Morning Mist and Silver Sun by StarSpray

Hot Chocolate

for the instadrabble prompts: binomial, chocolate, world, tree

Valinor was, as Bilbo put it, like the mathom house in Michel Delving writ large—very large. Large as the world. There was every sort of creature to be found there, from oliphaunts to ants, and every sort of flower and tree and lichen and everything else as well. It was remarkable, and resulted in a great deal of discussion in Elrond’s house, involving many books and copious notes and binomials that Frodo only partially understood. His Elvish was not that good.

It also resulted in a great deal of exploration in the kitchen. Bilbo was delighted with all of it, although Frodo thought he could do without the peppers that made his mouth feel as though it were set ablaze.

Then Finrod brought them chocolate. Melted down and mixed with hot milk, it made a creamy drink that was rich and sweet—sweeter, Bilbo proclaimed, even than Beorn’s honey.