Penned in precise and evenly lined sentences, a blank page near the middle of a slightly scuffed, top-grain leather journal is newly inscribed. If one were to flip past the filled pages to the very beginning, one would find the first page titled with: Bernie Tweed, Bree-land followed by a series of odd symbols.
20 Chithing
Hobbiton, Shire
√ Arrive Hobbiton, procure room at Ivy Bush inn
→ Meeting with potential supplier, high noon. Bring samples, quill & contract.
← Buy dozen pies to take home. Apple for sure, rest as seasonally available.
• Write letter to Sanders, requesting case of brew. Mention outstanding loan.
º Some manner of festival going on. Attend.
≡ Met elf woman traveling through. Gave name of Indoril. Standoffish, but walked with me to tour orchard. Intriguing.
