| Home To Heal by Clairon | 30 Review(s) |
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| Branwyn | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 10/9/2004 |
| Why doesn't Aragorn give Faramir a more specific warning about the vision of Denethor that he might see in the palantir? Or is he afraid that knowing the details might cause Faramir to inadvertently summon those images? Poor Faramir tries to make peace with this memory of his father--"the farewell he had been uanble to give his father." Interesting to contemplate what would have happened to Denethor if Gandalf had prevented him from killing himself; it is difficult to imagine him with another as his master. There is a role reversal midway in the chapter--Aragorn comforts Faramir as if he were his father (well, not Denethor--someone nicer), then Faramir turns around and gives Aragorn advice about raising Eldarion. |
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| Branwyn | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 10/8/2004 |
| The scene of Arwen star-gazing was very pretty and beautifully written. Sad that when she feels the need to be with her elven family, the only comfort she has is to look up at Earendil, her forefather. "Reason could not always solve a problem" does sound like Boromir, LOL. I will admit that I was hoping that Faramir and Arwen would rebel and take the two stones and attempt to heal Eldarion on their own; after all, Arwen carried the elfstone for a long while. Not sure why Aragorn want Faramir to look in the palantir, unless the offer is merely a courtesy and a sign of trust. We KNOW what the steward's son will see in it... |
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| Branwyn | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 10/7/2004 |
| Aragorn is afraid that one of his own soldiers will frag Faramir? (If you recognize that term, you are at least as old as this reviewer, LOL.) So Saruman is really dead, not just mostly dead--the blue wizards buried his body. Aragorn is coming across as something of a coward where his son's illness is concerned, letting his wife sit alone with Eldarion. Of course the final straw is when he says, "let Eldarion continue to sleep"--since he hasn't been visiting, he doesn't know how weak the boy has become. Liked Arwen's tirade at him; he deserved it. |
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| Branwyn | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 10/6/2004 |
Interesting that Aragorn has heard of this wizard (and been warned about his manner of speaking, LOL!). Ten thousand Easterlings didn't sound like that many to deal with until Elboron tallied up the troops pledged to Gondor, which fell a little short and are at present still scattered around the kingdom. Why were the bodies of the men escorting Eldarion never recovered? (Or is it better not to know?) Good chapter! It may work against Faramir that he is so unassuming that he probably doesn't spend a lot of time worrying about how other people interpret his actions--not because he feels their opinions are of no import, but because he can't imagine others spending that much time thinking about him! I hope Anborn survives the onslaught of Easterners in Mordor; after all, you killed off old Beregond in "Made to Suffer," so no one is safe.
By the way, back in the Chapter 7--yes, I did guess what Eowyn wants to do to Faramir after the baby is born, and I am all for it! |
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| Branwyn | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 10/5/2004 |
| There really was a quiz at the end of the chapter....I won't believe Saruman is dead until we see the body. The White Council approved of efforts to prevent the Easterlings from becoming more decent and civilized? Over many, many years? Actually, I got the impression that Gandalf and Faramir in the movie do have a talk after Faramir arrives in Minas Tirith. Faramir says he has seen hobbits recently, and Gandalf says, "Tell me everything you know" (or something similar). The assumption is that they go someplace more private than the street to talk. |
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| Branwyn | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 10/4/2004 |
| Can't imagine what Eowyn plans to do, after the child is born, to cure Faramir's moodiness. Maybe go for a nice long walk, since she will be on her feet again. Liked the librarian bringing Faramir a cuppa--reminded me of the scene in the Fellowship of the Ring movie where Gandalf is in the library and you see a cup of tea on the table. Was the green stone somehow tainted by being in the possession of the Enemy? Difficult to believe that it wouldn't be. I am not sure about this wizard; though, if he were evil and clever, he act less annoying and pretend to be somewhat normal. |
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| Branwyn | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 10/3/2004 |
| Hmmm, why couldn't Aragorn help Eowyn and the baby? Could he have somehow lost the healing touch of the king? (Which, in the ROTK book, was one of the proofs of his claim to the kingship, so it is very important.) That would explain why he hasn't been able to heal his own son. Sounds like Eowyn is going to be abed for a few months. I am surprised at his indecision about whether to show the stone to Arwen. "A frown creased the perfection of her brow"--have to admit, this makes me really hate Arwen, LOL. |
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| Branwyn | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 10/2/2004 |
| Minas Tirith is described as the "fair heart of Gondor"--nice! Are all of Faramir's many children sons? Why do I have the overwhelming urge to hit Aragorn? His son is all of 13 years old; how wayward can he get? Aragorn does sound like a reincarnation of Denethor, despising his son because he has the gall to differ from his father's expectations. [Grrrrr] Wonder why he and Arwen can't have more offspring. Denethor's rather biblical admonition to his sons about the sowing of wild oats made me laugh. I can see him saying it with absolute seriousness, and the two boys just turning scarlet. That turbulent storm and then Eowyn screaming--I would guess that Faramir is about to become a father yet again. |
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| Branwyn | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 10/1/2004 |
| During a period of some days, Aragorn couldn't find the time to take a look at Faramir's leg wound so his steward has been left maimed? Not good. And, of course, Faramir shows no hint of reproach and thinks only of the many kindnesses which Aragorn has shown him. I liked the flashback where Denethor is unwilling to allow Faramir to outshine Boromir in anything (short-sighted but not surprising on Denethor's part--he seemed blind where Boromir was concerned). Faramir wants to hold onto that green stone, yes, he does, my precioussssssss... Ominous, it is. |
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| Branwyn | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 9/30/2004 |
| Uh, oh--they didn't find Saruman's body. Of course, finding the white hairs doesn't prove or disprove that he is dead. Did Faramir take them with him or was he startled too soon after he saw them? (Maybe Saruman's hair could be useful in a counterspell.) Wonder if that Easterling was sent by or possessed by Saruman? "Faramir, Steward of Gondor?," followed by wild laughter--it sounds like he was verifying that he lured in the right target. I was right--that boy IS a lot like Boromir (not such a good thing in this case). Faramir, just put that stone away and stop looking at it! Thank you, that's better. |
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