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| Interrupted Journeys: Part 2 Journeys Perforce by elliska | 5 Review(s) |
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| Finda | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 8/1/2005 |
| Hi:) This is even better. I like the action and I always wanted to know how exactly the elves moved north. I've never found a fic about that either. That's so awesome. I'm so excited to read this:) Author Reply: Again, thanks so much for the review! I was so happy to see this review when I checked my otherwise work-filled email just now. :-) You are a fast reader. I like this particular part of the story too because I get to play with a canon event--the move to the stronghold. And because I like the political stuff. I hope you enjoy. (But since you are such a fast reader, I'll warn you. I am going to do some editing of part three this week (tried to get it all done this weekend but ran out of time). If you decide to read on, it will be a little better after the editing is done.) But I am so happy you are enjoying the story and thanks so much for the reviews. :-) | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 9/29/2004 |
| No comparison AT ALL intended between the warbling Timberlake child and the charismatic King - only in considering the response of fainting females to the objects of desire. And having said King, I'm now subject to Elvis visions, thank you ver' much, and that is no better. Author Reply: LOL. I thought not! And you are right--that whole Elvis thing is just painful. Too funny. Good laugh to start the morning with. And so was the image of elflings drawing moustaches on the illustrations in Elrond's books (reply to the review in Reflections from the Paradise of Elves). You really had me rolling this morning. Thanks :) | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 9/28/2004 |
| Oh my, I hope they don't under-estimate the dangers at Amon Lanc. I wouldn't want that charming flirt to be damaged. And Lindomiel would be most annoyed with you if you permitted Thranduil to get in too much trouble. I hope the scouts discover considerably more before the rest of the troops arrive - they seem to have been making rather a lot of assumptions without too much in the way of solid back-up. Hallion is right to say that they should get good weapons from the Dwarves - it is purely practical and much more sensible than trying to reinvent the wheel. There are times when prejudice and evil memories have to be buried in the face of a new and greater threat. The financial aspect seems a little worrying - if they are having trouble equipping the army, how are they going to fund the building of the Stronghold? Lindomiel has been listening to Amoneth for a long time. Perhaps Amoneth needs to consider some fresh tactics. Or give up. Interesting that Aradunnon can't bear to have her chatting up other elves, but cannot equate that with his appreciative eye. They need to take their bond rather further, I think. Nursing him back to health might help. Fainting at the sight of the beautiful elf lord seems a bit of an extreme reaction. I can just see all his fans screaming and waving their scarves as they have to be carried off by security. (The Justin Timberlake of Eryn Galen) Author Reply: Aradunnon has been busy doing his job scouting but even so.... But I can't hurt them too badly yet. It's only the third chapter and this story as nine or ten as it's written now, depending on how I decide to break it up. I need them alive for a little while yet :) I agree with you and Hallion--be cautious given past grievances, but think about the future. Faced with serious threats, I think a good king would at least investigate all possible options. We'll see how it works out. And yes, I think the financial situation in Mirkwood has to be interesting. Hopefully they got some booty in the war against Sauron. But other than that, where would gold come from? Not their mountains. Not from Lindon with Oropher surely--I doubt refugees from Doriath dragged gold around with them. They'd have to trade for wealth. And despite the fact that it says in UT (I think its that one but I don't have the books with me right now) that Thranduil did not have the help of dwarves to build the stronghold like they had to build Menegroth in Doriath, it still seems to me that such a construction project would require some funds. I find how all these changes took place to be fascinating to contemplate. It had to be difficult. As for Aradunnon and Amoneth, we will see them in action soon. But Justin Timberlake as Thranduil? Ooooo, yuck. :) Fainting fangirls--it is an extreme reaction, no doubt. Those screaming female fans have always been a mystery to me. I never got that excited over any of the 'hunks' of my time. Liked looking at them, never would have fainted in one's presence. :) | |
| French Pony | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 9/28/2004 |
| So Thranduil and Aradunnon think they're just going to waltz into Amon Lanc and take care of those orcs, huh? Oh, to be naive and optimistic again. I hope Aradunnon told Thranduil what the place looks like now. Thranduil might just have a heart attack on seeing it. I like all the discussions about finances and supplies and how the Elves are going to pay for what they buy and who they buy it from and whether it's worth it to buy raw materials and transport or finished weapons, all that economic jazz. Mirkwood has always seemed to me to be in an economically tight spot, and, weird as it may seem, I do enjoy reading stories where the Elves do have to do some thinking about where their next meal is coming from. Thranduil seems quite open-minded about dealing with Dwarves, even to the point of twitting his mother about it (but I'll bet Lindomiel would charm those Dwarves into showering her with "free samples" and other useful swag!). I wonder what happens between now and "The Hobbit," because in that book, he doesn't seem nearly so well inclined towards Dwarves. Oh, before I forget: I'm studying for an MA in Ethnomusicology. I do Scottish Country Dancing, and that was Saturday's performance. The dancing in "Masque of the King Stag" isn't especially related to that, though country dancing does crop up in another story I wrote. It's not here, though; it's only on ff.n. Perhaps I will move it here. Good old Amoneth. High school flirting never dies, does it. Lindomiel seems very happy in her assurance that, while Thranduil may look, she has his heart. I suppose that's one advantage of the soul-bonding thing that Elves have going. When their husbands look at pretty girls, they know for sure that said husbands are faithful. Human women just don't have that assurance. I think I would have loved to see Thranduil's face when the human woman fainted upon seeing him. That must have been absolutely priceless! Author Reply: Thranduil is not going to be a very happy elf when he finally arrives at Amon Lanc. It is a strange thing for the readers to know the future, isn't it? We know good deal more about how these things are going to turn out in the long run than the characters do right now. It kind of makes parts of this sad to me. But it is interesting to me too. When I wrote this, I had to sit and wonder--how did Dol Guldur develop. Did the elves just discover one day that something built a fortification there? How would you miss that? Did the Shadow just drop over Greenwood one night and never rise? Its possible, it's Sauron, after all. Or did things slowly go from bad to worse? It's interesting to think about. I've read a lot of fictions on this topic, so this is my take. I agree with you. Part of what makes medieval lit interesting is seeing portrayed how they did basic things, so I tend to enjoy stories that deal with practical problems too. And one of the things that interests me is how Mirkwood would finance a two thousand year war against Dol Guldur. I mean, sure they can hunt some for food, but they'd have to have other supplies or they'd drop like flies out there. Swords aren't free and I read somewhere (too lazy to look up the reference right now) that the mountains in Mirkwood are mineral poor. A forest that vast would have to have things growing in it that would be valuable to someone--question is who can pay and with what? As Thranduil said, he is willing to consider the deal with the dwarves. We will see how this relationship with dwarves develops and it would be a long one, I think. He doesn't love the dwarves in the Hobbit, but they aren't exactly shining examples of courteous behavior either--crashing a party three times and then refusing to answer questions. Yes, it would be nice to know you completely have your husband's heart. I kind of laughed myself writing that line about the woman fainting--picture fangirls meeting Orlando Bloom. Sad but I was in LA for a business trip once and I saw some girl pass out over her dinner because somebody famous walked in the restaurant--I didn't even recognize the dude. Whatever. But Aradunnon will interact with Amoneth here soon. I knew you had to be doing grad work. Your classes sound just too cool. And Ethnomusicology sounds very interesting assuming you have a good program, which it sounds like you do. I'm very jealous. I miss that type of things in the dry world of technology (today I am installing a new SQL database for auto-inventorying computer hardware and software...Oh goody, can I?) | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 9/28/2004 |
| This is getting scary. It sounds as if you're building to quite a battle. Lindomiel and Amoneth's discussion of Aradrunnon was interesting. It sounds as if he's looking to have his cake and eat it too! Author Reply: Thanks for the review. Yes, it will get scary--I hope :) Aradunnon probably does not get everything he should get (I work with one guy who is similarly clueless and watching him go through girlfriends serves as entertainment for all of us 'older ladies' at work. It's really funny). But Aradunnon will get his own two cents here soon too. | |