Nine Walkers

Gandalf, dawn on Caradhras

The fire is dying now, the last embers collapsing into the slush beneath the hearthstone, and I breathe a little easier. It had not occurred to me that traveling in the company of the One Ring would prove to be so difficult. Narya’s protections have worn thinner each time Frodo and I have stood together near an open flame – although I do not yet know if Frodo has realized the danger. He has grown so quiet on this trek; I do not think he would volunteer his thoughts and I do not wish to give him more to think about.

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Nine Walkers

Gandalf, dawn on Caradhras

The fire is dying now, the last embers collapsing into the slush beneath the hearthstone, and I breathe a little easier. It had not occurred to me that traveling in the company of the One Ring would prove to be so difficult. Narya’s protections have worn thinner each time Frodo and I have stood together near an open flame – although I do not yet know if Frodo has realized the danger. He has grown so quiet on this trek; I do not think he would volunteer his thoughts and I do not wish to give him more to think about.

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See you Monday...

Late monday, I suspect.

I've got to finish packing and getting ready for Halloween, and the annual coming together of the friends who like to costume with us. But I've finished the Nine Walkers to go with the Nine Riders. I've done an experiment with this series, going back and putting links from one drabble to the next. Tell me if you think it works, and I'll do similar links back through my journal to make reading the fics easier.


ETA one last political link. The editors of the New Yorker have endorsed Kerry with one of the most well-reasoned and articulate essays I've read this year. http://newyorker.com/talk/content/?041101ta_talk_editors It not only makes it clear how Bush has failed, but also how Kerry could do better.

See you Monday...

Late monday, I suspect.

I've got to finish packing and getting ready for Halloween, and the annual coming together of the friends who like to costume with us. But I've finished the Nine Walkers to go with the Nine Riders. I've done an experiment with this series, going back and putting links from one drabble to the next. Tell me if you think it works, and I'll do similar links back through my journal to make reading the fics easier.


ETA one last political link. The editors of the New Yorker have endorsed Kerry with one of the most well-reasoned and articulate essays I've read this year. http://newyorker.com/talk/content/?041101ta_talk_editors It not only makes it clear how Bush has failed, but also how Kerry could do better.