I hope you are ready to cry for this chapter. Frodo has his own song. We best let Frodo grieve with the deaths of his friends in this chapter. I hope you enjoy.

Chapter 42

Empty Chairs at Empty Tables


Frodo lumping into what was left of Helms Deep's keep. Tears fell from his eyes at the thought of his friends. He began to sing a song for them.

(Frodo)

There's a grief that can't be spoken

There's a pain goes on and on

Empty Chairs at Empty Tables

Now my friends are dead and gone

Here they talked of revolution

Here it was they lit the flame

Here they sang about tomorrow

And tomorrow never came

From the table in the corner

They could see a world reborn

And they rose with voices ringing

And I can hear them now

The very words that they had sung

Became their last communion

On the lonely barricade at dawn

Soon, the spirits of Boromir and the rebels appeared around Frodo. In their hands, they held candles that lit up the room in their own spirit forms.

(Frodo)

Oh, my friends, my friends, forgive me

That I live and you are gone

There's a grief that can be spoken

There's a pain goes on and on

Phantom faces at the windows

Phantom shadows on the floor

Empty Chairs at Empty Tables

Where my friends will meet no more

Oh, my friends, my friends, don't ask me

What your sacrifice was for

Empty Chairs at Empty Tables

Where my friends will sing no more

When Frodo looked to his right he saw Aria standing there with tears in her eyes and holding her hand out at him. He took her hand which was soft and smooth and walked back to the Shire with her. Along side them was Aragorn.


I wanted to make this as close to the 10th Anniversary and 2012 movie as possible. I cried so hard while I was writing this chapter. I hoped you enjoyed.:')