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Love Letters  by Antane 3 Review(s)
grapeReviewed Chapter: 64 on 5/9/2006
It's funny to think the ship stays there another two years in dock, waiting for Sam to be ready. :)

Queen GaladrielReviewed Chapter: 64 on 5/9/2006
Larner's right and I was wrong. Oh well, it makes this chapter more poignant. And I see I made that mistake in Through the Flames as well, but that's no worse than writing movie-verse without realising it (Change, Eru Bless Them).

I don't have words to describe this. I've been waiting and waiting for the reunion, and now it's getting near and I feel a sort of sadness--the gentle grief that comes with change, I suppose. And now you've loosed a ficlet idea on me! :)
God bless,
Galadriel

LarnerReviewed Chapter: 64 on 5/9/2006
Strictly speaking this one ought not to be the "last ship" as that will be only when Elrond's sons, Glorfindel, and Celeborn leave Middle Earth; and Tolkien indicated Celeborn would be among the last of all Elves to leave. I go slighly AU in indicating Celeborn had intended to go on the true last ship, but actually decided to go before Arwen's death so as to be with his family when that time came, with Glorfindel chosing to live out Celeborn's intent.

But the imagery is right here, and the feeling--the feeling as the end nears that it is time to go and be restored at last, the holes in both hearts being healed finally.

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