The Farmer's Son

by Lindelea

This is the story of how the Tooks kept the Tookland free during the Troubles, until the return of the Travellers. (This story sets forth a different view of the Shire from previous stories of mine.)

PG · In progress · Updated 22 May 2014
Characters: Eglantine Took, Esmeralda Brandybuck, Estella Bolger, Fatty Bolger, Ferdibrand Took, Original Character(s), Paladin Took, Pearl Took, Pervinca Took, Pimpernel Took, Saradoc Brandybuck

Chapters

  1. 0. Note: How this story came to be (641 words)
  2. 1. A Long-Expected Party (1,223 words)
  3. 2. Leave-Taking (1,058 words)
  4. 3. A Problem for the Solving (2,018 words)
  5. 4. In and Out (1,704 words)
  6. 5. Of Endings and Beginnings (1,605 words)
  7. 6. Things that Go Bump in the Night (2,125 words)
  8. 7. Going about Their Business (2,218 words)
  9. 8. Of Dreams and Wakenings (3,198 words)
  10. 9. Encounter with Shadow (1,311 words)
  11. 10. Watchers Leave their Post (1,774 words)
  12. 11. Hunters, Hunted (1,001 words)
  13. 12. Watchers Keep Watch (2,872 words)
  14. 13. Hunters' Return (2,061 words)
  15. 14. Elusive Thought (1,783 words)
  16. 15. With the Brightening Morn (1,529 words)
  17. 16. Sleepers Wake (2,549 words)
  18. 17. Getting Back to Normal (1,593 words)
  19. 18. A Matter of Missing Ponies (1,747 words)
  20. 19. Fading Echoes (1,563 words)
  21. 20. Another Day, Another Dawning (1,830 words)
  22. 21. Back from the Brink (1,581 words)
  23. 22. What the Searchers Found (1,756 words)
  24. 23. At the End of the Day (3,096 words)
  25. 24. Pieces of a Puzzle (1,151 words)
  26. 25. As if Nothing Had Happened (2,030 words)
  27. 26. Offer of Aid (1,363 words)
  28. 27. Special Delivery (1,448 words)
  29. 28. Word from Buckland (2,278 words)
  30. 29. Early Morning Alarm (1,956 words)
  31. 30. Disaster at Crickhollow (1,588 words)

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