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| Day and Night by Peredhil lover | 5 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 10/9/2007 |
| Ah, the Peredhil foresight at work, and such a vision. So good to see the appreciation for the healing hands of the King to be. And now the survivors of the patrol have more reason to quickly disassemble the seal of this cave. | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 1/7/2007 |
| Such a good thing that Estel got Elladan out when he did! And he did a tremendous job with the healing - not just at the laying on of hands level, but also with the more practical aspects of looking after someone under less than ideal conditions. Elrond will be proud of him. And the message has been hammered into Elladan's head that perhaps there is more to Estel than he thought. Which is probably a good thing. But we don't want them running out of air now! Although Elrohir will be glad to feel his brother's fea and know that he lives. Author Reply: Thanks for taking the time to review, Bodkin. You're right-- Estel is certainly getting the chance to prove himself and lucky for Elladan he is doing such a good job of it. I do think Elrond will be most proud. I think that Elladan is learning a great deal from this experience, as we will see a little in later chapters. As for how Elrohir is doing, that is in the next chapter, which should be up soon. peredhil lover | |
| Nilmandra | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 1/6/2007 |
| Forcing Estel and Elladan together like this might do wonders for their relationship. I'm curious about Estel's healing abilities. I never thought of him having much innate skills, at least this early in life. He was able to do a little for Frodo on the way to Rivendell, but not as much as Glorfindel did, or Elrond, of course, but I see their skills being a little magical in that Tolkien magical sort of way (ie related to their existence and tie to Arda, and the knoweldge of separation of soul and body which is more profound than what men were given). I'll be curious to see where you take this, if this is a one time event, sort of a divine intervention, or the start of him developeing the healing hands of the king in a rather earth shaking (at least for these two!) way. Nonetheless, the relationship of these two is important and now Elladan is dependent on him and seeing Estel as more of an adult. I like also that he has this flash of vision showing him Aragorn's future, and his role beside that man and future king. Author Reply: The evolution of Elladan and Estel's relationship will be a gradually process (and I have a lot of ideas in mind for them), but this is certainly a big push in the right direction. There will be more about Estel's new-found abilities in future chapters. I'm glad that you liked Elladan's vision, as I wasn't sure how people would react to it and it will come up again too. Thanks for reviewing Nilmandra. peredhil lover | |
| French Pony | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 1/5/2007 |
| Elladan is one lucky guy, that he is. Good for him that he recognizes this, and also that he recognizes the debt he owes to Estel. Estel is level-headed in a crisis, which is probably the best of his qualities. Yes, great warrior. Yes, healing ability. But the ability to keep one's head and think in a difficult situation -- Kipling was correct when he identified that as a marker of manhood. Estel definitely has it in spades. Although I am a little worried about him. He has a head injury, and he keeps falling asleep. This is Not A Good Thing. Author Reply: I'm glad to see you stuck with the story, French Pony. Elladan is pretty lucky isn't he? I agree completely with you--being able to keep your head in a crisis is definitely the most important ability in a leader, and Estel is certainly getting to display his leadership qualities here. Thanks again for reviewing. peredhil lover | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 1/5/2007 |
| Interesting healing scene. Is Aragorn able to do that because he is the chosen one, the one destined to be king? Or do you see all healing in ME working with a sort of magic like that? What's the source of the healing, I wonder? Magic in Tolkien's world is usually kind of understated and matter-of-fact, and I wonder what he conceived of as its spring. The role reversal between Estel and Elladan is certainly teaching Elladan something about this young man he's helped raise. No wonder Elrond decides he's come early to manhood. Author Reply: Some of the questions you raise will be addressed, to some extent, in a later chapter, and possibly future stories, but I will say that I did not conceive of Aragorn's healing gift as "magic", nor do I see all healing in ME working like that. I think that I will enjoy putting a little bit of a different spin on things than how they are commonly conceived, but I will always try to remain firmly rooted in Tolkien's canon, as that very much matters to me. Thank you for reviewing, daw, I appreciate it very much. peredhil lover | |