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| An Unexpected Adventure by KathyG | 1 Review(s) |
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| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 2/25/2025 |
| So much happens in this chapter! For one thing, here's the answer to the language question. These details made me chuckle: He was currently at one side, getting a dipper of water from Sam and being scolded fondly by Frodo and Pippin was steadier against his cousin's more calculated onslaught. And this: Merry raised an eyebrow at the Ranger. "You mean to say you are just now noticing that? His cheek is famous in the Shire." "And yours is not, Mr. Brandybuck?" Aragorn asked with a smirk. Merry grinned. "I taught him everything he knows," he replied. The Elves gave Bilbo a familiar-shaped door! Such hospitality! (And Kaylee must have revelled in the hobbit-sized furniture that would have fit her so well.) When Jennifer mentioned the elves at the North Pole, I had a sudden flash of Fiondil's Elf Academy stories and couldn't help laughing. The thought that JRRT actually visited Middle-earth and simply wrote down accounts of his first-hand observations is delightful. Hmmm. Eight drowned horses. Nine Nazgūl. The math is worrisome. Will Jennifer get to be at the royal wedding? What fun to see cameos from Bill and Merrylegs here! The clearest memory I have from my earliest riding lessons was how uncomfortable it felt to keep my heels down. And yet, that was the key to balance! I wondered if any of the new riders felt saddle-sore, or if their lessons were short enough to avoid that discomfort. The mention of smelling horsey also reminded me of how when I came home from a riding lesson, my mom made me change clothes in the entryway and put my riding clothes in a bag and carry the bag to the basement to be washed. She did not want any horse-odor coming into her house! (Mischievous children in the Last Homely House! Perhaps the Elves should consider hosting summer camps or something.) Author Reply: Yep, in this story, it's God who sends the children to Middle-earth, and it's also He who gives them the ability to speak and understand Westron! Merry and Pippin are something else, aren't they? =) Yep, the Elves have been very good to Bilbo, and that's a fact. Even going so far as to give him a hobbit door for his little apartment! Elves Academy, huh? LOL! Yeah, I can imagine. One problem there, though--Santa's elves are supposed to be short! =) Hopefully, the remaining Nazgul was unable to reclaim his missing horse! Keep reading as the story progresses, and you'll find out if Jennifer gets to attend Aragorn and Arwen's wedding! I haven't thought about that! It could be that the riding lessons are short enough that saddle sores don't become a problem. Don't think I want to find out what smelling like a horse is like! Summer camps, huh? LOL! What a sight that would be in Rivendell. OR Lothlorien! =) | |