Safe Haven by songspinner
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periantari
· 17 April 2023
· Chapter 1
Love this so much! This is a great gap filler and also love the relationship that you're building between Steward and King.
""Faramir." Aragorn’s calloused hand slid around the back of his neck to give a gentle squeeze as he slowed their pace to a sudden halt. "I was raised in Rivendell, as you know, where the elves place no limit of time on one’s grief. Take as much as you need, mellon nin, but remember that you are not alone."
" this is my favorite line. Awesome story.
LisaG
· 13 August 2010
· Chapter 1
That was great! I'd love to read more stuff like this!
lindahoyland
· 10 July 2005
· Chapter 1
This was just beautiful and is going straight on my favourites list ! I Love the way you depict Aragorn's concern for Faramir and the warmth and much needed affection he gives him.
Raksha The Demon
· 19 February 2005
· Chapter 1
I love stories of Aragorn befriending Faramir; Faramir deserves a liege-lord who sees his true value, and Aragorn deserves Faramir as a Steward and friend.
You've done well here in charting the beginning of their friendship.
My only complaint is the implication - ""Well, I shall need someone to rule there, and Legolas is hoping to share that duty with you and yours." - that Legolas will co-rule Ithilien with Faramir. Untrue. There is only one Prince of Ithilien; Ithilien officially belongs to Faramir, according to JRRT. Legolas has leave to live there with his people; I imagine it's sort of a special arrangement with Aragorn and Faramir, a colony or the Elves' own little piece of Ithilien, but Ithilien as a whole is Faramir's princedom. Also, I don't think Gimli came to live in Ithilien, he brought a colony of Dwarves to work for a time in Minas Tirith and then to live in the Glittering Caves...
Nancy Brooke
· 3 February 2005
· Chapter 1
You weave a surprising number of threads into this tapestry and they make a charming picture: Thorongil, Boromir, Finduilas, Pippin ... all through the weft (or is it warp? Ok - enough of that metaphor) of Faramir. I particularly liked Aragorn's humor and these two words in proximity: "persistent loyalty." Could anyone describe Pippin better, and with such brevity!!
Author's reply
Nice use of metaphor, though! :) Thank you...
Glad to hear there weren't too many "threads".
It occurred to me that in such a place with so
many histories and memories, that one might
find it a bit overwhelming, even if you were the
Steward.
-Laura
Anonymous
· 2 February 2005
· Chapter 1
I really enjoyed this story. I loved seeing the start of the relationship between Aragorn and Faramir. Nicely done!
docmon
· 2 February 2005
· Chapter 1
wonderful interaction between Aragorn and Faramir. You've captured the feeling of the friendship between them well, and your tone of language is quite consistent with Tolkien! Well written, well done!
Author's reply
Wow! Such a compliment - I'm quite happy if the tone of
language worked that well. :)
-Laura
Mysterious Jedi
· 2 February 2005
· Chapter 1
Excellent gapfiller
Dreamflower
· 2 February 2005
· Chapter 1
This is a lovely gap-filler. I can see Aragorn and Faramir making these plans ahead of time. And I loved the bit about Pippin wanting to kidnap Faramir. I would imagine he'd make plans...
Author's reply
Thank you - your compliments mean a lot coming from you.
Heh...yeah, I could see Pip doing that too, although I'm not sure Merry
would really be fighting it, either. Eowyn might even help...
-Laura
sindar
· 2 February 2005
· Chapter 1
Beautiful!!! Wow, this story was such a joy to read. Excellent gap-filling... I've always been curious about their relationship and friendship after the war. I think you nailed it.
shirebound
· 2 February 2005
· Chapter 1
What a wonderful conversation! The way Aragorn slowly but persistently drew Faramir to talk about what was bothering him -- and already to have been thinking of a solution -- is just terrific.
*Aragorn laid one hand on his shoulder. "But you have been through so much betrayal and loss that sometimes you could not countenance anything else."
Faramir nodded, speechless again in the face of this man reading him so well.*
What Faramir needed more than anything else was to feel valued, and Aragorn needed (finally) a place to belong, and use openly all the wisdom he's accumulated over the long years. And I love your mention of Pippin.
:D
Author's reply
I always appreciate your comments! Thank you!
I think what sparked that bit was the fact that when Faramir wakes up, he seems to already know Aragorn, or at least who he is, and loves him already. It seemed to me that that relationship would then be vital for the young Steward as he found his place. And as for Aragorn's persistence - I suppose that was my own teaching and crisis counseling background sneaking in when I wasn't looking... :)
-Laura
utfrog98
· 2 February 2005
· Chapter 1
Really enjoyed this - you filled a gap beautifully.
Elf Friend
· 2 February 2005
· Chapter 1
Hello! I really enjoyed this story. It was nice to see Faramir in a different light than in the books where he is always certain of what to do. (At least, it seems he is that way to me). ^^ I also loved the humor provided by Pippin where he planned to kidnap Faramir and take him to the Shire. The brotherly bond developed between Aragorn and Faramir was a nice touch also. Thanks for a great story!