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Chapter art originally posted alongside the Chapter 14 update post on my Tumblr.

I'm being more selective about posting these & saying less about them because I've reached the point of the story where I don't want to tell you what happens, in case you check out the story. I don't want to spoil things too much - I don't always care that much about giving spoilers for niche little fan projects like this but I think a big part of the enjoyment of this type of character study is not knowing what the character will do or where he'll end up. (At least, the comments on the fic seemed to indicate that people were enjoying not having more than a general idea of where it was headed.)

Anyway, in this chapter Gollum and Frodo are having an awkward conversation which is not important enough to be much of a spoiler. Frodo doesn't have a huge role in this story because he needs a break. he just really needs a break

Gollum hopped up onto the other chair and rested his chin on the table. "Where is Sam?"
"He is sleeping. I did not wish to wake him."
Gollum blinked and sat up. "He will not be pleased to know you came here alone. Not pleased at all."
"He will not be angry, if that's what you mean," said Frodo. "But he will be anxious if he wakes and I am not there, so I ought not to stay long."
"You ought not be going about alone."
"Why not, Sméagol?"
"You never knows who's about," said Gollum. "Nasty peoples, maybe."
"Well!" Frodo said. "I have had this conversation before but I did not expect to have it with you. I assure you I do not need a guard."
"Didn't say nothing about guardses," said Gollum. "They are not very good, no, Men is all half-blind but for the King; but you are going about without even your Sam, and that is not needed at all, when he will go anywhere with you, even to the fire, yes, and he would go with you now whether he is sleeping or not, and he will say 'why didn't you wake me, Mr. Frodo, when I was sleeping just there and would have gone with you and instead you was all alone with nasty Sméagol', and there are nastier things than Sméagol. Much nastier, yes, but if you do not want to listen to us anymore we cannot make you."
Frodo looked at him oddly. "I dare say you are trying to help me in your fashion," he said at length.

Description

Chapter art originally posted alongside the Chapter 14 update post on my Tumblr.

I'm being more selective about posting these & saying less about them because I've reached the point of the story where I don't want to tell you what happens, in case you check out the story. I don't want to spoil things too much - I don't always care that much about giving spoilers for niche little fan projects like this but I think a big part of the enjoyment of this type of character study is not knowing what the character will do or where he'll end up. (At least, the comments on the fic seemed to indicate that people were enjoying not having more than a general idea of where it was headed.)

Anyway, in this chapter Gollum and Frodo are having an awkward conversation which is not important enough to be much of a spoiler. Frodo doesn't have a huge role in this story because he needs a break. he just really needs a break

Gollum hopped up onto the other chair and rested his chin on the table. "Where is Sam?"
"He is sleeping. I did not wish to wake him."
Gollum blinked and sat up. "He will not be pleased to know you came here alone. Not pleased at all."
"He will not be angry, if that's what you mean," said Frodo. "But he will be anxious if he wakes and I am not there, so I ought not to stay long."
"You ought not be going about alone."
"Why not, Sméagol?"
"You never knows who's about," said Gollum. "Nasty peoples, maybe."
"Well!" Frodo said. "I have had this conversation before but I did not expect to have it with you. I assure you I do not need a guard."
"Didn't say nothing about guardses," said Gollum. "They are not very good, no, Men is all half-blind but for the King; but you are going about without even your Sam, and that is not needed at all, when he will go anywhere with you, even to the fire, yes, and he would go with you now whether he is sleeping or not, and he will say 'why didn't you wake me, Mr. Frodo, when I was sleeping just there and would have gone with you and instead you was all alone with nasty Sméagol', and there are nastier things than Sméagol. Much nastier, yes, but if you do not want to listen to us anymore we cannot make you."
Frodo looked at him oddly. "I dare say you are trying to help me in your fashion," he said at length.