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The wizard nodded. “Truly, my friend. Hobbits were never an ‘afterthought’ nor created as no more than a solution to a problem. That they turned out to be such a solution, however, is no wonder.” Frodo furrowed his brow. “But why did they not come about until the end of the Second Age?” This question had fretted him more than any of the others. “It was long after the first Singing that Elves awakened at Cuiviénen, and long years passed again ere Men came into the world. Hobbits came when it was their time to come.” Gandalf smiled. “Is it not true among hobbits that the youngest children are the most delightful and the most cherished?” Frodo smiled. “It’s often the case. I know Paladin and Tina did not love Pippin more than his sisters, but they certainly spoiled him more, and his sisters doted on him! And he responded by being a cheerful and happy child.” “There, you see.” “I was an only child though,” said Frodo. “And so was Bilbo. And we never wed. Was—“ he hesitated. This was a fear he’d often had since he’d discovered what the Ring meant. “was that the Ring’s doing? Or was it fate?” “I do not think it was the Ring. Bilbo, after all, was still a bachelor when I first met him—before he ever found the Ring. And Baggins was already a dwindling name. Your cousin Porto never wed either, nor did Lotho.” Gandalf paused a moment. “As for your other question, it may have been destiny— I do not believe it was fate.” |
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