As always these are not my characters and I hope that if he were here now, J.R.R. Tolkien would find it in his heart not to sue me for borrowing them for this story. In fact, I think it might be better if he didn't know about this so, lets keep this between us, shall we?
This is pre-quest for the most part. Frodo is 37, Sam is 26, Merry is 24 and Pippin is 16. The title comes from something said by a character in The Wind In The Willows . The quote from that book is at the beginning of the story.
Hope you enjoy this and thank you for reading!
G.W. 04/04