Antane · 23 March 2009 · Chapter 23: Encounter
Well done. A heartfelt plea heard and answered. Namarie, God bless, Antane :)
Author's reply
Thank you so, Antane.
Only a Second or Two by Larner
Reviews (280)
Raksha The Demon · 23 March 2009 · Chapter 23: Encounter
This is lovely - sad, and a bit awe-inspiring for Amandil's courage.
Author's reply
Thank you so, Raksha. He felt it was worth the chance taken, at least.
6336 · 23 March 2009 · Chapter 23: Encounter
Ah, so that is how the 'Tall ships, three times three' made it safely to Middle Earth! More please, Lynda
Author's reply
A distinctive possibility! Thanks, Lynda.
shirebound · 23 March 2009 · Chapter 23: Encounter
That's a wonderful imagining of 'what might have been'.
Author's reply
I'm honored. Thanks, Shirebound.
Cairistiona · 23 March 2009 · Chapter 23: Encounter
Oh, lovely! You've managed to catch the compassion of the Valar and the regret that they could not honor Amandil's plea so well with so few words. And you've also summed up the heart of the Faithful's understanding of the Valar and death--that neither are to be feared. Really well done. I wish more writers would tackle Numenorean history, because there are so many wonderfully heroic and selfless heroes, not least of which is Amandil, sacrificing himself for his people.
Author's reply
I'd wanted to work in the three faithful servants as well, but there just wasn't "room" in a drabble! Why specifically Amandil came into my mind for this prompt I'm not completely certain. But I doubt he would fear either death or the Valar, any more than by the time he reached the Sammath Naur do I believe Frodo would have feared death. Indeed, I suspect that by the time he made it that far Frodo would have welcomed it as a relief from what he was suffering from hunger, dehydration, the effects of the Ring, physical pain, the fear of Sauron and his minions....
Golden · 23 March 2009 · Chapter 18: Waking on a Winter Morning
*giggles* Frodo has such wonderful cousins and friends! *L*
Linda Hoyland · 23 March 2009 · Chapter 23: Encounter
A moving account of a sad moment in history.
Author's reply
Indeed it is so, Linda. Thanks for the feedback.
Linda Hoyland · 23 March 2009 · Chapter 22: Foresworn
It is so sad that this potential friendship never came to pass.At least the next generation made amends.
Author's reply
That is so true--a friendship begun and lost now, begun and lasting later. Thanks so, Linda.
Celeritas · 22 March 2009 · Chapter 22: Foresworn
Well, Denethor wasn't incredibly keen to hold him to his promise, either...
Author's reply
Yes, it does work both ways, doesn't it, Celeritas? Thanks!
Celeritas · 22 March 2009 · Chapter 21: Cleanup
Yes, repairs are always better than deaths. I always hate hearing the death toll after severe weather. Good thing hobbits can be busy as bees when they have a mind.
Author's reply
I certainly agree with you and Sara here! And indeed it's good that Hobbits are capable of being industrious! Thanks so!
Antane · 22 March 2009 · Chapter 22: Foresworn
Denethor and Faramir are opposites in some ways - in this particular way, how they see and treat Aragorn. It would be a bittersweet memory when Faramir so completely and immediately pledges his love to Aragorn when Denethor so completely rejected such a closeness, but as time went on, the sweetness would grow more than the bitter. Namarie, God bless, Antane :)
Author's reply
So similar, and yet so different, and mostly because of how each chooses when faced with the same person. Thanks so, Antane.
inzilbeth · 22 March 2009 · Chapter 22: Foresworn
Very well done. But for Denethor's suspicion, these two could have been good friends.
Author's reply
Thank you. Yes, I think they could have indeed been excellent friends if Denethor had not given way to his jealousy for his future as the Ruling Steward.
Cairistiona · 22 March 2009 · Chapter 22: Foresworn
Alas, that was a friendship doomed to failure, wasn't it. Nice glimpse of the promising beginnings of it, and the bitterness of its eventual outcome.
Author's reply
Unfortunately, that's the way it proved. Thanks so, Cairistiona.
6336 · 22 March 2009 · Chapter 22: Foresworn
He made it 'Home' in the end, but not with Denethor. More please, Lynda
Author's reply
Ah, yes. But Denethor lost his chance to see that which had not been seen in Gondor for so long--the great Elves who yet dwelt in the remains of the northern realm.
Agape4Gondor · 22 March 2009 · Chapter 21: Cleanup
Wow - I loved the size of the house.... I know it was big - but the description here - so simple - just a count of broken shutters - makes it 'real.' Very nicely done. BTW - we had a huge storm here last year and I was without power for four days. Took down trees and houses everywhere. Sadly, we had a couple deaths. Saradoc was wise in his gratitude.
Author's reply
Am so glad that small series of details made the size of Brandy Hall more real somehow. Thank you! Storms are so capricious in nature.
Kitty · 22 March 2009 · Chapter 22: Foresworn
That was a promise that *had* to be broken; I doubt it would have done any good to take Denethor to Imladris. But Aragorn made good on that promise, sort of, through Denethor's sons.
Author's reply
Yes, the sons were able to see what the father rejected. And his younger son became more than Steward of Gondor in the end!
Kitty · 22 March 2009 · Chapter 21: Cleanup
It's always horrible to live through such a storm, isn't it? But I agree with Saradoc - the damage is bad, but loss of life would be even worse, so all in all, it could have been worse.
Author's reply
Oh, definitely such storms can be traumatic and terribly destructive. But they made it through and have each other still. Thanks so, Kitty.
grumpy · 21 March 2009 · Chapter 17: Fighting Stereotypes
I would love to have the hobbits get a meal readdy for me, they really know about food.
Author's reply
Oh, I agree, Grumpy! To have Frodo or Sam particularly cook for me would be such a delight!
6336 · 21 March 2009 · Chapter 21: Cleanup
I wonder who pissed Manwe off, or was Osse having another tantrum? More please, Lynda
Author's reply
A good question! Heh! A difficult year that was.
shirebound · 21 March 2009 · Chapter 21: Cleanup
repairs were better than deaths any day Indeed they are!
Author's reply
Amen, Shirebound!
Cairistiona · 21 March 2009 · Chapter 21: Cleanup
As we're currently going through our spring stormy season, and one storm has already blown the roof our my daughter's elementary school, I can very much relate to this one! Very good detail... and I like how you explained the inspiration for this. Amazing the damage wind can do.
Author's reply
In this case there was such a mix of wind, snow, rain, ice and then thawing that it was certain to cause major problems all around. Between wind and flooding Buckland has been pretty hard hit, as was western Washington the year such a mixture of weather hit us!
Linda Hoyland · 21 March 2009 · Chapter 21: Cleanup
A vivid description of a frightening storm.I recall one blowing half the slates off when I was about 16.I've an idea for this prompt,but have yet to write it.
Author's reply
I remember arriving one year at Heathrow in ninety mile an hour winds. The pilot did a marvelous job landing, and we gave him a standing ovation! But the drive to Banbury took us seven hours! Lorries were blowing over everywhere, or so it seemed! Frustrating! The storm here started with snow and ice, followed by a warm rain that melted it all and started floods, followed by wind and more snow, part of which melted again, causing MORE floods, followed by still MORE snow and ice and very heavy winds! It was a mess!
Linda Hoyland · 21 March 2009 · Chapter 20: Don't Know as I'm Ready for This
Poor Sam,he will be a wonderful mayor!
Author's reply
Yes, poor Sam. But you ARE right--now for him to realize it!
Linda Hoyland · 21 March 2009 · Chapter 19: Thoughts to Live By
I loved these words of wisdom.
Author's reply
I'm so glad you do, Linda. Thanks!
Raksha The Demon · 21 March 2009 · Chapter 20: Don't Know as I'm Ready for This
Well, a very smart and brave gardener! Very good characterisation of Sam, though.
Author's reply
Well, he still fails to appreciate that being smart and brave is more important than "just" being a gardener. Glad you like the characterization, Raksha. Thanks.