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| Interrupted Journeys: Part 3 Journeys Begin by elliska | 13 Review(s) |
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| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 5/5/2005 |
| Well. Well, well. I'm so happy that they're well. But what a ride! I can taste Thranduil and Aradunnon's urgency - and their inclination to head recklessly into no matter what. I could feel them champing at the bit as Conuion forced them to wait for his assessment of the dangers. And when they worked out that poor Candirith had been forced to lay down his arms because of the threat to Lindomiel - and those ghastly men had killed him in cold blood, while Lindomiel and Amoneth watched! Horrible! (There is no fate that is too bad for evil elleth. She is the cause of this - as well as destroying all those who touch her.) And thank goodness that Conuion registered and accepted Thranduil's instinct for urgency. Talk about leaving it to the wire. They couldn't have left it any later to get there in time for a rescue rather than a revenge operation. Poor Lindomiel - she is in a state of shock. It is probably just as well that she and Amoneth didn't get the full benefit of that discussion: it was chilling. The thought of their headless bodies being discovered - and those heads being delivered to the Black Swan for her head collection. Nasty, nasty, nasty. And the fight! I wouldn't have wanted to be facing Thranduil or Aradunnon then - they were really wound up with the 'touch my family and you're toast' reaction. But then, the fate of the prisoner is definitely unenviable, too. It's probably best that the interrogation remained unseen, I think. He sang like a canary, so either he had a change of allegiance or . . . And 'she looked like an elf'! What a description! Was the man a moron? I'm sure he could have provided a few more details. Hair colour, for example. Her tendency to wear of tutu of black tulle. But at least they're looking now. And Ada Thranduil with Legolas and Galithil. What a star! He did and said all he could to reassure them without dismissing their perfectly justifiable worries. And 'you don't have to worry about those men ever again'. Very jesuitical. Absolutely true, but possibly not what they meant. He did a wonderful job with them. I'm not surprised at the pride in the eyes of Dieneryn, Aradunnon and Amglaur. Aradunnon is possibly sighing with relief that Thranduil got to do the business with Galithil too. But Amglaur! He'll be hugging Thranduil soon, and calling him 'son'. Thranduil might not like it, but Lindomiel is right to want to know how to defend herself and hers. It will help restore her confidence, apart from anything else. Though I think the bow would be good - I can imagine the elves of Mirkwood preferring their ellyth to be able to fight from the trees. But when danger comes close, they would want blade skills - and, when the worst comes to the worst, to ensure that they do not end up taken alive by orcs. I imagine too, that, if the queen and Amoneth are seen training with blades, there will be a surge of interest among the other daughters, wives and mothers of the wood. Might cause rather a kerfuffle among the males. Come on Tulus. Show your quality and turn on the Witch Queen. Do it for Gilbert - and Dolgailon - and because it's right. Author Reply: Hi! I'm glad Thranduil and Aradunnon's urgency came across. I think you would be nuts to just act as fast as possible and that might lead you to trouble. That's why they have guards who would presumably be very prepared to handle exacly this type of situation. But I think I'd still be going nuts if it I were Thranduil. :) The idea of killing a person that had surrendered bothered me to even write. I can't imagine how terrifying it would be to see. And I can't imagine how horrible it would be to hear a loved one watched such thing and was still in the hands of the person that did it. Lindomiel and even Amoneth are still in shock, I think. I also imagine that the men were speaking in their own language while arguing about the ladies' heads, but still I'm sure they got the gist of it. If elves could have heart attacks, they were close to one there. I did write the interrogation and I did not like it. I cannot imagine elves actually abusing a prisoner. Not even under these conditions. But men would believe something like that could happen--it certainly did in their world if they killed prisoners that had surrendered--so I think the man would talk really fast if Thranduil implied he might do something. And bet he was seriously scary after everything Lindomiel went through. They will get more details in the end. :) I'm glad you thought Thranduil's discussion with the children came off alright. That was the hardest part for me to write, truthfully. And I agree that Thranduil needs to accept Lindomiel wants to learn a bit more about weapons. First, it would be a natural reaction after an event like that and second, it just makes sense. This is Mirkwood! :) I fancy that she can hunt well enough with a bow. But she probably does need to learn more to fight with one. I think she's got swords on the brain after seeing Amoneth with one. Tulus--you will see his role in this continue. I'll leave that there for now. Thank you so much for the review. I really appreciate them. :) | |
| Elena Tiriel | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 5/5/2005 |
| And this was the wimpy version??? Aw, Elliska, this was heart-pounding... and I almost stopped reading (but couldn't) because I didn't think I could deal with that much angst... The good thing is, I missed your last chapter, so got to read both together... would have had a heart attack otherwise... - Barbara (Of course, it's also good that now they are onto what's-her-name, the um, witch...) Author Reply: Hi Elena Tiriel! Yes, this was the wimpy version. :) The other really was much angstier. But in the end, I decided this fit the rest of the story better so I went with this. I suppose it's mean to say but I'm glad this came across as tense. I am never sure. It is nice when you fall behind reading fics with cliffhangers because then you can read everything at once, I agree. :) Thank you so much for the review! | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 5/4/2005 |
| What a relief. What a 'nick of time' rescue. I'm having palpitations. I'm so glad they both survived - it makes much more sense with the lovely rational elflings they raised. And there's nothing like extended reader torture. This isn't a proper review, because I want to go back and savour the details now I know what happens. (How many totally insane elf women does Thranduil know? Not even a suspicion that a certain waterfowl is behind this? I hope Dieneryn puts the idea in his innocent little golden head.) Author Reply: :) I'm glad it made you read fast. These end chapters are always so hard for me. And my beta has read this as many times as me so it's hard for her to judge too. And I agree about both Lindomiel and Amoneth surviving--I went back and read the next few parts with very young Galithil and he just doesn't seem like a child who lost his mother. In the end, I liked this version better. :) Yes, you will see before this part is over that Thranduil puts a few more things together. They knew the Easterlings were a threat but they are just starting to work with the idea that an elf is involved. That had to be a complete shocker. Thanks for the quick review after your quick read. :) Now I'll go read the other one I saw you left. | |