Title: The Mallorn
Author: Endaewen
Summary: Response to one of Shirebound's Shirebunnies
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Characters and settings belong to J.R.R. Tolkien and his family. The original idea for this story came from one of Shirebounds adoptable (and often adorable) plotbunnies.

Pippin heard Sam talking to Frodo as he passed by the windows of Bag-End to visit. He couldn't help but laugh quietly when he overheard their conversation. He knew he'd have to tell this to Merry later. The two hobbits inside were musing on why the Mallorn seed in Galadriel's gift was growing so fast.

"It's not natural," Sam said.

"Perhaps it is for this type of tree," was Frodo's reply.

Pippin had his own suspicion as to the answer. He and Merry had learned a couple of words of entish. Though not entirely certain of the full meanings of the words, he knew they were words of welcome. He’d attempted to use them on the young sapling a couple of months before. Since then, it had almost doubled its rate of growth.