The life of Hobbit Bilbo Baggins was about to get interesting, not that he would be happy by this mind you if anyone had said this to him he would have been the first one to scoff, all the same sometimes destiny does not allow you the choice of an adventure.

It began as many tales do in the most unlikely place, his front stoop. He had decided to enjoy the fine weather on the bench outside with his faithful pipe alongside him, and it was that decision that would change his life forever. He was enjoying his pipe when he distracted by a tall man dressed in all grey with a pointed grey hat and a tall staff and a short women with dark brown hair dressed in the colors of earth.

"Good Morning" Bilbo greeted.

The man in grey smiled " Do you mean to wish me good morning or mean that it is a good morning whether I wish it or not"

Now the women spoke " perhaps he means that he feels good on this particular morning or that it is a morning on which to feel good on".

They smiled at him. Bilbo looked between the two before replying "all of them at once I suppose".

The man's face fell slightly and Bilbo couldn't help but feel he had failed some kind of test.

The woman spoke again " We are looking for someone to share an adventure with us"

Bilbo stared at her as though she had grown another head " now I don't suspect anyone past Bree would want to share in adventure nasty disturbing uncomfortable thinks that make you late for dinner." Bilbo stood with his pipe and checked his mailbox during this time taking the envelopes out and pretending to go through them hmming and awing through all the letters as though they were of the upmost importance. The women looked to the man rolling her eyes at the exaggerated actions. When Bilbo realized they were not fooled he said "Good morning" and stated up the steps to his front door.

"To think that I would be good morninged by Belladonna Tooks son as if I was selling buttons at the door" The Grey man said. "

I beg your pardon! Do I know you?" Bilbo asked.

"Well you know my name though you don't remember I belong to it I am Gandalf and Gandalf means me and this is one of my travelling companions Restania Greenwood." Bilbo smiled at the women she had been rather quiet during the whole exchange and he had hardly taken notice of her but now that he did he could see she was in fact quite beautiful. She was short only 5 feet tall at the most with long chestnut hair, blue eyes and pointed ears. He would have thought her an elf accept that she was far too short. He looked upon her for a moment more before turning his attention back to Gandalf.

"Gandalf? Good gracious me not Gandalf the wandering wizard that made those excellent fireworks old took used to have them on midsummers eve. I had no idea you were still in business. "

Restania burst into laughter as she watched Gandalf's face go from highly proud to sullen with in just a few seconds. "Where else should I be? All the same I am pleased that you remember something about me even if it is only my fireworks." Restania looked up at the sky "Gandalf we must be on our way soon we still have a long way to travel tonight."

"You are quite right of course" Gandalf replied as he looked to her. When he turned Bilbo was attempting to quietly sneak back into his home. "Well that settles it I will bring you on this adventure it will be very good for you and most amusing for me "he looked to Restania "I will inform the others."

Restania suppressed her laughter at the sight of terror on the hobbits face. "No we do not want and adventures here not today or tomorrow you might try over the bridge or across the water" he opened his door and started inside before looking back and saying "good morning" and the slamming the door shut and locking it.

Restania couldn't hold it in anymore and started laughing "Well that went well I think". Gandalf raised an eyebrow at her then went to the door and using his staff placed a ruin on the door to let the others know this was the place. He looked inside the house one last time then walked down the steps and away from the hobbit hole. Restania fell into step with him. They would return that evening and hopefully be able to convince the hobbit to join them on this quest.