I suspect that it was killing poor Pippin to know that Merry was irritated at him. My idea of what Gandalf might've said to help Peregrin understand exactly why Merry was so mad. One fo my first theological-y conversies. PLEASE POST REVIEW
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“Gandalf?”
“Yes, Peregrin?”
“How long until we get there??”
*sigh* “We should be there sometime tomorrow.”
“How fast can Shadowfax run?”
“Fast.”
“HOW fast?”
“Faster than this.”
“Why doesn’t he, then?”
“Because, Peregrin, you would most likely fall off.”
“I wouldn’t fall.”
“How do you know?”
“I just…do.”
*sarcastically* “Wise answer.”
*silence* “What did Aragorn do with it?”
“With what?”
“It.”
“What is it?”
“That…that …….ball …. thing.”
“The Palantir? He put it somewhere safe. Why do you want to know? So you can make a fool of yourself again?”
*softly* “No. So no-one else can find it.”
*startled* “Oh.”
“I didn’t mean to, Gandalf, I honestly didn’t, I just..…I….”
“No need to defend yourself, Peregrin Took, I know.”
*silence* “Is Merry really, really mad at me?”
“Only you should know, he didn’t say anything to me about being ‘really really mad’.”
“I think he is.”
“You’re probably right.”
*uncomfortably* “I don’t like it when he’s so mad, and I can’t do anything about it. Why is he so mad? I didn’t do anything to him.”
“I think he was more scared than mad.”
“Why? He didn’t look at…It.”
“Yes, but you did.”
“I don’t understand.”
“He was concerned about you. When someone is concerned about someone, they oftentimes get mad at them.”
“That doesn’t make any sense.”
“Let me think of an example. Lets say Merry was…climbing a tree, and he climbed too high and fell out. What would you do?”
“I’d kill him for being so foolish!”
“That is my point.”
“Oh.”
“Do you understand?”
“I think so.”
“Good.”
*silence*
“We should be there in about……six or seven hours.”
*yawn*
“Try and sleep.”
“I’m fine.”
“That was not a request.”
“What if…I dream about….It?”
“You won’t.”
“How do you know?”
“I just…do.”
*smile* “Okay. G’night Gandalf.”
“Good night.”