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When Winter Fell  by Lindelea 2 Review(s)
LarnerReviewed Chapter: 40 on 4/9/2026
Caution is the better part of valor, after all. Now to learn what fate has been decreed for Isen! And just perhaps Isen's walking stick might well be used on Grim for his part in setting this in motion!

LOVE the self-justification that Bilbo is creating for himself.

Author Reply: Isen's walking stick will come in handy, as things turn out!

Ah, Bilbo. I can quite understand why he caught Gandalf's interest as a tween. Just as Tolkien established when writing about Frodo in the barrow, There is a seed of courage hidden (often deeply, it is true) in the heart of the fattest and most timid hobbit, waiting for some final and desperate danger to make it grow.

Thanks!

shireboundReviewed Chapter: 40 on 3/14/2026
They'd owe him an explanation, wouldn't they? After he'd gone to the trouble of traipsing mile after mile, simply because all the adults lacked the courtesy to inform him of their intentions?

A tween's logic is infallible! Oooh, this expedition is mysterious indeed.

Author Reply: Very mysterious! It would probably have remained secret if Bilbo hadn't tagged along.

Thanks so much for continuing to read and comment. It's always encouraging to hear from you. (((hugs)))

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