Algar nodded at Alice's statement. He picked up a cup of tea as well - the whole cup could fit in his hand. He turned to Ruby.<br/>"We've heard tales of your father's heroic deeds from our cousin, Legolas, and were hoping you had followed the same path he did. You see, there are still lots of orcs causing trouble all over Middle Earth. We were wondering... maybe you could help us?" He took a sip of his tea.<br/>-----<br/>Shiva stood outside the hobbit house with a glass pressed up against the wall and her ear, to hear the conversation better. She smiled at the elfs statement about orcs causing trouble. One of the orcs tapped on her shoulder. She rolled her eyes and turned to him.<br/>"What?" she whispered angrily.<br/>"Why can't we just go in and kill them now?" the orc asked.<br/>"Do you want to start a war?" Shiva retorted.<br/>The orc shrugged. "That sounds kinda fun..."<br/>Shiva sighed and turned her attention back to the conversation inside.