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| An Unexpected Guest by Dreamflower | 9 Review(s) |
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| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 2/12/2014 |
| I forgot to say, Poor Tired Saradoc! -- at the start of the chapter, and lovely job of working in the quote at the end of the chapter! What fun! Author Reply: Sara sometimes forgets he can't keep up with Merry and Pippin anymore! I *had* to get it in--and that seemed the most logical spot for it! | |
| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 2/12/2014 |
| Ah, the pendulum! I've seen them being plied by skilful healers, and it's quite fascinating to watch. Good that Merimac could have news of Berilac. Parents do worry when children go on long journeys, even if they're grown children... Poor Merry. I wonder how many years it'll take before the subtle digs subside. And I love the Ranger's partner, seeking for him -- you can see the relationship between the two of them, in their concern for one another. Author Reply: My husband usually uses either a bone disk or a buffalo tooth. But I've seen him get results with a Lifesaver candy on a string! He's pretty skilled at it, but I've kind of increased the hobbit healers' abilities even beyond that. Yes, it is good. He'll be getting a letter in a week or so, since my delegation all wrote from Tharbad. I think perhaps Mellor's comments might help. Merimac just recalls how worried they all were, and especially remembers how Saradoc was so fearful for his son, yet tried to put a brave face on it. The two have only been together since just after the end of the War, but they formed a pretty close friendship as they patrol the borders of the Shire. | |
| Anso the Hobbit | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 6/21/2005 |
| This is such a nice side story to "The Road to Edoras". So the tooth is from the Fell Winter, eh? That is quite a bit of heirloom. :) I still don`t understand how that can work though, that the tooth can swing back and forth without someone moving it. I do like that Mellor sees that while the hobbit healers doesn`t have the knowledge Aragorn does, they still have advanced methods of healing. Nice bit of Brandybuck family talk too - of course they would have wanted letters from Merry, but he couldn`t. :) Author Reply: I don't truly understand it all myself, but I have seen it work. It works much like a "dowser" for water does, and it really does move by itself. It has to do with the energy a body gives off, and whether that energy is balanced or not. It's amazing the things my husband can tell from the way his pendulum swings. I have always thought that would be a neat method for the hobbits to use. Yes, it's clear that they really missed him while he was gone and worried a lot. But, of course, as you said, he couldn't. | |
| GamgeeFest | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 6/17/2005 |
| LOL, so I'm not the only one who thinks Merry and Pippin drove Boromir "to distraction" with their ramblings about their geneaology. The Old Forest - how ominous. This can't amount to anything good. I don't like the idea of Eradan going in there alone. And how cute is Ilbie, playing for the ranger, sour notes and all? Knowing he's only a year younger than Pippin, it's much easier to see just how mature Pippin has gotten because of the Quest. There's a huge gap between the two lads and how they carry themselves. Author Reply: Yes, I'm sure that the rest of the Fellowship eventually got a bellyful of hobbit family trees, LOL! Ilbie? Exactly--you caught *exactly* why I included him in the story in the way that I did; I wanted to show the contrast between him and Pip, and show that Pip is now considered old enough and responsible enough to teach, even though he's not yet of age. It was a way of emphasizing the way Pippin has matured. I thought perhaps I was being too subtle, you are to only one who got it! | |
| Mysterious Jedi | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 6/14/2005 |
| As good as what I've come to expect from you. I look forward to the next chapter! <>< Saved from sin through Christ, MJ | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 6/14/2005 |
| Rangers are noted for their courage and devotion to duty. Even when it means that Rangers with bad headaches listen politely to the less than tuneful piping of young Ilberic. Esmeralda is a very sensible hobbit. Showing off noble Rangers is definitely a good way of getting others to see that there are as many different types of men as of hobbits. Eradan is doing a good job of tracking Mellor down - although I don't know if going into the Old Forest is the best idea. Good story! Author Reply: *giggle* Poor Ilbie! In one of my other stories I had a throwaway bit about Pippin teaching him to play the shepherd's pipes. I decided that while Pip is amazingly talented, and quickly learns any instrument set before him, Ilbie is like me, an enthusiastic amateur, who will probably never be more than adequate. Well, the hobbits of Buckland are pretty enthusiastic about King's Men, but this is going to be their first (open) encounter with a Ranger. Eradan is doing better than Mellor expects him to, although there are probably some other more subtle signs that he has missed altogether. | |
| Tigger | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 6/13/2005 |
| I'm now caught up on this tale and it's delightful *and* interesting as well. Loved Mellor's observation on not feeling hungry and then his stomach growling..."I'm turning into a hobbit." LOL!! That's happened to me a couple of times when I've been sick, so I can relate. :oD If Mellor's trail heads to the Old Forest, that could be the answer to how he came to be bopped on the head. Those trees are not nice after all. Eradan's reaction was so in character w/a Ranger who has heard the tales of the Old Forest. I could even hear the tone he used. :o) Looking forward to seeing how this story progresses. Author Reply: It's happened to me today. *yuck* Very unpleasant to have to eat when you're not feeling up to it. We'll just have to wait and see what happens... | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 6/13/2005 |
| Aha--the Old Forest, is it? So, that could be how he ended up in the Brandywine, after all, via the Withywindle, perhaps. Oh, Old Man Willow.... Author Reply: Well, we'll just have to see... | |
| PIppinfan1988 | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 6/13/2005 |
| “Well,” he thought, “that’s perfect. Just perfect.” LOL...yeah, I agree! I thought this was a wonderful, hobbity tale and now I learn that it's just a foretaste of Road to Edoras? Now I'm hungry for more, but I wanted to read your Pippin and Diamond story first--I'm at a loss! LOL Right now, I'm perusing a story in Anso's library, but looks like I'm coming straight back to yours as soon as I'm done with this one. :-) Fantastic! See you soon. Pippinfan Author Reply: Sometimes I think I have way too much going on at once. *grin* | |