Morning Mist and Silver Sun by StarSpray

Under the Willow Tree

for the instadrabble prompts: river, book, scar, hollow

There was a willow tree growing beside a small river that wound its way through Tol Eressëa, and at its base was a nice hollow, perfect for a hobbit to sit and watch the water, or perhaps read a book. The willow tree itself was sweet as could be, Frodo was assured. He had been a bit worried, after that business with Old Man Willow.

He rubbed at the scar over where his missing finger had been, as he sat and thought about the Old Forest, and Tom Bombadil, and the Shire, where it was harvest-time now, and his friends…