Aeärwen's Little Bits - 11. Betrayed
Frodo stood at the very edge of creation and destruction; below him, the glowing river surged and sprayed upwards. He pulled The Ring from the chain - and The Ring pulled at his mind, making him see it anew.
How could such beauty be so evil? Why could he not use It for the benefit of all?
With It, he could protect the Shire. He - Frodo - could protect all Middle-earth!
Frodo turned to Sam. "I have come, but I do not choose now what I came to do. I will not do this deed. The Ring is mine!"
A/N: Quotation lifted in full from The Return of the King, "Mount Doom"