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| The Proposition by Lindelea | 4 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 3/19/2014 |
| At least Paladin has tried to reverse the wrong done, and is willing to offer this blessing now. I rejoice to see the offer made at last, and I doubt even the most hide-bound of the Tooks will demur once all is restored once more! | |
| Everlight | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 3/7/2014 |
| Hmm...choices, choices. Such high stakes for all involved. Hally, Rose, the children, Ferdi, the Tooks and the Thain all have a lot to lose or gain. It is a lot to ask but as they say 'desperate times call for desperate measures'. I would be interested in hearing the full story of Pippin and Ferdi's disastrous prank. Is it already somewhere on this site? I have been hearing references to it in several stories but have thus far been unable to locate it. Author Reply: Very perceptive. Yes, high stakes all around. Even for the ruffians, did they but know it. The disastrous prank has been mentioned many times, but not yet written out in full (except in a draft copy of "Thain" -- someday I'll get to polishing that chapter and posting it... I hope...). Ferdi is famous for having burned down the old Thain's stables -- nearly burned them down, that is, so that's why you've seen it mentioned in several places. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 3/7/2014 |
| This really sets forth and encapsulates the Lindelea universe very well! Author Reply: I'm hoping it's not too much background... I used to write reams of background material, so that I would have the whys and wherefores of a story firmly in my mind, and then I'd cut most of it out because it slowed things down or whatever. But because I delight in my hobbits so, it's hard to cut out even boring, mundane, overly detailed background... I've been thoroughly taken in -- I remember the first few times I read LOTR, I couldn't get past the Party chapter because of all the "boring" detail, and now that's the sort of stuff I absolutely delight in... | |
| Garnet Took | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 3/7/2014 |
| Loved this chapter. I especially liked the flashback to the conversation between Ferdi and Paladin. Is it my imagination, or is Paladin being a more reasonable and foresighted person than in some of your other stories? Maybe I'm wrong and need to reread some of the other stories again. It may just be Pippin who has the ability to bring out the unthinking, unreasonable, immovable side in the Thain. Just wondering aloud there. :) I for one would like to see this go past the four chapters but I fully understand if that is a perferrable stopping point. Looking forward to more, as always. Author Reply: No, it's not your imagination. A few stories ago (The Farmer's Son, I think, was the start of it) I began to write a kinder, more reasonable Paladin. I worked out an alternate timeline to the earlier stories, which would technically make "Farmer's Son" AU to the earlier works. I'll be happy to tell you more about how the two timelines harmonise and converge when I have more of a brain (as in, a bit of tea or coffee), if you're interested. Thanks! | |