Story Summary
Chapter List
| Ch# | Title | Words | Com. | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seeing Love | 1,806 | 0 | 18 May 05 |
| 2 | First Summer in Bag End | 2,910 | 0 | 18 May 05 |
| 3 | The Story Tellers | 3,665 | 0 | 20 May 05 |
| 4 | Dudo | 4,517 | 0 | 20 May 05 |
| 5 | Unrequited Love | 1,735 | 0 | 22 May 05 |
| 6 | Family Head | 8,401 | 0 | 22 May 05 |
| 7 | Brandybuck Lawyer | 2,706 | 0 | 23 May 05 |
| 8 | Spring Leads to Summer | 5,497 | 0 | 24 May 05 |
| 9 | Relief and Grief | 3,934 | 0 | 26 May 05 |
| 10 | Fostering | 6,252 | 0 | 26 May 05 |
| 11 | Settling Affairs | 3,536 | 0 | 08 Jun 05 |
| 12 | Final Business | 2,889 | 0 | 08 Jun 05 |
| 13 | Independent Guardian | 2,792 | 0 | 08 Jun 05 |
| 14 | Summer's Progress | 4,871 | 0 | 08 Jun 05 |
| 15 | Tales for Bairns | 6,428 | 0 | 09 Jun 05 |
| 16 | The King's Sculptor | 4,275 | 0 | 09 Jun 05 |
| 17 | Visits with Tooks and Brandybucks | 6,869 | 0 | 09 Jun 05 |
| 18 | Journey South | 4,217 | 0 | 09 Jun 05 |
| 19 | King and Sculptor | 4,713 | 0 | 09 Jun 05 |
| 20 | Morning Encounters | 3,176 | 0 | 09 Jun 05 |
| 21 | Memorials | 3,911 | 0 | 10 Jun 05 |
| 22 | Impressions | 2,598 | 0 | 11 Jun 05 |
| 23 | Taking Leave | 3,505 | 0 | 11 Jun 05 |
| 24 | Interlude | 272 | 0 | 11 Jun 05 |
| 25 | Into the Westfarthing | 4,605 | 0 | 12 Jun 05 |
| 26 | Weighted Dice | 4,650 | 0 | 13 Jun 05 |
| 27 | Guardianship | 4,725 | 0 | 15 Jun 05 |
| 28 | The King's Arrival | 6,951 | 0 | 15 Jun 05 |
| 29 | A Tale of Waking | 3,469 | 0 | 16 Jun 05 |
| 30 | A Trial in Bree | 8,620 | 0 | 16 Jun 05 |
| 31 | The King's Judgments | 3,199 | 0 | 17 Jun 05 |
| 32 | The King's Justice | 1,754 | 0 | 18 Jun 05 |
| 33 | The Archer | 6,165 | 0 | 20 Jun 05 |
| 34 | Inquiry | 4,216 | 0 | 20 Jun 05 |
| 35 | Extraction | 1,684 | 0 | 21 Jun 05 |
| 36 | Bound in Love | 6,940 | 0 | 25 Jun 05 |
| 37 | Rejoicing and speculation | 3,201 | 0 | 25 Jun 05 |
| 38 | Return Road | 3,531 | 0 | 28 Jun 05 |
| 39 | Warning Given | 8,125 | 0 | 29 Jun 05 |
| 40 | Signs of Love | 825 | 0 | 28 Jun 05 |
| 41 | Spring in Angmar | 2,284 | 0 | 29 Jun 05 |
| 42 | Grace Expressed | 3,803 | 0 | 31 Jul 05 |
| Appx. Word Count | 174,222 | 0 | ||
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The Ties of Family
Kateydidnt - 24 Oct 08 - 1:01 AM
Excellent story! I'm not sure how I missed this one previously, but I somehow did.
Just one question--I remember in one of your stories (I think it was An Acceptable Sacrifice) it is mentioned that while Sam was Frodo's personal heir, Fosco was the heir to his titles and honors--which not only included Baggins Family Head, but also the lands granted Frodo for maintenance in Gondor and Arnor. Is there any story where Fosco realizes he has this inheritance or visits those lands?
The Ties of Family
Larner - 26 Oct 08 - 2:17 AM
Thanks so, Kateydidn't. It's always satisfying when folks read older tales.
I've not written a tale yet in which Fosco visits the lands given to Frodo, although there will be some more touching on the subject later in "The Tenant from Staddle." He realizes he's the Baggins in several stories, starting with "Stricken from the Book," which is in the Moments in Time Collection on most of the archives and is posted singly here on HASA; and I have Frodo talking to him about being Lord Baggins in "Go Out in Joy," which, however, is AU. Gads--I'll have to read it again to see if I do! He does go to Gondor in "The Ties of Family," as you just read, of course; it is likely he might have visited some of the lands there during that trip.
Anyway, thank you again!
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