Disclaimer: I don't own the rights to The Lord of the Rings, the closest thing I have to that is my dad's old boxed set of "Rings" and The Hobbit along with my copy of The Silmarilion which was a graduation from middle school present.

Chapter 5: an elf and a new four hoofed friend

Frodo seems even worse today and Sam looks really worried. What is that Striders' getting?

"Athelas, this plant was brought over from the West by men. It has remarkable healing powers, thought not very common in these parts."

Not common! Why that's the little herb that I've been munching on. No wonder it helped my hooves, it's supposed to heal hurts! I feel so guilty not sharing my knowledge. I know I can't talk, but sometimes I feel that Sam understands me. I should have shown him the Athelas maybe then he would have shown Strider. I can't seem to do anything right.

Later in the Troll's Forest

"Trolls, Merry look, trolls!"

"Yes Pip I see them"

"There're stone"

"That's right Sam. I believe they are the same ones that Bilbo and the dwarves encountered."

"How do you know about that?"

"It's a well know story, even out of the Shire Sam."

Who's this Bilbo? What are Trolls? No one ever tells me anything. Well they tell me some things but not what's going on. I mean to say Sam tells me all about the elves and things like that but I'm still not sure what we are doing; I don't think anyone really knows.

Oh no, there seems to be some commotion. I can hear a rider approaching I hope it's not more trouble. I see the horse, someone is dismounting. I don't think it's a Black Rider.

"Ai na vedui Dúnadan! Mae govannen!"

The rider used the funny language that Strider uses sometimes, hmm. He's coming closer. Oh! He's an elf; or...or at least as well as I can tell. He seems to be talking with Strider now in that funny language of course.

"This is Glorfindel, who dwells in the house of Elrond,"

Glorfindel, Elrond what is Strider talking about?

"Hail, and well met at last! I was sent from Rivendell to look for you. We feared that you were in danger upon the road."

In danger upon the road! Of course we were in danger! What with those scary black things chasing us.

"Well met,"

What who said that?

"Excuse me, Mr. Pony"

Oh, it was the horse. The horse?!

"Ahem, Mr. Pony?"

"Oh, I'm sorry, good day, or good night rather...er....?"

"My name is Asfaloth, and yours?"

"Bill, Bill the Pony,"

"That's a funny name,"

"Not in Bree, but Asfaloth would be strange there."

"You have traveled from Bree then?"

"Yes, and you, you live with elves?"

"Yes."

"What are they like?"

"You are quite forward, are you not Bill? Have you not heard the stories of the elves?"

"Well yes Sam has told me of them, but he has only met them once. I'm sorry if I was forward." I am very embarrassed now. Perhaps I got carried away; Asfaloth is much nicer than the horses in Bree. They thought that they were above us ponies.

"It's alright Bill, but I have not the time to tell you all I have learned living in Rivendell, and even what I know is not all. Elves are very complex creatures with a long noble history, but they are very kind, especially to animals.....and trees. Will you be coming to Imladris?"

"Imladris?"

"An old name for Rivendell; I rather like it myself."

"Oh, well I think I will be coming, however I'm not sure of any thing since I left home."

"We may talk then. I am equally interested in your own endeavors-"

Asfaloth's ears just perked. I can hear it too, riders, and from the look of Asfaloth I can tell that they are not more elves. Glorfindel and Strider just put Mr. Frodo on Asfaloth's back.

"Good bye Bill, I hope to see you in Rivendell"

"Good bye"

"noro lim, noro lim, Asfaloth!"

TBC

Reviewer Responses:

Azla- Don't worry Bill and Aragorn haven't had their last conversation! And as you can see I stuck to the book, Glorfindel rescued them. Thanks for the review!

HermioneCloneForever- Well I couldn't fit Frodo, Merry, and Pip in this chapter but they weren't forgotten! I think I'll extend Rivendell a bit and have a lot of Bill's experience there.

A/N- Well two reviews not bad but maybe this will help to get more: I was thinking of expanding the story to include Bills adventures retuning to Rivendell, and I would like everyone to vote on 1) should I do it, and 2) If so should it be a sequel or keep it this story. Each review will count as one vote so do it, press the little button that says 'go'!