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Return to Rivendell  by shirebound 2 Review(s)
PSWReviewed Chapter: 3 on 11/21/2015
Good chapter. Delayed shock for Merry -- definitely to be expected, I think. They all just went from one thing to the next to the next for so long, eventually their brains are going to catch up and actually *think* about all that happened ...

And the conversation between Frodo and Pippin. Someone is going to bring it up eventually, and Pippin is probably the one to do it with the least trouble and embarrassment -- for exactly the reason that he's just being silly and throwing it out there instead of treating it like a serious topic (to start out). I liked that whole conversation, actually ... seems like things they'd definitely have to talk about eventually ...

Kara's AuntyReviewed Chapter: 3 on 10/29/2008
Hello Shirebound,

WHY did I not find this story years ago? Am I blind? Or just daft? Again, you address in this chapter a point that I have always believed:

"Carrying that blasted thing around for a day or two is nothing like having it for 17 years, that's for certain." Sam looked thoughtful. "Although when all is said and done, I probably wore it longer than you did the whole time you had it."

I am glad there's someone else out there who's thought about this!

I loved the Merry/Pippin interaction. Pippin was definitely drunk because he called his cousin 'Meriadoc' - really funny.

Great work again!


M :)

Author Reply: Awwww, you're reminding me of how much I loved writing this story. I had so much to say about hobbits, but never dreamed I'd still be writing six years later!

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