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Dreamflower's Mathoms II by Dreamflower	9 Review(s)
Kitty	Reviewed Chapter: 58 on 3/19/2009
Sorry, Dreamflower, just realised I had missed a few updates! Poor little boy, he really was too young to stay. No wonder it was too much for him to watch so many people die, and his brother obviously had, even if he's hopefully alive, no time to look after him. I am glad Pippin found him and comforted him a bit. Lovely, Dreamflower! Author Reply: Don't apologize, dear! It's hard to keep up with everything, and I always look forward to your comments whenever they occur! Yes, poor kid! I am sure his brother is alive, but there really was no one to pay a lot of attention to him. But Pippin was the perfect person to help him.

Lindelea	Reviewed Chapter: 58 on 3/12/2009
So tenderly written, this story brought tears to my eyes. Thanks, Lin Author Reply: Thank you, dear! hands you a virtual hankie

PIppinfan1988	Reviewed Chapter: 58 on 3/12/2009
Wow...that was such a sweet story. I had to read just one more story before I'm off to bed, and this was the perfect touch to end the evening. I love the Gondorian tales that have Pippin -- or even Merry to some degree -- interacting with the other children of the city and not always Bergil. These young hobbits, especially Pippin, are the best equipped to relate to the young ones, being that hobbits (to me, in my pov) are so childlike. I love your world of hobbits; thanks for sharing. :-) Author Reply: Well, to begin with, there would not have been very many other children for them to relate to--at least until the refugees came back. But Bergil does indicate that there were a few other boys who had stayed to help run errands and such. Originally, I was going to have it be Bergil, but somehow this little OC just kind of popped up and said, "No, it was me!"

Baggins Babe	Reviewed Chapter: 58 on 2/6/2009
Ah Dreamflower, how like our indomitable Took to comfort this child with his hobbity optimism - and Pip is still close enough to his own childhood to be especially sympathetic to one so young. Apologies for not reviewing sooner - chaotically busy at work and this week we are wrestling with blizzards! Not used to this in Britain. :-) Author Reply: My apologies for not replying sooner! Somehow I missed the notices for several reviews! LOL! After springlike weather over the weekend, we had snow yesterday! The weather this year has been strange all over the world! Pippin is still close to his own childhood, and he has a sympathetic heart. He easily can empathize with the griefs and fears of others.

Larner	Reviewed Chapter: 58 on 2/3/2009
This period must have been so hard on all of them. And to find this child so deeply in need of comforting like this--at least it helped Pippin center himself as was needed. Lovely, Dreamflower. Author Reply: Oh yes indeed! I think that one lesson Men find hard to learn, but that Hobbits know deep in their bones: it is in comforting and helping others that we find our own best comfort.

GamgeeFest	Reviewed Chapter: 58 on 2/1/2009
Poor Sador! To be so alone during such a dark time, and so worried for his brother. It cannot be reassuring for him to see all these soldiers dying. Thank goodness Pippin was able to ease him to sleep, at least for this night. Author Reply: Yes, poor little fellow. He's really too young, but there is no one with the time right now to take responsibility for him. Pippin came along at just the right time.

Antane	Reviewed Chapter: 58 on 1/31/2009
I love that lullaby! Very nice. Have you read Queen Galadriel's that are sprinkled throughout my earlier stories? This reminds me of hers and, if you don't know already, that's a high compliment! How sweet of Pippin to sing this. I can imagine it being sung to Frodo too, by one of his cousins or his Sam. I love also the hope Pippin had. Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: Thank you! I wrote that lullaby a few years ago, for my Dreamflower's Mathoms I story "At Crickhollow", and thought it was time to use it again. Queen Galadriel is a very talented poet, and I do really love her verses! Well, I propose that it is a traditional Shire lullaby, so I am sure some of the others sang it or had it sung to them as well.

Andrea	Reviewed Chapter: 58 on 1/29/2009
I do not know* they will prevail, but I feel that they will.* Wonderfully written, Dreamflower! Pippin is reminded of himself by that little boy. After all he's not an adult yet, and like the boy he was forced to grow into adulthood in a far too short time. There must have been several moments during that day when Pippin felt like weeping himself. Still, he has not lost hope completely. In fact, the saving of Merry was the beginning of new hope for Pippin. And he shares this comfort with the little boy! Wonderful :) Author Reply: I think you have a lot of insight into Pippin's circumstances. He empathizes very easily with other people's trouble, and I think he does identify himself with the poor kid. And yes, I'm sure he did feel like weeping that day, especially when he found Merry in such dire straits. Pippin never entirely loses his hope, even when he thought he was dying under the troll, his spirit laughed.

Virtuella	Reviewed Chapter: 58 on 1/28/2009
That is a wonderful snapshot, touching, but not too sentimental, with just the right balance of hope and anxiety. Author Reply: Thank you dear! I do try not to be "too sentimental" in my dealings with hobbits, so I am glad you feel that way! "Hope and anxiety". That had to be the watchwords of the last few days before the end.

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