Another LOTR Read-Along: The Houses of Healing (ROTK 5, 8)

This is my favorite chapter in The Return of the King. It vies for my favorite in the whole trilogy. I love it so much, I usually read it twice before I move on to the rest of the book! Completely wonderful.

It starts out with Pippin and Merry reunited at last, which brings me great joy. Then Gandalf comes to find Merry and takes him up to the Houses of Healing himself. Love it! I get so happy when mighty and important people trouble themselves about seemingly small and insignificant people. O...