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The King's Commission by Larner	5 Review(s)
Lindelea	Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 2/6/2005
It seems I won't run out of reading material soon, for you have posted more than one chapter since last I had time to read. Interesting character sketch here; that your sculptor's skill and artistic endeavors are compensation of a sort. The picture of Strider is very faithful to the hobbits' first glimpse of him in Bree, nicely drawn. Thanks! Author Reply: I've been trying to post a chapter a day, although it's going to get harder as I'm catching up with what I've written ahead. So glad you find Aragorn as Strider believable and consistent with what the Hobbits first saw. I see a younger Ruvemir as having been one out to prove himself to the world, although now in his probably mid to late thirties he realizes his own worth and is less needy in that way.

SilverMoonLady	Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/14/2005
Wow! Just finished chapter 2 and am thoroughly enjoying this... You have a lovely way of capturing both the physical actions and the internal motivations of your characters. I can't wait to finish work so I can sit and read the rest of this! SilverMoonLady Author Reply: Glad you are enjoying this. Happy reading, and thanks for the feedback.

lwarren	Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 12/15/2004
...they do not know the envy they inspire...they who have so much and walk by unaware and unfeeling... I read that somewhere (it's paraphrased here) and never forgot those words. You used Ruvemir's POV to quickly reveal the mind of a character whose great awareness and appreciation of beauty (not to mention the talent to recreate that beauty through his art) made him all the more aware of his own physical lack. Then the meeting with Sir Strider...I loved seeing that through Ruvemir's eyes - the contradiction of the old clothing mixed with the new boots, the newer sheath for the sword...the hints of wealth...the first glimmer of recognition tugging at Ruvemir's mind...just a really neat chapter! Once more, thank YOU for sharing! :-) linda Author Reply: I'm so glad you are enjoying this, Linda. And I know from years of living and working with folk who have been disabled in different ways the impact of the quotation you gave. Ruvemir is very aware, but is fighting the clues he gets, I think. Hard to think that the King himself would be talking to him, wandering around hooded and cloaked and all. But I think Damrod caught on right away, myself, recognizing just from the King's colors in the purse.

Dreamflower	Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 12/7/2004
I like this chapter from Ruvemir's POV. I like the way Aragorn is keeping his anonymity here, as well. This way, he knows the sculptor will either take the commission or not based on his own wishes, and not feel that he is being "ordered" by the King. It's also funny to anticipate his reaction when he gets to the White City, and finds out "Strider" is the King! Author Reply: I, too, felt that he'd prefer the person taking this commission should be doing so from an interest in the subject rather than due to wanting to curry royal favor or make a name for himself. And to be forced to be the King 24/7 must get awfully tiresome at times.

grumpy	Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 12/7/2004
Wondrful, I love how you write. And how this chapter is written from Ruvemir's point of view. That Aragorn is wearing both the old and the new, he has his old quiver, but a new sheath for his sword. Ruvemir uses his eyes. Hope he takes up the offer. Author Reply: The quiver, of course, is movie verse, although I agree with Viggo's reasoning that a Ranger working a lot on his own must have a distance as well as hand-to-hand weapon and be able to hunt; Aragorn would probably have had bow and quiver for many years. The sheath, however, was only little over five years in his possession, having been given to him by the Lady Galadriel, so it would have been still undoubtedly in good condition.

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