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| West of the Moon, East of the Sun by Armariel | 3 Review(s) |
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| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 8/22/2007 |
| no no no, I must remain until he comes, at the least, what would he do if he arrived here and I am not? Give me that much more time, at least. Then we might let go together.... Another chapter - yea! Of course this is the only way they could have accepted the Gift - together. I read somewhere - maybe in one of the professor's letters - that Frodo would have the same gift as Aragorn had, the ability to choose the time of his death. He will still die and it will be a grief to all who remain, but hopefully they will learn also that he is still with them. What a shame that Sam's arrival would signal to Raven the beginning of the end. Her father would have died no matter what, it's not Sam's arrival that is causing it or accelerating it, though I kinda understand what she's thinking/fearing - that he's been holding on just for this one Event and won't need to anymore. That time should be a joyful, not sorrowful. Poor girl. Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: Yes, Frodo CAN choose, but when and if he will remains to be seen (the Muse having a habit of throwing me curve balls from time to time, and things in the story may not turn out according to plan). Yes, he HAS been holding on for this...time and again he has been tempted to give in to the pull, just as one may be tempted to fall asleep but wishes to stay awake in anticipation of the arrival of a long-awaited loved one's visit, and so fights off the sleepiness and the bliss of surrender. But after Sam's arrival he will no longer have to resist the call. And as much a joy it may be to him and to Sam, it will be a sorrowful time for those they leave behind--Gandalf having remarked once that after it happened, he feared the Island would be in eternal twilight once more. But since they mostly are immortal, he will live on in their memories, and time will ease the hurt if they allow it and help each other through it. Yet surely it is a grief to him as well, to know they will suffer when his time comes, a sorrow he expressed in the poem quoted by Raven to herself.... Thanks for commenting! Now maybe I can catch up on some reading after a while........ ~~~~{~@ | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 8/22/2007 |
| Oh, Hughes is my ISP--the ISP from Mordor as I call it. It fails frequently and drives me crazy. Author Reply: I KNOW how that goes. Stupid dialup, we hates it!! I'm getting cable this weekend if it's the last thing I ever do!!! ~~~~{~@ | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 8/22/2007 |
| The question of what will become of Amaryllis is so valid. But she will weather it. It is sad they think of Sam coming to take Frodo away, when he is only coming to accompany him on the path both must take all too soon anyway. I love the names given the children. Is there a Merry, somewhere amongst them? And I see you, too, decided to have Celeborn come earlier rather than later. At least I'm not the only one. And I love the thought of the children as satellites about Frodo, although they must become stars of their own with their own satellites soon. They can let him go as he must, and Anemone will find it worthwhile even aging as she has. Author Reply: Yes, they can let him go--they have no choice in the matter. They have always known, even the children, that they would have to someday. Anemone will be thankful, I'm sure, that she had the privilege of being his wife and sharing his bed, as no one else did, even if the price was losing her youthful appearance eventually. I was going to try not to make the story TOO teary...but things don't always go according to plan! I've sometimes thought, how sad to be an immortal, having to wait all through the ages to be joined with loved ones who've died. Small wonder Frodo prefers his mortality, although even he is experiencing reluctance now to let go his hold on the earth.... Fairwind has a Meriadoc, yes;) We'll meet him by and by. And there may be other Merrys as well. (I was thinking baby Peregrin was named Peregrin Meriadoc, but yes, there should definitely be a Merry somewhere in the clan!)Yeah, I've enjoyed myself with naming the children, and am wondering if it would be premature to post the list I compiled of their names and which brood belongs to whom etc. I think I read one or two or three other stories in which Celeborn comes along with Sam, can't recall the authors' name(s) however. Guess I just sort of assumed from them, and such an authoritative writer as yourself, that they did go together. I'd like to think they did. Yes, the children will have their own satellites, as many already do...but satellites can have satellites also, as some of the planets circling the sun have moons. Yeah, maybe that list will go up soon..... Thanks once more for reviewing! ~~~~{~@ | |