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| B2MeM 2011: Haradhrim Nights by Mirach | 5 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 3/18/2011 |
| I'm glad he isn't totally without mercy. And I'm glad the winds are already wiping out Aragorn's footsteps. Author Reply: He is not, I think most of the Haradhrim are honourable people | |
| Linda Hoyland | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 3/9/2011 |
| A great chapter. I was very worried for the old woman and most relieved she was not hurt and didn't give Aragorn away. Author Reply: Thank you! I was worried too, but it seems that not only cruelty can be found in the desert... | |
| Kaylee Arafinwiel | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 3/9/2011 |
| Well done Mirach; I loved this chapter! This story gets more and more intriguing; I'm so glad mercy was given to the brave old woman. By the way, to explain a bit of Cairistiona's comment: a "red herring" is an English idiom. A "red herring" means a false clue given to take us off the true trail...I believe it originated with hunting, though I can't quite remember how. So are you laying any red herrings...false clues...for us, then? :) I wonder what tomorrow will bring! Kaylee Author Reply: Thank you very much! Cairistiona already explained it to me, but I can't tell if the guy is a "red herring" ;) I must admit it's a funny image, comparing him to a fish =) | |
| Raj | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 3/9/2011 |
| Very nice chapter. This reminded me of the following historical event. Raja Sinha, one of the last Kings of Sri Lanka, was running from his capital, Kandy, and was being chased by the portugese. He found an elderly women on his way, who was milking her cow, and found directions and succor from her. Shortly after he left, the portugese came to her and asked, "Did you see the King?" She did not want to lie. She also did not want to betray the King, though she was of a different (Muslim) faith to the King and the portugeze, so she would not have necessarily considered him her sovereign. She kept silence. After asking the question a second time, the portugeze captain became angered and cut her head off. The King later recaptured his capital and honoured the relatives of the slain women. It would take the English, who came after portugeze and the dutch, to finally capture Kandy, a few hundred years later. Loyalty and nobility can indeed be found in unexpected quarters! Author Reply: Oh, that's really very similar story! But unfortunately for the old woman the portugeze were less honourable than these Haradhrim =( | |
| Cairistiona | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 3/9/2011 |
| Very, very interesting! Perhaps we now have a hint of who it is that wants Thorongil's hide... unless of course you're tossing a Haradrim equivalent of a red herring at us. :) I love the description of the man's eyes, and even more so the description of his sword. Very chilling for a scene in the hot desert! Author Reply: Maybe yes maybe not =) I'm not quite sure what a red herring is, but I can tell you that things are more complicaten than they seem on the first sight... | |