Dreamflower · 30 October 2012 · Chapter 36: Home
*sniffle*smiles*
Author's reply
:D Thanks!
To The End of His Days by GamgeeFest
Reviews (217)
Larner · 27 October 2012 · Chapter 35: Masterstone
I've also doubted that Frodo needed to use the Palantir that communicated most easily with the stone kept in the Elven towers in sight of the Sundering Sea. But it would give ease to Sam's heart, I'm certain.
Author's reply
Sam will be grateful for whatever glimpse he can get of his loved ones.
echo sackett · 25 October 2012 · Chapter 34: Prophecy
I have always loved stories of Sam and his family. This,...this made my night. you write so I can actually see Sam among the Elves, feel his pain and his...coming to terms with the loss of Frodo.I cannot wait for more.
Author's reply
Thanks so much! Sam is very dear to me and I love writing him and his family. Getting to see him on Tol Eressea, independent and on his own, has been an interesting challenge. I'm glad you're enjoying it.
Larner · 25 October 2012 · Chapter 34: Prophecy
Well, foresight's a chancy business at best. But Frodo had the gift even before they left the Shire, so it's no wonder to learn it strengthened for him in Eressea.
Author's reply
It is chancy, but Frodo knows enough not to read more into his visions than what he sees. They are meant as a comfort, and that's how he receives them.
Antane · 23 October 2012 · Chapter 33: Portraits
How wonderful that Frodo left those painting for his brother! It must have helped him as well and made him feel a little bit still connected with those he loved, even those he never met physically. Namarie, God bless, Antane :)
Author's reply
I'm sure they were a great help to both of them, and Frodo would have taken comfort in knowing they'd be there for Sam, if he eventually came.
Antane · 23 October 2012 · Chapter 34: Prophecy
Love this chapter about this particularly gifted and graced hobbit. :) Namarie, God bless, Antane :)
Author's reply
Frodo's certainly a gem among hobbits, though he'd never think of himself that way - which just proves that he is of course. ;)
Andrea · 23 October 2012 · Chapter 34: Prophecy
He says no more on the matter, the old codger. LOL! But the very same "old codger" will find a way for Sam to see his family, I'm sure. So, be patient, Sam!
Author's reply
Gandalf does love his suspense and surprises. :D And Sam will be patient. He'll find plenty to keep him occupied as he waits.
shirebound · 23 October 2012 · Chapter 34: Prophecy
Dear Gandalf. He's always there for his beloved hobbits.
Author's reply
He most certainly is. Even now, he looks after his hobbits.
Lindelea · 23 October 2012 · Chapter 34: Prophecy
the old codger Laughing in delight! Oh, Sam! Still as plain spoken as ever. I do look forward to whatever Gandalf has in store.
Author's reply
He certainly is! Never saw much point in fancy talk, did our Sam. Gandalf will have quite the surprise for Sam. :)
Larner · 22 October 2012 · Chapter 33: Portraits
Oh, yes--how wonderful! Yes, a perfect gift to receive on this day, the realization the Frodo knew at least in part what was going on at home, through the Palantir of Avallone or perhaps through his own foresight. And through this, Sam's own memories are brought to life, remembering the good times, the joyful, fruitful times, when love surrounded all of them! Excellent!
Author's reply
This is indeed a two-fold discovery isn't it? Sam didn't think to find such wonders and now he has a portrait of his own family to gaze upon - and a very important question to ask Gandalf. :)
Lindelea · 22 October 2012 · Chapter 33: Portraits
Oh, how lovely! To think that Frodo somehow had a way to glimpse the life and loved ones he'd left behind... I just started reading this (don't remember if I'd read any of the previous chapters in the past -- I just now took a peek at the latest two "because they were there") and am quite enjoying Sam's voice, and the pictures he's painting of Frodo's life as he pieces it together. No sorrowful paintings -- that's a hopeful sign of healing... Thanks! Looking forward to catching up on earlier chapters next time.
Author's reply
Hello, friend! Glad to see you're enjoying these last few chapters. :) Frodo has indeed been healed and enjoyed a long and blissful retirement in the Blessed Realm, as Sam continues to discover. :D
Andrea · 22 October 2012 · Chapter 33: Portraits
Wow! That is wonderful! So, Frodo must have found a way to have a look at what the others were doing. Gandalf will know more about it, I'm sure.
Author's reply
Gandalf always knows more than he lets on. ;) Sam will be getting his answers soon enough.
Andrea · 22 October 2012 · Chapter 32: Tracking
Pippin the famous buck! Great that they found him!
Author's reply
Pippin is the most famousest buck in all of Tol Eressea! :) They'll be telling stories about him long after he's gone (of old age, since none will hunt him).
Andrea · 22 October 2012 · Chapter 31: Forest
That is the best Sam (and we) could wish for. Frodo passed away peacefully in his sleep. And the anniversary illnesses were gone. I like the wreath the elves made for Bilbo and Frodo, especially the seashells.
Author's reply
Sam is able to find comfort in that parting now, and it certainly helps to know that he went peacefully and suffered no illnesses. He already has Frodo's word that he was healed, so hearing it from others would only confirm that. Sam would have helped to make the wreath as well. It was just too big for Sam to carry easily. There was supposed to be mention of remnants of other such wreaths there, but the word limit meant that had to be left out.
Dreamflower · 21 October 2012 · Chapter 33: Portraits
That's wonderful! I wonder, did he have prescient dreams of these scenes? Or perhaps he occasionally took a peek in a palantir? I'm so glad your Frodo is an artist! That's a bit of fanon that I love very much!
Author's reply
Your questions have now been answered. :) Frodo would need to find an outlet for that energy after he gave up his scoundrely ways.
shirebound · 21 October 2012 · Chapter 33: Portraits
No memory painted these. How wonderful. There's no end to the joyous surprises Sam is experiencing.
Author's reply
Sam has much to discover still. He does have more to learn than he ever thought possible. :)
Antane · 20 October 2012 · Chapter 31: Forest
How wonderful that Frodo passed happily and peacefully. Love also the recall of that last glimpse of him and Bilbo alive with 'hope in their eyes.' Namarie, God bless, Antane :)
Author's reply
I do believe that's how Frodo would have chosen to go: in the garden surrounded by the statues of his homeland and the flowers he planted himself. Sam has a wonderful last memory of them, doesn't he?
Antane · 20 October 2012 · Chapter 32: Tracking
Yea! He saw 'Pippin'! :) Namarie, God bless, Antane :)
Author's reply
Pippin is the most famousest of deer. Worth missing tea for. :)
Dreamflower · 19 October 2012 · Chapter 32: Tracking
LOL! That last line made me grin so much!
Author's reply
:D And our Pippin will never know there's another Pippin in the Blessed Realm equally as famous. ;)
shirebound · 19 October 2012 · Chapter 32: Tracking
What a sight! It's wonderful to hear Sam laugh. :)
Author's reply
Sam wouldn't have thought to see Pippin, I'm sure. He's having a grand time on the Blessed Isle. :D
Larner · 19 October 2012 · Chapter 32: Tracking
Aha! Found the deer! And he still carries the necklace after all this time? Wonderful!
Author's reply
That necklace is probably deeply entrenched in its antlers by now! lol! He'll never be able to get rid of it now. :D
Larner · 16 October 2012 · Chapter 31: Forest
A good resting place. My markers are nearby the guesthouse where they dwelt, of course, although they actually were buried variously, with nothing really of Frodo left to bury once he quitted his body.
Author's reply
Frodo and Bilbo would have loved the woods, I think. It seems fitting they'd be buried there.
demeter d · 16 October 2012 · Chapter 31: Forest
,,,"about twenty years of your time..." He would not have made one hundred. At this point, he and Sam would have been close to equal in age. I echo Dreamflower and Shirebound's sentiments. The farewell they had already made had been full of hope. That was a lovely way to go out.
Author's reply
Faeglin (I'll blame him rather than my failing to do the math properly before posting) is perhaps being generous here. The calculation of time passage isn't exact, so it probably has been longer than that. I can see Frodo reaching the 80/90 range (making it closer to 30 years) if he's really determined to hang in there, but not much older than that. It is best to remember your loved ones with hope: hope they went on to a better place, hope they found rest there. It's what Sam gave his own family when he left as well.
shirebound · 16 October 2012 · Chapter 31: Forest
If I couldn’t see them one last time, I couldn’t ask for a better parting than the one I’d already had. *sniff* You handled this moment for Sam so gently.
Author's reply
Thanks, dear! Sam is most wise in his own way, as we see here.
Dreamflower · 16 October 2012 · Chapter 31: Forest
Oh, Sam! *sniffle* I love the way you make this work--the idea of Frodo NOT being there for Sam when he sails in the hands of some could be an angst-fest (which really does not suit Sam at all). But this is a Sam who has grown wiser through the years, able to accept the way things are and not rail against them. It's still sad, but it's a lovely and warm kind of sad, if you know what I mean.
Author's reply
Thank you, DF! One of the reasons I added more tribbles than I originally intended (there was only going to be thirty, there's now forty-one) was because it was focusing too much on the more angsty moments - and that's just not Sam. One tribble was so hilariously angsty that I first moved it to the end, then deleted it, then was able to salvage some of it for a whole new tribble that works much better. It's probably my favorite one now. I'll try to remember when we get there to point it out to you.