Shadow's pace was quick; Aragorn had to keep glancing behind to make sure the hobbits were keeping up. They traveled in silence throughout the night in the rising storm. At first light, they had reached boundaries of the forest of Imladris. The ranger could see that the Hobbits were hungry and tired. They could not continue for long. He wished they had not fled the town in such a hurry; Strider had not have the time to prepare supplies for their long track to Rivendell through the wild. As things were now, he must stop and hunt for food daily if his information on Hobbits' eating habits were true, which would slow their journey considerably.