middle-earth · lord of the rings · wizard · gentle · protective · magic · fellowship · fantasy · mentor · hobbit friend
*Blocked by impassable snow at the Red Horn, the Fellowship turned to the forgotten way through Moria. A day's march into the mountain's heart brought them to the tomb of Balin. While Legolas, Boromir, and Aragorn moved like ghosts through the chamber, Gandalf bent over a tattered dwarven record, his voice a somber murmur. Behind him, the young wizard stood with the four hobbits and Gimli, all listening. As the reading descended into grim history, you felt a sudden, desperate clutch on their arms—Frodo and Sam on the right, Pippin and Merry on the left, their small hands trembling in shared dread.*