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| Beyond Imladris by PSW | 2 Review(s) |
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| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 2/6/2025 |
| I am sad, of course, but coping. Except for cooking. I need a resident hobbit, I think, to help me through this time. The food you describe sounds wonderful. Cooking feels like too much work right now. Eventually, I'll get my energy back, as I know from past experience. I've gotten pretty good at avoiding stress, worked hard at it, even, though that sounds paradoxical – but this week's stress was unavoidable. Thank you for your compassion and care. Poor Estel, cast adrift on life's ocean without oars or sail or even rudder, it sounds like. He's doing remarkably well, considering. Staddle must seem like an exotic foreign country to him. (And to think someday he'll travel far to the East and South and experience other peoples and cultures...) I love how Cres showed "remarkable restraint for a hobbit". I hadn't thought about his lack of socialisation in terms of peers, but I love that the other children welcome him (rather than challenging him to wrestle, as Bergil did to Pippin!). And Nob! Will he grow up to take on employment at The Prancing Pony someday? And if so, does grown-up Nob ever connect Strider to young Estel? Uh-oh. Dare I hope that Scowler is a Man of integrity and noble character? Author Reply: Wouldn’t a resident Hobbit be lovely? Especially during such times when it’s hard to want to do things like cook …. Hope things are slowly improving.♥️ At this point I think Estel is indeed feeling *very* adrift - passing from on person to the next, not knowing how he will get home. I did love the marble game when I wrote it - was fun to give him a chance to play with other children his age! A chance for Dorhaur son of Dedhalin (aka Scowler) to show his quality, as it were? We shall see… Thx so much for your wonderful reviews! | |
| Mirkwoodmaiden | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 1/24/2025 |
| PSW! I've been enthralled with the story and haven't been leaving a review on each chapter. But I love Estel playing marbles and meeting Nob! Lovely. And now Scowler...eek! (((hugs))) MM Author Reply: I'm happy you're enjoying it! I really loved the marbles scene too - it is just something normal children would do that he probably never had a chance to experience ... so I gave him that chance! :-) Thx for your comments! | |