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| On the Wings of the Storm by Lialathuveril | 7 Review(s) |
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| Alquawende | Reviewed Chapter: 24 on 12/5/2008 |
| I've been reading along, but have just been very derelict in my duties as a reader to review. I've enjoyed this whole story so far very much! I'm glad Lothiriel and Eomer are on the right page and the misunderstanding is cleared. The part where Amrothos repeated Eomer's Rohirric phrase was funny. If he only knew what it meant... Thanks for writing Alqua Author Reply: Hello Alqua, it's good to hear from you again and I hope you're keeping well! I really felt that the time was ripe to have their misunderstandings cleared up, as they've both had considerable thinking time. And if Amrothos is lucky, his accent is too garbled for anybody to understand him ;-) Lia | |
| Linda Hoyland | Reviewed Chapter: 24 on 12/5/2008 |
| What a lovely romantic scene!I love the way the horses and their owners mirror one another here,though I expect there will be a foal for the equine pair while the humans need to get Imrahi's consent to marry. Author Reply: Hello Linda, yes, I agree that the horses have a head start. But then maybe they're just cleverer! The humans still have a few hurdles to clear until they can catch up. Lia | |
| whitewave | Reviewed Chapter: 24 on 12/4/2008 |
| I enjoyed reading this very much--especially that Lothy was able to tell Eomer the truth--it made me feel warm all over. It was very clever of him to see that the horses had given them an excuse to rush off and talk alone. I just love how you insert little details in previous chapters and then bring them back to good effect like Felarof, her hair ornament and the kites (previous chapter)! Wulf and Wuffa are worth their weight in gold too! Wonder how Eowyn and Faramir will take the developments and will Eomer and Lothy be separating now? The celebration/ball in Minas Tirith is still some time away, right? Author Reply: Hello Whitewave, I look at writing as if I were making a carpet, so I love to take up details from previous chapters (or sometimes even different stories) and bring them up again. It's nice to hear you like how this holds the whole thing together. And they really deserved a break, didn't they! I felt that they both had had the time to reflect on the situation and that it was ripe for a resolution. As for what happens next, Eomer has to return to Rohan and Lothiriel has to carry on to Minas Tirith, although that seems to have slipped their mind for the moment. So still a while until we hear wedding bells! Lia | |
| Cuthalion | Reviewed Chapter: 24 on 12/4/2008 |
| Good dog indeed. *huge grin* And now I'm trying to imagine Amrothos, making the hazardous attempt to bid Erkenbrand Good Night in his own language. *starts laughing* I was high time for Éomer to find out about the truth, btw. Thank you! Mona Author Reply: Hello Mona, Eomer has a clever horse and Lothiriel has a clever dog! As for that scene with Amrothos, it's so tempting, I might write it as a oneshot one day. And I thought it was time for these two to sort out their differences and get back on track for their happy end. Lia | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 24 on 12/4/2008 |
| At last Eomer hears the truth! Good for him for recognizing it. And he's quite clever at deflecting questions too. I hope Lothiriel gets to see the nasty women eat crow in the morning. Author Reply: Hello Daw, I told you I'd come up with something. And although they had the odd mishap, overall I think it was a very successful evening. But Eomer is so frugal with the truth because he recognises that it's not the right moment for an announcement - so no crow eating yet ;-) Lia | |
| Elena Tiriel | Reviewed Chapter: 24 on 12/4/2008 |
| Well, you made me do it: I just had to look up the gestation period for horses... looks like it's around 11 to 11-1/2 months. I hope Éomer and Lothíriel are married by then! Not sure they'll be able to wait through a long betrothal. Though, as fond as you are of putting them through the wringer.......... Nice chapter, Lia! I'm glad she finally had the chance to tell him what happened, though I think she glossed over the sordid detail a bit (though Éomer, knowing Wormtongue so well, can fill in the gaps quite effectively, I'm sure). But when the riverbank collapsed, and then the root broke off, I couldn't help but thinking that you have a sadistic streak a mile long.... LOLOL! Nice job! ;-) Not that I have a tendency to approve of sadism, or anything like that...... - Barbara Author Reply: Hello Barbara, I assure you in reality I'm a very nice person *innocent look*. When the idea of the collapsing riverbank came to me, I just couldn't resist it ;-) And it did give them the opportunity for that kiss, though it was a bit gravelly. So overall I think I was quite nice to them in this chapter and they probably won't even have them wait too long for their wedding. Like you, I believe that they wouldn't appreciate that. As for glossing over the details, maybe she did not want to dwell on them too much and bring back the memories. What she went through during the war might well come back to haunt her periodically. Lia | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 24 on 12/4/2008 |
| This is almost as good as Bodkin's having the twins repeating silly things in Dwarvish! Poor Amrothos--if he knew what he was saying! Heh! And love the various ways of shifting the focus employed by all. And dear Wulfra leading them all on a merry chase through it all! Now, how long before Nimphelos's foal is born? Author Reply: Hello Larner, what Amrothos is saying is probably so garbled that he wouldn't be understood anyway, although it's a tempting scene to write ;-) And what you said about the dog made me think that this story is full of clever animals! Lia P.S: eleven months... | |