The epilogue takes place less than twenty years after Frodo's sailing, considering Elanor is fifteen years old when it takes place. Less than two decades, and about five decades before actually he joins Frodo and yet he hears it. Loud and clear. It took elves thousands of years to and the possibility of eternal corruption to feel the urge to sail to Valinor, and yet it took Sam less than twenty years without Frodo to feel the physical manifestation of his longing for him.

It's something that shouldn't happen by any possible means: he's not and elf and Valinor isn't his homeland, there is no danger for him for staying in the Shire and he overall lives his almost perfect, peaceful life, and definitely isn't something that's supposed to happen so soon after the event that caused it in the first place.. There's no tangible Reason for it to happen and it happen the way it did, and yet it is there. And it's so utterly unique and absolutely devastating. Him hearing its call despite having so much left to do and so much people to care for and love. And yet. And yet.

Because he knows it's not his time, but his heart doesn't and neither does the sea.

The epilogue takes place less than twenty years after Frodo's sailing, considering Elanor is fifteen years old when it takes place. Less than two decades, and about five decades before actually he joins Frodo and yet he hears it. Loud and clear. It took elves thousands of years to and the possibility of eternal corruption to feel the urge to sail to Valinor, and yet it took Sam less than twenty years without Frodo to feel the physical manifestation of his longing for him.

It's something that shouldn't happen by any possible means: he's not and elf and Valinor isn't his homeland, there is no danger for him for staying in the Shire and he overall lives his almost perfect, peaceful life, and definitely isn't something that's supposed to happen so soon after the event that caused it in the first place.. There's no tangible Reason for it to happen and it happen the way it did, and yet it is there. And it's so utterly unique and absolutely devastating. Him hearing its call despite having so much left to do and so much people to care for and love. And yet. And yet.

Because he knows it's not his time, but his heart doesn't and neither does the sea.

Based on this post by @immortalbeingthatiam

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