As soon as Gollum did this I drew Sting and held it to Gollum's throat. "Release him or I'll slit your throat," I said to Gollum. Gollum slowly let go of Sam. Sam jumped up and drew his sword. Gollum slowly let out a slow yelp. I dreaded being near Gollum and I distrusted him even more the I did Boromir. He tried to escape but Sam quickly got out the rope that he received form Galadrial and tied it around his neck. "Now don't you go trying anything funny Gollum!," Sam yelled at Gollum. Gollum didn't say anything, but he sulked down to the ground and whimpered.

"I think that we would be better off to tie him up and leave him here Mr. Frodo," Sam said to me. "NO! That will kill usss, kill ussss!," Gollum hissed. "No, Sam," I said to him as I rubbed my shoulder because it was starting to hurt again. "But why Mr. Frodo?, he deserves to die," Sam said asked me. 'Maybe he does deserve to die Sam, but I have to believe that Gandalf can still come back," I explained to him. "We be nice to them.... if they be nice to us," Gollum said as he groveled at my feet. "There is no promise you can make that I can trust," I told him. "We will swear on..., on... the precious," Gollum said to me.

"The ring is treacherous, but we will hold you to your word," I said to Gollum. Sam wasn't to happy about my decision to have Gollum lead us to the Black Gates of Mordor. Gollum rushed over the rocky terrain. I soon fell behind because of my chest and my shoulder. My chest has gotten a lot better but my shoulder still hurts. "Hey, Gollum! Wait up. Mr. Frodo is fallen behind," Sam yelled to Gollum. Gollum stopped and waited for me to catch up. "Hurry Hobbitsesss, hurry!," Gollum pleaded

"I'm sorry Gollum. I am going as fast as I can. I am injured, unless you forgot!," I yelled at Gollum. He didn't say anything but he did give me a rather dirty look. "I don't think Gollum is doing us any good Mr. Frodo," Sam said to me. "He's been true to his word!," I told him. "Plus without him we would still be roaming around Mordor like chickens with our heads cut off!," I yelled at him. "I'm sorry Mr. Frodo but he's up to no good, and I don't trust him one bit," Sam said to me . I can't believe Sam is being like this, but I guess that Gollum does have a reason to want me dead. Gollum once owned the ring and I know that he still longs for it. But to what extent he will go to get me out of the way I can't even begin to imagine.

We stopped traveling when the sun came up because Gollum refused to travel during the day. When we stopped I sat down and rested. While I was resting Sam came over to me and asked me," Mr. Frodo, I think that we should bathe you shoulder and chest again while we still have spare water." "Ok Sam. just be gentle with my shoulder because it really hurts," I told him. "Ok, Mr. Frodo. I'll try but if I am hurtin' you then you just tell me and I will stop," Sam said to me. "Ok, Sam," I said to Sam as I sat down beside him.

He very gently bathed my shoulder and the Athelas really helped my shoulder. But I don't think that the bruise on my chest will ever go away. But its now to the point were I don't even notice it anymore. "There Mr. Frodo. Do you feel any better?," Sam asked as he finished up and binded my shoulder to my side again. "I feel a little better Sam, I don't know how I would have made it this far without you," I said to him as I started to cry. "Well Mr. Frodo, I don't know how I would have lived with myself if I let you go off on this quest by yourself," Sam said as he began to sob.



After we sat and dried our eyes out we continued on over the barren wastelands. But we were soon walking through a richly scented forest awoke Sam had a small fire going and he was boiling some water. "What are you doing Sam?," I asked him curiously. "Gollum found some conies, and I'm going to make some stew with them," he explained to me. "Ok Sam," I told him. Then I heard something, it sounded like a bird but I wasn't sure. I disregarded it at that time but I hope that I don't find out to soon what they are. "Look Mr. Frodo, Oliphaunts!," Sam said as he dashed over and laid at the top of the hill. I was alarmed and surprised by what he said, but I followed him. And sure enough, there were Oliphaunts with great armies of evil men marching around them. The Oliphaunts were enormous. But I really didn't like the fact that the men didn't have very good control over the violent beasts. And my fear soon caught up with me.