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| The Annals of the West by Dreamflower | 4 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 1/17/2011 |
| And a marvelous journey, with a wonderful, comfortable arrival, just what Estella needs, I suspect. And, of course, TEA! Author Reply: Yes, while Estella has enjoyed seeing new things and being with Merry, she is not exactly a "camp out in the wilds" girl! But I think she will very much appreciate all the amenities of Rivendell-- especially a proper tea! | |
| Virtuella | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 1/11/2011 |
| So The Forsaken Inn has become The King’s Rest? That's nice. If they stopped as often for meals as Estella would like, they'd take twice as long to get there, lol. I wouldn't at all mind having an enormous bed! Lovely touch about the Elven song and about the Hobbit guest quarters. Author Reply: Yes it has! I am sure it was not nearly so forsaken once the King had returned. You know, possibly Bilbo and the Dwarves *did* stop that often for meals-- that could explain why their journey took so long! The idea of the song kind of goes along with my ideas of how Bilbo, er, adjusted, his story. When he made his journey, he spoke no other languages than the Common Speech-- so how did he know what Elves or Goblins for that matter, were speaking? I think he just made up the words based on what he *thought* they meant. | |
| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 1/8/2011 |
| What a loving thing to have a memorial left on Weathertop of a very grim event but also a celebration of the grace-filled fortitude that was within Frodo to withstand such a wound. I wonder how many other memorials are strewn along that terrible path to Mordor? It would be a moving pilgrimage to make. Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: I am sure you have read Larner's "Passover and Pilgrimage" which deals with that very idea? And it just seemed appropriate to me, that rebuilding the watchtower in that very place, they'd commemorate the event which happened there and made it possible. | |
| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 1/7/2011 |
| She smiled. “Tea! Glorious tea!” Wonderful! I like this story very much, from the copying of the Red Book, the questions Merimas asked while reading it, Merry's wish to make the "background story" available to the hobbits, to Estella's excitement about the round door in Rivendell! I'm looking forward to reading more! Author Reply: I'm very glad you are enjoying it! I had a good deal of fun writing it! I've often wondered about that quote in the Prologue about Merry, and Celeritas' request was just perfect for exploring that. | |