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The Way Home  by Lindelea
...or The Tenth Walker, Part 2. This is the continuation of Bill the Pony's story, from the Doors of Moria to Bree and beyond. (See The Tenth Walker for Part 1.) Angst warning for intense scenes including Mount Doom and the aftermath of a battle with ruffians just outside Bree.
Status: In Progress
	Chapter	Reviews
	Chapter Prologue: Introduction and Explanatory Note	3
	Chapter  1: Alone!	4
	Chapter  2: I search for answers	3
	Chapter  3: I... we? ...solve a pressing problem	4
	Chapter  4: I follow my nose	3
	Chapter  5: I follow the dry riverbed in hopes of water; a fool's hope, perhaps?	4
	Chapter  6: I find hope unlooked for, aid unexpected	4
	Chapter  7: Safe for the moment, I rest and ponder	2
	Chapter  8: Many things become clearer in the morning light	4
	Chapter  9: At last I am able to quench my thirst	5
	Chapter 10: Idle talk about talk; it helps pass the miles	4
	Chapter 11: What has happened to Tall Hat?	3
	Chapter 12: Thoughts about Time and Time-telling	4
	Chapter 13: We consider our course – along with various watercourses	4
	Chapter 14: We enjoy the luxury of stopping and resting	4
	Chapter 15: To shoe or not to shoe?	4
	Chapter 16: The hair of the dog...	4
	Chapter 17: Taking our blessings where we can find them	4
	Chapter 18: A ford is a ford is... a ford?	4
	Chapter 19: We cross that river when we come to it	4
	Chapter 20: We encounter an unexpected difficulty	4
	Chapter 21: To sleep, perchance to dream	3
	Chapter 22: The journey becomes ever more difficult, but help is at hand	5
	Chapter 23: Getting back on my feet	4
	Chapter 24: I meet a new Friend	7
	Chapter 25: Some thoughts on wizards	4
	Chapter 26: Though parting is painful, we are on our way again	6
	Chapter 27: Speaking of hobbits and stories and ways to pass the miles...	4
	Chapter 28: Without warning, we are overtaken by disaster	3
	Chapter 29: I grasp the implications	3
	Chapter 30: We are attacked; but help comes from an unexpected quarter	4
	Chapter 31: Wonders on wings	4
	Chapter 32: A joyful reunion	4
	Chapter 33: What happened after	4
	Chapter 34: We trudge through the snow to a known – or unknown – destination	6
	Chapter 35: We reach a fork in the road – and take it	4
	Chapter 36: We find a resting place amidst the snows	3
	Chapter 37: Wolves, again!	4
	Chapter 38: It is an ill wind, or so they say	5
	Chapter 39: We contemplate best-laid plans	3
	Chapter 40: Just past Bree, an impediment arises	4
	Chapter 41: Having reached the Chetwood, we engage in battle	4
	Chapter 42: We heed the advice of a Ranger	4
	Chapter 43: We follow the Rangers to their resting place	3
	Chapter 44: Many meetings	4
	Chapter 45: We discover a mutual acquaintance	4
	Chapter 46: We bear witness to an exodus of Watchers	3
	Chapter 47: We must deal with a sudden change in plans	4
	Chapter 48: My companion and I part at last	5
	Chapter 49: We finally enter the safety of Bree	4
	Chapter 50: I pass beneath the sign of The Prancing Pony	5
	Chapter 51: I begin to settle in	6
	Chapter 52: Despite my comfortable surroundings, I am in for a rude awakening	5
	Chapter 53: The Battle of Bree	4
	Chapter 54: In the aftermath, we count our losses... and Something else	4
	Chapter 55: We pick up the pieces	5
	Chapter 56: I welcome some visitors	4
	Chapter 57: While settling in, I encounter some unsettling thoughts	4
	Chapter 58: I take part in a grand celebration and a joyful reunion	4
	Chapter 59: Just when all is well, things suddenly gang agley	3
	Chapter 60: I perceive a change in the weather	3
	Chapter 61: There is a change in my guardian-hobbits	4
	Chapter 62: Spring is in the air	3
Chapter 63: Just another morning in the town of Bree	4
Chapter 64: I am a party to mysterious happenings	3
Chapter 65: We reach our destination	3
Chapter 66: I am asked to take part in a rescue	2
Chapter 67: Desperate times call for desperate measures	5
Chapter 68: Interlude begins	3
Chapter 69: Interlude continues	3
Chapter 70: Interlude and curious happenings	3
Chapter 71: Whispers, deep in the night	3
Chapter 72: Interlude resumes	4
Chapter 73: Interlude takes a worrying turn	3
Chapter 74: I emerge from dreams to reality	4
Chapter 75: Standing firm once more	3
Chapter 76: I witness a curious battle of sorts	2
Chapter 77: The search continues	3
Chapter 78: At last we have our wishes	3
Chapter 79: Things seem to be returning to normal – or what passes for normal these days	3
Chapter 80: Beyond my fondest hopes and dreams, events unfold	3
Chapter 81: I ponder the incomprehensible	3
Chapter 82: I witness an interesting conversation	2
Chapter 83: We work as a team	3
Chapter 84: 'Just another day' begins	3
Chapter 85: We put dreams behind us and begin our work for the day	3
Chapter 86: 'Ride, ride to ruin and the world's ending!'	3
Chapter 87: The final battle	1
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