Frodo did not know why he was so reluctant to leave Lorien: how he had grown to love it, there was no real answer. Perhaps it was the knowing of seeking refuge there, after the terrible happenings of Moria. Perhaps it was the elves, or the Lady Galadriel's mirror. Frodo did not know, but he had left Lorien, and was reluctant in doing so.

In this manner of deep thought, Frodo had not realised that he had wandered away from the rest of the Fellowship. He struggled through the greenery of the forest, unaware of his actions.

It was not until then that the sharp bite of reality came suddenly back to him when a cloak was thrown fiercely over his head.