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| All Those Who Wander by daw the minstrel | 14 Review(s) |
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| Jay of Lasgalen | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 6/10/2007 |
| It's interesting to see this confrontation between Thranduil and Ithilden - and what a confrontation! Thranduil's reaction was exactly as I'd expect - you can hardly blame him for being horrified and angry, and for doubting Ithilden's sanity :>) Ithilden was courageous in standing his ground, and making his ultimatum: 'You can overrule me, of course, my lord. If you have lost confidence in me, I could step down as Troop Commander.' There's great tension there, Daw. I enjoyed reading the rest of this tale again, and remembering the blanket and 'Orc spit!' Thanks for writing these missing scenes - I'm enjoying them as much as the birthday recipients. Author Reply: I wouldn't have wanted to be Ithilden telling Thranduil what he'd decided. He gets points for courage. Actually these two together are fun to write. They're both pretty sure they should have their own way. But then, they're male. :-) | |
| Alisha B | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 6/9/2007 |
| Great addition! As always, it's a pleasure to read your work. Keep it up! Author Reply: Thanks, Alisha. It's nice to visit these people once in a while. | |
| meckinock | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 6/9/2007 |
| It's always great to see Thranduil and Ithilden at odds, because it doesn't happen very often. And as always with your conficts, both sides have a point. Ithilden knows Eilian isn't cut out to be a palace guard. Without a real threat to focus all that energy on, he'll self-destruct. Thranduil knows it too, but on the other hand it's crazy to send a green soldier into the most dangerous assignment in the realm. What a great set-up for a confrontation. And I laughed when Ithilden stood up to the old man and threatened to resign as troop commander. What came through here was that both of them want what's best for Eilian. Author Reply: Thank you, Meckinock. It was hard to get my head back in this moment and see what both Thranduil and Ithilden would have at stake here. Ithilden was concerned for his own authority, true, but really they'd both been increasingly concerned about Eilian. Thank goodness for Maltanaur. He saw what needed to happen and watched Eilian's back until he got some sense. | |
| rikki | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 6/9/2007 |
| Oh, such a good missing scene, I love Ithilden's ability to show his king that it is in Eilian's best interest that he be sent south with Maltanaur. Such a fine line between king and troop commander and father and son(s). Making decisions regarding his own sons must have been hard on Thranduil, even though he knew that it was in the best interest of the people. I love your Thranduil, he loves his sons, even though he may tear out his hair with Eilian's antics, but he is also such a regal elf. I would still love to see how you would write how he would handle Legolas joining the 9 walkers. Author Reply: Thanks, Rikki. It's interesting to try to write these scenes so they'll fit in but also stand on their own. If I were showing this decision in a story, I think I'd spread it out over several chapters with other stuff going on in the foreground and Thranduil and Ithilden wrangling about this in the background. But this is a present, so what the heck. :-) I'm very fond of Thranduil myself. He must have been frantic when he heard what his baby was doing, but there wouldn't have been much he could do about it, poor guy. | |