Summary

Following the footsteps of Bilbo, Frodo makes arrangements to leave the Shire on his fiftieth birthday. With the pretense of settling at Buckland in a house in the eastern borders of the Shire, Frodo sets out with Pippin and Sam. They encounter a rider dressed in black who seems to be searching for something. Frodo has an urge to put on his ring and disappear but just as he starts to, the man rides off. As they travel on, they are forced to hide once again from a Black Rider, but are saved by the voices of Elves. The Elves know Bilbo and offer the trio lodging and food for the night. Gildor, the leader of the company of Elves, tells Frodo that the Black Riders are servants of the Enemy and promises to send...