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| All Work and No Play by Lindelea | 1 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 8/30/2025 |
| Well, very apropos title. Poor Pippin-lad! Not the best thing to do--to almost drown the entire company! At least Haldoron is willing to dispense with authenticity to make certain this will not happen again! Author Reply: Poor Pippin-lad. When I was first working out who should fall in over his head (Pippin's son? or his namesake?), it seemed to work out as the final version tells, especially considering Pip-lad's later troubles with excessive heat. After all, once you've had heat exhaustion or heat stroke, you're more susceptible to heat-related illness, or so I understand. Cheers for Haldoron! He doesn't face the same constraints as Ferdi who, even though he's Farry's uncle, is technically lower in status than the son of the Thain. Ferdi is conditioned (not only by the society he grew up in but by all his years of experience) to respond in a certain way, and even at this early point in their journey, Haldoron is recognizing that fact and intervening when he sees fit. What he's learning is how to lead Hobbits without condescending to them. I suppose that might be called cooperation? Thanks! Author Reply: (Or maybe I mean "interact with" rather than "lead"?) | |