T: nope don't get excited this isn't another chapter but in fact notes explaining a few things that I suppose need explaining in regards to Alterations. This notes section has been constructed thanks to Zorra's review. Big hug Zorra! So anyway, I wanted to explain I suppose why Frodo becomes de-pained by the wraith blade wound once the Ring is destroyed. It seemed to me in reading the book that once they were safe and sound in the Shire and the wound began to pain Frodo again, he seemed to always reach for the gem Arwen bestowed on him. Now this led me to two conclusions 1. That it was Frodo's craving for the Ring that is causing the continual pain of the wraith blade or 2. That he believed that the strength of the Ring could somehow prevent the pain of the blade. Following this through it is logical to see in my technical AU that in case number 1. Any craving Frodo felt towards the ring was destroyed when he himself threw in into the pit and so therefore the wound would no longer pain him or in case number 2. The strength he gains from knowing Sam is alive and generally having Sam at his side would allow him to over come the pain. In reading the books I always believed that the Ring itself had no hand in the pain caused by the Nazgul blade, but that Frodo seemed to be attempting to gain strength from it when the wound pained him. I suppose therefore that the wound may have pained Frodo, but having Sam to worry over as he did any pain of his own was pushed to one side. Anyway I don't actually think it is actually stated that the wound will pain Frodo later on, Gandalf mentions it never healing and I covered that, but not pain of any kind. I'm sure you'll tell me if I'm wrong! I also wanted to apologise for the complete lack of Rosie in this story, I really do love her as a character, it's just that I really can't see her as anything but Sam's wife and when I'm constructing stories they always seem to end out slashy.I'll try next time K? Oh and Zorra, yes the same thing can be said for Merry and Pip, which is of course why they saw it in Frodo and Sam!