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One Who Sticks Closer than a Brother  by Lindelea 3 Review(s)
DreamflowerReviewed Chapter: 48 on 3/6/2014
LOL! Poor Bergil! (He was pretty sharp as a lad; I wonder if at some later point after he got over his fright, that he realized he'd been had? Of course, he'd never *say* anything!

I love all the "evidence" that the King and his Counsellors had been holed up in that tent!

Author Reply: I think once he gets to the mess, after coming off duty, and hears about the bet between the King and Thain, he'll figure it out. Well, he might never know that Sam and Arwen were the only ones in the pavilion, for the longest time, whilst Strider and Pippin and Merry were off gallivanting all over the countryside, but at least he'll figure out that he's not in trouble. Whew.

Evidence... poor Sam. Having to eat for three! I think he might better sympathise with Rosie, when she's expecting...

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LarnerReviewed Chapter: 48 on 3/6/2014
Well, if Pippin WERE the reason the discussions were interrupted, even Bergil would be pardoned, I'd think! Alas, the poor guardsmen--how their beloved King has been gulling them! But at least none of them will end up being flogged. Heh!

Author Reply: I think once Bergil went off duty and went to the mess for a bite to eat before retiring, he found out about the bet between the King and the Thain, and realised that he was off the hook. Whew.

Thanks.

Garnet TookReviewed Chapter: 48 on 3/6/2014
That was great. I'm grinning and giggling. I think it's a good thing that the hobbits didn't meet Strider at a time when they could have all made mischief together. Middle-earth may never have survived. :)

Author Reply: Oh, my. Hobbits, with their sense of humour and love for pranks, mixed with a long-lived Ranger-King who has had long acquaintance with Bilbo. Such a combination!

Thanks.

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