lotrchallenges | A Conversation in a Pub by Rhyselle (Reply)

Author: Rhyselle
Title: A Conversation in a Pub
Rating: G
Theme: Hit the Books
Elements: The Sound and the Fury, by Williams Faulker
Beta: Dancingkatz
Author's Notes: The moment I saw the prompt this jumped into my head and only needed tweaking to get it to be a true drabble. *grin*
Summary: Hell hath no fury like a woman...
Word Count: Exactly 100 words per Microsoft Word ™

“Who rang a peal over your head?”

Merry took a long draught of ale and shuddered. “Freddy visited us.”

“And so?” Pippin asked.

“He sneaked into the pantry--and ate half of Theo’s wedding cake.”

“Half of it?” Pippin took a gulp of his own ale; his imagination providing a vivid image of the scene.

“I’ve never see Estella blow up like this in all the years we’ve been married. The sound--and the fury! I thought she’d kill him. I tell you, Pip, whatever you do, don’t do anything to make Diamond angry a week before your son’s wedding!”