Oh, this is so sweet and gentle. I love how attentive and observant the King is with Pippin, and how he knows just what will make him feel better!
Perhaps it had not been the Tea that Pippin had longed for, but like so many memories from the Quest, it was one he would cherish for the rest of his days. And perhaps, once he was snuggled safe back home, wrapped in his blankets, he may even find himself longing for another Tea with his King.
That's the dichotomy of what the Quest did to the hobbits-- they have a home and family in the Shire, but now they also have another "home" and another "family" in the Wide World as well. And glad as they'll be to get home, they will miss their Bigger friends immensely!
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Date: 2010-08-21 09:51 pm (UTC)Perhaps it had not been the Tea that Pippin had longed for, but like so many memories from the Quest, it was one he would cherish for the rest of his days. And perhaps, once he was snuggled safe back home, wrapped in his blankets, he may even find himself longing for another Tea with his King.
That's the dichotomy of what the Quest did to the hobbits-- they have a home and family in the Shire, but now they also have another "home" and another "family" in the Wide World as well. And glad as they'll be to get home, they will miss their Bigger friends immensely!