Aeärwen's Little Bits - 10. Did You Know
He hadn't thought to see her again, yet there she was, standing next to Master Elrond and Gandalf, all of them awaiting the signal to board the ship. So much was about to be lost forever.
Shyly he approached, and Elrond backed away discretely so he could say the words in his heart.
"Master Gamgee," Galadriel greeted him.
"I wanted to thank you," he muttered. "For your gift, I mean. Did you know?"
"Know what?"
"How much it would be needed, to restore the Shire?"
Grey eyes twinkled, and her answering smile was as enigmatic as ever. "Namarië, Samwise Gamgee."