The Collection of The End

—Third Age, 3018, September 29 —

Burri, Prancing Horse Inn.

Aragorn was sitting in a corner of the hotel in a hood, closing his eyes.

A few days ago, Gandalf, who had always seen the dragon and missed the end, returned to the team again, but after leaving a bad news and a task that could not be denied, he ran away on a horse starry night.

He confirmed that the "invisibility ring" held by his old friend Bilbo Baggins was actually the Supreme Lord of the Rings, and asked Aragorn to **** Frodo Baggins with that ring to Rivendell.

In this regard, Aragorn has only one idea-can you not just catch the Baggins?

To be honest, as the future King Gondor, he also cannot let Demon Lord Sauron be resurrected by the Lord of the Rings. This task must be completed.

However, this place in Burri is different from the Northern Kingdom, the Great Wilderness, Gondor, and Rohan. It repels all outsiders. If you take the entire battle group with you, you are afraid to fight with the guards there. "Famous carrot lovers", that's pretty awesome.

In the end, he had to disguise himself and enter the town as unobtrusively as possible, rushing to take the dwarves away before the ring spirits found them.

"Oh~ look at who this is? Four young hobbit masters, what can the old chrysanthemum help you?"

"We are friends of Gandalf, Gandalf the Grey, can you tell him that we are here?"

The slick voice of the innkeeper and the soft voice characteristic of the hobbit attracted Aragorn's attention.

Four? He looked at the four little men who didn't know what low-key was.

Gandalf clearly said that there were only two hobbits escorting the ring, and the two more were mostly attracted by the natural adventurous spirit of this race.

"Oh? The old wizard in gray clothes with a pointed hat? I haven't seen him for half a year. Do you need to open a hobbit room and wait for him here?" The boss tried to make a deal.

"No, we..."

"Please open a room for us. My name is ‘Underhill’. If Gandalf comes, please tell him this name."

The Hobbit in the lead prevented his companions from speaking, and then reported a false name.

Oh, of course it is a false name. The so-called "under the mountain" implies that Bilbo Baggins quelled the Battle of the Five Armies in the Lonely Mountain. It also implies that the hobbit houses are all caves.

These little guys are not bad, Aragorn lowered his hood a little bit, and when there are fewer people, let's get in touch with them.

—

He withdrew his previous thoughts, these little guys are all unreliable except for the leader Frodo Baggins.

In order to avoid arousing suspicion, it’s okay for Fro to order more food, but the guy named Sam turned the cart before the horse by ignoring the surroundings and eating hard. There is also a nervous expression on Meili, whose expression is the same as that of everyone around him. And Pippin, who started talking about it after drinking two cans of ale—well, yes, these names are all Pippin said, as if others care about Frodo being his second uncle.

"What... Baggins? Didn't I say? Baggins is—" "Pippin!"

When Pippin was about to tell the rumors of the "Charre's Baggins" that the black knight was looking for under the influence of alcohol, Frodo stopped him loudly and strode over to try to drag him away.

Unfortunately, he is not a big stepper. As a hobbit, he can take such big steps—

Huh-huh!

Frodo didn't take two steps, he stepped on the cheese that he didn't know who fell on the ground, and fell on his back. At the same time, he originally hung the gold that he wore on his neck as a pendant. The ring also flew out.

This thing can sell for about 500 dinars, or 750 for bargaining.

Aragorn stared at the golden ring flying in the air and quickly completed the valuation.

Snapped.

Then, the ring fell into the palm of his hand that he had just unconsciously opened.

Heh... really interesting.

"If you want to get your'heirloom' back," Aragorn stood up and said to the hobbit who was staring at him like an enemy: "Just follow me."

With a flick of his cloak, he clasped the ring and walked to the second-floor guest room.

【—】

Humph.

Supreme Lord of the Rings, but so.

—

"Please return that ring to me,'Strider'."

When the four hobbits chased Aragorn to a guest room, they had found various weapons from nowhere. Sam was holding a rake, Meri was carrying a shovel, and Piping was carrying a stick. , Only Frodo held the candlestick, looked calm, and reported Aragorn's nickname.

"If you can't take good care of it, I don't mind changing to a'guardian of the ring'," Aragorn spread out his hand and threw the Supreme Lord of the Ring casually: "You can make it fly out after a fall. I doubt you. Can you complete the task that Gandalf entrusted to you."

"Hi..." "Ah..."

Meri and Pippin obviously saw the Supreme Lord of the Rings for the first time, and their eyes couldn't help but move with the golden ring that fluttered and fell.

"Obviously, the companion you chose is not that good." Aragorn glanced at them.

"You have been affected by the Supreme Lord of the Rings. Any idea you want to keep holding it is what it makes you think." Frodo stared at Aragorn: "If you want to deny this, please give me anything One reason you should give it to me."

"This is sophistry," Aragorn grinned, "I can also say the same. Any idea that makes you ask for a ring reasonably is what the ring makes you think. Please name any reason why I shouldn't give it to you. ?"

"..." Frodo was startled slightly, then went silent.

"Hey, stop talking nonsense, I only know that the ring was owned by Frodo half an hour ago. If you are lazy and don't return it, you can taste the gardener's rake!" The chubby Hobbit began to wave his farm tools.

"You don't seem to be affected by the Lord of the Rings, but a gardener..." Aragorn looked at Sam thoughtfully.

"I thought about the reason why you shouldn't return the ring to me," Frodo raised his head and looked at Aragorn: "Are you sure you want to listen?"

"Tell me? Maybe after I listened, I thought it made sense and I really stayed?" Aragorn dropped the Lord of the Rings again.

"You accepted my ring, which is equivalent to accepting my marriage proposal," the Hobbit said. "Please be sure to wear it all the time."

"..." X3

Frodo's hobbit friends were stunned.

Aragorn shook his hand and threw the gold ring toward Frodo: "Take it! Take it! If Twilight Star misunderstands me, I'll be dead!"

"..." Frodo took the ring, stringed it on the necklace, and then said: "So did you reject me?"

"Yes, ah, no, no! I have nothing to do with you!" Aragorn gaped, stammered a few words, then pulled out his sword, and pointed at Sam, Meri and Pippin: "You didn't hear anything today! "

The hobbit nodded like garlic.