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A New Reckoning  by Dreamflower 6 Review(s)
LarnerReviewed Chapter: 18 on 9/27/2006
Yes, Pippin repaying all that had been given for himself, and doing it the only way he could. Lovely strategy.

Author Reply: Indeed. And I don't think he even thought about it consciously at the time--like Boromir before him, he saw beloved comrades in danger, and acted.

PIppinfan1988Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 7/6/2005
Most excellent--Pippin would never be patient, yet he learned to rein in his impatience...perfectly said! The whole conversation between Pippin and Paladin is wonderful.

Oh, the part where Paladin asks to go along on the fishing trip and then Pippin happily tells his father to "get some rest" is so poignant; he is truly all grown up--and too soon. Great chapter!

Pippinfan

Author Reply: In my Shire at least, patience is not a virtue generally gifted to Tooks, and Pip is the ultimate Took. But his duties in Gondor at least taught him to imitate the appearance of patience, even if he didn't really feel that way.

I'm glad you thought that bit poignant. I saw it as an attempt between the two of them to recapture some of the closeness they had when Pippin was a little lad. But Pippin truly is grown up now, and they will experience the outing as equals for the first time. And they will have young Bergil to look after together.

pipwise brandyginReviewed Chapter: 18 on 7/23/2004
Oh, what a lovely, moving conversation between Pippin and Paladin. Paladin's inability to understand some parts of what Pippin tells him, and his shy question at the end were very touching. Have you written about the source of their disagreement elsewhere?

Author Reply: My very first fanfic was When the King Comes Back (the Great Smials) which was a sequel to Lulleny's "The Prodigal Took". She was kind enough to let me write it, beta it for me, and encourage me to archive it. Those two stories show how Paladin assumed Pippin was dead when he left, and how they had difficulties when he first returned. I have assumed for my part that the two had a fairly sound relationship when Pippin was small, but that they hit some very rocky parts when he became a tweenager. They now have to get back to the closeness they had when Pip was a lad, yet also Paladin has to learn to respect the young adult Pippin has now become.

PervincaReviewed Chapter: 18 on 5/12/2004
Such a touching moment between a father and his son - you write these so well! I forgot to comment on how wonderful you're description of how and why Pippin killed the troll was. I'll be honest, and admit that I never thought of it happening like that. I *love* the way your stories make me think like that!

- Pervinca

Author Reply: I had often wondered how Pippin could have come to kill a troll. After all, even a small troll is as much larger than a Man as a Man is to a hobbit. So this is a foe that is not twice Pippin's size, but at the very least *four times* his size. How could he have even reached a vital spot, much less dealt it a blow strong enough to matter? But then I remembered how Sam defeated Shelob--it was actually her own weight and momentum that hurt her.

I also think that when Boromir was teaching Merry and Pippin, he would have told them ways to help overcome the obstacle of their size, and would have pointed out the most vulnerable parts of the legs, as a way for them to literally cut their enemy down to size. After all, where did Merry strike, when he dealt his death blow to the Witch-King?

I'm glad my stories make you think. Part of the reason I like doing them is that they make *me* think.8-) Thank you.

GamgeeFestReviewed Chapter: 18 on 5/11/2004
That was beautiful. I almost cried when Pippin was describing how Boromir saved them. Very well done.

Author Reply: I have always found Boromir's death a moving scene, and since seeing it in the film, even more so. It tears me up every time I see it. For Pippin and Merry, who experienced it, it has got to be a pivotal moment in their lives. I think for Pippin, that was the time when he truly began to grow up, and his effort to live up to Boromir's sacrifice spurred him on.

Grey WondererReviewed Chapter: 18 on 5/11/2004
I liked that very much. Paladin did a pretty good job of listening for a change. I am glad that they seem to be on the way to mending things. It will make it so much easier for Pippin.

Author Reply: Pippin is beginning to open up and trust his father again. My take on their relationship is that they were very close up until Paladin became Thain and Pippin approached a difficult adolescence. Those two things combined to drive a wedge between them that was made worse by Pippin's absence. Now they are trying to build a new relationship. Paladin will try hard--maybe too hard, to understand.

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