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| All Those Who Wander by daw the minstrel | 175 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. | |
| erunyauve | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 7/3/2006 |
| >>“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 literally spit out my juice at that! I'm looking forward to reading your latest story. I loved the bit about Legolas' blanket in this one - I have to confess that I still have my 'rag' (as my Grandma called it) tucked away in a drawer. And it's so interesting to see Eilian at such a young age - in the stories in which he's an older, married Captain, I rather miss the Eilian who still has so much to learn. Author Reply: One of the pleasures of writing these stories for so long is being able to insert those little references to characters and incidents that readers will not to have explained. Beliond is great. I still have my son's blanket too. He'd probably be mortified if he knew. I rather miss the Eilian who still has so much to learn. Thranduil begs to disagree. | |
| Nelsonia | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 2/20/2006 |
| Hi Daw Long time no see! How is the novel going? Any chance of seeing onther of your stories at SOA soon? The legions of fans (as I belive we are)claim for another story! Anyway I hope all is well and I wish you all the best with publishing! Author Reply: I just finished a revision of the novel last night. And I'm planning to do a fanfic to make myself sane again! | |
| lmw | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 10/25/2005 |
| I have been away from these stories for a while, and have just had time to catch up. This one was, as usual, just great! I love the way you write your family - from the King to Legolas. I really like that Eilian confided in his Adar, those moments don't seem to happen often. Keep up the excellent writing! Author Reply: Thank you. I've been away from them for a while too and I've really missed them. Eilian and Thranduil manage to break through to one another once in a while, thank goodness. If they didn't, they might drift so far apart they can never find one another again. | |
| Elentari | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 10/22/2005 |
| Again, read them all in one go. Fantastic. I was at the point where I suffer from withdrawals, and this fic went down rather nicely! :P I thought the flashbacks different from your usual style, but I enjoyed seeing all those gap-filling scenes. I can't commend a one scene because I love everything you write , but I did so love Thranduil's decision to look for and talk with Eilian. The talk in itself was touching too. Young Legolas, as usual, is absolutely captivating in his childish charm. Your grasp of the cute factor is unbelievable. The news of original fic makes me both sad and happy. It is great to see that someone with so much talent is trying her own wings, and at th same time I mourn the slow-down on the House of Oropherion (Agree with maltanaur there, they rule!). Nevertheless, I am quite curious to see what you're preparing. when the project is done and flying high, send us a note so we can take a look on this new universe, new characters. Your fan, Elentari. Author Reply: I was suffering withdrawal too, which is why I wrote the story. I love these people. I'm so pathetic. The scene where Thranduil talks to Eilian was hard to imagine at first, but when I managed to get some sense of it, I was pleased. These two are odds and then every once in a while they connect, and then they whirl apart again. But if they didn't connect occasionally, their relationship could have broken down entirely. So Thranduil did a good thing here because Eilian wasn't able to make the effort. My original world feels thinner than Tolkien's to me, but then whose isn't?? He was a master. But I hope people get a chance to read this eventually and want to and enjoy it. | |
| White Wolf | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 10/6/2005 |
| I like the conversation between Thranduil and Eilian. I think they made a little more progress toward better understanding each other, though that will be a lifelong endeavor, I fear, even with them being immortal. Eilian is so lucky to have Maltanaur as his keeper. That elf is wise and cares enough about Eilian to make him work to be the best warrior he is capable of being. I love Legolas's spunk, when he went to see Maltanaur. That was great, and I think Maltanaur was impressed with the elfling. He must have looked like a stern, miniature Thranduil. And he even ended up with some gingerbread for him and his friends! Author Reply: that will be a lifelong endeavor, I fear, even with them being immortal. That's a good point. They're just too different to ever find being together completely problem free. And I also really like your observation about Maltanaur making Eilian work to be his best. That's just what he does. It's what Thranduil would like to do, but Maltanaur is willing to be cagy and clever, while Thranduil wants to just tell Eilian what he should do. | |
| elliska | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 10/5/2005 |
| Sorry, I thought I reviewed this but I'm high on cold medicine so... This was great but I am so sorry to see it end. I love little Legolas's honesty about the spiders and his greeting for Thranduil--both very dear. And sharing treats is certainly the way to popularity. :-) Poor Eilian--I remember in one of your stories Thranduil wonders that surely there must have been a time when Eilian's face brightened to see him as Legolas's does. That line comes back to mind in moments like this one--Eilian is so tense when Thranduil wants to talk to him and sadly I understand why. They just aren't at the point now where they understand each other yet. But this was a good talk. “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.” Hehehe, wonder who that was. :-) Poor Eilian again for the story of what happened to Maltanaur. What Eilian did was not all that bad--he just had bad luck that the branch didn't hold him--but it sure was costly. Of course he shouldn't have really been on it but... Very scary, sad scene. Poor Eilian a third time that Thranduil foisted what would now be a restless Legolas off on Eilian--he knew perfectly well he would not be lucky enough to get through another night without the blanket so he gave the problem to Eilian. That was evil! ;-) And poor Eilian one last time when he went into the infirmary and Maltanaur wasn't there--you must be trying to give the poor Elf a heart attack. Maltanaur is a clever thing, isn't he? I guess he'd have to be with Eilian as his charge. That was a great conversation! And even better was the one with Legolas. That just cracked me up because I had just re-read My Brother's Keeper where Legolas and Maltanaur also have a bit of a run in--things to come for Maltanaur. He must be crazy to agree to guard Thranduil's family. And I loved "I had a lovely time." Nana would be proud. :-) I am so sorry to see this end, daw. Please tell us you will write another one soon. Author Reply: Thank you, Elliska. I'm sorry about your cold. I'm a big baby when I have one. Sometimes I wonder how things would have been different for Eilian if his mother had lived. I think he would have matured faster, and I think he and Celuwen would have bonded a lot sooner and probably with the proper ceremonies. Lorellin would have taken care of Celuwen's father quite smoothly, I'll bet. I love Maltanaur. He's very fond of Eilian and sees handling him as a challenge that takes all his strength and ingenuity. I think that he and Beliond each regard the other's charge as an unknown factor in their handling of their own, so they're kind of wary of the other Thranduilion. Legolas wanted to end the visit on a polite note, as he exited having delivered his warning and scored some gingerbread. :-) I don't know about "soon," but I will write another one. | |