Sam fic: "Bad Step" Part 7, rated PG

[mariole]

Things always get darker before they get light:

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[mariole]

I think I can squeeze a little more tension out of you! *applies thumbscrews, laughs evilly*

[notabluemaia]

You are killing us! (and would be collapsed in whimpering heap if you hadn't promised that Sam *will* go on to carry Frodo up Mt Doom).

Do you know Connie Dover's 'Last Night by the River'? It is soooo the theme for this! 'Neither wind nor bird, that was my voice you heard, last night by the river...' Was just listening in the car, thinking of your fic.

Wonderful sense of 'place' in it, as well as lovely Sam.

[mariole]

No, I don't know 'Last Night by the River'. *shivers* It certainly does sound relevant. Poor Sam, so long-suffering, and still not heard. Thank you for your lovely comments!

[earendil367]

I like that word, "muddled." It is so sad!

[mariole]

It is sad, because we know everyone would be having kittens, if only they knew. Poor Sam!

[earendil367]

You speak in riddles, I can't wait for the next chapter.

[elycia]

Frabjous! I love how so much of Sam's torment here foreshadows what he'll endure in Mordor; one can almost imagine him on the slopes of Orodruin, thinking, "Well, I survived that time down in the hole, and I can just as well survive this."

*huggles Sam*

*scuttles off to next part*

[mariole]

Yes, you'll get a few more Mordor echoes later on. I like to have traumatic events in the hobbits' past foreshadow their later ordeals. Why? Because I am just a big nut. Thanks for reading!

[aina_baggins]

Goodness me, I've fallen more than half the fic behind.

*sprints to catch up, because this chapter has me panicking!*

It's a relief to see Frodo home, though!

[mariole]

Well, now you know that Sam is completely out of danger... NOT! (I am so mean.) Good to see you again, Aina! Sprint through anytime! :)