Homecomings

By the stars, you're taller than any hobbit I've ever seen. This is more than a normal tween growth spurt. Do they put something in the water in foreign lands to make you grow taller?

We've had enough gangly Men here. Not in Tookland -- trust us better than that! -- but the rest of the Shire has seen too many.

Yet you are no Man. I see the twinkle in your eyes and know that you're still my son. While many things are different, and we'll smoke many pipes together until I've heard them all, that hasn't changed. It never will.