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| The Ranger and the Man In Yellow Boots by Cairistiona | 16 Review(s) |
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| Lexilooper | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/28/2026 |
| Aragorn blinked a few times and sat up. Words like ‘what' and ‘where' and ‘how' drifted in aimless clouds through his brain, demanding answers in a distant sort of way. After considerable thought, he decided ‘where' might be the most important one to answer. He blinked again and looked around him. yesssss I love so much how this is written drifted in aimless clouds Aragorn is just so bemused and the way he's taking this so seriously is cute I mean he should, for his lifestyle means often in this sort of situation he isn't safe and really does need to figure out these things, but. Where... Saw a river, and water lilies. Sunshine and warm breezes... The Withywindle, that was it! He had been admiring the water lilies, wishing he could pluck a bouquet of them to give to Arwen. He frowned, massaging his temples. Remembered taking a step and a stone turning and a fall down the steep river bank and a terrific bang against his head. Then he remembered a long black empty silence into which finally a distant, merry voice came singing. I LOVE HOW YOU STILL MANAGE TO WORK IN ARAGORN WHUMP <3 you are wonderful AWWW WANTING TO MAKE A BOUQUET FOR ARWEN <:((( I long for the day they get to wander about the forests of Ithilien together and then he may pick flowers for her <3 "Hey ho, the river flow... a trilly tra-lily a day..." YESSSSSS somehow "yellow boots" did not give it away enough for me and I genuinely did not know who this was going to be until I saw the Withywindle XD The song made no sense but was so happy and gentle that Aragorn had relaxed. For a while the song was all he knew and perhaps all he ever wanted to know, aww as is Tom's way <3 but too soon there came intruding upon his serenity the boggy fish stink of mud and the blue green smell of river water and a pounding realization that all was not well with his head, and so he had pushed against the fish stink mud and struggled upright. He absently swiped his hands against his shirt as he blearily tried to figure out where the singing was coming from. yesss "all was not well with his head" lol "Hi dee hoo, dilly a roo, the Ranger's coming to! Mirror deep, lilies sleep, but young men in love ne'er do!" lolll except that he just was. although. it wasn't exactly voluntary. Aragorn stared, wondering if the knock to his head had banged every last vestige of sanity from him. LOLLL Looking down at him from the top of the riverbank was a short, chubby little man with a blue kingfisher feather stuck in his hat and on his feet the most ridiculous yellow boots Aragorn had ever seen. Those boots, and such songs... mirrors? dilly roo... what? dilly lilies? Surely I have gone mad.... LOLLLLLLLL dilly roo...what? I always picture his boots as like. yellow rubber rainboots. but um I don't think rubber rainboots existed then. I need to figure out how to picture them different lol The vision laughed again, such a merry ringing of bells that Aragorn reasoned that even if he had lost all sense, at least his hallucinations were of a friendly nature. FAIR, they are not always to him <3 He shut his eyes and gingerly grasped the back of his head in both hands. There was a knot there as big an egg from the Rivendell cook's best hen. He groaned as he bit his bottom lip. It hurt badly enough to bring tears. AWWWSDKAFHGSDFG YESS tears of pain from Aragorn is a rare thing that I like very much closing his eyes and gingerly grasping his head <3 dang as big as a best hen's egg these things tend to be exaggerating but if he's not that would be a hard crack indeed "There, there, my boy," the voice said, and Aragorn heard scrabbling steps coming down the bank and a hand laid itself on his arm. "Can you open your eyes for old Tom?" AWWWWW <3 immediately coming to help when it's obvious he's in pain Tom... the name spurred a memory somewhere in the murky recesses of his mind. He knew there was a man with that name... a special man... yessss indeedddd :) He looked up and squinted at the wrinkled face. "Tom... Bombadil?" Elrond... no, not Elrond. It had been Elladan, or had it been Glorfindel? Erestor? Someone, at any rate, had told him about Tom Bombadil, that he lived in the wilds of the Old Forest by the Withywindle, but whoever it was had said nothing about yellow boots, blue feathers or silly songs. skdhkgs they should have XD that's like, integral parts of his personality "Bom Tom, jolly Tom... you have found none other, young man. Tom Bombadil is my name, and yonder stands Goldberry, and we'll take you home and patch you up, for you look in great need of it." aww yayyyy <3 Aragorn looked past Tom and there on the river bank stood a woman so fair and lovely that had Aragorn not so recently been wholly smitten by the beauty of the Evenstar, he might have fallen instantly head over heels in love with her. lolll like Frodo luckily he's got Arwen <3 He finally found his tongue. "I am..." He paused. Should he use his real name? What had Elladan... Erestor... blast it all, who had it been... said about Tom? LOL I love the continued inability to remember who exactly it was and now getting frustrated about it Was he friend or foe? His wits were so tossed and battered he couldn't remember. He looked at the jolly little man, trying desperately to find the answer. Old Tom smiled, and then the merry light in his eyes deepened into something that stilled the wild tumble of Aragorn's troubled thoughts. awww <33 stilling the wild tumble He saw a benevolence there, ageless and wise and made of all the good things that Arda once was and might someday be again. AWWWWW It was as if the spirit of something long vanished from the world was looking back at Aragorn, and smiling. This time, it wasn't his aching head that put tears in Aragorn's eyes. SKADHFDSGKHFKGHSDKGH <3333 <:))) I loveeeeee it's so reassuring and Good. was looking back at Aragorn...and smiling. That that benevolence is smiling at HIM is just very...comforting? Feels special? Secure? Something like that. AND TEARS AT THE WARM FEELING <33 "My name is Aragorn, son of Arathorn," he said firmly, "and I am very honored to meet you." AWWWWWW <3333 the first thing he's confident and assertive in: no longer a wild confusion: he can trust this man with his name, and it is an *honor* indeed to meet him <33 | |
| Estelcontar | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 6/5/2011 |
| I loved this chapter when I first read it, and I loved it even better now that I've reread it. You've managed to give us a delightful glimpse of elusive Tom. The poems sound perfect, and your young Aragorn is very engaging. And what a great ending. Author Reply: Thank you! Glad you liked the tweaking I did to it... there wasn't a lot but enough to expand it in to a true opening chapter. And elusive is a perfect word for Tom! | |
| Raksha The Demon | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 6/4/2011 |
| Loved the evolution of Aragorn's consciousness here, and the ambiguity of the rather absurd figure of Tom Bombadil - then the hint of Bombadil's true nature toward the end. Great start! Author Reply: Thank you, Raksha! Tom is such an interesting character... his silly nature sometimes seems like a disguise but also seems like the outgrowth of a truly joyful, carefree spirit. It was interesting trying to replicate that. :) | |
| Minerva Organa | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 5/28/2011 |
| Heee! I remember reading this on the LJ, but am quite happy to see it here! And with two extra chapters, huzzah *g*. I love when two characters who never interact actually meet, and as always you have captured them all splendidly. Author Reply: Thank you, Minerva! (That always seems so strange to me, to call you Minerva over here. LOL) Yep, it's a little bit tweaked from the LJ version, and a lot expanded. Hope you enjoy the two additional chapters! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 5/26/2011 |
| Wonderful encounter. Author Reply: Thank you, Larner! | |
| Inzilbeth | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 5/25/2011 |
| I'm so glad that the original idea of a brief encounter between Tom and Aragorn developed into this lovely three parter. It's rare to see this character included in fan fic but your Tom is spot on. And the verses you've written for him are fabulous. I feel very spoiled to have received such a lovely birthday gift. Thank you so much. Author Reply: Thank you, Inzilbeth! And of course, you shouldn't feel spoiled because the idea after all was yours, and you'd given it to me ages ago, so I in fact owed you this. The timing just worked out that it could do double duty as a birthday gift. *g* I'm glad you like how I handled Tom... he's definitely not an easy character to get right. It's little wonder, really, he doesn't see much time in fanfics! | |
| Mirach | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 5/25/2011 |
| Yay, the Aragorn and Tom Bombadil story, just in the time when I'm writing my own! It's a delight to read, and I'm curious how similar our stories will be :D Author Reply: Thanks, Mirach! Glad you like it so far. And how weird is it that we both decided to tackle Tom B. at practically the same time?? Of course, you've already touched on some of Tom B's poetry--at least the subject matter--with your "Crossroads of Light and Shadow", which no matter how many times I read, still gives me goosebumps. It'll be interesting how you write Tom B himself. Good luck! | |
| Elentarri | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 5/25/2011 |
| Whooppeee - Another story!! :D Thank you so much for posting something. Can't wait for the rest. The last paragraph of this chapter is really emotive. Happy writing. Tanya Author Reply: Thank you, Tanya! Glad you liked this first chapter. :) This one isn't a long story, but at least it's *something*. LOL Hope you enjoy the rest! | |
| Darkover | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 5/24/2011 |
| Dear Cairistiona: This first chapter seems delightful! I admit that I am not normally a Tom Bombadil fan, but I like the way you have introduced him in this story--as well as your description of Aragorn's reaction to him--and so I can hardly wait to read further chapters as this story develops. Thank you for writing and posting this first chapter, and please post again soon! Sincerely, Darkover Author Reply: Thank you, Darkover! Can I be honest and say that Tom B. isn't exactly a favorite of mine, either? LOL I wrote this because of a challenge, of course, otherwise I don't know that I ever would have tried that character. But looking at him through Aragorn's eyes gave me a little more perspective on him, I guess you might say. I'm glad you enjoyed this and hope you enjoy the rest! | |
| Fantasia | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 5/24/2011 |
| Hi Cairistiona (I never said, but you have a very hard pen name) As usual, a pleasure to read any of your stories and, as usual, Aragorn is hurt again. Poor guy, it is a wonder how he ended as King of Gondor and Anor after all his adventures. So good to know that you are posting, I wish that you will do it more often. I miss so much Aragorn and his merry band of Rangers. Thank you Author Reply: Thank you, Fantasia... I hope you enjoy this story. He's not really hurt badly this time, just a bump on the head. :) As for how often I post... I wish real life let me spend more time writing so I could post more often. I don't like these long stretches without posting, but at the same time, I don't want to just throw stories together just to be posting something. Thank you for your patience in hanging in there waiting for each tale! | |