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| The Journey Home by Fiondil | 15 Review(s) |
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| Kitty | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 12/23/2013 |
| Ok, after another interruption (had to re-read all 125 chapters of EA for obvious reasons ;)), let me continue here. The difference between the towers is a bit strange, but I wouldn't be surprised if the Valar had a hand in it. The same goes for the goats. Well, it sounds as if they could use them, and particularly the western tower, for some shelter over the winter, and they will need it. Even with that state of disrepair, the towers are going to be better than being outside with no real shelter. Elves may not suffer from the cold as much as we do, but I can't imagine them surviving outside in these conditions. Author Reply: The western-most tower is the one which housed the palantír, so some of it's power probably lingers and helped to keep the tower from being less eroded compared to the other two. And the goats are a breed that thrives in cold weather, so finding them there would not be unnatural. Thanks for reviewing, Kitty. I appreciate it very much. | |
| 6336 | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 3/17/2013 |
| Oh, those goats. Sorry, seem to have missed that paragraph on the first run through. Well my Kitty, Kitty is sitting the middle of the Den washing a paw and has no intention of attacking Elves, unless they come between her and the Kitty Treats, that is! Waiting for Monday. Huggs, Lynda Author Reply: Yeah, Lynda, those goats. LOL! | |
| Agape4Gondor | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 3/16/2013 |
| Of course, I'm wondering who on earth inhabited that 'nice-feeling' tower??? You are giving our Elves a lot of choices, aren't you? They can stay there and try to survive the winter, or go on to Mithlond, or even further south. As for the goats, I so hope they keep a couple for milk and cheese. To vary their diet. Also, I understand that goat's milk can be fermented. Need I say more. Hmm - might be best to keep these Elves away from anything 'alcoholic' as they all have pretty volatile personalities. Excellent chapter. This is a nice end-of-winter, beginning-of-spring tale. Author Reply: Hi Agape. We'll probably never know for sure what animals inhabited the towers. And we'll see which choice the Elves ultimately choose and why. And there will be a discussion about goats in an upcoming chapter. This tale will actually see us into summer before it's done, so enjoy, and thanks for reviewing. It's greatly appreciated. | |
| obsidianj | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 3/16/2013 |
| One of the towers is still more or less intact and has a wholesome feel to it. Makes me curious how that can be. Is there shelter enough for them to stay for the winter? I imagine the towers to be pretty exposed to the winds standing on a hill. On the other hand they seem to be very sturdy and if they find enough game and water, they couldn't really ask for a better place. So, neither of them knows how to build a ship? As elves they have all the time in the world to invent the craft anew, but I imagine it might delay their return to Aman quite a bit. I hope the Valar send them some help ro we readers die of old age before they ever arrive at their destination. Author Reply: Hi obsidianj. Well, the tower that is more or less intact is the one that housed the palantír, so that may have something to do with it. I'm sure the Elves will manage well enough, as we will see. And I promise you that you won't be dying of old age before the story ends. LOL! Thanks for commenting. I appreciate it. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 3/16/2013 |
| It sounds as if they are in the best place for the moment, and that indeed the Valar are keeping an eye on them. Wonderful look at their arrival at Elostirion! Author Reply: Yes, indeed, Larner. It really is the best place for them right now though they will be making a trip to Mithlond just to check it out. Thanks for reviewing. | |
| Laer | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 3/16/2013 |
| “It is indeed a mystery. One we are unlikely to solve.” Perhaps the valor decided to keep one tower in tact for just such a purpose. :) Hope the inhabitants of the other two towers do not come back for a visit while they are there. 0.o Author Reply: You may be correct about that, Laer, but we probably will never know the reason. At least the Elves are willing to take the towers as the gifts that they are and I'm sure if whatever once inhabited the towers comes back they'll be able to deal with them. Thanks for commenting. It's appreciated. | |
| Celeth | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 3/15/2013 |
| I hope whatever lived in the other towers doesn't come back while they'll be staying nearby! Strange that the Elves should use the crebain as a measure of distance. I thought they were evil birds and used to be spies of the enemy. I suppose after all this time they have been "rehabilitated"... Author Reply: Hi Celeth. Well, we say "as the crow flies" and for most people crows are not good birds but usually omens of bad luck, so I don't think it unusual for the Elves to use a similar expression. At any rate, we'll see how they fare at the Towers and what adventures they find while exploring the hills surrounding them. Thanks for commenting. I appreciate it. | |
| curiouswombat | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 3/15/2013 |
| And the Long Road Home stretches out before them... (I would like to say thank you, especially, for updating so regularly - it is always a pleasure to see another chapter has been posted.) Author Reply: You're most welcome, curiouswombat. One thing I try to do is to be consistent in my updating and I'm able to do that because I wait until I have either completed the story or am nearly finished with it before I start posting. Which means, that while you are reading and enjoying this story, I'm busy working on another that will see the light of day after I've posted the final chapter of "Journey Home". Anyway, the Road Home is indeed long as we will see. Thanks for your kind words. I appreciate them very much. | |
| Kevana | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 3/15/2013 |
| Ha, when you're an Elf, you just wait for the forest to grow to build yourself a ship. Rather mind-boggling! I love how you're always putting in these moments of alienness that pull me up short and remind me just who these folks are. Well, Harthadrim, I guess you have to figure out how to build a ship from scratch. Unless you want to lasso a few sea turtles and hope Ulmo's feeling generous... *grin* -Kevana Author Reply: It's easy enough to forget that these are Elves who don't think 500 years is that long a time and are quite wiling to wait the ice out. Showing up their "alienness" is something I like to do to remind readers that these characters, however human-acting they may be, are not humans at all. And we'll see eventually how they come up with a ship but that won't be for quite some time. There's plenty of story left to tell. Thanks for reviewing, Kevana. I much appreciate it. | |
| Fantasia | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 3/15/2013 |
| They have shelter for the winter, that is good. I would like to know why the tower survived the ice destruction as well; maybe we need to ask a Valar. And just now they realize that they don't know how to build a ship. Just great! maybe all the way walking, like the Exiles did before them. I always liked Maglor, he was some kind of classic Greek hero to me, if someone knew how to portrait heroes were the Greek, they were glorious but full of flaws, never perfect and most of the time, tragic characters. That was Maglor for me, and now, thanks to you, he has become one of my favorites, along with Glorfindel and Namo. Thank you, waiting for updates. Have a nice weekend. Author Reply: Hi Fantaisa. I think you're right about Maglor being very much in the tragic Greek-hero mode and I'm glad you like my rendition of him. He's a very complex character and I wasn't sure at first if I could portray him correctly. I hope you have a nice weekend as well and thanks for reviewing. I appreciate it. | |