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| All Those Who Wander by daw the minstrel | 31 Review(s) |
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| French Pony | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 10/2/2005 |
| Maltanaur really has a good grasp of child psychology, being the only one to reason that Eilian the wild child needs more of a serious challenge rather than being kept away from danger. I guess it must take a leap of faith for an adult to make that kind of decision, but Maltanaur is good at that sort of thing. Kind of makes one wonder what his daughter was like as a child to make him so good at handling Eilian. I can't see Maltanaur raising such a meshuggeneh, but he had to have learned somewhere. Apples and honey! That's the thing to eat now. And almost the right day of the year, too; it's tomorrow night. When I was your age, I had a friend whose language would set fire to the forest. He is one of the most valiant warriors I know, and I treasure his friendship, but I am not sure I would want him spending time with Legolas. I suppose what Thranduil doesn't know about his future won't cause him to have a stroke. . . he does seem to get less uptight about language as the kids grow up, though. Good for him. He's got bigger things to worry about. Points for his effort at listening to Eilian. If he made a habit of doing that, he'd be golden. But at least he made the effort this time. That probably kept a door open that was in serious danger of shutting and locking for good. He's cleverer at managing Legolas by putting him in the warriors' tent, but he certainly has some concrete reasons there. Maltanaur does seem like an eminently reasonable person. I'm sure he was waiting to wake up until Eilian had apologized enough. Good story. Author Reply: I don't know where Maltanaur learned exactly. He's had a long life, of course, but I think a lot of it is just temperament. He's amused by Eilian rather than infuriated, and he's gotten very fond of him. He seems to have a good read on his character. Maybe he's seen other people like this. I'm not sure. I've never done much with Maltanaur's daugher, who had a new grandchild in "See the Stars." That means the kid is a few years older than Sinnarn, which might provide some amusement some time. Yes indeed, it's the apples and honey time of the year. It's seasonally appropriate and a treat that kids raised without sugar and cocoa puffs would value. That probably kept a door open that was in serious danger of shutting and locking for good. I kind of thought that too. It's possible to picture Eilian being really driven away, but I think Legolas would draw him back. Still, he and Thranduil need to find some way to relate that doesn't involve being irritated! Thank you, Pony. | |