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| The Golden Bell of Greenleaf by lwarren | 8 Review(s) |
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| rick | Reviewed Chapter: 21 on 10/2/2011 |
This is a very good story & I enjoyed it very much. Thanks for writing. I do have a question - Aragorn interrupted. “Ai! Legolas, you are the most exasperating being I have ever met! And that includes wizards, dwarves, and Balrog-slayers!” | |
| lyncarol333 | Reviewed Chapter: 21 on 1/6/2007 |
| Once upon a time i started reading this fic on the aragorn/legolas group (early 2004) i think you posted three chapters then stopped. by this time i had fallen in love with fic, was rather disappointed when you stopped. over the years i wondered what happened to it, and somehow in late 2006 i found that you were posting it here, (and to say i was delighted was an understatment, if i remember correctly i jumped around my apartment like an idiot). this is a truly wonderful story, even if it did make me cry. thankyou for shareing it, and i hope you write more fics soon. i hope you had a lovely christmas and new year. Lyn Author Reply: Lyn, I almost cried when I got this review from you. I will never forget beginning to post this story with the MC group...and having to stop because my school blocked everyone's emails from any kind of on-line group participation...my disappointment was extreme (it felt as if I had been exiled!). It was quite awhile before I got my courage up to post it here, but I did. I was recently able to rejoin the aragorn-legolas group and am enjoying the interaction once more. That you remembered my story is amazing to me, and I am so glad you enjoyed it! It expanded a LOT from that original idea of 7 or so chapters, as you can see! LOL Thank you, Lyn, you have made my day! I have been waffling-wavering over the next story in this same story arc that I want to post - you have inspired me to get going!!!! Thank you for taking the time to review and I hope that you, too, had a wonderful Christmas and that your New Year will be happy and prosperous! Linda | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 21 on 11/14/2006 |
| Thranduil has the power to make Legolas feel like a kid skipping class! There have to be some perks to parenthood! I love Thranduil - he has such strength and resilience - and perception and wisdom and generosity of spirit! He will give his son all the support he can - and still let him be himself. And Aravir has an admirer! Fingers crossed she subdues him before too long - he will need all the love he can get. And Alfirin has an admirer too - and he wants to make beautiful foals with her. While Arod enjoys the role of friend and loving uncle. And fingers crossed I know the very wise family who will make a superb liaison between men and elves. And that a certain author feels inspired to write about them soon! Much as I am glad to see this, I don't want the story to be over. More! Please! Author Reply: I had a lot of fun getting to know Thranduil and how he relates to Legolas. I thought he might be one way...and he turned out entirely different. Strength, resilience, perception...all you said is how I had hoped he would be as a father and a ruler. I'm glad he came across that way! Aravir, I'm afraid, is about to have a revelation of the surprising kind! LOL And I think Thalion is about to get lucky! ;-) As for the new liaison...well, we'll have to see. I have another story about ready to begin posting - shock! I hope you won't wish it to end either! (yes, I'm greedy....) Thank you for all your support, Bodkin. You have always been an encouragement to me, and through your own writing, an inspiration! Linda | |
| Manderly | Reviewed Chapter: 21 on 11/13/2006 |
| Oooh, another chapter, and a lovely chapter it was too! I love the scenes between Thranduil and Legolas. I guess no matter how old we grow, we still turn to our parents for guidance and assurance, in the totally unguarded and unconditional way that might not be possible with anybody else that we live with. Must be something to do with the bonding developed through the countless diaper changes. I am glad that Tasarien has come to terms of sorts to her brother's infliction. I guess it was natural for her to blame Legolas for what happened. We all want to strike out at something or somebody when we've been dealt with an unfavourable shock. Coming to an end?! Well, at least you've soften that blow with hints of a sequel. I hope that will really be the case, Linda. Author Reply: Hello Manderly! I'm so glad you liked the scenes between Thranduil and Legolas. I believe the King is trying to let Legolas find his own way - but he remains that rock of support and love that his son is going to need in the future. As for Tasarien, she has promised her brother to at least quit blaming Legolas for his 'acquiring' of the sea-longing. He (and their cousin) are all the family she has left, so it won't be easy for her, especially if Aravir really starts to suffer from it. I actually have another story just about ready to post - a 'prequel', if you will, that sort of blends into this one. Just a few tweeks, and then the deep breath before the plunge! LOL Thank you for all the kind words you've written, Manderly. I have always looked forward to your reviews (and would like to see the brothers and Thranduil with little Legolas driving them crazy sometime soon) and hope you'll like the new story! Linda | |
| thechevin | Reviewed Chapter: 21 on 11/13/2006 |
| I write this with very mixed emotions I loved this chapter, the exchanges between Thranduil and Legolas being a real delight as were Thranduil's conversations with the elves in Ithilien and the consummate way he bends them all to his will On the other hand this is the last chapter, which means I have nothing to look forward to ... except the promise of a sequel! I am already anxiously waiting ... Thank you for this rich tale it has been such a lovely story to follow Author Reply: I had an interesting time discovering the character of Thranduil here in these last few chapters, thechevin. And like a real King, he just about took over! LOL I'm glad you liked the way he and Legolas relate...I think Legolas is in real need of that unconditional support. There is a sequel...or maybe I should call it a prequel, as it begins well before the War of the Ring and sort of blends into this story. I'm just about ready to let it go...*gulp* Thank you for your kind reviews, thechevin. It is so encouraging to read that there are those who have followed and enjoyed this story. Thanks again! Linda | |
| Maid of Ithilien | Reviewed Chapter: 21 on 11/12/2006 |
| This has been a wonderful story! Your characterizations of Legolas and the other canon characters are just right. Thank you for writing it and sharing with us. I look forward to the potential sequel ;) Author Reply: Thank you so much! I am glad you enjoyed the story and relieved that Legolas and the other canon characters rang true. Sometimes I wondered! :-) I appreciate your kind words - they encourage me enormously (especially when I'm about ready to post that sequel you mentioned! LOL) Thanks again! Linda | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 21 on 11/12/2006 |
| I'm so glad to see another chapter of this, Linda. As always, I love the relationship between Arod and his people. But I think my favorite part of this is your characterization of Thranduil. He has the, shall we say, firmness he shows in The Hobbit but he also has the wisdom about people that comes from long life. And he has a sense of humor, one that shows up in Legolas of the Fellowship. Nicely done. Author Reply: I think one of my favorite 'realms' of LotR is the one you created for the Silvan elves and their king, Thranduil. To say you liked my characterization of Thranduil...well, I'm floored. But he was such an interesting character to get to know these last few chapters - and one I really hadn't planned on. I'm glad he developed in a believable way, because I always thought the father of Fellowship Legolas would be a very special elf indeed! I appreciate you taking the time to read and review, daw. It was always so encouraging to read your thoughts about the different chapters. Thank you! Linda | |
| Nieriel Raina | Reviewed Chapter: 21 on 11/12/2006 |
| WOO HOO!! I was so happy to see a new chapter! Very nice! So...Aravir has himself an admirer, eh? *grin* I was hoping the King would be doing some match-making for his son! *prods Linda* Oh you know you want to write that... think HEAT... candlelight on skin, shadow moving against the walls.... *leaves bunny tied to Linda* THERE! I don't want it! Great story! You have a gift. I can't wait for the sequel. I hope Thalion gets lucky. They would produce a lovely foal. NiRi Author Reply: Hi NiRi! Yes, love is blooming in the air in the forests of Ithilien! :-) Aravir doesn't stand a chance! And you and that bunny are dangerous, ya know? *unties bunny and puts him in a nice pen under the computer table* I promise I'll take good care of him, NiRi! *snort - candlelight...snickers* You KNOW Thalion is going to get lucky - I'm hiring you for the midwife! Sequel (er, 'prequel') on the way! Thank you for taking the time to read and review - when I get ready to edit some things, you'll be the one I bother! ;-) Linda | |