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obsidianj · 28 December 2011 · Chapter 30: In Which the Couple are Married and Isildil Exacts Revenge

What a lovely wedding, and for once the important part went over without a hitch...almost. Depends on you point of view (if you think the ceremony or the cake is more important ;-)). What was Isildil thinking? Elves are immortal and have veeery long memories. Leaving the country is also not an option... After this, his name will be known everywhere. First he got some good punches in, and then he has to face the royalties and very angry guests at the wedding... *shakes head* And what are the Valar up to?

Monalex · 28 December 2011 · Chapter 30: In Which the Couple are Married and Isildil Exacts Revenge

Well I am happy that horrible Isildil got what he deserved, he really is a bad piece of work. Now I would like to know what is going to be of him, I mean it's quite evident that he won't ever be a Master Cook again and he blackened HIS name in front of the 3 royal courts and the nobles of the Noldor, Vanyar and Teleri, also in front of the Sindar, etc. I wouldn't be at all angry or surprised if he is expelled from the kitchens of Aman, that horrible elf deserves it, I mean he just blames everyone for his faults and doesn't sees his part in it!!!! Also i have a question from the last chapters, it's been bothering me, hihihihi, why didn't Glorfindel know Aracano???? I mean if he used to play with Artanis and later on with Turucano, why didn't he know his brothers???? Because he also said that he knew Findecano only by name... And going in the same line why didn't Arafinwe knew of him in the beginning since as I mentioned before he used to play with Artanis???? Is Glorfindel of the first generation of elves born in Aman???? I mean did his parents came from the Awakening along with Finwe, Olwe, Elwe and Ingwe????? Or were they born in the Long Journey to Aman????? If so Glorfindel doesn't have any grandparents???

Kaylee Arafinwiel · 28 December 2011 · Chapter 30: In Which the Couple are Married and Isildil Exacts Revenge

Atto, If I should ever chance to get married, I hope my wedding dress will be as nice as Amarie's! And not horrible like Almariel wanted to make it! (Ick. Dragon suits her, honestly.) Why didn't the Valar show up at the wedding? :( I hope they'll come later! Were they there in spirit? I hope so! ARGHHHH! ISILDIL!!!!! I just knew that no good son of an orc was up to SOMETHING! Salt on the cake! That horrible, evil, no-good...*sputters incomprehensibly* It's a good thing he was CAUGHT!!! I hope something can be done about a new cake!!! *hugs Finrod and Amarie* The wedding ceremony was lovely though! And I always enjoy seeing the elflings!! More elflings is always good! Anyway, Atya, I hope Marilla shows herself to be Marillien in the next chapter. This has to have been the LONGEST week ever since the last chapter. Yes yes, I know, it was seven days. But they were the longest seven days EVER. (And my Ada is coming over NEXT Wednesday so I can go to my neurologist appointment and Naneth can go to her procedure at seven in the MORNING on Thursday. Ada's staying the night. This will go over *really* well, Atarinya. *sarcasm* I've told you what he can be like.) Anyway, hopefully I can read more Wedding before my appointment, and re-read it during Naneth's, maybe on my Nook or something. :) I can't wait to see what Marillien (*is not giving up on that*) does to Isildil! Tye-melinye, Atarinya! Kaylee

6336 · 28 December 2011 · Chapter 30: In Which the Couple are Married and Isildil Exacts Revenge

It's nice to something go off with out a hitch, this wedding has been a comedy of errors almost from start to finish! Loved the wedding clothes, much better colour combination than the originals. Isildil just had to go and spoil things didn't he, if he finds himdelf a job boiling swill for pigs I will be surprised, it's about the closest he will get to cooking for someone other than himself! I have missed you updates, it seems like it has been agaes since we had one and yes I know it was only last week but it seems forever! Huggs, Lynda

Erulisse (one L) · 28 December 2011 · Chapter 30: In Which the Couple are Married and Isildil Exacts Revenge

Oh my dear Fiondil, I do so adore your clothing descriptions. They place the perfect framework for the elf in my mind and I can see the characters so clearly. The colors and decorative portions of the brocade were just perfect for these two. I have a large, very tall, Linden tree in my back yard. I'm afraid that I tend to consider it a wonderful device for shade in the summer, and a pain to rake in the fall, but I have never thought of it as a symbol of conjugal love. I will look at it with different eyes from this point. - Erulisse (one L)

Kitty · 28 December 2011 · Chapter 30: In Which the Couple are Married and Isildil Exacts Revenge

LOL, can't say I disagree about Almáriel being an old dragon, no matter how useful she is. But if Ingwion doesn't like that name, we can always return to calling her a balrog, right? ;) Awww - now *that* wedding garb sounds so much more lovely than what Almáriel came up with! In fact, it sounds beautiful and totally appropriate for Finrod. The same goes for Amarië's dress, which sounds the perfect fit to Finrod's. Morwen has done an outstanding job! I am sure that will help to show the more prejudiced Amanians that the Tol Eressëans are very gifted as well. All in all it was a wonderful ceremony, and I was glad that Nolofinwë got through the oaths without freaking out. So that was how Isildil ruined the cake ... what an idiot! Did he really think some petty revenge would be worth his career and good name? He should have known that he would be the very first suspect. I was so glad that he didn't get away and got a few good punches in the process - can't harm at all, right? Now I am just curious what his punishment will be ... and I suspect you are going to reveal Marilla's identity, too. Can't wait for next Wednesday!

Sunny · 28 December 2011 · Chapter 30: In Which the Couple are Married and Isildil Exacts Revenge

The garments Morwen made are definitely in better taste than what almáriel had made! :-) It sounds as if Isildil is working hard to make himself the least popular ellon in Tirion - and it looks like he is succeeding, too! Messing up the wedding cake of the beloved heir to a beloved king - and then making snarky comments about it to the onlookers! No wonder he almost started a riot!

Tari · 26 December 2011 · Chapter 29: In Which There are Final Preparations and the Wedding Day Arrives

Intarion and Ingalaurë are both reborn? I thought only one died. What did I miss? I can't wait to find out what the wedding garbs look like. Something stupendous I am sure.

Kitty · 26 December 2011 · Chapter 29: In Which There are Final Preparations and the Wedding Day Arrives

So Isildil is still plotting revenge? And he thinks he can do it without getting himself suspected? I really hope that's backfiring spectacularly and he thrown out of the guild indefinitely. I wonder if Marilla is giving him this task because she suspects what he is planning? Oh well, we'll know soon. Hach, I always had a sneaking suspicion that, if Amarië was actually fleeing to Tol Eressëa, she was going to try on her wedding gown made by Finrod's old friend – who most likely is doing his own as well. Oh, you included my favourite elflings into the ceremony! Great! I was already beginning to miss them, particularly Veryandur. Now I can't wait for Almáriel to see that everyone has better taste than she has! Though I admit, no matter how much I look forward to the wedding, I am still nervous what will happen this time, even with all the Maiar and other help around to avoid just that ... And now I'm all caught up and have to wait for the day after tomorrow for the next chapter :(

Kitty · 26 December 2011 · Chapter 28: In Which the Bride and Groom Make Up and Arafinwë Breaks Down

Why do I suspect Amarieë's problem is that she thought Finrod was fine with the horrible taste her mother showed in everything and was angry at him for allowing it? And I am happy that Arafinwë put his foot down about the china and Almáriel's behaviour. Being Noldóran has its use, no doubt :D But poor Finrod. On top of everything that happened lately, that had to be too much for him. No wonder he reacted the way he did! Hm, I was not exactly right, I see. How noble of her! Or not, depending on if she did it just to punish Almáriel. And I have to admit, I was smirking because they had so many witnesses when she laid all the blame on the balrog. No one deserved it more ... So now the Noldóran is the one who needs some comforting ... not really surprising, after his brother and nephews being thrown at him like that on top of all the other incidents. I think we are all glad when that wedding is over!

Kitty · 26 December 2011 · Chapter 27: In Which There are Family Meetings and the Bride Makes an Appearance

Nolofinwë is rapidly rising in my respect. I'm glad he's not interested in replacing his brother as the Noldóran; it would cause so much fighting if he did it at this point in time. *shakes head* All these Reborn have a strange influence on the others. Now even Arafinwë is acting like an elfling! But at least they have fun to relieve some of the stress. Well, Anairë had a rather ... hands-on method to greet her husband after all these centuries ... While I understand her anger, that was not exactly helpful for the Reborn. I wonder how much damage she did to their relationship ... no wonder her children like Eärwen better! So Nolofinwë doesn't even know what sharing the bed means. That's going to be a bit awkward, I guess. And to topp the chapter off, you had to drop another bombshell ... you are evil, did I tell you that before?

Kitty · 26 December 2011 · Chapter 26: In Which Nolofinwë is Recognized and There is a Riot

The chapter title isn't exactly comforting, you know ... again! I liked these discussions about the Reborn, their experiences and development, how they are different from each other and from their former selves. Yes, it all sounds very likely. Ouch. I knew something was going to happen, but had that idiot not only to recognize Nolofinwë, but run out and scream it out to the masses? I was really worried when the two Reborn were panicking, but Ingwion did a great job in protecting them and getting through to these idiots. And I was really pleased when Nolofinwë got over his panic so fast and acted the way he did. He can be very proud of himself, considering how newly released he was. The end had me snickering when he went back to elfling mode – but it should drive the point home that he's nowhere near ready to rule anyone!

Kitty · 26 December 2011 · Chapter 25: In Which Aracáno Drowns and Findecáno Reminisces

*eyes chapter title* I knew it, there's trouble ahead, isn't it? Loved that banter, even though I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop. And of course, I was right ... *sigh* Poor Aracáno. The gifts sounded lovely, and I was just relaxing. Then you had to throw in another emergency and cliffhanger ... *glares*

Kitty · 26 December 2011 · Chapter 24: In Which Finrod Tells of His Dream and Some Go Shopping

Arafinwë dumped cold water over the Elder King? Now that would be a nice story ... :D Poor Finrod, it must feel so bad to realize that something happened with him and he doesn't even know what! Though I was glad Arafinwë had Almáriel thrown out of the room, she would make it even worse. Ha, it seems Vairë shares the common opinion of that ugly wedding dress! Glad she did not restore it. And if Almáriel doesn't like that, she can take it up with that particular Valië herself! So now pretty much all our favourite troublemakers are back together. Let's see if Tirion survives that ... Arafinwë handled the three new Reborn very well, giving them a purpose to look forward to. I think that is what they need, particularly the two who have been kings before and would feel out of place and useless with nothing to do. Um ... not sure if it's a good idea if they go shopping all together. I shudder to think of the mischief they could get into by that! And I see Finrod shares that sentiment.

Kitty · 26 December 2011 · Chapter 23: In Which Finrod Has Nightmares and Námo Comes to the Rescue

Would you be terribly surprised to know that I was cheering Castamir on when he shut his wife up? His remark that Almáriel has only herself to blame for her daughter running away just confirmed what I suspected all along. Hmmm ... burning that horrid garb sounds like a good idea. More permanent than the privy, and not retrievable, no matter how much of a temper tantrum Almáriel would throw. Ugh, that was really some nightmare! I was quite upset when Finrod turned up in the sewing room in that state. That balrog-elleth really got to him! Can't we have her have some serious accident, so she is missing the wedding altogether? Would be better for everyone's state of mind and serve her right! A Song of Power to destroy that dress was impressive, but a bit excessive. What a waste of his power! But then, maybe not ... But when Glorfindel came running and had to counter that, I was really worried. We all know what happened last time they did that! Thank God Námo turned up before the damage got too bad and took over from Glorfindel. Of course Glorfindel is right – damn Almáriel!

Kitty · 25 December 2011 · Chapter 22: In Which We Return to Tirion and Finrod Dresses Up

I see they have the same doubts and worries as I do – how to present these three Reborn to the people and how not to overwhelm the Reborn with the reactions. LOL, of course Námo is right – with Finrod and Glorfindel around, there is always something happening. Aman must have been sooo boring while they were in Middle-earth or Mandos! Oh God. That wedding dress would go well with the china, no doubt, but frankly, I'd not want to be caught dead in it! Poor Finrod. I'm waiting for the explosion right now ... and just for the record, Glorfindel's idea with the privy sounds about right. While I feel somewhat sorry for Eärwen, I admit that Ingwion's departing comment sounded rather fitting. How can they put Finrod through that?

Kitty · 25 December 2011 · Chapter 21: In Which Three More are Added to the Wedding List and New Seating Arrangements are Made

Just the title made me snicker – more seating arrangements? Eärwen will rip her hair out! And they will need someone to have a very close eye on these new Reborn. Yeah, Sador will be stuck with his job a while longer. Not even I want to see the chaos these former kings would cause if anyone gave them that much responsibility coming with the rule of Tol Eressëa. Hm ... Irmo wants Lórien to survive a while longer, but what about poor Arafinwë? With these three added to the mix ...? Glad Finrod had the foresight to not lead them all straight through Tirion. First, I suspect it would overwhelm the Reborn, and second, to be confronted with them without warning would be a bit much for his father. Not to mention that this reunion is such a private matter. All in all, that went quite well, and I am glad for them. Though I still can't shake the feeling off that this will cause more mayhem ...

Kitty · 25 December 2011 · Chapter 20: In Which Finrod Comes to Lórien and Receives an Early Wedding Gift

Sounds like an exhausting journey. That sort of riding is no fun at all, and I am sure the circumstances aren't of much help. Now that was more than unexpected. While the return of these three is great, the timing leaves something to be desired, early wedding gift or not. Oh well, I guess that means more chaos for the wedding; we'll just have to sit back and enjoy the fun ;) Not to mention the uproar when they turn up ...

Kitty · 25 December 2011 · Chapter 19: In Which the Bride Disappears and the Groom Departs

Amarië has disappeared? Why do I get the feeling she did it because she had only two options – run away or kill her Amm&eum;? At least they deduced quite fast what the most likely happened. Glorfindel may be still immature, but he still can use his head, does he? Yeah, I suspect there's more to Marilla than meets the eye, too. That's way too suspicious. *sigh* I don't like the appearance of these Maiar. What on earth has happened now? And frankly, I don't like the way the elves are ordered around. Have the Valar and Maiar not learned that these particular elves most definitely don't like to be ordered around like that, with no explanations whatsoever?

Kitty · 25 December 2011 · Chapter 18: In Which the Wedding China is Unveiled and Many are Distraught

Uh ... the balrog is in charge of the china *and* the clothes? That's going to be a disaster, no doubt. Poor Edrahil. I think Finrod is right about the reasons for his recurring dream. He must feel bad for not helping his king, even though he did something important. Oh, I knew it, that china sounds not exactly beautiful – to put it mildly. The guests would need sunglasses to dampen the effect. Ouch. The reactions of the Reborn are horrible! There's no way they can use that china, or there's no telling how many elves will end up in that state! I was glad Vardamir understood what was happening and took charge and explained. And it was good the Maiar came and were able to help so fast. Um ... don't repack the china very well and then make sure to put it somewhere where it is likely to be 'accidentally' destroyed? I could even offer our ponies – I remember vividly the chaos they caused when someone forgot to bolt the door and they got into the storeroom where we have food, saddles and everything else ... *shudders* It took me forever to clean up that mess! My saddle still has the teeth tracks from that incident, as one of them seems to have chewed on it.

Kitty · 25 December 2011 · Chapter 17: In Which Finrod Makes a Confession and Seating Arrangements are Discussed

Glad they remembered to tell Eärwen about the fourteen additional guests of very high rank. Though I feel sorry for her. If I had to do anything for that wedding, the seating arrangements would certainly be one of the last jobs I'd take. Too many ways to ruffle feathers. But the idea to move the whole thing to the park and how to handle the seating arrangements sounds good. These language lessons are a good idea, the Amanians need to learn Sindarin as much as the elves from Endorë need to learn Quenya. And I wouldn't mind if they taught the Lambengolmor a lesson, not at all!

Kitty · 25 December 2011 · Chapter 16: In Which Sador Arrives and a Dream is Revealed

Maybe Arafinwë and Eärwen should give lessons on how to deal with Reborn. Some Once-Born really could use them, I suspect, as they have no idea what they can expect and how to handle the problems. Glad Eärwen talked with Finrod about some aspects of the wedding. It will smooth things over a bit, I think. And now Sador is coming, yay! Of course, I would be interested to hear about some of what he did on Tol Eressëa as well. Sador dreamed about that incident with the fishes? Now that is unexpected. And the fish telling him to go to Tirion even more. Though I was snickering about the red painted shed. Painting other people's places seems to be a favoured pastime for the Reborn. Nice ending to the chapter :D

Kitty · 25 December 2011 · Chapter 15: In Which They Go on a Picnic and Finrod Let’s His Hair Down

Hm ... strange what repercussions that Oath is having on Finrod. I hope that doesn't happen too often. Sure, it can be a warning of sorts that one of his vasalls is in danger, but imagine he's just out swimming and something like that happens again ... that could be quite dangerous. Seems to be a two-edged sword. Though Glorfindel's conclusion about battle distracting him makes sense, I had been wondering about that, too. During the wars of Beleriand, that must have happened a lot, after all. Picnic sounds like a good idea, assumed there are no more incidents. They need all a break and to get away from everything. Elves aren't any different from us Secondborn, weddings are the same hassle everywhere, it seems. Love that story about how Arafinwë and Eärwen did it!

Kitty · 25 December 2011 · Chapter 14: In Which Another Trial is Held and Finrod Faints

Oh yes, I can so see Glorfindel sneaking off with elflings to go swinging in a tree. He's not going to grow up any time soon, does he? I wouldn't be too surprised if he did it centuries later with elflings Elladan and Elrohir as well. *sigh* While I understand that Glorfindel was annoyed with the two Reborn and didn't feel like keeping them occupied any longer, he still should have been a bit more responsible – particularly as he wants to be taken seriously. But I guess he could not have known they would end up in that much trouble, and from the looks of it he was quite hurt when they complained that he was no fun. I can't help but feel sorry for Arafinwë for having to put up with all these Reborn. One really needs the patience of a saint for them ... though the King is doing good job on it. Glorfindel's explanation about the delayed wedding brings so many lovely memories up about having tea with a balrog ... ;) I can't say I blame Finrod for being close to just elope with Amarië and escape all these unpleasant incidents, even if it wouldn't help him in any way in the long run, on the contrary. It has to be quite frustrating for him. What is the matter with Aldundil now?? You know, it's good that I am so far behind with reading and reviewing, that way you can't torture me with cliffhangers :P

bookworm · 22 December 2011 · Chapter 29: In Which There are Final Preparations and the Wedding Day Arrives

And what, one wonders, is Isidil up to? He can't make it TOO ugly, or his reputation will suffer (and he strikes me as the sort to haaaate that)... Can't wait to 'see' what the new & improved wedding outfits look like!