Notice: With the Laurelin server shutting down, our website will soon reflect the Meriadoc name. You can still use the usual URL, or visit us at https://meriadocarchives.org/
I had to see the ashes of my past. There could be no moving on without full recognition that there was no going back. For Waelden and Ethel that was not a concern. Ethel had hardly been there at all, and I was thankful for that fact.
I used to lie in bed and look to the low ceiling, and imagine the night sky beyond … sometimes I would even turn the wrong way up, with my head at the foot of the bed so I could look out of the small window. I would imagine what adventures my life would hold. Even a farmer’s daughter has dreams of matters other than feeding chickens and bringing in the crops. Mine were often of wandering in the fields and forests, and finding herbs that would do wonderful things when administered.
Waelden and Yllfa ride back to Bancross after taking a final look at the burnt out farm. Although they have somewhere nice to dwell, it isn't their home. The search for a place of their own begins.
The front view of the house at 8 Colt Road, Bancross, now the property of Waelden, Yllfa, and Ethel. The banners of Floodwend, Faldham and Edoras are proudly presented by the front gate.