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| Unexpected by Madeleine | 5 Review(s) |
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| Ana | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 9/26/2013 |
| "devious bastard". Who is Éofor really? From the Eastfold, a constant challenge between Éofor and Éomer. Éomer doesn´t like him but accepts him as captain. Then Lothíriel arrives. Éofor´s mind goes bang! Ceorl calls him lunatic, he can´t keep his eyes off her... just like Éomer before him. Luck, an important concept for rohirric warriors. Éomer believes in Destiny. Éofor questionable character. Unperturbed Éomer will dismiss him. Somehow he will end in the Westmarch (Eormenhild). I don´t think Éomer would simply send his enemy to a strategic place. Éofor takes his chance. Dunlendings. Diversion. Tafl. Crushed between hammer and anvil. In Rohan´s Future we learn that some places have been fortified or are especially visited regularly by the royal couple. Castles in the air. But the truth is that as her story progresses she takes it to a different dimension. Through humour she deals with such a serious problem for those times as illegitimacy was. | |
| Kitty | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 7/15/2006 |
| Éomer hat es recht gut geschafft, Lothíriel das Problem Éofor zu erklären – und nicht nur das Rätsel, sondern sein ganzes Verhalten. Mal sehen, ob es wirkt ... Die Rücksichtnahme, die Lothíriel für die wasserschleppenden Diener zeigt, ist wieder so typisch für sie. Zweifellos wird sie irgendwann eine Lösung finden, wie man das Wasser gleich nebenan wärmen kann. Und ich sehe gespannt ihren Vorschlägen entgegen, was man mit dem Überfluß an Dienstboten sinnvollerweise anfangen könnte. Hm, die Prinzen von Dol Amroth haben noch gar nichts unternommen? Irgendwie habe ich schon erwartet, daß sie Éofor mittlerweile so quasi zu Hackfleisch verarbeitet haben (auch wenn das nicht ganz dem gondorianischen Protokoll entsprechen sollte) und ich vermute, Éomer geht es genauso. | |
| Eruanneth_Luin | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 7/11/2006 |
| It is so wonderful to see a loving, caring couple who have common ideals and goals; even more impressive in royalty who likely were often merely assigned to each other and had to make the best of it whatever the outcome. Monogamy as you have shown is a blessing to both parties. And as always I love Lothíriel’s practical innocence and ability to construct a sensible, mature appraisal with the particulars of a given event. Indeed, I also am curious as to the solution to the over-staffed royal household. Considering her mind and her familial traits, it should be entertaining to follow the thought processes. Alright, I will second the statement. What is going on? Why has Éofor been denied his just desserts? What has Amrothos planned to ‘persuade’ the Captain from pursuing the Queen inappropriately? | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 6/18/2006 |
| Goodness, but Lothiriel is a quick learner! And Eomer is certainly enjoying the results. And she might be inexperienced - but, like an elephant, she never forgets. Eomer forced himself to leave to discover Eofer's fate - only to find he hasn't met it yet. Amrothos and Erchirion have something planned, I suspect, although they might have to be persuaded to break their scheme to Eomer. Only then he'll be involved - and Lothiriel might not be best pleased. I'm glad she's diving in to sorting out the overcrowding of Meduseld. I wonder if she might find some volunteers for healer training among the excess. I'll be glad to see her with the tools of her trade back in her hand, even if queening prevents her indulging in full-time health care. Lovely. And I'm left yearning for more! Author Reply: In Middle-earth they might say: A memory like a mûmak. Éomer is still coming to terms with the uniqueness of his new family. I think he is more baffled than annoyed by his newly aquired brothers. Lothíriel's proposal what to do about those redundant servants and many of her other ideas are going to take Éomer and the rest of the Rohirrim a little bit by surprise. So, nothing new here. | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 6/18/2006 |
| I really like Lothiriel's confidence that problems are there to be solved. Good for her. Author Reply: As Éomer contemplated, the basic requirement for success in general is to exclude possible failure from your considerations in the first place. | |