W is for Writing

            “Writing he learned as a faunt,” observed Esmeralda, “like reading.  He learned both sitting on his father’s lap while Drogo read aloud from whatever he was reading or writing at the time.  He’d take the quill from Drogo’s fingers and seek to copy the letters.  He’s always shown a lovely hand, but now his ability to express himself or an argument is excellent!  You’ve done a wonderful job in teaching him, Bilbo!”

            Bilbo advised her, “It’s more all the reading he’s done.  He reads a good deal written by the Elves, and they are the masters of writing, after all.”