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| Growing by catpetal | 2 Review(s) |
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| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 8/15/2005 |
| Death would be tough for a child raised among elves. They do see it, obviously. They hunt, after all. And Estel's mother is dead in your universe, I think. But it still might feel unnatural. Author Reply: As I understand it, Elrond is not actually immortal, in that while he chose the life of the Eldar when given that choice, he can still choose to die. Course I may be completely wrong on that! But I think that's true of the twins, too - I seem to remember reading that somewhere. Legolas, of course, really should struggle with the idea of death through natural ageing - that simply is not going to happen to him. Nevertheless, I am sure you are right, and that Elrond would find it very difficult indeed to appreciate Estel's feelings at this loss. Yes, Gilraen is definitely dead, but Estel was too young to know her - in my universe! Sorry, Tolkien. | |
| insignia | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 8/15/2005 |
| hi Much enjoyed your story so far. Nice kind of family relationships, and your characters show that they care greatly about their youngest. Seemed also quite real in terms of how a child of that age would respond and the additional load on Aragorn re Elrond's expectations is nicely shown. A little bit of humour might be nice at some point to lighten the events in this chapter up... ? And I often wonder if there are any females in Rivendell. Some sort of female influence on the young Aragorn would be interesting. Females in Rivendell don't seem to feature in many fanfics, unless it's Arwen (not appropriate here, of course). And Gilraen seems to be somewhere else in your story, or is she deceased? I look forward to your next instalment. insignia Author Reply: Thanks very much for the detailed comments - they are most helpful and encouraging. There is humour in the story, I promise - well, I hope there is! Just not in this chapter, I think. It begins seriously but there are lighter moments. And yes, I am a little worried that there is no female influence here. It just doesn't seem to fit this particular story, though I have no idea why. Maybe I will work on that in future chapters. I have omitted Gilraen, too, which perhaps I should have noted in the story description. Somehow, quite unfairly I am sure, she seems in my imagination something of a killjoy. Not much of an excuse, I know, but there it is! I hope you continue to enjoy the story. I have enjoyed developing this little world very much and I am glad to have an audience for my ramblings :) | |