Fair Looks, Foul Hearts: How Frodo Discerned True Friends from Hidden Enemies

All Sauron cares about is that we desire something too much.

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True friends care. They are the true gift of life. That’s why they love you to the point of being scary at times. Frodo said of Aragorn after they first met in the Prancing Pony:

“You have frightened me several times tonight, but never in the way that servants of the Enemy would, or so I imagine. I think one of his spies would — well, seem…