Thank you so much, passolargo, I'm glad you enjoyed it especially as I love writing Aragorn relaxed and content for a change. It is nice to give the poor guy a break once in a while!

I'm very pleased Barliman felt right. He was a fun character to try and write so I hope I did him justice.

I've only written three chapters of 'In the Dark Places' so far but once A of A is completely posted, I'll pick it up again.