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Elf, Interrupted: Book One: Glorfindel Redux by Fiondil	7 Review(s)
hawkeye	Reviewed Chapter: 52 on 1/21/2015
This was such an interesting chapter. On a side note, I've really enjoyed having Eärnur around again. Despite Finrod's status as apprentice, he seems years ahead of his friend now, which is an interesting contrast to where they were in Findaráto Diaries. Finrod is definitely acting the King in this chapter. The attitude of the journeymen and the master was disturbing. After nearly losing his life, Meneldil has some excuse of being snappy. That would leave anyone shaken. But his further reaction the journeymen seem more like the reactions of people who have been deprived of property than who have just witnessed a life saved. Going back to Finrod's own experiences in Lorien, it almost seems like the caregivers treat their patients rather as possessions than as people. Their attitudes are down right rude, and I would think that after he got over the shock, at the very least Meneldil would be grateful for the rescue. Laurendil was full of his own surprises too. He and Finrod, even though they are only recently reunited, work together pretty seamlessly. I love how Finrod was able to fluidly switch from being apprentice to being king. It will be interesting to see both of them work with Eärnur, and I wonder if, Finrod especially, might be a bit much for him to handle. It isn't a bad thing. Finrod is actually older, and I think that is beginning to show. Working with Mithlas might be just what Laurendil needs. Hopefully Mithlas is able to stay around some friendly people now :) Thanks for a fun read, Fiondil! Author Reply: Hi Hawkeye. Eärnur will play an important role in this story, though we won't see that for some time, and Eärnur has had almost a century since Finrod was in Lórien as a newly released Reborn to advance in his studies. And he is a journeyman healer, so he's far above Finrod in that regard. And Meneldil and the other journeymen definitely have an attitude problem as we will see later. Laurendil is indeed full of surprises. Whatever his grievances toward Irmo, he is also a kingsman and Finrod's vassal and is acting accordingly, especially as he and Finrod are the only ones who actually know what is happening and what has to be done. We'll see how Mithlas fares now that Finrod and Laurendil have arrived and are aware of him and his situation. I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter. Thanks for leaving a review. I appreciate it.

Kaylee	Reviewed Chapter: 52 on 8/10/2008
Ah, and so enters Mithlas of Lindon. This has always been one of my favorite chapters, meldonya. I can just imagine the bewildered and angry looks the Vanya was giving Finda and Laurendil...wry grin But they were the only ones who knew what they were doing, unfortunately. hugs them and hugs Mithlas ~Kaylee!! Author Reply: I have a feeling that Mithlas was the first elf to suffer the blood-fever while in Aman so the Amaneldi obviously would have no clue as to what to do for him. Luckily Finrod and Laurendil were there and knew what was needed.

Larner	Reviewed Chapter: 52 on 2/13/2008
The amygdala at the core of the brain is part of most primitive structures within the brain, the portions that are most in keeping with the brains of other mammals. Olfactory memories are stored there, apparently, particularly our most basic such memories. That during such an emotional hijacking as this (did you realize that hysteria comes from the same root word as does hysterectomy, and is very sexist in origin?) wherein the amygdala is taking over all circuits the smell of human blood would serve to recall the individual to sense only makes sense. So, Findrod, too, has known this kind of problem, has he? Interesting. And Laurelin finds the beginning of his own healing in dealing with a familiar form of delusion. Author Reply: Well, I'm glad I got it right even though I had no idea about the amygdala. grin I think that many of the warriors fighting orcs must've succumbed to this particular form of delusion trying to grapple with the horror of what they were experiencing. And language by it's very nature is sexist, as it has a biological base to it. Can't get away from the biology, no matter how hard we try.

hanci	Reviewed Chapter: 52 on 3/14/2007
Laurendil and Finrod cooperate really well in helping the Sinda, experience shows. "For some reason only the blood of the person attacked would do..." Finrod doesn't mention that Mithlas thought Meneldil an orc, how kind of him. :o) That was a dramatic chapter. But haven't they (the healers) experienced this kind of attack before? Well, maybe not those present. Author Reply: Probably the healers have never experienced someone actually attacking them. This particular type of nightmare is probably rare anyway, but frequent enough that people like Finrod (who's experienced the nightmare from the other side) and Laurendil know what the proper "cure" is. The healers should consider themselves lucky that they've never encountered this type of psychosis before.

Bodkin	Reviewed Chapter: 52 on 3/12/2007
Goodness! Well - Finrod and Laurendil proved their worth, even if the others didn't really appreciate what they did! Just goes to show that they are needed - for the knowledge and understanding they already have as much as for any they will gain. Mind you, it'll be cats among pigeons. Author Reply: Yes, the Amaneldi are beginning to understand that people like Finrod and Laurendil (representing both types of Exilic Noldor: those who died under the Ban and those who survived to return to Aman) will have an important role to play. Rather than despising the Exiles for what they did, the Amaneldi will learn that the knowledge these people gained, sometimes at great personal cost, while sojourning in Middle-earth will be important for the future of Aman.

Rhyselle	Reviewed Chapter: 52 on 3/11/2007
I like the little cultural lesson on the meaning of the uniforms of the apprentices and journeymen and masters. :) I'm very curious about why Finrod's tabard is so different! Listening without judgment. That is so hard to do. But very healing when it happens. Wow! What a start to the day! Post-traumatic stress is bad enough, but when it was caused by the horrors of war... shudder Go Finrod! You know what you're doing. I just hope the ones you've shoved off while you dealt with the crisis don't cause you any trouble later on. I'm glad you didn't actually describe the things that poor Mithlas was seeing and reacting to. My imagination is coming up with more than enough ideas as to what would cause that sort of thing. shudder The chaos in that pavilion must be drawing attention from all over the place. The cure for the episode is quite traumatic in its own right, but it makes sense to me. Of course the Amandili won't have a clue, since they'd never experienced what their patients had. I hope that Master Meneldil won't let his bruised pride rule him and won't turn against the Reborn from Middle-earth. Although I'm not sure if he's ever going to forgive Laurendil for cutting him--and telling him publicly to stop whining! LOL! And I hope that Mithlas' attendants don't hold all this against him. OK, I want to hear the story about Laurendil falling out of the tree. grin Lord Irmo's outfit sounds gorgeous... It must be nice to be able to clothe oneself in beauty with just a thought! Would save on closet space too! :) Smart of them to not ask Finrod for details of his experience in being trapped in a nightmare like that. I certainly don't want to know! That was kind of Laurindil to offer to stay with Mithlas. And perhaps all this will help him to realize that his own fears and to begin to heal from them as well. :) I did like Irmo leaving Eärnur there with them while he took Finrod with him. I hope that Eärnur will be able to get past his shock and all and still be friends with Finrod. Very intense and exciting chapter and, like the rest, leaves me eager for more. I'm glad you posted the third chapter today too! I just saw a couple of minor grammar/spelling things as I read--lack of the "ed" on a verb for past tense, and using singular "it" in reference to plural "clothes". Otherwise excellent work! Author Reply: Yes, the Amaneldi are rather clueless about what is happening, and, of course, this can't be the first time someone from Ennorath has come to Lórien plagued by such nightmares, but this was probably the first time someone was actually attacked in the midst of such nightmares, hence the need for the rather unorthodox method of bringing Mithlas out of it. And perhaps someday we will find out just what happened when Laurendil fell out of the tree. g

Kitty	Reviewed Chapter: 52 on 3/11/2007
Now I thought only with Glorfindel around it could be that exciting in Aman, but I seem to be wrong grin Well, Finrod’s reaction may have been unusual by the standards of Aman and is at first sight a bit brutal, but it worked to calm the poor elf down, and I can see the reason – orcs have black blood, after all. And for apprentices at their first day Finrod and Laurendil did very well, I'd say. Author Reply: Well, Finrod (and Sador) were demanding equal time, so what could I do? And it just goes to show that you don't have to be a golden-haired balrog-slayer to make things interesting for everyone else. lol Finrod and Laurendil, of course, are old hands at this sort of thing, both having had their own experiences with such nightmares. It's something the Amaneldi cannot appreciate or understand fully, even someone like Eärnur, who is very sympathethic towards the Reborn as well as those who come to Lórien from Middle-earth for healing.

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