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Well here it is chapter 7!
I was lying down on my bed watching Frodo and Gandalf as the old wizard prepared to tell the dark story of Sauron. The ring was in the middle of the table as they gazed at it.
"This is the One Ring. Forged by the Dark Lord Sauron in the fires of Mount Doom. Taken by Isildur from the hand of Sauron himself." He told Frodo.
"Bilbo found it. In Gollum's cave." Frodo said as he realized how it came into Bilbo's keeping.
"Yes. For sixty years the Ring lay quiet in Bilbo's keeping, prolonging his life, delaying old age. But no longer Frodo. Evil is stirring in Mordor. The Ring has awoken. It's heard its master's call."
"But he was destroyed! Sauron was destroyed." Frodo said with fear in his eyes. It was then that the cursed ring decided to whisper to Frodo.
I got to my feet and sat down next to Frodo and rested my head on his lap trying to calm his fear. Glancing down at me he managed to give me a small smile and patted me on the head. I raised my head towards Gandalf as he said those final life changing words.
"No, Frodo. The spirit of Sauron endured. His life force is bound to the Ring, and the Ring survived. Sauron has returned. His Orcs have multiplied. His fortress at Barad-Dûr is rebuilt in the land of Mordor. Sauron needs only this Ring to cover all the lands of a second darkness. He is seeking it, seeking it — all his thought is bent on it. The Ring yearns above all else to return to the hand of its master. They are one, the Ring and the Dark Lord. Frodo, he must never find it."
Frodo jumped to his feet and grabbed the ring and started to walk down the corridor, I followed him staying behind him.
"All right, we put it away. We keep it hidden. We never speak of it again. No one knows it's here, do they? Do they Gandalf?" he asked innocently as he looked at Gandalf. Oh Frodo… I looked up at Gandalf waiting for him to confirm Frodo's fear.
"There is one other who knew that Bilbo had the Ring. I looked everywhere for the creature Gollum. But the enemy found him first. I don't know how long they tortured him. But amidst the endless screams and inane babble, they discerned two words…"
My dream flashed through my mind as I remembered what the poor creature said.
"Shire. Baggins. But that would lead them here!" Frodo finally realized.
Frodo thrust the ring towards Gandalf, "Take it Gandalf! Take it!"
"No, Frodo."
"You must take it!"
"You cannot offer me this Ring!"
"I'm giving it to you!"
"Don't tempt me Frodo! I dare not take it. Not even to keep it safe. Understand Frodo, I would use this Ring from a desire to do good. But through me, it would wield a power too great and terrible to imagine." He admitted finally.
The time had finally come. After over 4000 years of wandering and waiting the quest was finally beginning. Although every part of me wondered why, it had to be an innocent hobbit to bear this evil.
"But it cannot stay in the Shire!" Frodo shouted at Gandalf.
"No! No, it can't." Gandalf whispered to Frodo.
I watched as a great sense of determination appeared in Frodo's eyes as he closed his hand around the ring.
"What must I do?" he asked Gandalf.
Frodo was throwing things into his pack while Gandalf was trying to put everything neatly as I kept out of their way.
"You must leave, and leave quickly." Gandalf told him.
"Where? Where do I go?"
"Get out of the Shire. Make for the village Bree."
"Bree. What about you?"
"I'll be waiting for you, at the Inn of the Prancing Pony."
"And the Ring will be safe there?"
"I don't know Frodo. I don't have any answers. I must see the head of my order. He is both wise and powerful. Trust me Frodo, he'll know what to do. You'll have to leave the name of Baggins behind you, for that name is not safe outside the Shire." He told Frodo as he helped him into his cloak.
"Travel only by day. And stay off the road." He advised Frodo.
"I can cut across country easily enough."
"My dear Frodo. Hobbits really are amazing creatures! You can learn all that there is to know about their ways in a month, and yet after a hundred years, they can still surprise you."
I heard a sound outside the window and I pinned my ears to my head and growled.
Frodo dropped to the floor as he was told. Gandalf silently walked to the window then gave the bush that rustled and thrust his staff at it. A cry came from the bush, one I recognized as my ears perked towards the noise. Gandalf dragged the figure through the window and threw him onto the table.
It was Sam, Frodo's faithful gardener.
"Confound it all Samwise Gamgee! Have you been eavesdropping?" Gandalf shouted at the terrified hobbit.
"I haven't dropped no eaves sir, honest. I was just cutting the grass under the window there, if you follow me."
"A little late for trimming the verge, don't you think?"
"I heard raised voices."
"What did you hear? Speak!" Gandalf shouted at him.
"N-n-n-nothing important. That is I heard a good deal about a Ring and a Dark Lord and something about the end of the world but… Please, Mister Gandalf sir, don't hurt me. Don't turn me into anythin' — unnatural." He stuttered nervously.
"Noooo? Perhaps not. I have thought of a better use for you…" Gandalf said mysteriously as he exchanged an amused glance with Frodo.
It was dawn the next morning that we set out for Bree. Gandalf was leading his horse while Frodo and I walked behind him, behind us was the faithful little Sam.
"Come along Samwise, keep up!" Gandalf told Sam as we entered the forest.
"Be careful both of you. The enemy has many spies in his service: birds, beasts. Is it safe?" Gandalf asked Frodo.
Frodo patted his front pocket nodding.
"Never put it on, for the agents of the Dark Lord will be drawn to its power. Always remember, Frodo, the Ring is trying to get back to its master. It wants to be found."
Gandalf looked me in the eye, reminding me of the promise I made to him. I nodded my head at the old wizard.
Gandalf mounted his horse then set it running at a gallop, leaving the three of us alone in the forest.
The two hobbits looked at each other, when, finally Frodo sighed and started walking with me at his side closely followed by Sam.
Another chapter finished! As always I promise another chapter tomorrow.
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