When the last member of the Company crossed the rope bridge, they stood together on the opposite bank and gazed back at the Silverlode. With an amused smile, Legolas approached the youngest hobbit.

"You did well, Pippin," he said. "Although I must confess I was surprised, after you complained so heartily about sleeping in the flet. I thought you must have a terrible fear of heights."

"Oh, no," Pippin replied. "It's really quite simple. If I fall into the river, I can swim. But," he added with a cheeky grin, "I can't bounce if I fall out of a tree!"