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Imrahil's Daughter  by Madeleine 5 Review(s)
whitewaveReviewed Chapter: 4 on 6/28/2008
“Thank you, nephew,” Imrahil said prosaically. “This is the first time ever I have been compared to a rodent.” Loved that line! Imrahil is so suave as to be so dangerous.

You could draw really vivid pictures with the figures of speech that you use.

BodkinReviewed Chapter: 4 on 12/15/2005
Imrahil knows! Not, perhaps, exactly what is going on - but he has seen the way they looked at each other and he is carefully not asking questions! He probably started thinking of Eomer as son-in-law material right after the Black Gate.

I love Eomer's diffidence (it's the best word I can come up with at the moment) - he is really quite taken aback by Elessar, Faramir and Imrahil's instant agreement to provide as much support as Rohan needs.

And, in spite of not needing a wife, Eomer goes straight off to carry out the bidding of the Princess of Dol Amroth. And, if he's lucky, see her - just, of course, so that he can express his displeasure.

Author Reply: The most amazing thing about Imrahil is that he does indeed think of Éomer as son-in-law material. That says a lot about him.
And Lothíriel is for Éomer some kind of itch that needs scratching.

KittyReviewed Chapter: 4 on 12/14/2005
Aragorn muß Nerven wie Drahtseile haben, um Éomers Auftritt so cool hinzunehmen – auf jeden Fall bessere als Imrahil und Faramir. *grins* Naja, ich geb’s zu – ich hätte vermutlich einen Herzinfarkt bekommen!

Ansonsten war das ziemlich deprimierend. So extrem habe ich mir die Zerstörungen in Rohan nie ausgemalt. Kein Wunder, daß Éomer nicht weiß, wie er das bewältigen soll und Gondor um Hilfe bitten muß, so sehr es auch seinem Stolz zuwiderläuft! Armer Kerl. Wenigstens haben die anderen sofort eingewilligt und es ihm erspart, lange betteln zu müssen.

Trotzdem kam der Humor nicht zu kurz. Diese ganzen Seitenhiebe waren Klasse, und am besten war definitiv das:
“Well,” he said wryly. “I will have to learn how to glare like Éomer King. I would have my sons in line in no time.”
Oh, ich bin sicher, Éomer würde seinem Herrn Schwiegerpapa liebend gerne behilflich sein, um seine nervenden Schwäger ein wenig zurechtzustutzen! Imrahil muß sich nur noch ein wenig gedulden!

Author Reply: Auch in deprimierenden Zeiten - und Krieg hat nun einmal den Nachteil eher deprimierend zu sein - sollte man den Humor nicht verlieren. Oder, wie Heinrich Heine sagte: "Je wichtiger ein Gegenstand ist, um so lustiger muss man ihn behandeln."

daw the minstrelReviewed Chapter: 4 on 12/14/2005
Gondorians share some traits with hamsters. Now there's a line you don't see every day!

Éomer asked himself seriously if Éowyn would mind very much being bonded to a man with a multiple broken nose. I love Eomer. Given how you show his future in-laws, I'm thinking that family gatherings will be lively.

Author Reply: I'm a sucker for lively family gatherings. I have plenty of family; I know what I am talking about and Éomer better gets used to the idea that Lothíriel's family is a bit on the strange side (at least the one I gave her - and you haven't met Aunt Ivriniel yet)

NilmandraReviewed Chapter: 4 on 12/14/2005
I loved the vision of Eomer storming around the palace, and the bemusement to these others in response. I love Imrahil's controlled and calm response... and the comment that Eomer needs a wife... of course he does! He is thinking only of useless women, not how helfpul a good wife would be in helping Rohan recover.

You put a lot of thought into the recovery of these nations - of food, and horses and shelter and how injured soldiers can be of use still...nicely done.

Author Reply: A war is not over with the end of the armed conflict. A war is about destruction and devastation. There might be victory celebrations on the winner side, but even the winners have suffered casulties and losses and need to recover. That is too often forgotten.

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