Thanks, MM! I can just see him, with Faramir trying discreetly and lordly to plumb him for information, and poor Merry thinking, "Well, she was a he and neither one of us are supposed to be here now, much less when we left Rohan, and what on earth can I say?"

So glad that you liked it. Per the comment above to hafren, the Eowyn/Merry relationship intrigues me to no end. Especially since JRRT leaves their entire travelling time together unwritten, just waiting for someone like me to fill in the gaps with my imagination. *g*