[Author’s note: lately I have been playing a lot of Lord of the Rings online MMORPG. It’s certainly fun enough, but often relates rather strangely with both the original books and the movies. Milkweed is my Hobbit Burglar, who is really more of a Hobbit Assassin who steals things, given the frequency with which she has to kill stuff. I haven’t met Galadriel in person yet, but I imagine that the conversation will go something like this (though probably with some other type of critter replacing spiders)]
Galadriel: “Come [MILKWEED], look into my scrying pool. There you will see many things that may come to be, and may learn much!”
Milkweed: “Um, okay.”
[Milkweed gazes into the scrying pool]
Galadriel: “What do you see, heroic hobbit? What does the scrying pool foretell?”
Milkweed: “I see… I see… spiders?”
Galadriel: “Indeed, brave hobbit, it is your fate and your charge to slay ten of these creatures.”
Milkweed: “Slay ten spiders?”
Galadriel: “Yes. Slay ten spiders.”
Milkweed: “Is it important? I mean, there’s that thing with the black riders and…”
Galadriel: “And my elven wisdom reminds me that Celeborn is seeking spider poison glands. If you remove them from the spiders you kill and bring them to him, you will be given a reward!”
Milkweed: “But isn’t all of middle Earth in danger from Mordor? Shouldn’t we focus on…”
Galadriel: “Wait! There is more! Cut the legs off the spiders and bring them to a mysterious stranger at the local inn, and you will gain renown with the elves of the forest!”
Milkweed: “What? Ick!”
Galadriel: “I also foresee that while you are battling the spiders, you should scour the land for wood and deposits of metal, so that your crafting abilities may increase!”
|Milkweed: I don’t recall reading about Frodo doing this stuff.”
Galadriel: “Frodo is 105th level. You’re barely level 30. Maybe by the time you are done with the spiders you will ding 31. Now get out there and bring back some spider poison sacs. Celeborn is making a bisque!”
ED WRITES STUFF (and nonsense) 