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| A Good Man is Hard to Find by Wordweaver | 25 Review(s) |
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| AM | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 1/27/2005 |
| Talk about a self-fullfilling prophecy. Someone - Legolas? - needs to take Aragorn and give him a good shake. | |
| Julia | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 1/25/2005 |
| Faramir should have told what he saw in the Palantir to Arwen, so she could at least know Aragorn is alive! I hope he tells somebody, and soon! I'm worried about how the kids, especially Eldarion, are going to handle it if their dad does not come home soon. More story, please! | |
| Envinyatar | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 1/25/2005 |
| I have to say I was very doubtful when I first saw this - I just couldn't believe Aragorn would abandon his throne in what seemed little more than a fit of pique. However, you're handling it so well that you've convinced me to go with it and see what happens. I really like the way you've conveyed the different POVs and I find Faramir particularly convincing, especially his empathy with the Ranger life and his battle with the palantir. I was puzzled as to who Arwen was planning to turn to for help, thinking maybe of the twins, until I read your other reviews. I forgot about Legolas (! - shows where my loyalties lie.) His attitude to Aragorn's disappearance should prove very interesting. Looking forward to reading more. | |
| grumpy | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/22/2005 |
| How sad that Arwin never fully committed herself to Aragorn. Well just don't stand there, go and look for the man. Author Reply: When everyone has always told you that you're doing the man a favor by marrying him, you can get attitude. It's hard to live happily ever after when you start taking the love of your life for granted. Thanks for your continued interest and encouragement. Wordweaver | |
| lwarren | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/20/2005 |
| This is a very interesting take on a side of Arwen I don't think I've ever read about - her selfish side. And I can't help but think that the Evenstar had her weaknesses and failings just like everyone else! It is entirely possible that she did not recognize the reason Aragorn wanted her close to him until it was too late. Silly girl...and at her age too! She ought to know him better! Still, it's never too late to learn and she's on the right track now. Aragorn's shock therapy just might turn out to be the best jolt he could give her! Only one problem...how does she let him know? I really like the way you have touched on some very different POV's here...and will watch for the next chapter! (Arwen needs someone who knows her husband WELL and has traveled with him before to go after him and bring him home...dare I hope that THE elf might show up soon? :-) gee, I'll bet ya can't tell who my favorite is...*g*) linda Author Reply: I'm glad you enjoyed it. I really like trying to get inside these charaters heads and consider why they do what they do. Rest assured, Legolas is coming, but things must get a little more complicated first. Thanks again, Wordweaver | |
| Julia | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/19/2005 |
| Aww, poor Arwen! Of course Aragorn still loves her. I like how Eowyn pointed out that if Aragorn had wanted to cheat, he could have cheated with her all those years ago (you can't tell me anybody as infatuated as Eowyn was would have said no.) It was nice having Eowyn underscore Aragorn's devotion to his wife, and I'm glad you made her and Arwen such good friends in this story. Now somebody needs to find Aragorn and lock him and Arwen in a room together so they are forced to talk. More soon please! Author Reply: Thanks for the encouraging review. I've always thought that at some point Eowyn would have to come clean with the Queen about her infatuation with Aragorn. The thing I hoped to underscore through their interaction was that Eowyn, who has experienced rejection from a man she was in love with, doesn't take being desired for granted. Arwyn, on the other hand, has always been sought after, and therefore didn't fully appreciate what she had, until it was gone. I hope you enjoy the upcoming chapters. | |
| Raksha The Demon | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/19/2005 |
| Good to see a new chapter! <<“You may rest easily now, my lady. I have come to assume my duties as Steward of Gondor, and I will not leave until the King has safely returned to Minas Tirith. If you should need anything at all, send word to me immediately,” and with that, Faramir bowed deeply and took his leave.>> Faramir already is Steward of Gondor, he would not announce that he's assuming his duties; he would never have put them aside. I think you mean that he's taking up the rule of Gondor in the King's absence, which he is also empowered to do. I liked Eowyn's revelation to Arwen that she'd once had a major crush on the Heir of Isildur - what a shock to Arwen indeed! I can't see Eowyn as becoming the most capable healer in Gondor - she simply wouldn't have enough time, since she is also Princess or Lady of Ithilien and a mother of one or more children; she'd have a lot of responsibility at home. I see her as becoming an excellent healer, but not the absolute best, better than people who do nothing but heal the sick.... Author Reply: Thanks for the suggestions. I will try to incorporate them in future updates. Maybe Eowyn isn't the most capable healer, but I think she's really good. I also think that a woman who "fears neither pain nor death," and loves "all things that grow and are not barren," would make an exceptional mid-wife. | |
| Jule | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/6/2005 |
| Thank you for this very intrigueing story. Although it doe sem harsh Aragorn leaing his 12 year old to ruke I can see it as a very viable and sensible thing to do. Arwen is the selfis youngest child of an elf lord. She could easily mean to leave for short visit and come ack a century later. What is a century to those alive thousands of years but in Gondor Aragorn would be dead and they would once again be without a king. As sad as it is Eldarion needed to be kept in Minas Tirith I just hope he realizes his naneth backed his loving Ada into a corner. I would hate to think the kids did not think their Papa loved them. | |
| Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/5/2005 | |
| Man, we knew Aragorn was a self-doubter, but being so unsure about Arwen's love? It seems a bit much. Maybe if the story was taking place years later, when Arwen's sea longing would have been stronger, it would seem more fitting. As it is, Eldarion's youth may keep Arwen in the city for a while longer, but since Aragorn says "he would not try to hold her," leaving when his son is so young seems rather irresponsible and un-Aragornish. Don't get me wrong, it's an interesting premise, and Aragorn's concern for the future kingship rings true, but it seems like the story may be set at the wrong time. Author Reply: The issue is not Arwen's age, but the age of their marriage. She is already 2,808 years old, and could easily be growing weary of Middle Earth, especially since so many of her closest relatives have already departed. Aragorn had believed that his love would be enough to compensate Arwen for all she was giving up to stay with him, but her yearning to go home to Rivendell makes him believe he was wrong. They have been married long enough that the "honeymoon" is over. They are busy with young children and affairs of state and haven't been making their own relationship a priority. They have been arguing, for a long while. Aragorn is man of few words, the strong, silent type. He's tired of arguing, so he walks away. As in any family where the marriage is in jeopardy, it is the children who suffer. It's also important to remember that Aragorn was raised by a single mother. He had to be mentored by a foster father. He doesn't want to lose his son, but the reality is that when men lose the mother's of their children, they often lose the children too. He believes he has no other option, and that Eldarion will pull through, as he did, with the guidance and nurture of a compassionate mentor, who will appear in a later chapter. | |
| Raksha The Demon | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/4/2005 |
I like the conflict over Arwen's longing for her Elvish roots. However, you've overlooked that Arwen cannot retract her choice; she can never take a ship to Valinor; she will live and die in Middle-earth. I have trouble believing that Aragorn would burden his twelve-year-old son with the kingship to go play Ranger. But if he is doing it, he should have at least alerted Faramir, whose job it now is, as Steward of Gondor, to run the kingdom until Eldarion comes of age. Author Reply: I believe that Arwen can retract her choice, and so did Aragorn. On his deathbed he tells her, "The uttermost choice is before you: to repent and go to the Havens and bear away into the West the memory of our days together...or to abide the Doom of Men." I take her response, "There is now no ship that would bear me hence," to mean that last of the Elven ships have sailed, not that it would be impossible for her to take one if it were available. Since my story is set only twenty years into the Fourth Age, I imagine there would still have been a sizable Elven population making its way to the Havens. As to Eldarion, Aragorn only burdens him with the kingship in order to ensure that he won't be taken from Middle Earth altogether. Faramir will step in to do his job, as well. Keep reading. Author Reply: I believe that Arwen can retract her choice, and so did Aragorn. On his deathbed he tells her, "The uttermost choice is before you: to repent and go to the Havens and bear away into the West the memory of our days together...or to abide the Doom of Men." I take her response, "There is now no ship that would bear me hence," to mean that last of the Elven ships have sailed, not that it would be impossible for her to take one if it were available. Since my story is set only twenty years into the Fourth Age, I imagine there would still have been a sizable Elven population making its way to the Havens. As to Eldarion, Aragorn only burdens him with the kingship in order to ensure that he won't be taken from Middle Earth altogether. He sees this as a dynastic crisis similar to the one which induced his grandparents to allow Gilraen to marry young because they feared that Arathorn would be shortlived. Faramir will step in to do his job, as well. Keep reading. | |