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Steelsheen  by Ecthelion of the fountain 1 Review(s)
LindeleaReviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/31/2025
Ahhhh (a sigh of satisfaction), it is nice to return to this tale. I am glad to see you are posting more chapters.

Théodred had translated only a single line that night—but that line had opened a door she could not now close. I have experienced this phenomenon. Nice turn of phrase.

She was… in her early thirties? Éowyn guessed. It was an age still distant, still unimaginable to her. Time is so fluid and flexible. At age 14, 30 is unimaginable. In a similar way, I have 29-year-old Pippin thinking of Frodo as "old" in one of my stories (even though he's probably "well-preserved" by the Ring, as Bilbo had been, and looks no older than he did at 33, only a few years older than Pippin at the time).

“But I grew to love the plains, though the wind whispered things I do not understand.”
I wonder if this will be Lothíriel's experience, going from the Sea to the plains when she marries Éomer?

Alas, poor Elfhild. But she sounds resilient.

I love this description of Éomer: He did not always understand her, but he never failed to stand beside her. And the description of love being able to both "bind and blind" is a lovely turn of phrase.

I love the ending of this chapter. It says so much in so few words.

Author Reply: Lindelea - Thanks!

I have 29-year-old Pippin thinking of Frodo as “old” — yeah, it’s a very similar thing: at a younger age, even ten years feels unthinkable, and someone twenty years older seems terribly old… been there, and this definitely drew from experience!

I wonder if this might be Lothíriel’s experience too—it could be, though I imagine it would be easier for her, since travel in her time would be much safer and more manageable. I’d also imagine Éomer visiting her family in Dol Amroth from time to time—after all, that’s where part of his grandmother’s heritage lies.

I’m trying to stay as close to character as I can with all the canon figures, and this is very much my impression of Éomer :D Glad to hear you like it!

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