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| The Acceptable Sacrifice by Larner | 16 Review(s) |
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| Queen Galadriel | Reviewed Chapter: 45 on 12/9/2005 |
| Good! I'm glad that mother and child are well! What more joyous occasion is there than a birth? Except, perhaps, a wedding...(hint, hint). Oh, all right, I'll be patient! :-) God bless, Galadriel Author Reply: Yes, a birth can lift the spirits and help to return hope, which at the moment Aragorn needs. It is being a LONG wait for him, I think. Heh! Not so long for us, though. | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 45 on 12/9/2005 |
| Legolas glanced briefly at the kitchen door. “Perhaps his mood would be lightened if he simply had a hint that the journey is happening,” he suggested. Poor Aragorn! After waiting for so long, counting down these last days must seem like years! Especially since the "sign" he needs in order to relax hasn't shown itself yet. Author Reply: Yes, he's met HIS side of the bargain. Has she decided to go anyway? Has their adar suddenly decided to get difficult?--not that as Arwen is a grown Elven lady of quite some status on her own merit he could rule against things at this point. Has what happened to Isildur and his party on their way to Imladris occurred here--has a party of orcs managed to waylay them coming south? There must be a good number of possibilities to draw out the anxieties for poor Aragorn. Anyway, looking forward to the next chapter of Whispers, of course. | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 45 on 12/9/2005 |
| All is very well indeed! And I especially liked the last exchange. I guess the trip to find the white tree is getting closer, even without Aragorn pestering Gandalf. Aragorn seems to be as bad, in his own way, as Frodo at sharing his troubles. Of course I loved the glass-blowing description and I, too, love York. I went to University in Leeds and spent many a happy day out prowling those book-shops. If/when you come back over here we shall just have to get together and (re)-explore that part of the Country. It would be great to be there with a kindred spirit! Author Reply: Yes, I think the trip to find the White Tree is getting VERY close indeed. Am not certain with Aragorn is how much is reticence and how much is a habit of keeping this particular relationship under wraps first to keep any of the Enemy's folk from learning of it and exploiting it, as well as an attempt to keep to his side of the injunction that he might not bind any to himself until he is King of both realms. Yet, until Elrond surrenders the Sceptre, he remains yet chieftain but not King of Arnor. Now, this isn't strictly due to any lack of effort and faith on his side, of course.... Glad you appreciated the last exchange. As for York--IF I can get the money to get over there, you can believe it's a date! I LOVE York! | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 45 on 12/9/2005 |
| Now that has *got* to have lifted the King's spirits--to successfully bring a new life into the world when others had given up on it! How marvelous! And it seems Gandalf has recieved a hint of the whereabouts of Nimloth's scion! Won't Aragorn be thrilled! I've dealt a bit with this time period myself in a story I did on LJ, that's now in beta before I post it here. I'm curious to see how you deal with one particular thing... Author Reply: Okay--that sounds interesting.... Wonder which detail it is? We shall see, then. And yes, I think Gandalf might have been advised as to how to guide the King to the realization things are indeed moving forward. And to save Eldamir and Linduriel's newest child and her life I think has assisted in bringing him back to a better perspective on life and kingship for the moment. | |
| Amy | Reviewed Chapter: 45 on 12/9/2005 |
| No time for a proper review, but I must just tell you that I am wriggling with delight at impatient!Aragorn. It's good for him to wait for Arwen after all the times she's waited for him. Not being able to do anything but wait (except heal a kingdom, etc.) must be quite hard for him. I don't know if I'm more excited about the white tree or Arwen. Am simply panting for more, beloved author! *prepares self to squee* Author Reply: You approve of Aragorn wait-torture, do you? Heh! Well, both White Tree and Lady are coming, and sooner and sooner with each day. | |
| French Pony | Reviewed Chapter: 45 on 12/9/2005 |
| Three times Eldamir has tried to twist it in the canal, but it keeps sliding back to its former position. He’s near exhaustion, my Lord. I'll bet. I'll bet the mother is even nearer exhaustion. An intriguing look at how childbirth might be handled in a large city like Minas Tirith. You've earlier mentioned the presence of female midwives, but this lady is being attended by a male healer. Does this mean that childbirth is ordinarily seen as a non-medical event, and healers are only called in if something seems to be going seriously wrong? Or might this be a sign that childbirth in Gondor is beginning to become medicalized, with general (male) healers taking over what was once the domain of (female) midwives? In any event, Aragorn does appear to have some training and expertise in the matter of childbirth, and that's all for the good. Author Reply: I suspect that within the city of Minas Tirith and so close to the Houses of Healing, and particularly as the father is himself a healer, Linduriel would probably find her husband insisting on being present; then, when the child is twisted within the birth canal and in danger, they'd turn to him to try to assist. In previous stories I've indicated that difficult pregnancies among the northern Dunedain had brought some mothers to Imladris and Elrond's care at birth, and that he'd taught Aragorn how to assist in such cases; and I wrote in "The King's Commission" that he INSISTED on taking the lead when his own first child was born. And, as Linduriel's father has probably seen his son-in-law a few times as the birth has progressed (or, more properly, as it hasn't progressed nearly enough), he's probably more aware of Eldamir's condition than that of his daughter. But I agree, Linduriel was undoubtedly far more exhausted than her husband. Good questions, though. Usually I suspect the midwives would take care of most births. | |