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One Who Sticks Closer than a Brother  by Lindelea 2 Review(s)
DreamflowerReviewed Chapter: 43 on 3/31/2009
How wonderful to see a new chapter of this! I love how it opens, with Merry racing along--so exciting!

Poor Faramir. He's been through so much in his young life, and now he's so serious and solemn for a little fellow. He needs a chance to lighten up, poor kid! But Diamond handled it beautifully--she's such a good mother!

I'm so glad to see more of this story!

Author Reply: Hoorah for Merry! I love to put him on a galloping pony for some reason. I probably ought to have him remember the charge of the Rohirrim occasionally... but maybe not. I always found riding to the gallop exhilarating, the closest I could come to flying without my own wings, so I'd hate to spoil it for Merry with a memory from such a dark time. Hmm. Food for thought.

Thanks! I'm hoping to finish it before the month is up.

LarnerReviewed Chapter: 43 on 3/31/2009
Ah--been TOO long on this one! Wonderful evaluation of the post rider--not that they had time to realize it was Merry himself! Heh!

"Matter of life and death"--how true, how true!

And I actually added two paragraphs to "Stirring Rings" last night! Maybe I'll get it finished today!

Author Reply: Really? I am so looking forward to reading "Stirring Rings"! (But if that is your Bucca story, as my brain is telling me--and my brain could well be wrong--it'll have to wait until I get Bucca through the battle where they drive out Angmar...)

Well, this one at least seems to be writing itself for the moment. I do hope it'll keep up right to the end, so that I can write something else without this nagging at the back of my head.

Whew.

(The wee hobbits and I are writing the most marvellous dragon story together...)

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