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| The Ranger and the Eagles by Cairistiona | 19 Review(s) |
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| Mirach | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/4/2011 |
| Aww, great chapter! I love stories about Aragorn and Gandalf, their friendship is much more interesting to me than the one of Aragorn and Legolas that so many authors write about. Gandalf's muttering to himself or to Aragorn was almost comical in places, which created a lively contrast to the dire situation. The examination of injuries was almost like a detective story. Of course the real cause will come last! And it's clear now that Aragorn has indeed been in the avalanche that Gandal saw earlier. And I think the situation will grow worse yet - we have to meet the eagles still! Author Reply: Thank you, Mirach! I think Gandalf and Aragorn's friendship is definitely fascinating, and too little explored through fanfic (although I intend to make up for that deficit). I'm glad you liked the bits of humor in this. To me, such a dire situation could be too heavy to read if there isn't some sort of lighter elements sprinkled throughout. And yes, the eagles are still to come--gosh, when *are* those pesky birds ever going to show up?? *g* Thanks for the review! | |
| Midnight Promise | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/4/2011 |
| Yes, yes - this chapter DID mollify me a tiny bit. . . JUST a tiny bit. ;-) "He had wondered, at the time, just how often Aragorn had attacked his own father in just such a way. The droll tilt of Elrond’s smile certainly hinted at painful experience." <--- Dude, it is so mean to tease the readers with possible bunny plots! Haha, 'aw' though! Your Elrond&Estel stories are always warm and fuzzy, and I hope to read something to that affect with the above mentioned. ^o^ *shameless bribe with internet candy* Lol. Chapter titles always bring a smile, along with the anticipation! :) Ah, um, OW?! He got nailed with a tree branch? Oh dears. . .I swear, that child has enough bad luck to get him IN those situations, but enough luck to get him OUT. Hmm, contradicting, yet true. ;3 Lol! Is that pot of salve Halbarad's recipe? ;) Yay for mutual fantastic holidays! Haha, hope that awesomeness has been extended to now. :-) Cheers, MP Author Reply: Thank you, MP! Gosh, you've made me giggle this morning. *g* I'm glad to have mollified you a bit, at least, although I know you'd prefer the every-five-minutes method of story posting! And ooh, that's a good idea, to write up whatever might have happened to have made Elrond warn against Aragorn attacking. *adds it to my plot bunny list* And ding-ding-ding!! You win the Sharp-Eyed-Reader Award! That was indeed Halbarad's stinky salve that Gandalf unfortunately sniffed. Thanks for the review... next chapter comes Thursday! | |
| Lily Baggins | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/4/2011 |
| Wow, wow, wow... *heart is a-flutter* This is a veritable FEAST of magnificence for an Aragorn h/c lover like me! I couldn't even begin to tell you what I love most about it---too many things to list! But I'm sure that Aragorn's pitiful cries and Gandalf stroking his hair are at the top of the list. :) Impaled by a tree branch, eh? Now THAT is something to enjoy---we don't often get to read about Aragorn suffering from such an injury---something that is, as Gandalf puts it, so "unnatural." And it seems he has a whole host of other minor discomforts---too delicious! I have to say that Gandalf's resourcefulness here is amazing, and just what I'd expect from him. He definitely isn't hasty or rash and he thinks things through, doesn't he? I have a feeling he made the right decision regarding the wound. The detail in this story is incredibly mesmerizing---this is what all h/c stories should aspire to be! At least in my book. I sit and read this and just want to read it over and over and over again a zillion times to make sure I caught every juicy tidbit---every groan, moan, and cry that Aragorn utters! Oh, how I love Gandalf's comforting here... the talking, the stroking of Aragorn's hair, the patting of his leg... *melts* It's so sweet and fatherly---just what I love in such a story. And now I'm off to read it again---and I cannot WAIT for chapter three! Author Reply: Thank you, Lily! I'm soooooo relieved this chapter worked for you--I was sweating those medical details, trust me. LOL (Still sweating them, actually, as I'm sure there's some mistakes despite my research! I just hope any medical professionals who might read this go easy on me...) And I wanted to make sure I had a balance between technical stuff and the comforting--I'm bad for going too far towards the technical. So I'm glad I managed to get enough comfort in it for you. :) And the tree branch thing... I think I've seen a couple stories out there where he's fallen from a tree and impaled himself, but I've never seen him get injured like that in an avalanche. In fact, I don't know that I've ever seen any snow-avalanche stories out there, but it seems to be a genuine risk in the mountains. From what I researched, snow avalanches are perilously easy to start. *shivers* There's a reason I don't go skiing.... And it's soooo fun to write Fatherly Gandalf, especially in regards to Aragorn. I imagine their friendship had a large father-son component to it, as well as mutual respect. So many facets to explore there. :) Glad you're enjoying this and thanks for the review! | |
| Estelcontar | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/3/2011 |
| I enjoyed chapter 2 even more now that I've re-read it. As I told you before, you made the description of Gandalf stripping Aragorn and searching for wounds very gripping, and very revealing. I like the way you make us have glimpses of Gandalf's mind and heart through his monologue. You show us his compassion and all his love for Aragorn there. Such details as Aragorn's unconscious need of having his sword next to him are very telling too. They tell us a lot about the dangerous life he leads. I also like the way you managed to remind us of Aragorn's strength even if he's just lying there unconscious. Well done. Author Reply: Thank you, Estelcontar! You know, it was really tricky, making this chapter work, because it *is* basically a long monologue. Keeping it in Gandalf's voice helped but I was afraid it'd come across too much like a medical book. LOL So I'm glad those non-medical details helped balance it out for you. (And I have to giggle at your mention that Gandalf stripping Aragorn was "revealing". *snicker giggle* I know that's not how you meant it, but it was a funny unintentional pun. *g*) Thanks for the review! | |
| Elflingimp | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/3/2011 |
| I have to say you have Gandolf's character down to a tee, I was cringing and feeling the pain too as Gandolf did all his surgery, Ugh! Well at least they have a fire, that is one mercy. Will be waiting for more, storyteller. Hugs The Imp Author Reply: Thank you, Imp! I was cringing a bit writing this, so I know how you must be feeling. And yes, thank goodness for a nice big fire at last! More to come Thursday. Thanks for reading and for the nice review! | |
| AzureSkye | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/3/2011 |
| Mmm, this was a wonderfully written chapter. I loved the shifts of touch and speech that Gandalf shows. At first touch is pragmatic, checking to see if anything's broken, removing wet clothing, ect. Gandalf's words at this time are inconsequential, asking Aragorn things that he would like to know if he was awake. Then when you got to the "splinter" (Where did you dream that up? It gave me the shivers.) touch changes to comfort, Gandalf is stroking Aragorn's hair, rubbing his back, is arm, attempting to give comfort. His words change too, instead of calling him Aragorn it's gone to "boy" or "dear boy". Then it shifts back to pragmatic, with the ensuing surgery to remove the branch. I really hope that Gandalf's done the right thing and Aragorn will be fine with no more mishaps, but somehow I really doubt that.....and there's still the little matter of the title referring to eagles....I can't wait! Author Reply: Thank you, AzureSkye! I'm so glad you liked this, and all those details (I confess at times I worried I was getting TOO detailed with this, but I had to go with what felt like a proper telling of the scene). Gandalf's mood and touches definitely shift from moment to moment, as Aragorn needs dictated, and also as Gandalf himself needed--I think he found comfort in the touch and the talk as much as Aragorn might have had he been awake and able to say (I think, like Gandalf hoped, Aragorn *was* aware of all Gandalf was doing, on some deep level). Talking to Aragorn and touching him from time to time grounded and calmed Gandalf, I think, and let him get on with a very hard task. As for the "splinter" wound... hee hee... I have an evil mind, what can I say! And it seemed to fit the circumstances surrounding the injury. Mountains can be very dangerous places! Thanks for the well-thought-out review! | |
| LisaG | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/3/2011 |
| This is great stuff! There are not enough Gandalf/Aragorn stories out there and we know they were great friends and knew each other many years. You write Gandalf very well, too. :) Now let's get our poor dear ranger-king warm and awake, so he knows he's in the company of friends! Author Reply: Thank you, LisaG! I'm so glad you're enjoying this. I'm with you--there's a severe lack of Gandalf & Aragorn stories out there. It's a friendship well worth exploring. And yes, hopefully after a night of sleep Aragorn will finally open those big grey peepers of his and at least look around a bit! Thanks for the review! | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/3/2011 |
| "Dear, dear boy..." Awwww, it's lovely to see Gandalf in healer-mode. He's very competent, and ever so compassionate. Author Reply: Thank you, shirebound! Gandalf is, I think, more competent than he feels here... healing isn't something he's done a lot of, but fortunately for Aragorn, Gandalf tends to do anything and everything well, despite inexperience. :) Thanks for the review! | |
| EllyBaggins | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/3/2011 |
| I'm very much enjoying this so far :) Author Reply: Thank you, EllyBaggins! So glad to hear it. :) | |