien was fine. "He feeds us well indeed. A most hospitable maiar.Would that the world was full of people like him and those four silly little hobbits. Twould be much more peaceful and happy methinks, if people valued comfort more than gems.""
BibleBaby830: She laughed. "Yes it would." She patted the cloth nearby her, beckoning him to come and sit, and handed him a large amount of food. She poured a little wine, from a bottle she had just extracted from the basket and took a sip. "Although..." she said thoughtfully. "I suppose jewlery inlaid with biscuits would hold up less well, and maybe we would tire of mushrooms eventually."
DjibrilShadow: "Ah, boromir pointed out. "But at least we wouldn't have people killing each other over them. >] Since after all, food IS a renewable resource."
DjibrilShadow: He ate quickly, neatly and efficiently as any army officer would have. "Think about it." he said, after he finished his food. "Instead of using gold coins as transactions, we could simply barter so and so amount of cookies for things like... warm blankets."
DjibrilShadow: "and since cookies don't KEEP well at all, there will be no hoarding.
biggrin All food will be eaten at the end of the day." -so amused-
DjibrilShadow: "wine would probably be the highest priced commodity though with desserts coming a close second!" he laughed at the idea he'd had of people with stalls piled high with food. "Alas tis just a dream."
BibleBaby830: She smiled. "But a nice one." she said, also finishing her meal and began to clean up. "I suppose we should get some rest. My father will be pleased with our arrival." she paused in packing things away and looked at him solemnly. "I'm glad you came with me Boromir. Thank you. It would have been a lonely journey otherwise."
DjibrilShadow: "It is a pleasure to accompany you, milady." Boromir smiled as he helped her clean up the mess and went to wash his hands. "I'll take the right of the tent, you'll take the left?" he asked, curiously, having set up their pillows and rolled pallets within the tent earlier and having started burning some insect repelling leaves upon the fire the moment he returned to their tent.
BibleBaby830: Luthien nodded. "That sounds fine." She sat by the edge of the stream, dangling her feet in for a moment, staring up and the sky.
BibleBaby830: *at the sky
DjibrilShadow: "Then shall we go to bed milady?" Boromir asked after a few moments of.. dare I say it, sneaking behind her back to get together a bouquet of flowers. Which he then lay on her side of the tent, hoping she hadn't seen him! Or heard him but given she was an elf and they had such keen hearing that really wasn't likely.
DjibrilShadow: XD
BibleBaby830: Finally, she got up, drying her feet off in the grass, and looking around, wondering where Boromir had gotten to. 'Really, I mustn't let my mind wander like that.' she scolded herself and entered the tent. Seeing him laying there grinning and looking a little sneakily pleased with himself {if i may presume to place such a look upon his countenance} she laughed and sat upon her heels. "And what is the meaning of this, I wonder?"
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