title: Walking With Frodo: A Devotional Journey Through the Lord of the Rings
author:  Sarah Arthur 
description: is a fun-loving speaker and the best-selling author of 'Walking with Frodo,' among other books. A 20-year youth ministry veteran, she writes and speaks around the country on the role of stories in spiritual formation. She's a member of the Redbud Writers Guild and serves as a consultant for the annual Northern Michigan C.S. Lewis Festival. Sarah lives in Lansing, Michigan, with her two small sons, Micah and Sam, and her husband Tom. saraharthur.com
zlib_text: ### The Lord of the... whatever, Book I, Chapter 12:
  
  ## Flight To The Ford
  
    
  
      
      
        When Frodo came to he was still clutching the folded letter desperately. 
      His companions were stumbling around, feeling for him and cursing him quite
      vividly.
        "Frodo? Fro-o-do?"
        "Frodo! Frodo! Where is that addlepate?"
        "Master Frodo! Master! Oh, Frodo, me dear, me dear! This is your Sam
      calling for you! You still owe me two weeks' wages, dammit!"
        "You should have agreed to suck his fingers," mumbled Strider.
        "You're a fine one to scold!" flared Sam, whose suspicions of Strider had
      been amply confirmed. "Don't you think I realize you helped those Riders
      find us? Did they bribe you to do so?"
        "Er... yes," said Stider. "I have to get money from somewhere, and you
      cheapskates are not directly assisting."
        "Traitor!" shouted Frodo. They all turned towards the sound of his voice.
        "All right, Frodo," said Morrie coldly. "You ca