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In Darkness Bound by Fiondil	6 Review(s)
Agape4Gondor	Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 9/30/2011
It was incredibly harx to read the names of these children in suc a gentle setting -- knowing full sell what horrors await them. Author Reply: Hi Agape. I imagine it was hard to read this chapter and its gentle setting, knowing what will someday happen to them all. Thanks for reading and reviewing.

Larner	Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 10/6/2010
Excellent first lesson, and I hope properly learned! Author Reply: Hopefully so, hopefully so. Certainly, I think, Findaráto continued to be the perceptive and compassionate ellon that we all know and love. We are beginning to see a glimmering of the king he will become in this story.

Sunny	Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 9/24/2010
It was good to see that Nolofinwë had support from _part_ of his family at least! And he was evidently happy and relieved to see his uncle appear. Somehow I am not really surprised to see that Findaráto was the one in the family to have an answer to Ingwë's little problem! :-) Author Reply: Hi Sunny. Yes, it was good to see Ñolofinwë getting some support from someone and who better than the High King himself. And Findaráto's character would have been formed when he was still an elfling so it's not surprising that even in this early time in his life he is exhibiting the kingly character for which he is rightly famous. Thanks for reading and reviewing, Sunny. I appreciate it very much.

6336	Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 9/24/2010
I think another title for this could be Rules of Leadership:101 It makes sense to really know the names of people around you, curtasy for one, security for another, people are less likely to betry you if they have a personal relationship with you. Plus it's much better to ask ask Mary Jane to bring you something than Hay, You! Huggs, Lynda Author Reply: You're probably right, Lynda. Maybe Ingwë should consider holding classes for all would-be rulers. LOL Some of our leaders could certainly benefit from such a class. Glad you enjoyed this chapter. Thanks for letting me know.

Erulisse (one L)	Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 9/24/2010
Ha! Count on Finderato to come through with flying colors. The one elf whose word held through all and who sacrificed himself for a human. Nice to know that those traits of interest in all beings was instilled in him at such a young age. Now if the rest of them could just get with the program :-) Great chapter, mellon-nin. - Erulisse (one L) Author Reply: Yes, Findaráto is one special Elf and we see in incipient form the Elf he will become later on. Glad you liked the chapter, Erulisse. Thanks for leting me know. I greatly appreciate it.

Shemyaza	Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 9/24/2010
Now this is lovely...I fully admit to a huge fascination with the events in Aman during and after the Noldor rebellion. Unfortunately so many authors seem more intent on writing about the Noldor and others who travelled to Middle-earth. Even as I read those stories I am always aware than whilst the decisons of Feanor and the other Noldor were hugely important, so was the impact of those decisions on the population of Aman, and not just the Noldor left behind or the Teleri struggling to come to terms with the horrors inflicted on them and their city. All too often the Vanyar are pushed to one side with an offhand comment of something like "the Vanyar remained on the slopes of Taniquetil at the feet of the Valar..." or the like. It makes them sound like some mindless bunch of sycophants which I am sure they were not. Very few writers even mention what went on in Tirion after Finwe and Feanor took their familes and others into exile with them. We hear of the stories surrounding them and it's often as though Nolofinwe, Arafinwe and their families ceased to exist altogether. Another fascination read. Breakfast wouldn't be the same without a Fiondil story! Author Reply: Hi Shemyaza. I had always wondered what was going on with the Vanyar and with Ingwë especially as High King when the Noldor were running around being troublesome. It just seemed odd to me that there was not even a cursory mention of Ingwë while Fëanáro was inciting the Noldor into rebellion. He's the High King! Was he in a coma or something when all hell was breaking loose in Aman? Hence, the inspiration for this story. I wanted to explore the ramifications of Fëanáro's exile and its effect on the rest of the Elves and the Valar. As you say, most writers seem to ignore the Vanyar altogether and Ñolofinwë and Arafinwë and their families just show up for the finale, as if they'd not done anything in the interim. I will be exploring more deeply the undercurrents of these events and how they effect various groups of people, not just the Noldor, in this tale. None of these people were living in isolation. They all had to have been affected by these events to one degree or another. Anyway, thanks for letting me know how much you are enjoying this story so far, Shemyaza. I appreciate it very much.

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