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| Beyond Imladris by PSW | 2 Review(s) |
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| Itarille | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 2/24/2025 |
| I liked how you described Estel's bewilderment as he encountered a waitress, and a (seemingly) uncaring innkeeper. He has had a sheltered childhood, and it is believable that many mundane things would be totally new to him. Author Reply: Yes - it really occurred to me more and more as I wrote this story how different and foreign the entire world of Men must have been for him when he finally began to interact with it. I also suspect it may have made his years of wandering and his eventual move to Gondor a bit easier - his attitude toward time couldn’t have been that of a normal Man (even a normal Dunedain), and his home was never with the northern Dunedain to begin with…. Thx for your comments, hope you enjoy the story! | |
| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/30/2025 |
| I found myself chuckling at the very first sentence. That pause before "smelled"! Puts the reader right into young Estel's shoes. (Is he wearing shoes? boots? Did the Man remove his footwear and leave him barefoot to make escape more difficult?) And now I'm reminded of Boz4PM's wonderful descriptions; I'm pretty sure it was in one of her stories that I first read about the difference between Elves and Men in terms of hygiene. Oh my, the lad's empathy... I can see the healer in him, even at this early stage. They're on their way to Bree...?! Is this his first introduction to a place he'll come to know so well? (My first thought at the small insects and wet, rotten smell was actually Midgewater Marshes! Sometimes, like my long-ago and far-away friend Han Solo, I amaze even myself.) Puppy love? (After all, he won't meet Arwen for another nine years or so, I think I remember?) Oh, but Kerra is a lovely character. I love her warmth and empathy. Estel is right. She deserves better treatment. And the hair tie! (Sudden dim vision of Pippin running aside and dropping an Elven brooch...) Author Reply: Thank you for your comments - so happy you’re enjoying! Aragorn has such a tremendous understanding of people - we see it often through the course of the books in little things - and I can’t help but imagine that, as you say, he must have been an awfully empathetic child even. I suspect being raised by Lord Elrond, a healer of great renown, only reinforced that. Also - it was just nice writing about such a good kid. <3 So glad you liked Kerra! I don’t actually know if he’s got puppy love going on or not. :-P Could very well be - though he’s stressed enough that it’s a bit down on his list at the moment. Still - I had to make his first interaction with a girl be a good one! | |