The Ones who Stayed Behind

Excerpt from Volume 1 of F.M-P&rsquo;s folklore anthologies. The author&rsquo;s notes have been preserved, and the editor&rsquo;s notes have been included. To those who have not met them (which is the majority of people), I must explain that the stereotype of the cowardly Halfling, while not the truth, is based in it. Halflings are predisposed to anxiety, but the way each one handles this is…