Watcher in the Water

Sam stroked Bill, and wondered how to say goodbye. He'd never failed to protect any creature in his care before. He heard the Doors behind him opening like a sentence of doom. The ripples of Boromir's stone refused to die away, and the others eyes were drawn to them, so they were caught by sudden fear and frozen when the Watcher struck, but Sam never saw the threat coming. As it was he only caught a glimpse of the roiling water after he'd cut away the snake-thing that had wrapped itself around Frodo's ankle, and then only through his tears.

Watcher in the Water

Sam stroked Bill, and wondered how to say goodbye. He'd never failed to protect any creature in his care before. He heard the Doors behind him opening like a sentence of doom. The ripples of Boromir's stone refused to die away, and the others eyes were drawn to them, so they were caught by sudden fear and frozen when the Watcher struck, but Sam never saw the threat coming. As it was he only caught a glimpse of the roiling water after he'd cut away the snake-thing that had wrapped itself around Frodo's ankle, and then only through his tears.