People outside of the Shire at home were often unprepared to accommodate to people three feet tall, and this sort of consideration seemed to be even rarer in Goldvale. It was hardly a place suited to Hobbits. Taking a seat on a chair seemed a great ordeal, and navigation was a tough ordeal.

He stayed in place, shifting the basin's weight in his hands, as the woman spoke. She seemed friendly, and unfazed by his appearance. He thought, for a second, it might be possible that she'd seen his kind before.

"Aye." Sam replied, "Unhurt an' all. Hope I've not caused no inconvenience."