There is quite a masterful blending of book and movie canon and a bit of au in your story. I very much like the way you've included scenes we hope to see (when the witch king confronts Gandalf) in the EE and some of the book story to make the madness of Denethor realistic, understandable, and to a degree, pitiable. He almost comes back, several times, but his end is inevitable, and strong emotions are invoked by your writing. I am eagerly looking forward to see what you do with the scenes of Merry and Pippin's reunion. Do you have future plans for the palantir, as Beregond has rescued it so it remains usable?
Author Reply: Well, yes, maybe. Frankly it depends. |
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