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| Truth Be Told by Virtuella | 7 Review(s) |
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| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 1/11/2010 |
| Oh dear! I knew Eomer would not be pleased initially, but really I did not expect him to be quite so rash! I do hope that he will be able to reconsider before things get too difficult for Deoric and his family. I find myself very pleased, however, by Gleowine's reaction. He was wise enough to know that there was very likely a middle ground between the stories each of the two countries told. And he was quite right about the reasons, as well. It will be interesting to see what it will take for Eomer to get over his anger and be reasonable. Author Reply: Thank you! Gleowine is such an infinitely useful character! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 1/9/2010 |
| It appears that in this case Eomer doesn't wish to hear the truth, not even the truth that many of the deaths among the Dunlendings they caused to themselves due to having embraced the worst stories told among themselves. Eomer himself has a bit of growing up to do in this case. I am proud of Deoric! Author Reply: Eomer is still pretty young himself. I think they can do some growing up together. :D Thank you! | |
| 6336 | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 1/9/2010 |
| Hm, some prople only hear what they want to hear, not what they need to hear. Eomer needs to stretch his mind a little. Lynda Author Reply: Well, that's what stubborn OCs are for. ;-) Thanks for reviewing! | |
| Linda Hoyland | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 1/9/2010 |
| Oh dear,I can't say I much like Eomer here, but I would guess he sees things in black and white,though I'd expect him to have more pity for starving children,but no doubt he thinks Dunlendings like Orcs. Deoric is brave to stand up for what he has discovered. I love old Gleowine and the ginger cat in this chapter. Author Reply: The cat's all yours. :D Eomer is a young king, about to get married, concerned about his country's image - he's got reason to lose his temper here. Thanks for reviewing! | |
| Raksha The Demon | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 1/8/2010 |
| Poor Deoric. Now I see where the title of the story comes from. I do think he might have gone about this more subtly, rather than verbally challenging all of Eomer's assumptions immediately so soon after a bitter war in which the Dunlendings did kill Rohirrim. Hopefully Eomer will eventually realize that he's been too hard on Deoric; and that perhaps the issue of the Dunlendings is not as simple as he had thought. A very dramatic chapter! Author Reply: //Now I see where the title of the story comes from.// The question of truth has actually already been touched on several times, for example when Deoric and Gleowine speak about variations of stories, when Lunet tells Deoric the Dunlending's view of things or when Deoric wonders what exactly to show in a portrait of Lunet. But it probably comes out most pointedly in this chapter. You're right, Deoric could have handled this better, but as you also said before, he's young and idealistic, and he was a bit cornered here. And, yay, I've managed a bit of drama! :D Thanks for reviewing. | |
| Celeritas | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 1/8/2010 |
| Wham!! This was definitely foreseeable, but the power of Eomer King's anger still made it an incredible chapter. Yet he wasn't over the top or out of character--on the contrary I was reminded of the hotheadedness of his father (what little we know about him). Deoric definitely held his own in the argument, as best he could, but I think Eomer really stole the scene here (as he ought to--he's king, after all!). Remind me never to make him mad... I really enjoyed Gleowine's wisdom on the matter, and hope that he'll be able to help fix this new predicament. In the meantime, I dread to think of what's going to happen once Deoric gets home. Great chapter! Author Reply: Thank you! There are a couple of hints in LOTR that Eomer can be a bit hot-headed when roused, so I hope that bears me out here. ;-) | |
| Sunny | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 1/8/2010 |
| A good presentation of a truly nasty conflict. And one, which, unfortunately is mirrored in real life. Israeli: I am a shining Warrior of Light because a grandparent died in a German concentration camp, and God grants me the right to slay my enemies. Palestinian: *presents body count* I hope this is not too political for SOA, but I immediately thought of this... Author Reply: Indeed, I had real life conflicts in mind, and that one in particular. Thanks for reviewing! | |