Chapter Two: The Market Place

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I'm sorry that  I haven't uploaded any sort of chapters from my books, but here I am starting again and at the worst time too. See I'm moving tomorrow and won't have internet for when I move into my new home for a while, but with books that I already have dialogue for I will just edit it.

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After calming down from the wizard's visit, Bilbo quickly left Bag-End and made his way quickly towards the marketplace. Even though the events with the wizard was over, Bilbo could not help but to feel tense and constantly look around with a sort of crazed look in his eyes, wondering if the Wizard would pop out of nowhere.

As Bilbo made his way into the marketplace, which are set with numerous tents and pavilions, all of which are decorated with foods, drinks and other items that are being sold. As Bilbo was buying vegetables for dinner, he could see his fellow kin enjoying themselves. He could see the women laughing, the men drinking and the children playing around as he walked over towards the Fisher stand to get the last thing he needs for dinner.

As the Fisher Hobbit handed Bilbo the two fish wrapped in parchment, he couldn't help but to let his eyes wonder around to see if a certain unusual female is hanging around and when he couldn't see her, he could feel himself relaxing a bit more.

"Thank you." Bilbo said as he placed the package into his basket not noticing the Hobbit's strange behaviour.

"I've noticed Rowena isn't with you this time." The market Hobbit decided to speak his thoughts, causing Bilbo to look up from putting his fish in his basket and looked at the Hobbit in front of him, who was watching him intensely.

"Ah, Rowena. She went to Bree for the day. Said she needed to get something before heading off." Bilbo said causing the Fisher Hobbit to scrunch up his nose.

It is no secret that the older Hobbits do not like Rowena's sense of adventure outside the borders. No one understands why she must leave The Shire for special healing herbs, especially since they knew that she knew some form of magic.

Magic, which a lot of younger Hobbits seem to enjoy. Even though her magic was a lot different to Gandalf's, it still was one of the most breath taking things that any of the children have seen.

Bilbo nodded his head towards the Fisher Hobbit, ending the conversation. Rowena may be odd, but she was family to him and no matter what. He protects his family.

As Bilbo hurries away from the marketplace, eager to return home to start prepping one of Rowena's favourite dish that he makes for her. Bilbo, just to be sure, peers over his shoulder hoping the Wizard is not there. Nothing that he could see, making him sigh in relief.

As he turns around to head towards the bridge he sees an elderly Hobbit, known as Master Worrywort, wheeling a cart towards his direction. Once the elderly Hobbit spotted Bilbo, he stops his cart to have a conversation.

"Hello, Mr. Bilbo! Here!" Worrywort holds up a large, round plant in front of Bilbo. "Have a feel of me tubers. Nice and firm they are. Just came in from West Farthing!" Worrywort said proudly as Bilbo looks at the plant and gives it a brief touch before letting go.

"Very impressive, Master Worrywort. Now, I don't suppose you've seen a wizard lurking about these parts?" Bilbo asked looking around with furrowed eyebrows.

"Tall fellow, long grey beard, pointy hat." As Worrywort speaks, Bilbo spots the tip of a grey hat moving behind the tent. Thinking that it's the wizard he hinds behind Worrywort, who is looking up at the sky thinking not noticing Bilbo's strange behaviour, before heading towards the stone bridge. "Can't say that I have." Worrywort finished before noticing that Bilbo was no longer next to him.

As Bilbo hides himself next to the Stone Bridge, watching intensely as the hat makes its way past the tent. The hat rounded the corner as Bilbo held his breath, only to let out another sigh of relief when he saw that it was only a basket of blankets carried by a female Hobbit. Bilbo steps out from the bridge, dazed.

As the sun started to creep beneath the trees. One single, drunk Hobbit stumbles past Bag End, carrying a wine bottle from The Green Dragon Inn in his hand happily singing a drunken chant.

While Bilbo was making dinner, he couldn't help but to wonder, where Rowena was. She was defiently late and she was never late to anything. 

'She probably got delayed' He thought to himself.

Bilbo felt a sense of calming washing over him, before a smile broke out on his face looking down as he reached into his pocket to see a Moonstone Labradorite Stone Pendant that Rowena made for Bilbo for when she realised that sometimes her journey's take a lot longer then she said it would. So she made Bilbo a pendant and put her magic into it, for every time Bilbo feels like he's missing his sister figure a warmth would emit from the stone and spread throughout his body.

It always served Bilbo as a reminder that, Rowena will always come back.

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So what do you guys think of this chapter?
I know that half would prefer that this chapter wasn't part of it, but I thought it would be a great idea to see how even though Rowena isn't home she's helping to keep  her "brother" calm and less stressed for whenever she leaves The Shire.

Also I've re-read and edited this chapter so many times and I still feel like I messed up somewhere 🙄

Also I've re-read and edited this chapter so many times and I still feel like I messed up somewhere 🙄

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This is what the pendant looks like.

Hope you are having a wonderful morning/evening/night and as always....

You're handsome/beautiful  🥰

~ serpent_queen18

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