"I suppose that's true enough," Sam agrees, smiling reassuringly at her as he lets his hair fall to cover the scar again. "You should see Strider! He looks foul and feels fair, as he put it: not like a hero at all! Why I didn't trust him a bit, when we met him in Bree, he looked such a scoundrel. But he proved his worth and protected us, all the way to the River; there's no one I'd rather have to look after me, nor Mr. Frodo."