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| Droplets by perelleth | 14 Review(s) |
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| Neilia | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 6/1/2008 |
| This is the second account I have read of King Elessar sending the ring back to its owner with Galadriel. I like the premise very much and enjoyed this tale. Hugs, Neilia Author Reply: Thank-you Neilia. Could you please point me to the other tale? I too like the premsie, unlikely though it may be.. :-) | |
| Agape4Gondor | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 8/7/2007 |
| That was lovely! For Men and for Elves. Author Reply: Thank-you, Agape. I think Aragorn was quite lordly to return it... :-) | |
| Ellie | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/8/2007 |
| This is wonderful! Love the emotion it evokes from the Lady. I can only imagine what it will be like be her to return the ring to Finrod. Well done! Author Reply: Thank-you Ellie. This surely was a powerful moment for the Lady... | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/2/2007 |
| Ah, a wonderful disposition for that particular ring. And the love of the Elves for the mortal lands and their inhabitants shall never truly end, not as long as Finwe's descendants remain in them. Author Reply: Thank-you Larner! I am glad that you liked it! The long line reunited in Aragorn and Arwen is impressive, as are the hopes that their union borught to Middle-earth. | |
| The Karenator | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 6/26/2006 |
| Wow! Perelleth, just wow! This little snippet really carries a wallop. The dialogue is perfect--Aragorn offering his apologies for disturbing her and Galadriel reminding him it's his gardens after all. Her thoughts about him are a mixture of pride and pain. He has claimed a bride very dear to her heart. Galadriel's weariness is palpable. She's ready to go to Valinor, to leave the future in the hands of men, and she finds comfort in the man who will be at the helm. I had no idea what was in the pouch and was startled by the contents. What a beautiful sentiment! I love it. Gosh, Perelleth, this is just wonderful. You have a way with words, you do! In fact, I think I'll read it again. Author Reply: Thank-you Karen, I´m glad you enjoyed it! I think you are right that she feels proud of him despite tiredness and pain, and then he goes and gives her yet another chance to feel even prouder. They taught him very well, and he was very considerate to acknowledge all the lives and sacrifices that were needed to make him king...:-) | |
| Haleth | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 6/24/2006 |
| Yet another beautiful story. Galadriel must have known of Arwen's relationship with Aragorn. I've always wondered if she had foreseen it and encouraged it or perhaps deliberately turned a blind eye. Aragorn seems to be aware of this, although neither of them will openly speak of it. You convey a great deal in a short piece. I wonder what Finrod will say when he sees his ring again? Will he want to know of the men who carried it? Especially of the one who sent it home him? Or will he be like Aragorn and not ask any direct questions at all? Author Reply: Thank-you Haleth! Now that's a good question. Whatever the answer, she did meddle at some point, easing Aragorn's path when she orchestrated the troth-pledging moment, and by the words she tells to him in Lorien when they part, I think that she really cared for him, beyond seeing him as an instrument of fate, and I think that, in redeeiming Finrod's ring and giving it to her he would be acknowledging without words her love and support beyond simple duty... I wonder what Finrod will say when he sees his ring again? Ah, but you should know! :-) Perhaps he is so intrigued that he becomes a relic-hunter in M-E? | |
| French Pony | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 6/24/2006 |
| Now this is something you don't see too often. Aragorn and Galadriel. Whoa, that's like a planetary conjunction there. Two cosmic forces meet and greet. I loved the dignity they shared, that respect that you only really have for a colleague who you know done good. Author Reply: that's like a planetary conjunction there LOL! I liked that! I think she really values him, and with this parting present he shows her how tall he has grown and how many thngs he can say without words...:-) | |
| Dot | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 6/24/2006 |
| This is marvellous, perelleth. It was a lovely glimpse of Galadriel at the end of her days here. You’ve really caught a sense of weariness and of her stepping back and knowing that time has moved on and she’s no longer part of shaping of M-e. I thought it was a very nice moment when she acknowledges that she’s in his gardens – she’s no longer so… untouchable, I guess. And I just love her thoughts about him. This line, I think, is a wonderful look at how she sees him: Bold son of a man, she thinks with a brief wave of regret, who dared claim the gift of a Firstborn with such impertinent confidence…and such honourable steadfastness. There’s that touch of regret, a hint of admiration and even some affection. And this seems to me to be one of the best descriptions of Aragorn that I have ever seen: For all his youth, this one has always been sure of his fate, and has embraced it with a grace that made him an equal among those doomed, be them Eldar or Edain. Yet, for all that she feels she knows him, he still manages to surprise her! I gasped aloud when I realized what he’s given her! That’s just so perfect. He returns to her the symbol of the tie between elves and men, between her family and his, makes his gratitude known, gives her a sense of release and, I imagine, reminds her of family waiting for her. She should go with a sense of accomplishment. I love the last line because there are so many ways for it to be read. But it was just such a perfect gesture, and I love the idea that the two of them had this moment. This whole piece was beautifully written. Oh, and I love the title! :-) PS. Are you going to resurrect Finrod and let us see what he says?! Author Reply: Thank-you Dot! I'm glad that you gasped too, Galadriel understands you perfectly! :-) By the words she tells to Aragorn in Lorien I think that she really cares for him, and she must be proud of what he has accomplished,although she must be of course worn out by this time. But yet he is her project, too, and he gaves her the last gift behaving so elfy and surprising her with that. He was reared up by elves and he has learnt what is important for them, and what to tell and how, so I think this was a double surpirse for her. ANd she must needed that at that time. Are you going to resurrect Finrod and let us see what he says?! I fear Finrod is well beyond my abilities! | |
| NanaHalfelven | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 6/24/2006 |
| Oh, Very Good!! What a perfect "ending" for the long incredible history of keeping the faith, and so just it should go home...More, please! Author Reply: Thank-you, Nana, I'm glad that you liked it! It seemed appropriate to me after such a long time that it was returned. | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 6/24/2006 |
| Nice glimpse of these two, Perelleth. I like the idea that "respect and connivance" mark their relationship. Author Reply: Connivance was not exactly the word I was looking for, I think, but it has the sense. Maybe complicity. She sounds very affectionate when they part in Lorien, and she helped him catch Arwen, so I think there must have been some kind of deep understanding between the two. Glad you liked, it, thanks! | |