[open] concerning hobbits

[harthad_uluithiad]

WHO: Samwise Gamgee and EVERYONE HE CAN FIND
WHAT: Sam's arrived at Skyhold and is exploring! Also asking questions. All the questions.
WHEN: After arriving from the Fallow Mire
WHERE: Skyhold
NOTES: Feel free to meet Sam in any part of Skyhold! He'll be all over.

He'd tried to stick close to who he'd already started privately thinking of as his new friends - the other Sam and the wizard Twisted Fate. He'd even glimpsed, once or twice, the Man who'd pulled him out of the Mire in the first place, and saved him from being drownded. But the road from the Fallow Mire had been long, and Sam had spent much of it on his own, tucked away in small corners of wagons or sitting astride horses alongside dwarves, being too short to walk and have a hope of keeping up.

And when they'd arrived at last, he'd found himself suddenly left completely to his own devices.

Skyhold. He rolls the word around in his mind, staring up, up at the battlements and the clouds beyond. It's a good enough name for the place, he supposes, being up in the mountains as it is. And there's something in it that appeals to him - it's not quite Elvish, not quite Rivendell or Lothlórien, but it's a bit more fanciful than Hobbiton or Bywater, he thinks. As for the place itself, he finds himself a bit overwhelmed - not only with the size (which is enormous in its own right, apart from everything in it being built proportionate to Big People), but with the ceaseless activity and the seemingly endless places to explore and get lost in.

He finds the kitchen first, hobbit-senses guiding him true, but after he's snacked his fill he finds himself wanting to explore more, and he steps carefully down the stairs into the yard. There are folk of all shapes and sizes everywhere (though nobody he recognizes), and he takes a deep breath before walking forward, not quite sure where he's going.

There are Elves here; he knows that much. If nothing else, perhaps the Elves will know more about what's happened and why he's come here. Perhaps they'll at least know Gandalf's name.

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[eolasemah]

Sina was busy staring at the ground between them, but gradually lifted her gaze to meet his again when he accepted her apology. Despite the gaffe, she smiled again, this time far more sheepishly.
"I didn't know what a hobbit was," she confessed, "I'm sorry for that too."

[harthad_uluithiad]

Sam shook his head, though he returned her smile, relieved to see her feeling a bit better. "You don't need to apologize for that," he said. "Or if you do, then half of Skyhold owes me an apology by now, for they've all done the same thing. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. How could anyone know what a thing is when they've never seen it before?"

"But now you have seen a hobbit," he continued. "And the only one you'll ever meet, like as not; so you'd better take a good look while you can!" He spread his arms, showing off a bit; it wasn't something he did often, but it would worth it, if he could get her to smile again.

[eolasemah]

At first, Sina was surprised by how insistently he spoke, but she quickly came to see how good-natured his words were. Her smile broke into a grin again, even a light laugh at his display. She clasped her hands around her skinny knees, rocking back a bit in her amusement.
"It's quite a privilege," she cheerfully remarked, "and one I shall not forget."

[harthad_uluithiad]

Now it was Sam's turn to blush. He dropped his arms and fell back to his knees beside her, but he was smiling all the same.

"A - a privilege to meet you too," he managed to say, before words failed him altogether and he fell silent, smiling shyly.