by Coriandra
I would have a portrait of the Shire made and give
it to him, Frodo thought, so he could see where
we Hobbits came from and part of what we fight to
protect. And what would I give to Gimli? Something
made of stone, of course. As he thought about
this, he decided he would have had a lantern made for
Gimli, craved out of solid rock. That would be
appealing and practical at the same time.
I would have had to start my birthday shopping
early to get just the right things, he thought
with some amusement. And whom would I still have
to get gifts for? Oh yes: Sam and Aragorn.
Aragorn. Frodo owed that Ranger his very life, he
realized with tears coming to his eyes. No present
he could imagine would be good enough, but he would
settle for something highly symbolic. An Athelas
leaf, no question about it. Frodo would have had an
Athelas leaf encased in fine crystal and made into a
pendant that he would give to Aragorn, hoping it would
always remind him of what he had done for Frodo.
And Sam, dear Sam. Aragorn had saved Frodo's life by
driving away the Nazguls and treating his wound with
Athelas, but it was Sam's loving support and
encouragement that had given him the strength to hold
on during the darkest hour of life. What could Frodo
do that would even being to reward him, he wondered.
I could give him a flask Miruvor, Frodo thought.
And what else give him? Well ... I could make him my
sole heir. Yes, that's just what I would do, and
that's just what I will do if we make it back
to the Shire.