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Trotter by Dreamflower	7 Review(s)
Kaylee Arafinwiel	Reviewed Chapter: 29 on 4/2/2015
Poor Thorn - he lost his grandfather, Arador lost his father! And Hildifons lost his mother without being able to say goodbye, or that he was sorry. :( This Winter was terrible indeed! (I've been meaning to ask - what's catarrh, exactly? Other than obviously very terrible sickness?)

Grey Wonderer	Reviewed Chapter: 29 on 7/8/2009
It is so dreadful that Hildifons had to hear about his mother's death after years of not seeing her. I am very glad it was Gandalf that came to give him the news.

GamgeeFest	Reviewed Chapter: 29 on 6/7/2009
A terrible time for Men and Hobbit alike. The people of Two Rivers were fortunate that the Elves could come to help. There are still many losses to mourn and rebuilding the town will not be easy come the spring. And poor Trotter, unable to say farewell to his mother, or any of his family. Author Reply: Yes, the Fell Winter must have been dreadful all through Eriador except in Rivendell. Poor Trotter indeed! But I'd established before that my Gerontius lost his wife after the Fell Winter, so it was just as well he had Gandalf to break the news.

Celeritas	Reviewed Chapter: 29 on 6/6/2009
Rough, rough, rough! And the close quarters, taken by necessity, resulting in plague... tragic, although my inner historian appreciated the logic of it. But that ending was quite sad. For Hildifons to lose his mother (who must have been, as I've said before, phenomenal) and know that she never really learned he was actually alive all this time... Author Reply: Yes, I had much consultation with SurgicalSteel about the best sort of plague to have. I settled on influenza, but wished a more old-fashioned name for it, and she provided me with "catarrh". I had previously established that my Gerontius lost Adamanta in the spring following the Fell Winter, so that was a sad inevitability.

Raksha The Demon	Reviewed Chapter: 29 on 6/5/2009
A sad chapter; famine and hardship striking all over the North. I wonder though, are there other Dunedain besides the population of Two Rivers? Poor Trotter; Gandalf's coming was, as often the case, a mixed blessing - someone had to deliver the news of sorrow in the Shire - at least it was an old friend of Hildifons' family come to tell him of his mother's death. Author Reply: In my imagination, Two Rivers, which nestles exactly into the Angle of the two rivers, Hoarwell and Loudwater, is their main settlement. There are other smaller ones scattered about through what used to be Arnor, but Two Rivers is the main one, and the place where the Chieftain resides. Also, I was never able to work it in, but there are a few farmsteads and tiny hamlets close to Two Rivers, some of them across the Loudwater. They send goods to Two Rivers via that watergate I mentioned. Yes, Gandalf is the bearer of bad news once again, but he brings with him as well, comfort and good tidings of his other family members.

Andrea	Reviewed Chapter: 29 on 6/4/2009
Poor Trotter, that must have been hard for him! In a town like Two Rivers it was at least possible to live in one large building and thus needing less firewood. But think of a farm in the Shire, far away from other dwellings! Those poor hobbits! I also liked it that Elrond and company came to help the Dunedain. BTW, how far away is Rivendell from Two Rivers? Author Reply: I'm sure it was very hard, but at least he had Gandalf there for him. Yes, you are quite right. Those who lived in isolation would have been much more vulnerable to the ravages of the winter! I am quite sure that Elrond saw to helping the Dunedain whenever possible. According to Karen Wynn Fonstad's Atlas of Middle-earth, the place where the Hoarwell (Mithiethel) and the Loudwater (Bruinen) rivers met was approximately 200 miles from Rivendell. Perhaps a little closer, as it's hard to measure where the two pages come together in the book. But not any further, I'd say. Anyway, my Two Rivers is located just there.

Larner	Reviewed Chapter: 29 on 6/4/2009
Alas--a grief for our brave Hobbit! May they all find peace and plenty again--and soon! Author Reply: Hopefully they will! That Fell Winter had to have been a difficult one all through Eriador, and not just the Shire.

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