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| Tailings and Tales by Canafinwe | 8 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 9/18/2015 |
| And Barli doesn't realize that he's just met the Eagle, much less that this very Ranger will one day go off with four Hobbits and a Wizard and not return to Bree until the new Age begins, with all renewed and a brighter future there for all--all save one single Hobbit who must leave to find his own reward. | |
| ainisarie | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 9/7/2015 |
| You do such a wonderful job of taking fragments of the story and fleshing them out into something very real. For example, Barliman said to Frodo "He seldom talks: not but what he can tell a rare tale when he has the mind." And here is one of them. I truly do enjoy your Aragorn. Thank you! Author Reply: Thank you so much! I love that quote, and fragments of canon are my specialty. So glad you like my interpretation of Aragorn! | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 9/7/2015 |
| This is a truly wonderful story. I'm eagerly anticipating the final chapter. Author Reply: Thank you so much! I'm thrilled you like it, and I'm honoured you're reading. | |
| someone | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 9/7/2015 |
| And now I'm curious as to how the story ends! And you are right, I had never spared a thought to Butterbur's nice, clean sheets etc. being destroyed when the nazgul were hunting hobbits. Poor Barliman, that on top of everything else. Interensting chapter. The ranger didn't apparently hold to the agreement only out of fairness but also of pride. Little Barli had a good reason to be confused, when a strange, cheated man laughs when cleaning the floors. How did Thorongil/Aragorn get so good at household jobs, though? Did Gilraen teach him? I seriously doubt that he learned from Elrond or Ecthelion to use vinegar when scrubbing floors, or the best way to mix soap to dishwater. Tim is a kind old hobbit to make sure the stranger had something good to eat without breaking the deal of eating only tailings. And apparently, Aragorn really doesn't like dirty sheets, even if he has to sleep on the floor to avoid them. Author Reply: Yes, that was a rough night for our favourite blustering innkeeper. Very true: fairness, pride, and just a little of that ironclad stubbornness that he unmasks at the door of the Meduseld... As for the household jobs... well, his mother taught him how to make a bed. Preparing the soap to wash dishes would be a simple matter of observation at any point he might have spent a night and taken a meal with one of the families of the Dúnedain. And as for scrubbing the floor, doesn't that seem like exactly the sort of a chore that a dutiful grandson might take on while visiting Ivorwen? I laughed at the idea of Ecthelion ensuring that his great Captain knew how to keep house! So pleased you liked Tim. And yes: the dirty sheets were to be avoided. It's also an implicit rejection of the innkeepers grudging hospitality. Thank you for the wonderful feedback! | |
| Aranadhel | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 9/7/2015 |
| Bless Tim the ol' hobbit! Guess that's why Estel makes sure the Shire is diligently watched by his men. Eternal gratitude for the fine food. You really caught me off guard with your calculations regarding the Dunedain population. Goodness me... never thought of it that way *claps* Yes, the Sarn Ford massacre is a sad story indeed. Sad though if indeed they are down to less than a thousand by the Third Age. Guerilla warfare! Why didn't I think of that before?? That's exactly their type of ambush attacks I reckon... reminds me of the Nargothrond elves who followed the same tactics when eliminating the Enemy. I still look forward to your introductions to new Dunedain, maybe popping in the Prancing Pony or up in Imladris ala Calmiel and Ancalimon. *grins* Would we be seeing any elves popping up in Bree anytime soon? From Imladris perhaps? *hint hint lol* Great post as always. :) Author Reply: You can always trust a hobbit to keep everybody fed. ;-) Good to know the numbers make sense. No Elves in this story, I'm afraid. Maybe next time... | |
| DoggieGirl | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 9/7/2015 |
| I was so pleasantly surprised to see that you had already updated. I love the whole feel of this story. I feel so sorry for Aragorn eating the left overs. I was amazed and awed that Aragorn would forego anymore food because it seemed to upset Old Tim and Barli. A true gentlemen among men. Someone that is true to their own word to his own hurt. There is a serious lack of men like that today. Wish there were more. Old Tim and Barli are loveable characters. I also am sucked into the story telling. But it almost broke my heart when Aragorn was sent to wash the fllor. You could practically feel the resigned weariness rolling off of him in waves. How the mighty have fallen alright from Denethor to an innkeeper. I am sure knowing what he used to be in all his lives before did make his new status even more hurtful. Can’t wait to read more. This story is so vividly told. I love it. Author Reply: Thank you! I really hadn't planned to update this quickly, but it worked out wonderfully. It's so lovely to know that you like the tone, and that you feel so deeply for Aragorn's predicament. That is a truly sacrificial moment, when he puts the ease of others above his own need: it's lovely to know you appreciated it. Also, so pleased you like Barli and Tim! | |
| UTfrog | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 9/7/2015 |
| Fantastic hope you post the last chapter soon! I agree with Barli. We need the end of the story. I hate autocorrect! I typed "I reread" not "I retread" your earlier story in my last review. Author Reply: No worries: I knew what you meant! Autocorrect makes me crazy. I'll try not to keep you waiting too long for the last instalment! | |
| NotACat | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 9/7/2015 |
| Now you have me wondering what's going to happen next: you made such a point of Barli's Da mentioning the money box and where he was hiding the extra money, and now Barli is shaking out that mat. I cannot help thinking something interesting is about to occur! Author Reply: I love to keep my readers wondering! Thanks so much! | |