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| Pitfalls of the Palantir by Haleth | 6 Review(s) |
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| ziggy | Reviewed Chapter: 44 on 10/8/2006 |
| Hurray! I have caught up with this and it just gets better and better! You really give Haleth a wonderful character - best bit: the person had skulked in such a familiar way ... love that idea. I didnt review the last chaper - sorry- i was laughing too much ! Haleth is so totally confident and unaware of her limitations! I will have to go back and read it all again- becasue I am still intrigued about that bit where Elladan treats her with such wariness, and says sha doesnt know who Inglor is etc. I am no further on - a little hint about what Haleth has done/ who Inglor is etc would be good. And who is the woodcarving of.. and what did it say? Not Inglor surely? But he had a bow so I wondered if this is Legolas? She doesnt recognise him anyway- but waht is all THAT about!! Hope we get some answers soon please!! The atmosphere of the cult meeting is really good- feels very tense and claustrophobic. It will be intersting to find out what the Cermenony of the Cauldron is.. and what / who it is they worship .. and why there is a clandestine shrine to a strange elf ... etc etc...An update soon will be really appreciated! please! Author Reply: Thank-you, ziggy. And please don't feel you have to review every chapter. ...a little hint about what Haleth has done/ who Inglor is etc would be good... There is a story about how the two of them met, but it's in desperate need of a beta reader before it can see the light of day. The wood carving is not Inglor. The scene was originally meant to be a joke, but the idea of it having a potentially more sinister meaning is far more interesting. The reviewers are far smarter than me. I'll try to get the next update into readable condition some time this week. Thanks again. Haleth | |
| perelleth | Reviewed Chapter: 44 on 10/7/2006 |
| It was understandable that Haleth took a ong vacation after her last incident, yet I am glad to see her back in action. How Inglor to be as goog at disappearing amidst the crowd as at standing out! Poor haleth has to take matters into her capable hands, she thinks! Now I wonder about the woodcut and the elf... Is that a prophecy or a shrine? I'm dying to see. I only hope they won't bump into one another on that staircase... I think we are abut to witness the arrival of a couple more guests, in the form of a worm and a band of saddle-sore Dunedain... I'm loving this tale, Haleth. Again. Author Reply: Thank you, Perelleth Poor Haleth would have needed time to nurse her bruises. Inglor seems capable of many surprising, unexpected things. It's difficult to say how many of the previous incidents were accidents or done on purpose. Is the woodcut in the closet a prophecy? Wow. I hadn't considered that at all. That's way better than the joke it was meant to be. I'll have to think about that. Thanks for the idea and I'm glad you're still enjoying the story, even though it's taking a very long time to finish it properly. Haleth | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 44 on 10/3/2006 |
| No sooner wondered than achieved. Interestingly direct method of disposing of the opposition Inglor used there. If only it didn't seem that they were going deeper into a structure that can't be anything but a trap! And the shrine! You couldn't just tell us what the woodcut said, could you? Oh well - it's far more intriguing this way! Fingers crossed that Inglor and Haleth's remarkable combination of talents see them through this one! Author Reply: Thank-you, Bodkin. Inglor does seem a little on edge, doesn't he? Haleth can't read the woodcut. It's written in a language she doesn't understand. Someone has guessed the original identity of the elf*. Haleth seems to think she can retrieve the palantir by herself. It remains to be seen if she's correct. Thanks again! Haleth *Subject to change upon the whims of the author. | |
| vampfan30 | Reviewed Chapter: 44 on 10/2/2006 |
| yay, you're back! * tic tic * I was getting a little twitchy from the lack of updates, but, all better now. An elf in a closet....heard of an elf on a shelf, but not in a closet. Oh the speculations of who it could be........ Author Reply: Thank-you, vampfan30. I'm sorry about the twitch. The last update didn't want to be written in a way that was readable. Elf on a shelf? LOL!!! Maybe on a shelf in a closet? Thanks again. Haleth | |
| Elflingimp | Reviewed Chapter: 44 on 10/2/2006 |
| Humm.... Im wondering if the Drake could of caught up finally,the visual of all the blue robes and smoke gave me claustriphobia(I know I spelled that wrong)I am wondering who the elf statue is and why it is there, among a million other things I am wondering about this story,I love this story the characters have so much personality I feel as if they almost exist. Please more. Author Reply: Thank you, Elflingimp. There certainly seems to be a huge ruckus outside and there was quite the train of people/animals chasing the palantir around. The elf in the shrine...well, it was funnier a few years ago. The joke hasn't aged well. I'd never really thought of it as anything more until now. It's giving me a ghostly plot bunny for a future story, though. Thanks! Haleth | |
| Jay of Lasgalen | Reviewed Chapter: 44 on 10/2/2006 |
| Great! I was thinking only last night that there hadn't been an update for some time - and this morning, here it is! The atmosphere with the crowd of novices and the smoke sounds suffocating and claustrophobic, so it's not surprising that one fainted. I got the feeling when he was whisked away like that that he might be removed permenantly for having the temerity to faint at such an important event. Who's the elf in the shrine? My guess is Elrond, and that the pots are salves and ointments. Of course, I could be wrong ... Update soon, please - I want to know what they'll find in the tower! Jay Author Reply: Thank-you, Jay. I apologize for the length of time between updates. Life simply became very busy and, for whatever reason, it was difficult to describe the setting properly. The shrine in the closet was meant to be a joke. It's not as funny as it would have been four years ago when the movies first came out. I should probably remove it from the story as it hasn't aged well. Or maybe I'll work it into another story somewhere down the line. Thanks for the idea! Haleth | |