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Destiny's Child by Mirkwoodmaiden	130 Review(s)
Lindelea	Reviewed Chapter: 40 on 11/21/2025
MM! How lovely to see another chapter! I am saving it for my weekend reading pleasure. More later, Lin (((hugs)))

Fimbrethel	Reviewed Chapter: 40 on 11/21/2025
David Wenham's Faramir is more human, I guess. (Plus maybe that was Frodo's climax in Two Towers?) And he does what his father wants when he goes to Osgiliath. So David Wenham's Faramir is great too! I guess I am sorry he doesn't have more screen time with Éowyn, though I understand why he didn't. Actually...what is the chance there is unreleased footage of more Faramir/Éowyn? Author Reply: Fimbrethil! Hello! I think that is why the slight change was made by Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh and Pippa Boyens. They needed an end for Two Tower and Helm's Deep and Shelob in the same film was just too much and we get that wonderful speech by Sam at the end of Two Towers. "what is the chance there is unreleased footage of more Faramir/Éowyn?" They did actually shoot their wedding scene. Costumes were designed for it. Miranda Otto posted a pic of her and David Wenham in their wedding finery. https://www.reddit.com/r/lotr/comments/bf4bf1/miranda_ottos_ig_post_of_eowyn_faramirs_wedding/#lightbox I have scoured every posting showing deleted scenes from ROTK and nothing!!! very large sigh Probably the prettiest dress that Ngila Dickson who did the costumes for LOTR designed and it ended up on the cutting room floor! grrrr (((hugs))) MM

Fimbrethel	Reviewed Chapter: 40 on 11/21/2025
"Duty had guided her for so many years" That reminded me of "Pirates of Penzance" a.k.a. "The Slave of Duty". She also overcomes her view with love. Wow, your Faramir is so honorable! Makes me even more mad at film Faramir! :) Also, your writing in the Faramir/Éowyn part is so good I sometimes had trouble remembering which parts were actually Tolkien! The boys! I don't actually know how much they have grown but also act rashly, lol. "Tis no use arguing with her, my lady, when she has that look on her face. Many have tried … and many have failed.” That whole conversation is great! Háling has talked to Faramir now! I still wonder what they will do when she goes to Ithilien... "assembled mob of the caring" nice phrase. As for the rest of that paragraph, Faramir is the one who started it by asking if he could go. lol. Thank you for writing and have a good thanksgiving! Author Reply: Fimbrethil!! Hello! Thank you so much. I have tried to paint Eowyn and Faramir slowly. Éowyn needs time to accept that Faramir does love her. The breakfast scene was fun to write. Actually I love David Wenham's Faramir. I have love Faramir since high school and truly don't understand all the film Faramir dislike. Thanks for writing!! (((Hugs))) MM

shirebound	Reviewed Chapter: 40 on 11/20/2025
You're weaving the slow but steady steps of their love in a wonderful way. Faramir splashed some milk in the tea and looked at the assembled crew, “Is there anything else or may I go now?” Merry looked about the assembled mob of the caring and said brightly, “Nope, I think that is everything. You may leave.” The hobbit finished with a mischievous grin on a face where the bruises were starting to fade. “Well thank you, Master Meriadoc, for your leave,” Faramir said with a smile in answer to his friend’s cheekiness. You know I love that. :) Author Reply: Shirebound!! Hello! Thanks! I am having so much fun painting their relationship growing. I just want to rush them together, but that is not the story. Eowyn needs time to accept Faramir's love. She has been through the ringer the last couple of years. I couldn't resist the banter at breakfast! :-)) And of course Merry couldn't resist the chance to be cheeky!! LOL! His is an irrepressible spirit. I could just heard Dom Monaghan voicing those words! thanks again writing! It is so very much appreciated! (((hugs))) MM

Lindelea	Reviewed Chapter: 39 on 11/15/2025
MM! Such a lovely Saturday treat as I while away a quiet weekend afternoon. Today will be more of a day of rest than tomorrow, when I'll have family visiting and so will be chatting and cooking, with no time for reading. Her meeting with the Lord Faramir had completely flummoxed her. I should imagine she's never met anyone quite like Faramir before. Not even Aragorn, really, who has his own unique qualities. Bless Alyrin and her gossip, filling in some valuable background information for Éowyn. "blue eyes that had no reason to dissemble" and "true to his word": Apt descriptions of Faramir, for sure! I beamed with delight when Merry appeared! But oooh, how interesting that she can perceive when someone has been touched with the Breath! (And that Merry sees it as well in her.) And I like Alyrin's practical attitude, "...where better to remember so that they can be eased." And Merry brings out his pipe, which forevermore will invoke memories of Théoden King. (Did Faramir pick up pipe-smoking from Gandalf a while ago or perhaps more recently?) During Merry's conversation with Faramir, I was struck with the thought: How different things might have been if Merry had not reached the Pelennor! For it was his blade of Westernesse that "dealt that foe a wound so bitter, cleaving the undead flesh, breaking the spell that knit his unseen sinews to his will". As he said, he and Éowyn together killed the Witch-king. Watching the connection grow between Faramir and Éowyn is eminently satisfying. The two of them deserve each other. (((hugs))) Lin Author Reply: Lin! Hello! Sorry this replies is late but the Chapter 40 plot bunnies were very insistent that I write. They were nipping at me! And as you well know plot bunny bites can be pretty nasty! :-) but upshot of that "ordeal" is that Chapter 40 is now in the editing stage and will soon be headed to my beta/hubby!! Thank you so much for the review! My favorite portion of the story and what drove me to write Eowyn through some pretty rough times, but she did not suspect anything no matter how many times Holdlith told her!! She would not hear tale of it! LOL! But I digress! "I should imagine she's never met anyone quite like Faramir before. Not even Aragorn, really, who has his own unique qualities." I think you are right. Being niece to the king would not leave a lot of trust in a man's sincerity. Also her opinion and examples of love have not been overly positive. Her mother died of a broken heart. Her aunt died in childbirth and her friends turned from vibrant young women into matrons who seemed to subsume themselves into their husbands' lives. Faramir unlike anyone she has known is breaking through all of that gently but inexorably. sigh "Bless Alyrin and her gossip, filling in some valuable background information for Éowyn." Exactly! She is becoming a favourite character! Eowyn now knows some of Faramir's life. "blue eyes that had no reason to dissemble" and "true to his word": Apt descriptions of Faramir, for sure!" True! True! "I beamed with delight when Merry appeared! But oooh, how interesting that she can perceive when someone has been touched with the Breath! (And that Merry sees it as well in her.) And I like Alyrin's practical attitude, "...where better to remember so that they can be eased." I think that those touched will bare the mark on their spirit. Each will deal with it differently but a trace will always appear in their eyes. It taught Merry wisdom, eventually. :-) Because of what they endured they can see it in others and maybe know to extend empathy and compassion to the other survivors. My own theory. Of course Alyrin interjected common sense into the situation! "(Did Faramir pick up pipe-smoking from Gandalf a while ago or perhaps more recently?)" Within the Legendarium it is possible that Gandalf introduced Faramir to pipe smoke but within my stories it is Merry in "Bound by Duty; Bound by Joy" Admission time: I have taken portions of that story when both Faramir and Eowyn are in the Houses of Healing and used them here. They said exactly how I wanted it said and couldn't seem to rewrite it better. So there is that. but I have used that as seed for these last few chapters! "During Merry's conversation with Faramir, I was struck with the thought: How different things might have been if Merry had not reached the Pelennor! For it was his blade of Westernesse that "dealt that foe a wound so bitter, cleaving the undead flesh, breaking the spell that knit his unseen sinews to his will". As he said, he and Éowyn together killed the Witch-king." So true. More of the Professor's idea of disobeying authority to good end. It is a theme that runs throughout the books. "Watching the connection grow between Faramir and Éowyn is eminently satisfying. The two of them deserve each other." Exactly! I am having a wonderful time writing about their relationship in bloom! happy sigh Thanks again for writing! Chapter 40 in the next couple days I'm thinking!! (((hugs))) MM

Fimbrethil	Reviewed Chapter: 39 on 11/4/2025
“a man of such qualities” Yes! — Film: “A chance for Faramir, Captain of Gondor to show his quality.” “Captain Faramir. You have shone your quality, sir…the very highest.” Book: “Now’s a chance to show your quality.” “So it seems….A chance for Faramir, Captain of Gondor, to show his quality! Ha!” […] “You took the chance, sir.…and showed your quality: the very highest.” Not to mention all the other times he gains their friendship. I see Éowyn learns somewhat of the Denethor/Faramir relationship…. Finally confirmation Éowyn does actually switch rooms! And Merry smokes in Éowyn’s presence now… Pretty good combining, but because you skipped the part of the conversation about Pippin and Merry getting the pipes out, it is a little glaring when their pipes just appear. “Or if she were honest she was afraid of marriage even before that because of what it did to her mother. Within a year of her father’s death she and Éomer had lost her as well. Her mother died of a broken heart. She left them. But what Faramir's eyes offered was beyond any of these experiences and when she attempted a tenuous wave she was rewarded with the brightest, warmest smile that began in small part to take down the wall she had constructed around her heart, seemingly whether she willed it or no.” Good point about the love. I hope that love happens here, but that the death of the one doesn’t cause the death of the other. But except for possible danger in wars, which I doubt will happen in Elessar’s reign, Faramir will probably outlive Éowyn because he is more Numenorean (and a tiny but Elvish:)) Faramir getting to her heart—awwww.

shirebound	Reviewed Chapter: 39 on 11/4/2025
Merry paused here, “I would not see her hurt anymore. If you can help her, I will be forever in your debt.” Faramir held the hobbit’s earnest eyes for moments longer, “She is in my heart, Master Hobbit, I can only hope she will let me into hers. I love that passage. What an important, peaceful, and healing time this is for all three of them, trusting in friendship bonds and glimmers of hope. Author Reply: Shirebound! Exactly! This is a time to start the healing process and it may be slow going at first. But everyone will get there! Yay! Thanks for writing! (((hugs))) MM

Lindelea	Reviewed Chapter: 38 on 11/2/2025
MM! More of Alyrin! Hurrah! She had seemed especially down after her young Riders friends had left the morning before. How difficult it must have been to have been left behind. I remember reading about Merry watching the Army march away from the City. I even looked up the passage just now: The last glint of the morning sun on spear and helm twinkled and was lost, and still he remained with bowed head and heavy heart, feeling friendless and alone. Everyone that he cared for had gone away into the gloom that hung over the distant eastern sky; and little hope at all was left in his heart that he would ever see any of them again. As if recalled by his mood of despair, the pain in his arm returned, and he felt weak and old, and the sunlight seemed thin. I wonder, was it worse for Merry, watching them march away, or for Éowyn, confined to her bed when the Army departed? Equally bad, I suppose. She said a quick word to Béma asking his protection remain over Waerith, took a deep breath and tried to look forward and not back. ...a picture of courage, especially considering the times. (Kindred spirits! I like fuss-free clothes, too.) (You make the Warden sound so real.) he seemed to see straight into her heart, past her defenses This fits well with Gandalf's description of Faramir. I do love how Éowyn and Faramir take the measure of each other, along with the common ground you reveal here. Despite the hurt and loss and desperate situation, this chapter left me smiling. (((hugs))) Lin Author Reply: Lin! Hello! More Alyrin! I agree. She started as a bit player guiding Eomer to where Eowyn lay and she just took the reins of her character and started running with it! :-)) Spirited girl! I think she will one of the reasons Eowyn proclaims she will become a healer! Also the treatment she received at the Houses and her own burgeoning interest in herbs that she absorbed from being around Leoulf and Holdlith! It had to come from somewhere. "How difficult it must have been to have been left behind." For both her and Merry. Another bond that is formed. "She said a quick word to Béma asking his protection remain over Waerith, took a deep breath and tried to look forward and not back. ...a picture of courage, especially considering the times." Eowyn knows no other way. She is trying really hard to look forward, even though she isn't seeing any future worth living for (... at this point) :-)) "(Kindred spirits! I like fuss-free clothes, too.)" So do I. I am irked if it takes me more than 5 minutes in the morning to figure out what I am wearing and then just throw it on! "(You make the Warden sound so real.)" Thanks. He just seemed to be one of those sympathetic characters. I think in the chapter "The Steward and the King!" he mentions that he was glad to see the lonely hearts of Faramir and Eowyn find each other in time of war. sigh "he seemed to see straight into her heart, past her defenses This fits well with Gandalf's description of Faramir." Exactly. And that is what Eowyn needs right now. Someone who Sees her, not just what they expect to see. Ah! Faramir. Finally I get to write him in this story. It has been a long time in coming! "I do love how Éowyn and Faramir take the measure of each other, along with the common ground you reveal here." I am glad that came through. I was trying to write a meeting between the two that seemed real. This relationship has lived in my heart since high school. Who says Tolkien couldn't write romance when he put his mind to it! sigh "Despite the hurt and loss and desperate situation, this chapter left me smiling." Yay!!!!! The chapters before the House of Healing have been so hard to write because Eowyn was at the lowest points in her life. I kept driving towards these chapters! :-)) Chapter 39 is almost ready! Thanks for writing. Hope you are well! (((hugs))) MM

shirebound	Reviewed Chapter: 38 on 10/29/2025
"And might I say what a beautifully written review! If you don't mind, should it come up, could I possibly use that sentence in my next chapter?" Thank you, and of course you may! Author Reply: Yay!! Thank you!! 😊 (((MM)))

Fimbrethil	Reviewed Chapter: 38 on 10/29/2025
Such devotion Eirik has for Faramir. I am glad of it; Faramir needs it. “The Lord Faramir looked up again and the blue depths seemed to see her, she was caught by the gentle look in his light blue eyes, he seemed to see straight into her heart, past her defenses. There was no pretense or pretension, only an unnerving communion of sorts” “‘Do not misunderstand him, lord,’ said Éowyn with fervor. ‘It is not lack of care that grieves me. No houses could be fairer, for those who desire to be healed. But I cannot lie in sloth, idle, caged.” She stated this all, wondering how she could admit so much to a man she had known for seconds. Yet as she stared into the gentle blue depths, she could not help but admit all to this gentle man who had yet to utter a single word to her. “I looked for death in battle. But I have not died, and battle still goes on.” Faramir! * happy squeal* “Éowyn received his stare and though she saw grave tenderness in his eyes, she somehow knew that his fierceness in battle would be the match of any in the Riddermark.” Right. I always liked that part about him not one outmatched by a Rider. And then thinking if he is as strong as Boromir, but Boromir was killed by Ugluk, but Éomer killed Ugluk, would then Éomer be stronger? All this talk about Éowyn wanting employment, I thought “I would go on any errand now you would devise to send me on.” Which is more or less a line from Shakespeare. "A cage." Éowyn stopped. The word was more than she had meant to say, far more than she had meant to reveal. She looked at Faramir, not knowing what she expected to see, but a small almost admiring smile was on his face and the quiet compassion and understanding had not left his eyes.” awwww. I think I may be in the Faramir fanclub, lol. PS: Do you know of a version of this scene written from Faramir’s POV? Author Reply: Fimbrethil! Thank you so much! So glad you liked it! Those chapters where Eowyn and Faramir meet and fall in love have been with me since I read them in high school! Always been in the Faramir fan club and though it was a little different I loved David Wenham as Faramir in the films! Eirik is very devoted to Faramir. He idolizes him! Funny that you should ask about Faramir's POV. I actually have a story about Faramir's POV at this point in the Ring War. It is on here and it is called "Bound by duty; Bound by joy." I hope you like it, if you choose to read it! (((hugs))) MM

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