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The Tenth Walker  by Lindelea
Bill the Pony gave my elbow yet another nudge this morning, causing me to spill my tea, and he licked up all the sugar from the bowl, and is likely to make a complete nuisance of himself if I don't write down his story. Chapters are about as long as a pony's attention span. New: The Watcher in the Water makes its appearance. Final chapter posted. TBC in The Way Home.
Status: Complete
	Chapter	Reviews
	Chapter Prologue: Prologue	18
	Chapter  1: We take our leave of Bree	15
	Chapter  2: We leave the Road	13
	Chapter  3: We enter the pathless wilderness, no longer on solid ground	17
	Chapter  4: We share and share alike	12
	Chapter  5: We go from uncertain ground... to uncertain ground	10
	Chapter  6: We make our way towards Weathertop	13
	Chapter  7: We continue towards Weathertop	11
	Chapter  8: Six days out from Bree; we reach the feet of the western slopes and travel on	8
	Chapter  9: We explore a grassy hollow	10
	Chapter 10: We take a bite and consider	11
	Chapter 11: We are overcome on Weathertop	14
	Chapter 12: We elect to leave the dell	13
	Chapter 13: We cross the Road into a wild and pathless land	8
	Chapter 14: We climb a long rise and contemplate the Road once more	11
	Chapter 15: We cross the Last Bridge	6
	Chapter 16: We pick our way through a pathless country	7
	Chapter 17: A soaking rain begins	8
	Chapter 18: We are forced to turn away northwards out of our course	7
	Chapter 19: We eat a cold and comfortless breakfast	8
	Chapter 20: We follow a promising valley, but it proves false at the last	7
	Chapter 21: We begin an impossible climb	9
	Chapter 22: We reach the top of the ridge	6
	Chapter 23: We pass a cold and windswept night	7
	Chapter 24: Things are looking up; we are moving steadily down	5
	Chapter 25: Trolls!	8
	Chapter 26: We descend toward certain death	4
	Chapter 27: We encounter... trolls at close quarters	7
	Chapter 28: We find a temporary resting place	9
	Chapter 29: Well-rested, we return to our journey	7
	Chapter 30: We travel upon the Road once more	5
	Chapter 31: We meet hope unlooked for, aid unexpected	11
	Chapter 32: Not yet pursued, we run	5
	Chapter 33: The Road goes ever on	4
	Chapter 34: We reach the limits of endurance, still a day from the Ford	9
	Chapter 35: On to the Ford, at our best speed (or hobble)	8
	Chapter 36: At the Enemy's attack, we make our stand	6
	Chapter 37: The waters recede, and we cross over	8
	Chapter 38: We mourn our loss, but worse is yet to come	8
	Chapter 39: We pick ourselves up, for we dare not tarry	4
	Chapter 40: Surrounded, and then left behind	7
	Chapter 41: I follow after	5
	Chapter 42: We arrive... at my new home?	8
	Chapter 43: Restless, I find some sort of rest at last	8
	Chapter 44: Many meetings	7
	Chapter 45: I muse about leave-taking	4
	Chapter 46: More travellers arrive	5
	Chapter 47: At long last, I know contentment	8
	Chapter 48: I hear some news of the Master, but want more	4
	Chapter 49: A merry meeting	6
	Chapter 50: We think thoughts of home	7
	Chapter 51: I am bid a disquieting farewell	6
	Chapter 52: I lend a listening ear	7
	Chapter 53: I blot my copybook	6
	Chapter 54: I am off my feed	7
	Chapter 55: The days grow shorter	7
	Chapter 56: I meet an old man who is more than he seems	6
	Chapter 57: I take part in a curious conversation	5
	Chapter 58: Scouts return and we hear news of the outside world	7
	Chapter 59: I make my wishes known	7
	Chapter 60: We make preparations	5
	Chapter 61: I am offered one last chance	4
	Chapter 62: Comfort, and a blessing to go on	7
Chapter 63: We stand before the door and think of things forgotten	9
Chapter 64: We depart and begin a long climb	5
Chapter 65: We leave the Valley behind	7
Chapter 66: We reach the Ford, and pause for refreshment	5
Chapter 67: We walk through a long, cold night	8
Chapter 68: We pause, and Master expresses consternation	6
Chapter 69: We find a resting place for our first night... er... day	6
Chapter 70: We take supper and breakfast and go to our rest	5
Chapter 71: We ponder the abilities of hobbits	4
Chapter 72: We prepare to move on	5
Chapter 73: We follow faithless paths in a windswept wilderness	2
Chapter 74: We follow winding paths to sheer falls, and swamps	4
Chapter 75: Disaster nearly strikes	6
Chapter 76: We remember past celebrations	4
Chapter 77: We have a celebration of our own	3
Chapter 78: We stumble over rough paths through the darkness	4
Chapter 79: Second day of the New Year, same as the first, a little more sleet, weather a little bit worse	7
Chapter 80: Another day, another dollop of this and that	6
Chapter 81: We find rest along the way	5
Chapter 82: We make a long and stumbling night-march	4
Chapter 83: We reach the top of a low ridge in the dawning	4
Chapter 84: We contemplate mountains, valleys, and lost and present Elves	5
Chapter 85: We move down into the valley of the forgotten Elves	6
Chapter 86: We find a resting place amidst the holly	4
Chapter 87: We make good use of our rest	5
Chapter 88: We take warning from our surroundings	5
Chapter 89: We set the watch	8
Chapter 90: Some thoughts on the hazards of quiet meadows	5
Chapter 91: Our plans change	6
Chapter 92: We endure disappointment for the sake of necessity	5
Chapter 93: We bid Hollin goodbye	3
Chapter 94: Some thoughts on the care and keeping of hobbits	3
Chapter 95: We tread an ancient road	4
Chapter 96: We consider names and books and things	2
Chapter 97: We make our own hiding places	4
Chapter 98: We wind through the hills, climbing higher	4
Chapter 99: We pause to consider	2
Chapter 100: A decision is made, and I am at first happy, then sad and confused	4
Chapter 101: We begin our climb, and pause for a rest	4
Chapter 102: We climb a sharp slope, but that is not the worst of it	3
Chapter 103: A snowfall begins	4
Chapter 104: We play ‘I hide and you seek me’ with the wind and snow	4
Chapter 105: The storm grows ever worse	3
Chapter 106: We stop and find ‘shelter’	6
Chapter 107: We have leave to kindle fire, but cannot	10
Chapter 108: Our wood, the Wood Elf and thoughts of other woods	6
Chapter 109: An eye-opener, and no mistake	4
Chapter 110: We contemplate descent by various means	4
Chapter 111: What goes up must come down, or so they say, though perhaps not in polite company	8
Chapter 112: Swimming and Sailing and Flying, O my!	5
Chapter 113: Some thoughts on modes of travel	4
Chapter 114: That which is made up must go down in the end, after all	2
Chapter 115: Conversing (or not) with Dwarves	4
Chapter 116: We reach the bottom of the Mountain	2
Chapter 117: No rest for the weary	2
Chapter 118: We have a council	1
Chapter 119: Wolves and Wargs!	4
Chapter 120: Perhaps the waiting is the most difficult part...	1
Chapter 121: An eye-opener, and no mistake!	2
Chapter 122: We stumble about in a barren land	1
Chapter 123: Tall Hat finds our chosen path	4
Chapter 124: In haste, we climb a winding slope	4
Chapter 125: We cross a stagnant stream	3
Chapter 126: I receive words of guard and guiding	3
Chapter 127: Tall Hat knocks upon the doors with words (but not with Youngest hobbit's head)	3
Chapter 128: The doors open	3
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