(For Longcleeve, who wanted Pippin and Merry talking about Diamond and Faramir)
WORTH THE WAIT
“Well, Pippin, you’ve a lad, now!”
The grin grew even wider. “So I do. After three lasses, it’s very nice.” He gazed fondly at the tiny one in his arms.
“Like father, like son,” laughed Merry.
“It’s a tradition, it seems. Father had been telling us all along it would be a lad, for that very reason.”
“So now that you’ve got little Faramir, will there be any more?”
“That’s entirely up to Diamond. Not that I would ask her right now, you know.”
Merry nodded. “I *do* know. Wise hobbit.”
“She really is amazing.”
“I know she is, cousin.”
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