Bodkin · 4 November 2005 · Chapter 1: Anticipation
Finarfin and Earwen must have been so excited at the prospect of seeing their daughter again after such a long separation. I love the way Finarfin cannot hold his horse back, but races ahead to Alqualonde. The sheer time scale of elven lives is amazing - three thousand years and he is still not used to a change! It does make it essential to work toward understanding - even over such matters as Kinslayings! Galadriel's delight at seeing her father is lovely.
Author's reply
I tried to write this without using the word "anticipation" until the very end, describing the sense without stating it. It was fun playing with time relative to an elf and an "old" elf at that. I have watched my husband with our daughter who has him so completely wrapped around her little finger. I tried to imagine what it must have been like for Finarfin (he had four sons before the daughter came along), then to have her go away for so long and what it must have felt like when his little girl finally returned. Elves are described as "grown up children", so I could easily see a horse race breaking out on a trip to Alqualonde. Thank you very much for reading and reviewing! Ellie