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| A Cat in King Elessar's Court by Agape4Gondor | 11 Review(s) |
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| Pearl Took | Reviewed Chapter: 37 on 7/4/2008 |
| Your liberties are fine - haven't we all taken some liberties with the dear Professor's words? This was a wonderful way to handle Pippin's fall. *applause* Author Reply: The Scribe tried to bow graciously, but the Cat batted her aside and took the bow instead... Dratted Cat... I don't know if we can ever collaborate together again... Tried my patience to the nth.... | |
| Tari | Reviewed Chapter: 37 on 7/1/2008 |
| I personally like the liberty you took with Gimli. After all, Alqua wasn’t even in the story. So, I think what you have written helps to bring everything together. I certainly hope the healers can fix the poor cat’s foot. Tari Author Reply: Ah - thanks Tari - unfortunately - nothing could have saved poor Alqualonde's foot nor his eye.... Glad you approved of the Gimli moment. | |
| Baggins Babe | Reviewed Chapter: 37 on 6/30/2008 |
| Oh poor Alqualonde! An eye and a paw! I do hope our beloved Ranger King is able to heal him of most of his hurts. Did he miss the fall of Sauron after all that? He will be upset! And I'm glad Beregond was able to help Pippin. As for the AU of Gimli needing a bit of help - I've always thought it would have been virtually impossible for him to shift a troll single-handed! Incidentally, I have known cats who have had to have a foot or leg amputated and they still climb trees and chase birds afterwards! Hopefully brave Alqualonde will still be able to run around the Citadel. Author Reply: I don't think the Cat gives a twig about Sauron - he's hurt and badly. He has friends who are suffering too. What's a little villain when there is so much pain around him! Thanks for your support on the Gimli issue.... I have seen maimed animals come back and not only survive, but thrive. I'm hoping it's the same for Alqualonde... after all, he has some pretty impressive friends. Bless you for your review and support.... | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 37 on 6/29/2008 |
| And the cat leads them indeed to Pippin's resting place! Hooray! And am glad Beregond got to help! Author Reply: I just knew Beregond, who doesn't appear to have been injured, would want to help 'rescue' Pippin... and I was very glad the Cat was there to help find him... a daunting task with the number of dead - both foe and friend - upon that battlefield!!! | |
| Neilia | Reviewed Chapter: 37 on 6/28/2008 |
| The last two chapters knit together very nicely. Poor kitty. I hope he is not going to lose sight in one eye. :( Happy that kitty's nose still works well. Gimli is such a precious...*sigh*. Wish I could give him a really big hug. Oh well, hugs to the Scribe. Until next time. Love Neilia Author Reply: Very glad these chapters meshed for you. I'm afraid the Cat has lost his site, but only one eye and only one paw. He'll make due, I'm sure. Thanks for the hugs! Only one chapter and the Epilogue left, I'm sorry to say. I'll miss your hugs! The scribe.... | |
| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 37 on 6/27/2008 |
| I loved this line. (“You will not be dying for you have a Dwarf to help you.) That sounded so exactly like what I expect from Gimli! Alqualondë was very brave in this and I did like the memory of Denethor and his injuries that you put in. It seemed right that Alqualondë would think of him at that point. As to your slight change in canon, I enjoyed it. It is interesting to see these things a new way now and again. I hope Alqualondë's foot will heal properly. Another injured warrior for the healing hands of the King, perhaps? Author Reply: Oh my, GW.... I'm glad you 'caught' that line - it is a particular favorite of the Scribes... The Cat has lived with the Steward (truly) for at least eighteen years... daily, living and breathing and serving and loving... he would not so easily forget him, even in the midst of pain and terror.... Poor Cat. Another reader suggested Beregond was too modest to let it be known he helped... so that helped assuage my concerns about canon! LOL As for healing - we will see.... | |
| Linda Hoyland | Reviewed Chapter: 37 on 6/27/2008 |
| What a brave cat! I only hope he will recover.I liked the part he played in finding Pippin and Gimli's way of getting some help.I'm glad the cat knows the true worth of both Gandalf and Aragorn. Author Reply: The Cat thanks you - but it wasn't so much bravery as concern for his friend. The Cat humbly acknowledges his failure to see clearly.... | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 37 on 6/27/2008 |
| What a relief! Yes, well, considering the sorts of liberties many people take with canon, I think we can excuse this wee bit of AUness! After all, for all we know, Beregond was just too modest to mention his role in helping, and that's why it never got in the Red Book, LOL! Author Reply: ROTFL - Of course, I should have thought of that. Beregond's modesty. Now I don't feel quite so bad about this wee addition! Thank you for the review and the thought! | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 37 on 6/27/2008 |
| I’ve got him being magnanimous, which I know he would be, and accepting some help from Beregond, if only to assuage the guard’s feelings of guilt that Pip was crushed for his sake. I like that. :) Author Reply: Thanks! I just love Gimli and I thought of his gracious nature... | |
| Esquire_of_Rohan | Reviewed Chapter: 37 on 6/27/2008 |
| Very good. I am looking foreward to more. Author Reply: Unfortunately, not much more left. But I'm glad you are enjoying it to date. | |