With nothing worse than the disorganised slowness of the Haradri to vex him, and all Gondor running smoothly so far as he could tell, Aragorn had found a more relaxed and satisfying routine. ( Read more... )

It was a landslide, of course.( Read more... )

Forelithe was a golden month, animated by the remaining Moots and the avid discussions they and elves and the copies of the map provoked.( Read more... )

Sam had, as promised, spent the weeks after Merry-lad’s birth looking after his Elanorella, Frodo-lad, and Rose-lass, while the sturdy newborn, already bidding fair to resemble his namesake in stature, was tended by his mother. ( Read more... )

Aragorn was uneasily aware that he wasn’t being altogether reasonable.( Read more... )

III Lithe 1427 SR : ElectionREADING official documents had never been one of Will Whitfoot’s pleasures in his office, but he worked his way conscientiously through the one column of the magnificent scroll he could understand, chewing on some of the long words with his eyebrows rising higher and higher, and looked at his unexpected visitors.
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Most of the hobbits who didn’t stagger home very late that night left early next morning, for there was a great deal of farm-work to be done, and Tom Bombadil said he and Goldberry must be getting back to help the ents.( Read more... )

Getting everything ready in time was a near run thing, but they made it, with a little unexpected help.( Read more... )

Sam had an increasing sense that things were running out of control and there was very little he could do about it.( Read more... )

In the event it was three days before they reached the Isen. ( Read more... )