Y/N tilted her head at the hobbit standing on the terrace before her as he watched a pair of birds take flight from the trees above. There was something in the peace of his demeanor, his simple, sincere smile, that intrigued her, and so she stepped forward to greet him with a smile that she hoped came across as warm and friendly.

"Splendid, isn't it? The valley?"

"Why, yes- yes, it is."

Little did they know, this was only the beginning of their story.