Keeper of the Jewels

[rabidsamfan]

Belegcuthalion's wonderful Sam-napping is up to chapter 7!

http://belegcuthalion.livejournal.com/101640.html

Go! Read! It's a great chapter, especially for Frodo fans, I'm sure. But oh, oh, oh! Sam and Aragorn are for it now!

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[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

Gggggghhhghghhghhggghhhh....

I trust you'll eventually give us some comfort to go with the hurt!

Is it terrible of me to say how much I love this story? I mean, Sam is in real danger here! But oh, oh, oh, I don't think I could ask for one which hit all my buttons better!

[lame-pegasus.livejournal.com]

Voilà (and this will be the very last spoiler):

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“That’s an eye opener, and no mistake! --- How did you call yourself?” Sam shook his head in wonder, regretting the movement at once; it felt as if his brain swashed from the left side of his skull to the right and back, nearly making him throw up. Aragorn looked down at him and his hard gaze softened visibly.

“Some day I’ll tell you more,” he said gently. ”You’ve already heard too many of my names to keep them all in your mind, and the last thing you need right now is yet another one. First let me take you out of here, and then we will turn to new names, old tales, unknown enemies and everything else.”

Sam’s cheek sank against Aragorn’s chest, and for a few peaceful moments there was nothing else than the fast, regular steps of the man who had come to find him. Sam didn’t waste any thought at the overwhelming fact that the King of Gondor had left behind wife, realm, subjects and duty to run to his rescue. Shame, embarrassment and sheer disbelief would certainly come later (and the imagination of everything the Gaffer might have to say to the whole matter, too). Right now he was simply thankful.

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The entire tale was writtem to please two of my dearest friends, and you are one of them. *smiles* I'm very thankful that I actually managed to hit all the right buttons!