My dear Bilbo - for friends may call each other by their first names. I am honored that you have embraced my small tale of your last days in Middle-earth and your voyage over the Sundering Sea. Without your inspiration, your gentle kindness, and your extreme generosity, I would have had no tale to tell. Thank you for sharing your Great Adventures with me and allowing me, in turn, to share them with others.

- Erulisse (one L)