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| The Rescue by Lindelea | 6 Review(s) |
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| curiouswombat | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 4/4/2014 |
| Just catching up. I love the sense of secrecy, the unknown, the journey through darkness, in this chapter. Author Reply: Thank you! I'm glad that it worked. | |
| robnrun | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 4/4/2014 |
| Wonderfully vivid chapter! Author Reply: Thank you! | |
| Everlight | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 4/4/2014 |
| Good chapter. I felt like I was there, stumbling through the dark, feeling the fear of being found. It's rather sad that they had to put aside decency for her safety. It shows how desperate the circumstances really were. Author Reply: Very desperate! I'm glad that Ferdi is as honorable as the day is long in the summertime. I can see him so focused on the mission that he's not too distracted by the details... I have walked through a dark, damp wood without a light at hand. Not my favourite pastime... Sounds are louder than in the daytime, though (like the chuckling of a stream), and you get a feeling for the trees looming on either side, almost as if they project an aura of being there. I know it's a concept that someone who's blind uses, a cushion of air around solid objects, but I forget what it's called. Thanks! | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 4/4/2014 |
| Oh what a close call! *whew!* Ferdi's taking such good care of her; but her time with Hally and Rosemary was well spent, for she's learned to be wary and quiet and not panic. Author Reply: Whew! I'm not sure Ferdi would have agreed to take her, if not for the Bolgers' recommendation. On the other hand, what choice did he really have? He could not allow her to be forced into marriage with Lotho. So it would have been a much more dangerous journey for him, and more likely to end in disaster, with them both being captured and dispatched to their various dooms. (Which is still a possibility... They're not out of the woods yet.) Still, it's a good thing she learned some sense and stealth, to keep them both safe. Thanks! | |
| Garnet Took | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 4/4/2014 |
| This was a really good chapter filled with great imagery. I could sense the dark and cold clearly. I especially liked the description of how she could pick up on whether Ferdinand was going up or down hill just by holding onto his cloak. It reminded me of the way a blind person picks up the subtle clues given by a sighted guide. That last scene with them hiding to sleep was well written. It was a little sad too to see that they were having to put aside the finer points of propriety in the need of safety. This story is really starting to go to my heart. Looking forward to more. Author Reply: Thank you for your encouragement! I especially appreciate it as the next few chapters are difficult. I'm looking forward to getting past them, but am not going to enjoy typing them in from the draft. The dark, damp Wood is bad enough. The thought of hiding in a crumbling, rotting tree along with all the bugs to be found there gives me the shivers. But then, contemplating ruffians is worse. Ferdi is also cuddling close to Estella because he knows they'll stay warmer if they share their body heat. The fact that they're damp and chilled makes hypothermia more likely. Since his heart is safely snared by his Nell, I'm sure this necessary proximity isn't going to put any thoughts in his head, of asking to court Estella at some future date. Still, I'm sure it's uncomfortable for both of them, at least in terms of the propriety that they were both taught, being raised in Great families and not as likely to have experienced the rough-and-tumble, common sense lifestyle of Common hobbits. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 4/4/2014 |
| Oh, no--Bill Ferny! Sounds as if he's sharper eared than his companions. Glad that the other guy overruled him. As for the small place to sleep--sounds terribly cramped, but necessary. And what a horrible thing to think of just as she's ready to fall asleep! Author Reply: Right! As Ferny left Bree at some point, and was found (where was it, at the Bridge?) in the Shire, I took the liberty of placing him in the Woody End at this point in time. Stuff of nightmares... Poor Lotho. He has terrible luck when it comes to prospective brides... (Poor prospective brides, actually. I feel for them more than I do for Lotho.) Am thoroughly frustrated. While we were gone at the last tournament, all the loose stuff got packed up in boxes so they could redo our floors. That means all my notes are packed who-knows-where. At present I'm only able to update the stories where I've already typed well ahead and saved the files online. Thain and Tenth Walker and Winter are not among those, arrgh. So unless I find the right box, those are going back onto the back burner, sorry to say. Think good thoughts. At the worst, we'll unpack all the boxes again when we're in our new house. No, we haven't even sold this house yet, so of course any new house is still a pipe dream. Will update you on the new address, when and if we have one. | |