"As does Eärendil himself, Master Baggins." It's decidedly less heavenly than it sounds, alas, and she would hardly recommend it. But their preferences had little to do with their current circumstances, it seemed.

Including their preferences for company. Oh, Frodo. There is little he could have said to break her heart more than to ask to wait for Sam. They had undertaken a great burden together, she knew, and to have them parted before their task was ended seemed terribly cruel.

"I am afraid that you will not find him. We are, most oft, brought here alone."