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2016-06-07 16:03
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- Found it
The end of an epic adventure. I think that this was the fifth underground instalment although we have also said hello to Bilbo at Bag End on various occasions to check that he is well and there have been other journeys when we meant to find stages but were diverted for one reason or another.
The story begins almost three years ago, in July 2013. I was immediately drawn into embarking on the adventure and I managed to navigate the puzzling twists and turns quite quickly. Unfortunately, my usual adventuring companion was busy and within days I had to travel to the far off Isles of Scilly. I wasn’t surprised to find that by the time I had returned a group of brave warriors had already found the treasure.
For a long time we were distracted by other underground or overground journeys but eventually BradLad and I made a start. We visited the Carrock on our first trip and found all of the required fragments quite quickly. Like other finders, I won’t say too much about the various wonders that we discovered along the way. From then though, events seemed to conspire against us. We either ran out of time on other epic missions or, in the most eventful visit, we ended up aiding other Hobbits to find the mine’s exit.
Today we decided that this would be our priority. We had heard stories of a roof collapse in our target area and we did see what seemed to be a new fall but things seemed stable enough not to worry too much. I was the designated “climber” and I very much enjoyed a bit of clambering although I would have been a little more worried if I was alone. I must admit to hurling some expletives in Khuzdûl in the direction of the wizard abanazar when one stage took an unexpected turn but we soon had our hands on the ring of power and many delightful presents.
Thank you for a journey full of unexpected, exciting and cleverly thought out moments. It was well worth the perils and pitfalls along the way.
Thanks to Amberel for recovering our logs.
