Smells card, N33, Onion - Home Comforts

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Challenge: Smells card, N33 - Onion
Author: Azalais
Title: Home Comforts
Characters: Fellowship
Format: Drabble
Summary: Sometimes, home is where the heart is...

Home Comforts

“… so there it is, sirs.”  The black-clad equerry anxiously finishes showing the Fellowship around the house arranged for their stay in the City. “I hope ‘tis satisfactory – we have little experience of accommodating Dwarves, Elves or Halflings…”

It will do very well.  Legolas is delighted at the small laurel-tree flourishing in the courtyard. Gimli’s satisfied with the solidly-built stone;  Merry and Pippin pleased they can sleep on the ground floor. And when Sam begins preparing supper later in the well-appointed kitchen, Frodo’s sure there are tears in his eyes. Though Sam insists that’s only the smell of chopped onions…

Comments

[aliana1.livejournal.com]

Great use of the prompt, and nice to see that the Fellowship members are able to feel at least a little bit at home in Minas Tirith.

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There are only so many things you can associate with the smell of onions...