Tearose Underhill, according to rumours circulated in the Shire, is not the smartest hobbit. According to most hobbits, smart hobbits never leave the Shire if they know what’s good for them. Any hobbit who leaves the Shire is just asking for trouble!

Tearose thought about home as soon as she entered the mines of Moria. She immediately felt the oppressive darkness and it felt like she was doomed to certain death if she continued her trek through Moria.

The dwarf guards and miners in Moria were friendly enough, but they liked to tease Tearose when she suffered from vertigo traversing the various precarious stairs and bridges throughout Moria.

The warrior side of Tearose was determined to help the dwarves rid Moria of all manners of evil creatures, the least of which were goblins and orcs who had already murdered many dwarves and were now making their way towards Lothlorien in search of the Company who they knew had something of value to their evil Master.

The hobbit-sense side of Tearose wanted to turn back, and leave Moria, never to return. After all, there was plenty of work for her in other parts of Middle Earth, including in the Shire. So it was several days before Tearose made up her mind.

In the meantime, she hunted and slew many creatures, and though it took her longer to travel through the various deep caverns of the mines than most warriors, she still earned the respect of the dwarves and they would sing her praises in her absence.

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