Kay
· 15 June 2005
· Chapter 9999: Epilogue: A Bond for All Time
As I dry my eyes I can only say this story is perfection, Legolass, from beginning to end. I think surely one of the most difficult things for a writer to accomplish is to hold the readers' attention from the first line to the very last. You succeeded quite nicely. You also, in my opinion, captured the personality of Aragorn and Legolas completely. I loved the idea you came up with for Legolas' secret. I had no clue until that last chapter, and then it seemed exactly like something he would do. I hope you do get to write another story, but whether you do or don't, thank you very much for this beautiful tale of friendship!
Author's reply
Wow, Kay - what a compliment you have paid me. Like Legolas said: "I lay no claim to perfection" - but you make me feel wonderful. Thank you. :-)
I only hope I did justice to an exquisite friendship and two wonderful personalities. I will write another long story at some point, I think - but it will be some time before I post it. However, there may be one or two small ones in between.
I look forward to hearing again from you then. Thank you again!
Inariel
· 15 June 2005
· Chapter 41: The Elf and the Ranger
Dear Legolass,
Thank you for this wonderful story. I began reading when the story was about mid-way. I got caught up when you wrote "Plans", or maybe the next chapter... I do not remember exactly, but I know it was just in time to experience the excitement of hanging on the series of cliff-hangers you set up in those chapters.
I liked the story as a whole, but I found some of the episodes so deeply touching, that I came back to read them again and again, and I think I am going to read them yet again in the future... Among them, the dialog between Aragorn and Legolass in "CHAPTER 24: FLIGHT OF SHADOWS," the description of the duels between Legolas and Sarambaq, and now I think I shall add the description of the "Royal Bath" and the dialog between Aragorn and Legolas in this chapter to my list of "come back and re-read" episodes.
I enjoyed the dialog between Aragorn and Legolas in Chapter 24, the way they finally settle things, put to rest anxiety and set wounds old and new on the path of healing, the way Aragon lets go of guilt once he was granted forgiveness. Also, I liked very much the metaphor you used to describe the first duel, and the way you described the second duel so as to not sound as "deja vue".
And now at the end, there is this dialog between Aragorn and Legolas again, with its subtle emphasize that Aragorn feels now "free of guilt" but certainly aware that he had made a mistake he should avoid in the future, and Legolas's realization of his own mistake: his intended surprise caused Aragorn anguish. I was a bit curious of how you would pull this off, because anti-climax is risky: more often than not it does not work well. But it worked well here: this chapter and the epilogue were worth the waiting.
I am looking forward to read more when you'll write more.
Wishing you the best,
Inariel
Author's reply
Inariel: thank you very much for letting me know that you enjoyed this story. And yes, Chap 24 and 41 were the ones where the diagloue between Aragorn and Legolas were most important. I will come back to re-read those myslef, lol!
If I do post another story here, I hope I will see you 'there' again. I will have to think about whether to make the next one as clffie-rich as this one was.
Bye for now, and thanks for dropping in. :-)
ArcherGal2932
· 14 June 2005
· Chapter 40: Greenleaf
HOW you are going to wrap this up in only one chapter and an epilogue is beyond me. Yet again, I'm sure you'll find some way. I love your description on the Elves, with the hair and the wind...can't remember the exact quote, so I apologize. Wonderful work; I'll be looking for another piece in your bio soon!!!!!
~ArcherGal2932
P.S. Would you like the updated story I have now? I have changed a great deal in it, added several chapters and broken several up. I'm getting very excited about how well this piece is going for me, considering several of the other pieces I started that I knew were going to be large never ended up finished...more than likely because I had not thought anything through once I had almost reached the climax...so that was bad. Thanks again!
Author's reply
"HOW you are going to wrap this up in only one chapter and an epilogue is beyond me."
I'm going to use a compactor. lol!
Seriously, it's all been written. One more round of proofreading (I do several, and keep adding/changing ideas as I do!) - then - that's it. I will be posting and saying farewell to this story tht has been my passion for the last 6 months. But seeing as LOTR has been my passion for more than 20 years - 6 months is nothing, I guess.
YEs you can send your story now, Archer Gal. 'See' you soon.
TithenFeredir
· 14 June 2005
· Chapter 40: Greenleaf
"...their long hair – dark and brown and gold – flew like silken threads spun by the fingers of the wind." That was a lovely description. I really enjoy your take on elves. I seems that writers often either leave out references to their beauty or beat it to death and in doing so negate it. The way you slip it in here reminds the reader of it in passing and I think it works very well.
I found myself feeling Aragorn's distress strongly through this chapter. Why the ship? Why is Legolas hidden away in the glade? The tension is...HARD! OK, it's good writing, but it's kind of cruel, don't you think? This reader is suffering. I'm hoping for a reversal in a future chapter. ~TF
Author's reply
Thank you, TF, for letting me know that the passing references to the beauty of elves works. I agree with you - extreme and excessive descriptions can have the opposite effect: it can make their beauty seem 'cheap'.
You're suffering from the wait? Not long now.
But will you suffer from something else then? Gotta wait. ;-)
You've given me wonderful support to me, TF. Thank you!
Author Reply:
And WHAT a boo-boo that was! I meant: "you've given me wonderful support." Period. :-p
RedSquirrel
· 13 June 2005
· Chapter 40: Greenleaf
A-hah! Even the Elves smile at him - even the Elves ... (Racing excitedly up and down my favorite tree-trunk) Legolas is never going to leave him, never - despite all you say about this story possibly turning out to be AU! (Throwing an acorn in the direction of the author) Really, Aragorn should have a bit more faith - after all, poor Legolas doesn't even know that he is worrying. Aragorn did not ask him when he first suspected in the garden, and Legolas doesn't know he overheard his conversation with Thranduil. So Legolas sends his sweet note, as he promised, and Aragorn keeps fretting, because he did not speak to Legolas. (Another acorn, this time aimed at Aragorn) I know he did not want to press him, but really! he should know better by now. Wait! (Stops throwing acorns, bushy tail upright) did the mayor say "celebrations next month"? I had forgotten. It's going to be a surprise, right? (Dancing madly along the branch) Legolas is planning a surprise, and Aragorn is going to spoil it. Say (Peeping out from between the leaves, round eyes shining hopefully) - could you draw me a map, with exact directions to that secret glade - how many nuts would that cost me? A squirrel, after all, would not be intruding - too much ;-)
Author's reply
Racing up and down your face tree trunk?? LOLOLOL!!! Oh what a vision!! You are just adorable - and pretty sly! ;-)
But - lower your bushy tail - you'll have to wait till the last chapter. :-D
lwarren
· 12 June 2005
· Chapter 40: Greenleaf
I have been following the story, Legolass, but with little time to review what with the end of school, my daughter (8 months pregnant), her husband and 4 kids going to move within the week and I'm thinking of moving, too - all that seemed to take up every waking moment. But I did want you to know that I'm still following and loving this story about this great friendship. I think Aragorn is jumping to conclusions and causing himself a whole lot of pain in the process (altho' you keep insisting this story could be AU....). I think the Prince is planning a little surprise for his overworked friend, who has now worked himself into quite a frenzy. Should be interesting...I await the outcome with bated breath :-)! (The first story I ever posted here was about a similar misunderstanding between these two - and about Legolas sailing, too...but it's not nearly a good or emotional as this one!) Still when you put a human and an elf together, things are bound to get interesting *LOL*. I love the description of the ship and the faces of the elves when they see the King arrive unannounced! The whole chapter is just full of wonderful descriptions and emotions! I'll catch up on the others eventually, but I had to comment on this one, Legolass; it was just great!
linda
Author's reply
Hi, Linda: Yes, I have missed hearing from you - and it can get pretty lonely if too few 'visit' :-) - so it's really lovely to hear from you again. Sounds like you've been busier than a hive of bees! Hope all will be settled soon. I, too, have had a lot of work to do - but I just HAVE to finish this story and not keep everyone waiting. I am loath for it to end because I love these two characters so much - but end it must.
As for how it will end --- well, the AU is still not out. ;-) Thank you very much for your kind words about this story and for your wonderful support. I must seek yours out to read as well when I'm finished. Right now, I'm keeping very focused on finishing this one; even if they part (and they still might) - I want to make it a parting worth reading about. :-)
Anonymous
· 11 June 2005
· Chapter 40: Greenleaf
I just wanted to say that I absolutely love this story. I've been on the edge of my seat the entire time and I can't wait to read the rest of it! I think you have a wonderful gift and thank you for giving us such a great story! - Mystwing
Author's reply
Thank you, Mystwing, for 'visiting' and for your letting me know what you feel about this story. The final chapter will be up before a week is through, I think; then we say goodbye to Aragorn and Legolas. I am sad to leave them, but I must for now.
RedSquirrel
· 9 June 2005
· Chapter 39: Strongbow
I migrated because ff.net wouldn't let me review. Some server problem, perhaps - here's quite nice, anyway. Will you believe that I actually laughed at the end of ch. 38? Poor Aragorn, he certainly pays dearly for every angry, impatient and unspoken word to Legolas. If he only knew that your cliffhangers are never followed by the obvious - he would have slept better. I actually looked it up, but found only that Legolas built his ship after Aragorn died. Mhm. Who's going to sail? I suppose we will soon find out - but I wonder how much experience wood-elves have in ship-building. Or, for that matter, if the sea-call is that strong, how could elves even live near the sea as at the Grey Havens - they would be the first to sail, I would have thought. That's something I could never understand. But that's probably because I am a mere mortal. I absolutely loved Arwen's reminder of the lay of Turin - but one of the saddest tales in the Silmarillion. I sure hope that's no prediction! ;-)
Author's reply
Well, that's a first - laughing at Aragorn! I swear you could have been peeking at the Chap 40 I have written... why? you will find out soon. ;-)
"I actually looked it up, but found only that Legolas built his ship after Aragorn died." - quite right, but there is nothing to say I cannot make this AU. :-)
"I wonder how much experience wood-elves have in ship-building." - they lived next to the swfit Forest River, so they would have been quite good at making and using boats, I presume. PLus, maybe they had some help...?
"how could elves even live near the sea as at the Grey Havens - they would be the first to sail, I would have thought."
Aaah, that is something we mere mortals - as you say - cannot answer.
Yes, the tale of Turin and Beleg is one of the saddest tales in the Silmarillion - and my personal favourite - maybe it reminds me so much of A & L as well. I love both those pairs of friends.
"I sure hope that's no prediction!" Can't tell till I tell... lol.
Author Reply:
Oh, forgot to say this: this site is great in that it makes editing a whole lot easier than at the other site. But I feel a little lonely here - many more readers responded over there, and I felt I was really writing for someone. I don't know whether I will post another story here.
Author Reply:
I'm crazy I know - giving you multiple replies! But I wanted to add: there ARE some readers who drop in regularly with a response or just to say hi, and I am very, very grateful to them. And now that you have migrated here as well... maybe it'll be all right. 'See' you soon. :-)
Ophium
· 9 June 2005
· Chapter 39: Strongbow
Another good chapter! That was a great analogy between the two stories! Many of the 'ancient' tales, before LOTR, are found again in LOTR, but not all catch our eyes, and this one I had surely missed. Yet, it is very clear *g* even for the name, 'Strongbow', which Legolas clearly has.
Keep'em coming, we likes it ;)
Author's reply
Glad you liked this - thank you.
As for the analagoy, however - I am not certain that Tolkien ever intended it, or that other writers would even consider it reasonable, but I saw a clear - and desirable - analogy - so i wanted to make sure I got it into the story. :-)
ArcherGal2932
· 7 June 2005
· Chapter 39: Strongbow
yet again, another beautiful chapter! I positively love the tie between Legolas & Aragorn and Turin & Beleg - that was one of my favorite chapters in the Silmarillion and the Unfinished Tales!!!!! Keep up the good work, and please, write a sequel or another piece!!!! You have awesome writing talents - and it usually takes a very good author for me to say that!
~ArcherGal2932
Author's reply
...and my favourite tale of all in The Silmarillion. I HAD to get it in.
Glad you like it too.
Thank you for your support.
TithenFeredir
· 7 June 2005
· Chapter 39: Strongbow
The last chapter really bothered me,(yes, I know it's only a story), but it was worth it to get this chapter. Aragorn's turmoil was heartbreaking, especially considering that in the midst of it he still would not think of asking Legolas to stay on his account. I loved your wise Arwen! So aften she is cast as a mere spectator, but in this she seems to know just what Aragorn needs to hear. She almost takes a motherly role in comforting and counseling him. Legolas' absence is more effective here than if he had been present. The chapter as a whole has wonderful emotional depth. Looking forward to the next. ~TF
Author's reply
Thank you, TF - so glad you liked this chapter and Arwen. She is often overlooked in Aragorn-Legolas stories.
I am especially delighted that I was able to find a place in this story for the tale of Turin and Beleg; I love that tale. *sniff*
Angel
· 7 June 2005
· Chapter 39: Strongbow
There's a slight epidemic going around and I caught the nasssty bug twice, so took a while to get back into a lot of things.
Thankfully this wasn't one of them. Wow I do love the contrast, and as much as it pains me to see him suffer, it's only fair he experience what Legolas went through...though am beginning to grind my teeth at the laissez-faire 'tude he's giving Arwen. For someone who gave up immortality yada yada yada...she deserves a bit morea adoration than the moping moaning pining for someone else she's getting, but then am still slightly feverish and a little attention deprived lol.
Turin Turambar is one of my absolutely favouritest STORIES ever! What is there not to love? The psychoses, the suffering, the accursedness! lol...and I was often sure Tolkien or rather Jackson drew on Beleg and Turin for Aragorn and Legolas so am YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE excited (medicine's yummm!) they're in here.
There is nooooooooooooo way in Arda Leggy would plan to sail without first informing Aragorn. So who's the ship for?... There is nooooooooooooo way in Arda Leggy would plan to sail without first informing Aragorn. So who's the ship for?... There is nooooooooooooo way in Arda Leggy would plan to sail without first informing Aragorn. So who's the ship for?... There is nooooooooooooo way in Arda Leggy would plan to sail without first informing Aragorn. So who's the ship for?...
oops did I say my mantra out loud? :P
Author's reply
Wonderful to have you back, Angel, and glad you're better! So - you caught up? Or did you just read the last chapter first? :-)
I love that story myself- my favourite in The Silmarillion. I HAD to have it in here - so it;s good to know you like it here too.
As for your mantra - how about this in response?
Nooooooooo one says this can't be AU. Nooooooooo one says this can't be AU. Nooooooooo one says this can't be AU. Nooooooooo one says this can't be AU....
Kay
· 6 June 2005
· Chapter 38: The News
Indeed, I am most anxious to learn what Legolas intends to do. But at the same time, I hate to see this tale end. I hope you already have another wonderful idea forming! Thanks!
Author's reply
I am a little sad that it will end too - for it will mean saying goodbye to those two beloved characters... :-( - one way or another.
Maybe I had better start another soon so I won't suffer from post-tale blues for too long, lol.
Author Reply:
And thank you for dropping in.
TithenFeredir
· 5 June 2005
· Chapter 38: The News
"The elves who are working on the river are building a ship, my Lord,” he said in a voice thick with compassion. “It is for their prince Legolas – and it is almost finished.”
Well, this got to me. Nay, nay. Say not what I do not wish to hear. Wicked, wicked Legolass! I hope you're just being tricksey. ~TF
Author's reply
I shall be called Legolass the Wicked soon - if not Legolass the Tricksey. :-)
Ophium
· 5 June 2005
· Chapter 38: The News
Wow! Cliffhanger! Nasty you! *g*
Very good tension you've been building up in these last chapters... if I hadn't read the books and knew how this ends, I could've swear you are preparing to break Aragorn's heart. Truly, at this point, I can't guess what Legolas will do next, althought I have a theory... :D Very good writing, as always *clapping hands*
3 more to go?
Author's reply
But - as I was telling another reviewer - there is such a thing as an AU story - or a story with AU elements in it. :-)
Yes, 3 - 4 more chapters left. THanks for your compliments. *blushing and taking a bow*
elliska
· 5 June 2005
· Chapter 35: The Heart of the Elf
I know it sounds odd but I clicked on your fic and, of all the chapters, just happened to read this particular chapter first. I loved it. The characterisation of Thranduil (who I love) is wonderful, their conversation is very touching and the way you worked canon memories into it was very well done and added to the weight of the dialogue. I think I will read some more.
Author's reply
Thank you, Elliska - it is a chapter that I am very fond of myself. Hope you enjoy the rest of it. I'm happy to have you on board, even though the end draws nigh for this story - just three chaps or so left.
Thanks for your review.
ArcherGal2932
· 4 June 2005
· Chapter 38: The News
You have done an awesome job with putting the notes in the appendices back into Tolkien's work that truly makes the reader feel Aragorn and Legolas' struggle. I am just fascinated at how well your chapters are written, because after having read what happens to Legolas I still am wondering what will happen to him even as I know the answer already! lol. Keep up the great work, even though there are only 4 chapters left I think? :) Oh, and I'll be sending my work through email to you within the next couple of days - making a few last revisions and seeing if I can get another chapter written up. Thanks again!!!!!
~ArcherGal2932
Author's reply
"...I still am wondering what will happen to him even as I know the answer already!"
Aaaaah - but there is such a thing as an AU story - or a story with AU elements in it. So - it is possible for this this tale to have an AU ending (i.e. Legolas sails much earlier)
3 more chapters left to find out. Maybe 4 if I decide to stretch it. But my readers at the other site where this is posted are ready to kill for the answer, whatever it is - so I may stick to 3.
THanks for your review - will wait to read wjat you have written. :-)
ArcherGal2932
· 1 June 2005
· Chapter 37: Elrond's Daughter
Beautiful description of the bond between Legolas and Aragorn. I have read many, many, many fics with Legolas & Aragorn in them, and none have truly hit the mark like you have in explaining the friendship between the two. I am truly impressed.
On a more personal note, I am trying to revise a chapter I have recently written where a friend of Thranduil is struggling to explain how a small Legolas was abducted before his eyes by Orcs. I feel like it is lacking in emotion on both the friend and Thranduil's side. Imrathon (the friend) is wounded terribly and pretty much on his deathbed as he is explaining why Legolas was not with him when he was brought back. So I need a little advice, because I am fairly satisfied with the action at the beginning, but now that it is slowed down and there are some bad news, I want to make the reader feel Thranduil's pain at the kidnapping of his only son and the agony of retelling a painful experience for Imrathon. I'm sorry if that doesn't give you much to work with, but I need some advice desperately. thanks!
~ArcherGal2932
Author's reply
Archer Gal - thank you! I was a little sceptical about how the readers would react to this chapter - it is short, and it attempts to explain something that so many of us hold dear. I had to think about who would be the right person to expound on it, and decided that Elrond's daughter had to be the only one who has lived in both worlds long enough, and Faramir had to be the one who would have seen enough and cared enough to ask. I am grateful for your encouraging words.
As for your story - I'd be happy to offer suggestions if you can email me your draft at mazquendi@msn.com. That would give me something more concrete to work on, okay? I'm sure we'll be able to make the 'slow' portion pick up pace. :-)
TithemFeredir
· 1 June 2005
· Chapter 37: Elrond's Daughter
Hmmmm... You offer an interesting explaination for the relationship between Aragorn and Legolas, but I'm not sure that for myself I want it to be defined. Can such relationships be completely explained? (The wheels are turning now.) This chapter gives me the feeling that Legolas may go on and sail. Very sad. I'll be on pins and needels to see how it turns out. ~TF
Author's reply
Hi, TF ~
"Can such relationships be completely explained?"
Certainly not. The true depth and breadth of it cannot be captured, but it doesn't stop the human mind from trying to make sense of it to an extent that it can manage - for that will be the reaction of the humans around Aragorn as they see his grief. We ask questions about relationships all the time in real life: "I wonder how those two can get along", for example. :-)
I wanted to make more explicit the beauty of the friendship between different races - and perhaps even more, some traits of the elven race that will be gone from these shores. They are as I see them, a race that embodies contradicting traits in a delightful, fascinating way. But most of all, I wanted to expose how Arwen would have been feeling about all this - she has quietly seen and felt much, but we don't hear from her. I thought she deserved to have her perspective heard - even if it does not capture THE entire picture.
It's strange and fascinating at the same time that these characters have taken on a life of their own even though I am writing their dialogue and thoughts. Tolkien created them and handed them to us, and I embrace them as if they truly exist. Like Arwen, who talked about the grace and beauty of the elves without a conscious thought how those traits would apply to her as well, I have written Arwen's dialogue and called it wisdom without even realising that I am claiming to be the wise one. It is just how Faramir would have seen her - the daughter of the wise elf lord Elrond - and it is as if she took on a life of her own when I wrote that dialogue. I am certainly not wise nor graceful so it was a weird but fascinating experience. I suppose that is what all writers - amateur or professional - go through when they write a 'wise' character. Hmmmm ...scary.
Well - will Legolas sail? To be answered soon. Thanks for dropping in!
Tinnuial
· 30 May 2005
· Chapter 36: The Heart of the Man
It was wonderful to return home after a month away to find so many new chapters for this story waiting to be read! And I, starved for a good story after so long, devoured them in one sitting!
There were times my heart stopped and my eyes welled up... You write so beautifully, it's as if I were truly inside the story, feeling every little bit of emotion and seeing every detail, rather than just looking in from the outside.
Thank you for such a wonderful homecoming present! Tomorrow after I sleep off the rest of the jet lag I shall be sure to read the new chapters all over again to savour them as they should be!
:)
Author's reply
Well, Tinnuial - it is good to have you back, too - welcome back! I was so hoping you had not left my story *sheepsih grin* because your name is going to appear again (I believe I mentioned it once) before I close the book on this story (on the site - not in my heart, because this first fan fic of mine will live on there). Why will your name appear...? Well, just wait and see. :-)
Thank you so much for letting me know how the new chapters made you feel. I know you told me you were going to be away for two months or so - so I wonder how much you missed. Anyway - by the time you read this, I guess you would have slept off the jet lag (where did you go, by the way, if it's not too personal?) - so, enjoy your slow and leisurely reunion with our beloved characters. :-)
jgal
· 30 May 2005
· Chapter 36: The Heart of the Man
i have just finished your complete story and ejoyed it very much. i just hope you do not have plans for legolas to leave middle earth too soon. i think there may be one or two more adventures left for him!
Author's reply
Jgal - thank you for dropping in! Glad you enjoyed the story. As I said - the end draws nigh - just a few more chapters to go, so ... perhaps no adventures left in this story - but we still have to wait and see what happens to the two friends. Hope you stick around to find out. :-)
RedSquirrel
· 30 May 2005
· Chapter 36: The Heart of the Man
These last two chapters have kept me on edge since you posted. Again, you conveyed the emotions of elf and man so vividly that I can’t help feeling the same sort of despair as Aragorn at the end of the last chapter. Now in addition to being scared about Legolas’ leaving for the Havens, I also feel guilty about it. That’s most unfair. I was especially struck by Thranduil’s argument that Men in time will fear the Elves and even fight against them. Thranduil obviously is a very wise king and understands human nature very well. Although there is hope that Legolas’ spirit will be freed from the Shadow at least (the healing scene was so beautifully written) and his last words to Eldarion are decidedly ambiguous and hopefully do not mean what Aragorn fears at all, I begin to realize that this story can never have a „lived happily ever after to the end of his days“ ending, because Elves and Men will ultimately be separated for ever. I have felt the same after finishing „The Return of the King“, and every time I have to immediately restart reading „The Fellowship“ or „The Hobbit“, just to lift my mood out of this depressing melancholy. Well, whatever you have in store for us, I am prepared. „The Hobbit“ is already waiting next to several boxes of tissues. (Bangs head on the keyboard and resolves to remain there until the next update.)
Author's reply
Hi Red Squirrel! So you have migrated here :-) I actually do like the option of responding to individual reviews, though the other site is a very pleasant one too. Anyway - welcome here.
I completely empathise with the depression that comes with reading the ending of ROTK - it brings me down as well, and like you, I have to cheer myself up with something. Sigh... we torture ourselves.
You are right - elves and men will be separated in the end - our Legolas and Aragorn will be too. It's a matter of when, and whether it wil be sooner or later in my story... keep your tissues handy in any case.
Alwyas nice to hear from you. :-)
Ophium
· 26 May 2005
· Chapter 36: The Heart of the Man
I have a silly smile on my face, and your writting put it there *g*
Very good chapters and I must say I loved these little insights of what they've been feeling...
The last part of this chapter was very well thought, with the soft banter leading us into an almost safe feeling, only to have all the problems brought back by the most innocent of creatures, a child.
Keep it up ;)
Author's reply
"I have a silly smile on my face" -- well, hope it remains there for the rest of the story, Ophium - cos most of my readers are complaining that they've run out of tissues, lol!
Thank you for your compliments - yes, the last part with Eldarion was deliberate - but I love how YOU described what I did. :-)
ArcherGal2932
· 25 May 2005
· Chapter 36: The Heart of the Man
yes i read chapter 35.....maybe some people didn't read it because they don't have it bookmarked (which i do!), so they open up at the main page of Stories of Arda and scroll down the list until they've found that For the Love of the Lord of the White Tree has been updated, and then they click on it and go to the bottom of the chapter list and to the last chapter because they don't think you've added TWO chapters instead of ONE, so they don't click on the second to last because they *think* they've read it already....just a thought. ;) hope that helps, that is, if you haven't figured it out why people haven't read 35.
~ArcherGal2932
Author's reply
Ah, that explains it - thank you. A pity - because 35 is important to me. :-(
Envinyatar
· 25 May 2005
· Chapter 36: The Heart of the Man
Wow, your speed in responding to reviews is incredible.
Another great chapter here, the healing scene was very moving. I particularly liked your description of the struggle with whatever remained of Sarambaq.
Nice touch of humour with Gimli, too. I never understand why people complain about movie-Gimli making jokes, he has some pretty good ones in the book. My favourite is the one about the forgotten people not having forgotten how to fight, else he sees not why they should trouble them. Or words to that effect, I don't have the exact quote handy. Your title is one of my favourite quotes, too.
Eldarion's intervention was beautifuly done - I loved that reference to Aragorn's stance, and it was a nicely-observed portrayal of a child's approach to slow-on-the-uptake parents. The final remark was pure evil, but I think you know that!
Looking forward to reading more.
Author's reply
Lol - i just happen to be at the comp at the moment!
I too think there is nothing wrong with Gimli making jokes -- I realise, however, that some fans feel that the movie has portrayed his joking as the only thing he is good at. I disagree with them though.
You're not the first one to find Eldarion's line (or minem rather) pure evil. :-)
Thank you for your kind reviews!