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| The Blue Wizard Blues by GamgeeFest | 5 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 5/19/2007 |
| I have the feeling she has a good idea as to who they are. Now, if all can find they can trust one another. And it's increasingly plain Rick favors her! No, Frodo couldn't do it alone; and only he could have done what was done to bring the Ring there to begin with. Am interested for you it is his left hand--movie-verse, then, as book-verse it was the ring finger of his right hand. Wonderful look at the lands they traverse. Author Reply: Not much gets past Semira's attention. It won't take much for her to discern the truth now. Which will, of course, make Sauron all the more suspicious. Rick is definetly sweet on Semira and he's not exactly trying to hide *that*. I doubt that he could, even if he did try. ;) Frodo has long been told, by just about everyone, that he accomplished more than any could have possibly hoped for. Now, he will have to accept it. It will be a slow process, but he's never going to win an argument with Sauron on this topic. ;) Left hand - either I couldn't find the reference saying it was the right hand, or I just didn't look and took a 50/50 guess. Naturually, I would guess the wrong hand. LOL! Thanks for reading! | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 5/19/2007 |
| A lot for Semira to think about and the others to be concerned about! Not easy conditions to keep identites secret after all. Author Reply: Oh indeed! Semira now has a few more pieces of this puzzle, though she's still a long way from seeing the whole picture. You can bet Sauron will be keeping an especially sharp eye on her from here on out. Given the close proximity they must keep throughout the days and nights, and how reliant they are on Semira to guide them, it's a wonder they've managed to keep their secrets for this long. Thanks for reading! | |
| Queen Galadriel | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 5/16/2007 |
| Oh, drat the tricksy computer. Review part two--since my goofy machine decided to randomly post the other before I was done. And I just realized I read the last chapter and didn't review (had a lot going on at school at the time, though that's always true anymore). Sorry! Semira is definitely very intelligent and observant, and she *seems* trustworthy...but is she really? I certainly hope so, all things considered, especially because Frodo and Sam just gave themselves away. That's all they need--someone angry at someone else when all the time they're getting nearer and nearer to Cand and Frodo's dreams are coming back and everything. But whoever Semira may really be, it's hilarious to see Rick fall so hard for her! *snickers* As always I adore your Sam! So sensible and sweet and just Sam all around of course! Nope, the wood won't gather itself. :) I really like the discussion and comparing of hands after the dream. I was hoping this would be dealt with at some point, and this is a very interesting view. I'm always interested to see how others write it. More soon, pretty please with mushrooms on top! :) God bless, Galadriel Author Reply: There's a lot about Semira that needs pondering about. As a slave, it would be to her advantage to be observant. Yet there's more reason for Sauron to worry about her than just that. Her master for instance. ;) We'll be learning a little bit more about her next chapter. :) Frodo's dreams chose a rather bad time to return, but there's a reason why it happened now. It was hinted at a couple of chapters ago, and Sauron will guess fairly close to the mark if not directly on it in the next chapter. *snerk* Rick is smitten, no doubt about it. Sauron really should be careful how much time he allows Rick to spend alone with her. LOL! That's Sam - focus on what needs to get done and don't worry about things that you can't change. He'll stand by Frodo through anything, which only makes Frodo that much more insistant on protecting him. It occured to me, rather late in the game, that Sauron would be missing a finger as well. Of course, when I first started writing this story, I had no idea where it was going to go, but once I got serious about and really started thinking things over, I just couldn't let this point go undiscussed. Frodo has been told by nearly everyone that his 'failure' at Mt. Doom was far from failure. To hear it from the horse's mouth, so to speak, will drive that message home much more clearly and completely than before. Frodo won't be able to use the usual arguments with Sauron as he does with everyone else. With time, he will finally be able to realize that he really did not fail at all. Thanks for reading! More will be coming soon, now that RL has calmed down. :) | |
| Queen Galadriel | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 5/16/2007 |
| Oh, wow, what a chapter! So much to love it would take me more time than I have now to pick out my favorite parts. But my very favorite was the last, after that horrible dream. At last this is being dealt with! | |
| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 5/15/2007 |
| As for failing to throw it into the Fire, you could not have, not even if you attempted to throw yourself into the Fire with it. You would have gone into the Fire, but the Ring would have abandoned you before you jumped from the precipice. Wow! That is an interesting thought! It never occured to me before, but I think it is very likely! The Ring did that before, by abandoning first Isildur and then Gollum. That Sauron would try to convince Frodo that he did not fail ...! Nearly unbelievable, but in the context of this story it is very fitting. Poor Frodo, though! All those terrible images he saw! I hope Sauron will teach him to block those dreams, not only for the sake of the mission, but also for his own sake! Author Reply: One of Tolkien's original (and very briefly entertained) ideas for the climax of the story was for Frodo to throw himself into Mt. Doom to destroy the Ring. I think he even mentions this later in one of his letters. It's an interesting and horrifying thought, and I got to thinking about it while I wrote this chapter. Would the Ring really have allowed itself to be destroyed in this manner? I think it's very possible that it would have abandoned Frodo if it could have perceived his intention with enough time to slip from his finger. Given this viewpoint, there's really very little that Frodo can do but to accept that it really wasn't his fault he couldn't destroy the Ring. There's several reasons the dreams have returned earlier than expected. One was hinted at earlier a couple of chapters ago and a few more will be brought up next chapter. Be assured that Sauron will give all care to Frodo that he can. The less dreams he has, the better! | |