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Elf, Interrupted: Book One: Glorfindel Redux by Fiondil	6 Review(s)
Kaylee	Reviewed Chapter: 60 on 8/11/2008
I have to say this; one of my favorite moments in the chapter is Sador finding the stuffed toy from Arafinwe in his pack. The other one is Sador writing his letter to Arafinwe. grin I'm glad Sador is getting used to his role in the Noldoran's family, as the king's ward. Oh, not to mention this: "Why would the King of the Noldor take a Sinda as ward?" asked the tanner. "Because his son, Finrod, is my gwador," Sador said coldly and unflinchingly. He did not like the belligerent and disrespectful attitude of these guild masters towards his own mistress or towards the Noldorin royal family. The guild masters looked suitably chastened by Sador’s words, but they weren’t completely satisfied with the reason for his presence at their meeting. "I thought you would like to meet Sador," Netilmirë said. "He is an excellent potter and had he not been brutally slain by one of the Kinslayers, he would have been a master by now, I have no doubt. Arafinwë thought that Sador could benefit from my own expertise." "And how does it feel to be an apprentice to an Amanelda?" the weaver master asked. "You wear warrior braids and yet you demean yourself by becoming the apprentice of one who is not of your own people." Sador raised an eyebrow at that. "I was a potter long before I was a warrior, mistress. The destruction of Doriath forced me to put aside the potter and become the warrior." All of which was complete nonsense, of course, but they didn’t need to know that and he did not think either Netilmirë or Arodeth would correct him. "Now that I have been Reborn," he continued, "I can once again take up the potter’s wheel rather than the sword, but I will not forget what these braids cost me, and so I continue to wear them. And there is no shame in wanting to learn from the best." He flashed a grin at Netilmirë and winked. She winked back. I especially liked the "all of which was complete nonsense, of course..." grin That was funny. ~Kaylee!! Author Reply: Complete nonsense yet in its own way true.

Larner	Reviewed Chapter: 60 on 2/13/2008
Here, too, the murmurs of Melkor are heard, and more freely, apparently, than in Aman. Time perhaps to prepare to return home and for the Hunt. Author Reply: The denizens of Tol Eressëa are closer to Middle-earth and the Marring than those of Aman proper and it will be some time before the Peace of the Valar can purge them of the darkness. In the meantime, keeping the darkness contained on the island is probably the wisest course.

Rhyselle	Reviewed Chapter: 60 on 3/25/2007
Oh it is so good to see Sador again. :) His reaction to the sights of Tol EressÃ«a was so amusing, and it was good to see how relaxed he was with NetilmirÃ«, not panicking about her comment about him making her dizzy, as he might have done back when he first became her apprentice. It is too easy to forget that he is still very young in experience even when one considers both of his lives. We are reminded of that when he receives the gift from Atar ArafinwÃ«. Both the note and the stuffed toy were so sweet, and I thought it lovely that ArafinwÃ« bothered to write the note in the language and mode that Sador would have used in his first life. It was sad to see that the Guild Masters and the ordinary people of Tol EressÃ«a hold the same kind of prejudice against the Amaneldi as the Amaneldi hold against the Sindar and Exiled Noldor and the Nandor. I was thinking about the size of the island, and when all is said and done it is a large place and ought to be able to hold a lot of Eldar--but there is the issue of how many it can safely sustain, and the fact that various of those coming from Middle-earth want to live in particular environments which, if available on the isle, are limited in size and scope, and therefore not able to absorb all who would want to live there. I'm certain that the Valar are not intending that Tol EressÃ«a become a ghetto of the Eldar from Middle Earth, Sindar, Noldor, or Nandor. But so far, we do not know what they intend to arrange. This separation oNetilmirÃ«f Eldar from Eldar is a sad thing, and I truly hope that by the time Glorfindel, Finrod and Sador do what they are intended to do Aman will be a unified place. His letter "home to atar" was very well done. His observations about the attitudes of the Sindar and Exiled Noldor and Nandor were sharp, and I thought that his being sad about the way the Noldor there are haunted by guilt was very generous. These people need healing, and in some ways I think the Reborn are better off then the returned exiles because the Reborn have been forgiven and no longer experience the guilt of their former actions. And yet, even the Reborn do not feel the joy in life that they were intended to feel because they have a sense of inferiority to those who lived. As he said, it is very heartbreaking. The description of the meetings that were frustrating NetilmirÃ« and the other guild representatives from Aman made me feel frustrated on their behalf. Taking Sador in was a good idea, but obviously the Tol EressÃ«a guild people are just to determined to hate anything of Aman, they still won't listen. sigh And I didn't see that Sador lied. He chose his words carefully, and if the listeners heard something other than what he actually told them, that's their problem. Grin [quote]"I was a potter long before I was a warrior, mistress. The destruction of Doriath forced me to put aside the potter and become the warrior."[end quote] and [quote]"Now that I have been Reborn," he continued, "I can once again take up the potterâ€™s wheel rather than the sword, but I will not forget what these braids cost me, and so I continue to wear them. [end quote] Everything he said is true. :) Author Reply: I'm glad you're glad to see Sador again. Everyone else keeps whining about Glorfindel (Background chorus: "We NEVER whine!") grin. Sador is, of course, extremely young, having only been 18 years past his majority when he was killed, and now, as a Reborn he has to start all over again, at least on an emotional level, which just makes him younger than his chronological age would indicate. Still, he is maturing rapidly and his observations about the situation on Tol Eressëa and his conduct during the meeting with the guild masters shows this very well, I think. Having had less "baggage" to deal with from his first life, Sador is able to embrace his new life more completely than someone like Glorfindel or Finrod, both of whom also have to deal with their lives "Before the Darkening" and "After the Darkening" and the consequences of their decisions to follow Fëanor to Middle-earth, whatever their personal motivations for doing so might have been. Sador doesn't have all of that to deal with. And you're right, he didn't lie... he just didn't tell them the whole truth. grin Not that they deserved it anyway.

Kitty	Reviewed Chapter: 60 on 3/25/2007
That doesn’t sound good at all. It seems the Amaneldi have managed to embitter the elves from Tol Eressëa beyond reason, even maybe some of it was only imagined. I fear Sador is right – there is an explosion brewing. I can only pray the friends are able to prevent the worst. As for Sador himself, that was not the uncertain young elf from earlier – he has learned and matured a lot since he came to the Court of Arafinwë. Truly impressive to watch him with the guild masters. Author Reply: No, Sador is definitely not the uncertain young elf from earlier anymore, he's learned and matured and is able to hold his own against those who think they are better than he is, for whatever reason. He's becoming a "major player", as it were, in the affairs of Aman, which is only to be expected when you are a ward of the Noldóran and a sworn brother to his son.

vaske	Reviewed Chapter: 60 on 3/25/2007
That was so sweet of Sador's 'Ada' to pack him a stuffed animal. But Sador's really growing up. He was impressive putting the guild masters in their place, even if he was adding a few falsehoods! Author Reply: Yes, Sador is growing up and his encounter with the guild masters shows this, but he's still an elfling in spirit if not in body so 'Ada's' gift was appropriate and appreciated.

Bodkin	Reviewed Chapter: 60 on 3/25/2007
Sador is such a sweet elf! And he is listening well - I can see the frustrations of the returned Exiles / Sindar / Silvan so clearly - after all, why should they not resent higher prices and what feels like patronage? And overcrowding is always something that panics people about immigration. The Islanders need to see that the mainlanders accept them ... but then, they don't. Or, at least, not all of them do. Problem waiting to happen. They will all do well to avoid confrontations between kindreds / once and twice born / the returned and the never-left. Good thing the Valar have an eye on it. Probably. Author Reply: Sador is very sensitive and open to other people's sorrows, for he has had too many of his own in his short (for an elf) life. We will see in future chapters how much of an eye the Valar have on the problem that is Tol Eressëa.

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