Sequel to Ring around the Merry in which Merry holds Frodo captive at Crickhollow "for the salvation of the Shire."  (Found here:  http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=439 or the slash version here:  http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1287871

In this part, Merry and Frodo, captured by mysterious ruffians, are dragged off to a fate unknown while Sam and Pippin are left in the wreckage of Merry's grand plans.  Frodo will slowly recover under the most unusual of circumstances, and Merry, separated from the Ring, will regain his conscience.  In this final part of Ring around the Merry, each character will find alternate paths to healing and redemption, all under the shadow of the most powerful weapon in Middle Earth. 

Beta'ed by Arial and Celandine B!  Look for their stories here!

This is the non-slash version of this tale.  The version with plot-driven slash in a number of the chapters can be found here:  http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1287871 or on my official site:  www.geocities.com/aelfgifuemma/RATM .  Illustrations also available on the site.