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| Life goes on apace by Mirkwoodmaiden | 5 Review(s) |
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| Fimbrethil | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/19/2026 |
| "She looked at Háláf who was to her immediate right". I also just noticed that both Éomer and Háláf are on her right? Unless they moved a bit during the ride. Or "on Éomer's left hand" means slightly behind? As good as the first time, possibly better! | |
| Fimbrethil | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/19/2026 |
| Oh yes, I also love the cooking byplay and the resulting chase and life is good. Also when Holdith asked Héohelm "what do your young eyes see?" | |
| Fimbrethil | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/19/2026 |
| Wow this is great! Not that Théoden and Grimbold and others died, of course, but you know what I mean. I am glad Éomer and Éowyn have reason to be happy. However I did notice that a few sentences seemed to be missing words. Author Reply: Fimbrethil!! So glad you are liking it!! I will read through to see what sentences need fixing. Must dash! (((hugs))) MM | |
| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/1/2026 |
| MM! How nice to see a new chapter of this today! ...her balcony... I like that. Well, she did desert them, I guess. And yet how terrible the outcome might have been, had she not followed her heart! (And I'm not talking about her not meeting Faramir, though that would have been tragic, but the fate of Middle-earth!) Ah, but Faramir is right there. I'm so glad. And the nuances are so beautifully written. "Éowyn's boys". For some reason, my heart just melted. And I adored the little byplay over food and cooking. I would agree that a talking eagle would certainly be a unique and novel experience. But Holdlith rises to the occasion. Her "Bloody bird" is golden. All this time they've been waiting... and hoping... and dreading... My heart goes out to them. (And did Saelith's husband survive? I don't remember. I hope he did. Both of them deserve happiness, especially now. But then, so many who were deserving of happiness did not see their hopes fulfilled. Sigh. I hate even the thought of war.) The horn of welcome! Wonderful! The scene where Éomer knelt and the people shouted their acclaim brought tears to my eyes. Bright was his light. Great is his memory. A goodly summary of a life well-lived, except for the part that Saruman and Wormtongue stole from him. The light talk at the end of the chapter sets just the right tone. Well done! (((hugs))) Lin Author Reply: Lin! "Her balcony" Exactly. It holds so many good memories. In essence she did disobey orders but in "Untangling Tolkien" there is a discussion about how disobeying orders was the right decision. Eomer seeking the orcs holding Merry and Pippin; Beregond deserting his post to save Faramir when Denethor is making an ash of himself! Eowyn's decision is right up there with those decisions, but she doesn't yet see it that way. All the good that happened because of her decision will assuage her guilt eventually but she still does not know what her reception will be. Good people worry about these decisions. "Ah, but Faramir is right there. I'm so glad. And the nuances are so beautifully written." Thanks *blush* ""Éowyn's boys". For some reason, my heart just melted." yeah...I had to reunite Eowyn and her boys. It was wrong that they were separated!! "And I adored the little byplay over food and cooking." Exactly. It was high time for a little levity! I loved this sentence that followed, "Elfhelm smiled as he watched them ride. King of the Horse Lords and his sister riding with joyous abandon. Life indeed was good." It just gave me all the feels! "I would agree that a talking eagle would certainly be a unique and novel experience. But Holdlith rises to the occasion. Her "Bloody bird" is golden." I love Holdlith! She is unflappable!! :-))) "All this time they've been waiting... and hoping... and dreading... My heart goes out to them. (And did Saelith's husband survive? I don't remember. I hope he did. Both of them deserve happiness, especially now. " It is only now in Tolkien's ninth age (I read somewhere That now is the ninth Age) and really only in the last twenty years do we have "instant communication" Naval personnel can facetime with their loved ones. At the 2021 Tokyo Games athletes talked with their loved ones back home instantly after winning. I was on daily video calls with Mom though I didn't see her in person for an entire year. In the third age, they had to wait and hope and worry more like WW2. What must that have been like? And yes Haere does survive. I don't have the heart kill anyone off that I have grown to love in these stories. And Saelith does deserve happiness with Haere! "I hate even the thought of war." So do I. Unfortunately Some do not feel this way. :-(( "The horn of welcome! Wonderful!" YAY! It seemed a very Rohirrim thing to do! "The scene where Éomer knelt and the people shouted their acclaim brought tears to my eyes." Well Eomer is called Eomer Eadig. Eomer the Blessed. I really thought he would start as he means to go on. So much is put on him and he succeeds so marvelously! "Bright was his light. Great is his memory. A goodly summary of a life well-lived, except for the part that Saruman and Wormtongue stole from him." Yup that phrase just flowed onto the keyboard without thought. It was just right. Théoden was after known as Theoden Ednew, Theoden the Renewed. "The light talk at the end of the chapter sets just the right tone. Well done!" So happy I can write with a lighter tone in this story. The chapters that lead up to the Houses of Healing I had to suppress so many times I wanted to lighten Eowyn's load. But I couldn't. She had to reach the Pelennor Fields wanting to die in battle. It was hard at times. Thanks so much for writing! (((hugs))) MM | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/1/2026 |
| People were still stunned by the news of Théoden King’s death, but a rising tide of acclamation came rolling forth and Lord Erkenbrand placed a hand on Éomer’s head and said in a voice choked with emotion, “Rise, my king!” Éomer looked up. Erkenbrand saw tears in his eyes, together with determination and humility in the young man’s earnest blue eyes. He reached out a hand to the older man, “Will you help me?” Erkenbrand’s eyes widened, and his eyes felt wetter than before, “Aye, that I will… My King.” I just love that! Many years ago (20, wow!), I wrote "A Rohan Tapestry" that began with Éomer's acceptance from his people as their new king, and that moment was such a joy to imagine. This is such a happy chapter, especially with Éowyn and Faramir reminded of their strong love and bond. It will help Éowyn to remember that had she not "abandoned" her people, she and Faramir would never have met. Author Reply: Shirebound! So glad you liked it! It has been fun though I feel like it is an extension of "Destiny's Child" rather than a bridge between "Destiny's Child" and "Leaving Home; Coming Home." Alas I am having fun writing it! Also after you mentioned "A Rohan Tapestry" I searched your early work, looking for it and found "Quarantined" and have started reading that! Finished chapter one, loving it! My review in on Chapter one! thanks for writing! (((hugs))) MM | |