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The Road to Edoras by Dreamflower	6 Review(s)
PIppinfan1988	Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 8/20/2005
So sorry to leave you in suspense for so long! I thought to write my reviews this morning and then send them along afterward, but an electrical storm came through today and my area lost power nearly all the day long. So, yeah, needless to say, I'm behind now, or I wouldn't normally "jump" to the last chapter that I read... I'm really into this tale already! I'm walking right alongside the wee folk in the ominous Bree market...poor Viola! Freddy is already exhibiting signs of a natural born leader. I am still waiting for one of the prisoners to redeem himself, but I am not holding my breat over it, either. I imagine it like what happened to Boromir; he gave his life in defense of another in order to recapture his honor. That was the only way he could regain what he'd lost in his madness over the Ring. Loving it! :-) Pippinfan p.s. Pretty soon I'll catch up to you and then together we'll both wait for the respective author to update her next chapter! Author Reply: We had some pretty serious electrical storming ourselves today! Fortunately we did not lose power! I'm so glad you are enjoying this so far; it will be fun to see what you think as you catch up. I am going a lot slower with this than I did with the other story--it's taking more thought, for I didn't have quite so many finished elements in mind with this one. As to redemption for one of the traitors, there is only one who might be, and I have yet to decide his fate. Look forward to your catching up! And since you have the prequel so freshly in your mind, I'm thinking that you may catch on to a lot of things other reviewers missed, because some of these things were planned while I was still writing "A New Reckoning".

Larner	Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 5/24/2005
Romances between Hobbits are always pleasant. The Bankses do have some growing up to do. Author Reply: I think so, too. I've had Viola in mind for Beri for some time now... They do. Whether or not they will is the question.

GamgeeFest	Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 4/11/2005
Hahaha, they didn't even let him get a noise out before gagging him! Lovely. Cute fluffiness between Berilac and Ivory. Is another apprentice about to be swept off her feet? I liked the way he tried to be sly about asking if Ivory was involved with Pippin. Author Reply: Well, Pippin was observed dancing quite a bit with her during the Ball. If the Banks brothers had not pulled their stunt, he might have shown a bit more interest, but after that everyone was far too busy. So as far as Viola's concerned, her loss was Diamond's gain. But I did want to show Pippin's preference for healer lasses pre-dated his meeting of Diamond. And of course, Berilac would not want to step on Pippin's toes for any number of reasons.

Mysterious Jedi	Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 4/10/2005
On the road, how exciting! It will be interesting to see if anything comes of Viola and Berilac. I know you just wrote another story about a healer's apprentice getting married, it would be really crazy if you wrote two! Author Reply: We will just have to see, won't we?

Bodkin	Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 4/10/2005
H'mm. Berilac and Viola, huh? Seems a good combination. And, after these adventures they will have a lot in common. Clovis is one of the slowest learners going, though. Although I suppose the other banished hobbits are benefiting from observing his general stupidity and how it is treated. I can't work out whether Poppy will get the chance to see Lord Elrond and Imladris. I hope she does. And I'm sure the tummies of the Rohirrim and Gondorians are very glad that the hobbits don't scorn the skills of the kitchen. They can even make porridge a treat. And I always like seeing them do things like go off and forage - it emphasises that being small doesn't make them helpless. I'm looking forward to their adventures. Author Reply: Well, Berilac and Viola have a long journey ahead of them, but let us just say that the little conversation they had is the beginning of a long-simmering plot thread for this sequel. We will just have to see what comes of it. Clovis simply has no will-power. He can resist anything except temptation, and the temptation to run his mouth is a strong one. He's definitely not the brightest bulb in the pack either. That's because I haven't worked it out myself. It won't be in this story, though, because it only goes as far as Meduseld. The skills of even a poor hobbit cook are far better than those of even the average cook of Men. I've always felt that foraging would be a strong point of most hobbits, like anything else to do with food.

Grey Wonderer	Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 4/9/2005
I was glad to see another chapter of this one. I like Viola and I do believe that Berilac does also. Seems there might be a bit of romance on this journey. Freddy is doing a great job of keeping up with what to expect. He seems to have become almost as much of a natural leader as Merry is. I am still expecting trouble from the Banks's at this point, but the gag is working out very well. LOL Author Reply: Mmm-hmm; I think you've spotted it! grin Freddy was the leader during the Rebellion during the Occupation, and he is from one of the high ranking Shire families. (In my Shire, the Bolgers rank fourth, directly behind the Bagginses.) He is definitely taking his responsiblity for all these hobbits seriously--he wants to make sure he gets everyone home safely. Keep on expecting--you know it will happen before the end, but I do not promise how soon!

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