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For Folco by Dreamflower | 12 Review(s) |
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Pervinca | Reviewed Chapter: Epilogue 2 on 5/11/2004 |
Oh, so sad! But beautifully and tenderly written. I can see that Fredegar would definitely have good reason to rebel if Lotho and his ruffians did that to his dearest friend. I always did wonder what happened to Folco ever since he went home after lunch from Bag-End, and even though a year of death isn't given for him, I think your conclusion makes perfect sense. - Pervinca Author Reply: Like I said, I really didn't want to do it, but as you said the conclusion makes perfect sense, and once it had occurred to me, I could not get rid of it. With the personality he had, of always saying the wrong thing, there was no way he could have survived the Occupation without insulting the wrong person. | |
Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: Epilogue 2 on 5/10/2004 |
This gives so much meaning to Fredegar's actions with the efforts to rid the Shire of the ruffians. You warned me that when you wrote your Falco/Fredegar story, it would be sad and it was. It was heart-breaking to think of the loss that Fredegar had suffered, but it was a beautiful story and I am glad that you decided to write it. It reflects so well all of the innocence lost in the war of the Ring because poor Falco was such an innocent. It did make me wonder what Fredegar did with the flute. I wondered if he'd kept it or buried it with Falco. Very touching story and another wonderful addition to your insight into Fredegar's character. Author Reply: I really did not want to write this one. It popped into my head when I was doing Conspiracy, and would not go away. Somehow it just seemed inevitable that Folco, with his penchant for saying the wrong thing, would fall afoul of Lotho. And it gave Fredegar his motivation for leading the rebels. But I am not one for lots of angst. I prefer it in moderation, and I had got very fond of Folco myself. But the story just would not leave me alone, and it was getting in the way of Reckoning. Sigh. I'm going to miss Folco. :( | |