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Interrupted Journeys: Part 2 Journeys Perforce by elliska	6 Review(s)
Finda	Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 8/1/2005
Hi:) Okay, this is the last one for tonight. Wow, this is like a very good book I can't put down. I really like Thranduil's character in this story. He is how I've always imagined him. I also like the development his brother is going through constantly. With every chapter he seems to grow more confident about his role in life. I enjoied your descriptions of the wizwards. It fitted them well. Thranduil's conversation with Radagast and Gandalf showed just how 'tame' the king has become over the years. He still has his tempers but he's definitely more open to accept advise that doesn't come from his own council. Oki, I have to go to bed, it's getting late over here. Thank's again for writing this story. Author Reply: I am really pleased that the story is keeping you reading. I often wonder what people think when they see a long fiction after it is all posted, if they want to put the time into it. So it is great to see the story is interesting enough to keep you going. :-) I love Thranduil and I'm glad he comes across well to you. I think he would be a strong, smart elf to keep Mirkwood together, without a ring, with Sauron in Dol Guldur. And I loved doing the wizards in this. I love them too, especially Radagast, for some reason. But I include them whenever it is reasonably possible. Again, thanks so much for reading and reveiwing. It really means a lot and it is so much fun to get these reviews while I'm between stories. It is motivating me to get the next one ready to go. :-)

ghemstone	Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 10/31/2004
Another two wonderful chapters, and now i'm all caught up. I loved how you wrote Elrond, so giving and compassionate towards Thranduil and his plight in Erin Galen(sp?). Celeborn and especially Galadriel seemed mysterious, throwing glances at each other, as if they knew, or felt more than they were saying. So Mithrandir and Radagast have been included in this tale, and i was happy to see them here, talk about playing with fire, indeed. Granted, i know next to nothing about The Brown, apart from that he spent time in or around Mirkwood and loved the forest (and i could be wrong about that too. Got to get a copy of The Unfinished Tales and The Silm), but i instantly liked him for the same reason Thranduil did. Amoneth hasn't fulfilled her full potential yet i think. She does seem to be maturing, and grasping the full implications of all that is happening, but she still has a way to go yet. I hope before the end, that she will grow and become someone to be reckoned with, in regards to defending her family. There was so much in these two chapters to love that this review has done them and you no justice. I eagerly await more chapters, and i can't wait to see what Thranduil has to contend with next. ghemstone Author Reply: Thank you so much for another review. I needed a little perking up right now. I had to take my old dog to the emergency vet this afternoon and she's is staying overnight so its been a rough day. It was nice to come home to a such a wonderful review. I like having Thranduil interect with Elrond, Celeborn and especially Galadriel. There is just so much potential in those relationships. And yes, when I sat down to write this, I was very happy to figure out that Gandalf and Radagast would have to have a part. I think the wizards are a lot of fun. I especially like Radagast even though he has such a small part in canon. No, Amoneth still has some growing to do. I think there will be aspects of her role in the last part of this story that will both satisfy and disappoint you with regards to her actions. :) Thank you so much for the reviews. I really appreciate them always. It's amazing how they can perk me up.

daw the minstrel	Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 10/30/2004
Yay! Amoneth gets a dose of the truth. We'll see if she can live by her promise. You continue to impress me with your presentation of politics, this time those of the Woodland Realm itself and also of Thranduil's council. And your Thranduil is such a good leader. Author Reply: Yes, I had fun giving Amoneth a little slap of reality. We shall see, indeed. Thranduil is a good leader. I'm glad that I have managed to portray him that way. I sincerely think he must have been a good leader at this point in history. Moving a whole realm from south of the mountains to those caves would have been a major undertaking. You couldn't just wake up one day and say, "Gee, I think I'll make these people all move." Thanks for the review!

Brazgirl	Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 10/30/2004
This was a great chapter. I love to read the elves reaction about moving to the caves. Lindomiel certainly surprised me and that must have hurt Thranduil, poor soul. I hope to read more of this soon!!! Author Reply: Hi Brazgirl! I was surprised to see you here at Stories of Arda and not FF. What a nice surprise. Yes, I imagine that Lindomiel's reaction probably did hurt. At the very least it surprised him. We will definitely see more 'reaction' in the chapters to come. I am hoping to post at least one more chapter this weekend. I would prefer to post two because next week at work we are going to begin switching out almost 1000 old computers for new ones. I will be lucky even see fanfiction let alone be able to post it. Thanks for the review here!

French Pony	Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 10/30/2004
Thranduil does indeed have his work cut out for him. Tirion has the right idea here. Pictures, and lots of them. What he might want to do is redraw those pictures to show happy villages with chirpy little elflings running around in them, really sell the people on the new, wild forest they get to live in. The old area is used up, dull, unexciting. But the new frontier, wow! New trees, fresh supplies of plants, what seems like a better water source, a new opportunity to strike out . . . how can they refuse? If the U.S. government could use the Homestead Act of 1862 to con massive amounts of citizens into trying to farm in North Dakota, surely Thranduil can make a similar bet with his people. Get them to file a claim, bet them a small amount of valuables that they can't live on it for five years and watch them do it with enthusiasm. People are always afraid of the unknown. But I think that once they see the area they'll be moving to, and Thranduil and Lindomiel lay eyes on those caves, they'll feel better about it. I know I felt much better about going to grad school once my friend and I went to Grad School Town for a visit and we looked around and saw the place and found me an apartment and tried a few local cafes. Really. Who knew that being a King required so much salesmanship? I suppose that if you are the adopted ruler of a very self-willed people, you do have to convince them of everything before they do it. It's like the hardest parts of being the Queen of England and the President combined. I currently have more than a few doubts about the marriage of Aradunnon and Amoneth, and I'm open to taking bets on their chances. I know of one young lady who desperately needs an education before she gets married. Perhaps Dieneryn ought to institute a Take Your Prospective Daughters-In-Law To Work Day. Amoneth still doesn't seem to have any real idea of what it is that Aradunnon does. And he should take her seriously when she points out that if she moves north, she'll never see her family again. The Elves are effectively ceding the woods between themselves and Lorien to the Orcs, and if they move, they'll be cut off completely from Lorien. That's a big sacrifice for Amoneth right there. Author Reply: We can only hope these elves do better than those poor Homesteaders did. If I remember my schooling, only one in ten made it. I agree with what you said about being afraid of the unknown. Or at least unwilling to confront while one is still comfortable That is a good part of the problem here. I actually watched a really interesting PBS program about Queen Elizabeth a couple nights ago and one of the comments her sister (is it Princess Margaret? I don't keep up with the royals in Britain too much) made is that monarchs rule with the consent of the people. She elaborated on that some and it made me think--that really is true. If you are a monarch that does not rely on the consent of the people, then in fact you are a dictator. I think that any elves would expect to be treated as enlightened citizens. To some extent you have sell your ideas. You couldn't really force them to move. Especially wood elves. I do think that until the shadow actually fell over the southern forest, they would not be highly motivated. And if Thranduil didn't have a plan by the time it did, they would have blamed him and not respected him. So, I'm kind of playing this with that thought in mind. I do not think Thranduil's position would have been very enviable. Wouldn't want to be him. You should probably have doubts about Amoneth. She is not the most oustanding member of the family. And you are right, they will be completely separated from Lorien. He asked if she wanted to stay in Greenwood. Question is, does she understand the question. It doesn't seem like she understands too much. She'll get better. Will it be enough?

Bodkin	Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 10/30/2004
Amoneth could so easily be another Nimrodel, couldn't she? In fact, I think she must have spent years in Lorien taking Nimrodel-lessons. But, fortunately, it's not in the Oropher blood-line to be an Amroth. Aradunnon has let her get away with brattishness for a millennium, but at last she has seen him put his foot down - and she seems to be responding to it. Now he just needs to keep it down long enough to draw a line. Poor Thranduil. A less than straightforward task, to convince his people to move so far north and occupy a bunch of caves. I think he'll manage, though. Just a suspicion I have. It's a good thing he is the boss, or else they would still have been arguing the case when Sauron led his orcs up to them. They would have had to ask him to hang on a bit before they had time to go and fight. Lindomiel must have been rather worked up to react like that - but the idea of underground must be rather scary to a tree-dweller. At least she is open to new experiences and will give it a gair trial. And if they want help from the dwarves, she is just the right person to get round them. Good stuff. Author Reply: Yes, knowing this was coming up was one of the things that made me laugh about your current story. They do sound a lot like Nimrodel and Amroth here--and remember, Mithrellas was one of the ellyth dancing with Lindomiel and Amoneth and Hallion at the New Years festival in Lorien. I imagine they did all know Nimrodel at least a little. Lindomiel refers to her when talking about Marti to Thranduil. Fortunately in this case, the ending will be different. Mostly, but you will wait a little while for that. I think a decision to make such a radical change (moving to caves) to the younger elves, who are essentially wood elves, must have been a bit of a shocker though. It is not easy to picture wood elves living in a cave/fortress. But Thranduil would have jumped on such an opportunity, not just because he saw Menegroth, but because he knows such a thing might be needed if he is going to defend his people against Sauron. I really can see him saying 'Here, and no further,' after all the times he has moved in his life and that stronghold is what makes that possible. I think your suspicion is right. He will manage to persuade them. :) Thank goodness he is a strong leader. I am not certain just anyone could have kept these elves alive.

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