elliska
· 28 July 2005
· Chapter 1: Sparks
Oh I just discovered this as I was trying to catch up on all the story alerts in my email. I am going to like this! There aren't many stories that deal with the time around the War of Wrath, so that makes it fun all by itself--such a lot of material there to work with. And I agree that there would be a good deal of tension between all the races and between the Noldor and Sindar as they tried to decide how these new lands would be governed. The conversation between Gil-galad and Celeborn on those topics was great!
And Celeborn meeting his father-in-law for the first time! I always wanted to see that. I absolutely loved the conversation between Finarfin and Galadriel. It was perfect!
This story is going to be wonderful. I am looking forward to seeing what you do with it!
Author's reply
Hi elliska! I'm glad that you found this first chapter interesting! The story is almost complete, so I expect to be posting quite regularly, because my time shall be shorter for the next weeks, waht with the moving and so on, but I have been amusing myself having a look inside so many different characters in this particular time and place....
I believe there must have been much misunderstanding and prejudice, but, above all, misconceptions and lack of communication. Everybody here had regrets and pains and grudges, so the thing was how to overcome all that and start anew. IN an enteraining, amusing way, I hope! Celeborn meeting Finarfin always seemed to me one of those things that might unsettle anyone's stomach :-)
Alice
· 26 July 2005
· Chapter 1: Sparks
Very interesting. This is a subject that should be explored. I was glad to see something from this time period. There's nothing like Noldo/Sindarin tension. I do have a one nitpicky thing to say though: when Celeborn uses "kid" and "great" his voice is broken. It jerked me out of the story, which is a shame, because I was really enjoying it. I love Silmarillion fanfiction and really enjoyed this piece. Update soon!
Author's reply
oh, sorry about that, and thanks for telling. I hope it didn't jerked you completely out of the story though! ( bows in shame and runs to correct it..)
I found that the beginning of the Second age was a natural comedy scenario, with so many suspicions, old grudges, tensions and different cultural approaches, and it was interesting to see how all theese well-intentioned people would learn to work together despite their differences..
French Pony
· 26 July 2005
· Chapter 1: Sparks
Oh, fun! I just loved the scene between Finarfin and Galadriel. You could so see the crew-cut guy who can't understand why his little Susie has changed her name to Galaxy, wears a patchwork skirt, and has run off to live in a commune in Haight-Ashbury. And at the same time, you can see that Galadriel is very much Finarfin's daughter. She knows exactly how to manipulate him, just from being so much like him. And, indirectly, it says quite a bit about Celeborn, too, if he and Galadriel ended up being a good match. Of course, I don't blame him for preferring to hang out and pick on Ereinion rather than visit with both his wife and his father-in-law.
Author's reply
..."his little Susie has changed her name to Galaxy..." ROTFL, Galaxy? That was very good! :-) I believe that with Galadriel being last child and only daughter in a family of five, Finarfin was lost from the very beginning. He just couldn't refuse her. He would end up paying the bills, I'm sure...
Celeborn, on the other hand, just wanted to be alone, something that must have been quite difficult at that time and place, with so many different people locked in the same stretch of land and trying to reach some agreement about how to go on.. I found the situation quite funny, with so many old and recent grudges, misunderstandings and different views...
daw the minstrel
· 26 July 2005
· Chapter 1: Sparks
I love Gil-galad. He was so young to carry the heavy responsibility he had.
And I fully sympathize with Celeborn's discomfort in the presence of his father-in-law, who probably thinks of him as a barbarian in addition to havin the normal father's horror at the male who sleeps with his little girl.
Author's reply
There were so many different people looking askance at each other at that time and place, that it was alost irressitible not to try a look at everybody's heads. I, too, can understand Celeborn's concern only too well. E'll hear more about that!
BTW, may yo have many more birthdays the rest of us can enjoy, too! ;-) belated HB!