#45 Valinor
"Sam."
"Yes, Master Frodo."
"I think I am ready to go in now."
"Right you are then, Just let me wipe the soil off my fingers and I'll be with you."
"I can manage Sam, I don't want to take you away from your plants."
"They can keep Master Frodo. Up you come now."
"Thank you Sam." I'll be fine now I'm up on my feet."
"Well, now I've stopped I might as well just walk alongside you. Make sure you get settled indoors like."
"Oh, Sam. You really do spoil me you know."
"'Taint no more than you deserve Master Frodo. Not after all you went through with that blasted ring an' all."
"That was all so long ago now Sam and if anyone deserves spoiling after all we went through it is you. If it hadn't been for you I would never have made it through to the end."
"Nay sir. I was just along for the ride, so to speak. It was you carried the beastly thing, with its nasty whispering and darkness. You who destroyed it in the mountain."
"But without Gollum I fear I would have failed, he…"
"No! Not another word Master Frodo. You destroyed that cursed thing and there's an end to it. I won't have anyone say otherwise…"
"But I…"
"Not even you, Master Frodo. Not even you."
"Oh Sam."
"Now. Which will it be? The chair beside the fire? Or do you want to write a little more in your journal?"
"The desk I think Sam. But not the journal. I think I need to write a couple of letters this evening."
"The desk it is then. Here we go. Just let me pull out this chair. There."
"Thank you Sam."
"How about I put the kettle on and make a nice cup of tea while you make a start."
"That would be lovely Sam. If you could just take the top off that inkwell for me. Thank you."
"Hmmm."
'My Dearest Sam.
I know I have not got long now. The ache in my shoulder grows more painful day by day and even though I am here in Valinor where the light of the elder has soothed my troubled heart, it can not take away the fact that I am mortal and soon must depart this world forever. I urge you not to grieve too much. You have many more years left in which to enjoy this blessed realm I am sure and I would fain have you do so.
You who have done so much for others, who have been there for me through all our long travails deserve peace at last and although I will not be here to enjoy it with you for much longer, know that you will always be there in my heart and hopefully one day we may meet again.
I have written to Legolas and Gimli and asked that they come as I fear you will need them in the end. They shall be your rock as you have been mine over the years. Steadfast and true, no better friend could I have wished for, no greater love could I have found. I only wish I did not have to leave you so soon but you shall not be alone.
Know that at long last I am at peace and be glad for me Samwise.
Until we meet again
Your
Frodo'
A/N
So, I wanted to see if I could write a short one using nothing but speech and although I suppose the letter at the end could be seen as cheating it is still in Frodo's words. The big question is... Did it work? It will be interesting to see what you think.
