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Drabbles, Vignettes and Such  by Gandalfs apprentice 5 Review(s)
grumpyReviewed Chapter: 14 on 3/15/2006
Sam was right, Aragorn did have a lot of sharp and pointy things on hs person.
Poor Gimli, grossing out Legolas, got a laugh out of that one.

Author Reply: And a good thing, too (the sharp and pointy things). Truly the Hobbits would never have made it to Rivendell without him!
I think Legolas learned to be somewhat less persnickety as the journey progressed.
G.A.

DreamflowerReviewed Chapter: 14 on 3/14/2006
That's cute. Yes, all that metal would seem suspicious to Sam. I'm glad you have him carrying a regular sword as well as the broken one--so much more useful, after all...

Author Reply: I think Tolkien just forgot to mention it, don't you?
G.A.

BodkinReviewed Chapter: 14 on 3/12/2006
So funny in retrospect - but I'm not surprised Sam was wary of scruffy, rough-looking Aragorn.

Author Reply: Hi, Bodkin
Indeed not--but the idea that he could have protected Frodo from such a man is ludicrous, as Aragorn himself pointed out (making a generality of it) in the inn at Bree. If he had wanted the Ring, he would have had it.
G.A.

LarnerReviewed Chapter: 14 on 3/10/2006
Save that dangerous-looking Strider got to all of them, deep in the heart where they found him lodged ever after.

Nice moment of Sam's wariness.

Author Reply: I imagine the Hobbits didn't think much of Men in general at this time in the journey. Remember what Frodo says at Rivendell: "big and rather stupid." Travel broadens, even for Hobbits.
G.A.

Raksha The DemonReviewed Chapter: 14 on 3/10/2006
In the words of the immortal Diarist Cassandra Claire - "Sam will kill him if he tries anything."

Mmmph. Rather an amusing drabble. Liked Sam's mention of the Sword-that-was-broken.

Author Reply: Hi, Raksha
The gap between intent and ability is large in the case of Sam, so loyal and slightly ridiculous.
G.A.

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