Emmett Ficlet and Community Pimp

Here is a short Emmett ficlet I wrote for a community I want to pimp. writing_readers is a wonderful community that is open to new members through the end of March. Normally membership is closed so authors can post works they plan to submit for publication for feedback. The community description explains it better than I can:
We are readers looking for good writers.

We are writers looking for good readers.

Writers and Readers is a community for just that - writers and readers. It exists solely as an attempt to bring together people who love to read good fiction with people who love to write it.

The community info page has more information and basic rules. Like many small communities it goes through periods of inactivity. We are emerging from a lull now and are looking for new members.
It is a wonderful place for both writers and those who like to be more active readers. There are normally weekly challenges which is where this ficlet came from.
There are expectations of participation so it is not a community for lurkers. It is not fandom specific and most people post original fiction. There had been a lot of fantasy stories for those who enjoy that genre. However, most of the original members came from LOTR RPF fandoms, and those characters to appear frequently in the stories. If you are completely opposed or freaked out by RPF this is not a community for you.
If you are interested, please check the community out and consider joining. I’d love to see more of my flist there!
And now for the story. Since it was written for a writing exercise, it is untitled and unbetaed.
( Emmett )