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| The Way Home by Lindelea | 3 Review(s) |
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| Lady Forlong | Reviewed Chapter: 53 on 2/15/2026 |
| "He'll give you no trouble" indeed! Famous last words. Author Reply: Definitely famous last words. Thanks! | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 53 on 2/13/2026 |
| 'No Rangers! Where are they?' he demands. Then he shakes his head. 'Never there when you really need them...' It's a shame that Rangers are missed when they're not around but practically shunned when they are. *sigh* You fill the gap-story of this Battle so beautifully. Author Reply: It really is a shame. I'm with you in thinking that Rangers should get more credit. Maybe they will after the King returns? I'm glad the description of the battle for Bree worked. It was a challenge to manage to keep track of so many people (and horses and ponies – and dogs, though they haven't been mentioned yet) doing combat in poorly lighted conditions, with one group having planned and coordinated their attack and bent on destruction and looting, and the other group defending their homes and families though unarmed and taken by surprise! (I was tempted to write that the townspeople threw taters, which I think would have a hard impact when thrown, but I settled for "vegetables" instead, which includes rotten tomatoes. Would the people of Bree have had tomatoes in the wintertime, I wonder? And now I want to think that Barliman has a hothouse, either as a part of the rather sprawling inn with its two wings "running back on land partly cut out of the lower slopes of the hill" and courtyard and included stables, or maybe he might have a glass-enclosed structure as part of a large garden plot away from the bulk of houses in the middle of town but still on protected land within the hedge and dike. After all, the Pony is known for its fine table! Now that I think of it, I'm leaning towards the latter idea, if only because the Bree-folk stopped the ruffians from overrunning the whole town and maybe smashing up people's back-gardens and such.) Thanks for listening! I so love to contemplate the workings of various parts of Middle-earth, and I know that you also delight in details, so you won't mind my rambling too much. *hugs* | |
| KathyG | Reviewed Chapter: 53 on 2/13/2026 |
| Whoa! What a battle that was. Thank goodness neither Ferny nor any of the ruffians were able to capture any of the horses or ponies. I hope Butterbur and Bob are all right! Author Reply: Luckily, I can lean on canon in revealing Butterbur's and Bob's fate. Whew, I have to admit that's a relief. Horses can be remarkably resistant if they don't want to be captured, as the ruffians found out! I'm sure they would have put any captured horses or ponies to ill use, which makes me doubly glad for Bill's insight and leadership in this chapter and the previous one. Thanks for reading and taking the time to share your thoughts! I really appreciate it. | |