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Sons of Fellowship by Conquistadora	10 Review(s)
mystarlight	Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 12/15/2019
Glorfindel summarized really well that Valinor is finding those who had been lost. Wonder how it is possible for Thranduil to know the call. Did he feel anything similar and managed to replace sea with trees? I forgot to write about Legolas' circlet in the first chapter. Did all lords get them back? Author Reply: You'll see. :D

Dreamflower	Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 12/2/2004
When I recommended this story the other day on lotr_fic_recs, I just had to return to it for another go. I am primarily a hobbit fancier, but this story really gets me. I do adore Legolas as you depict him, and the scene of his soothing Frodo's troubled sleep has stayed with me for a good long time. I love your lyrical style, and find that I am enjoying it even more the second time around! Author Reply: Thanks! It's a relief to know my attempts to do the hobbits some semblance of justice wasn't completely in vain. Sometimes the nuances of the hobbity mind can be somewhat beyond me. ;)

Amanalda	Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 9/3/2004
HA!! "Listen to my laughter, you abominable thorn in my side." HAHAHAHAAHA!! cracks up I love that line! Man this guys can just crack me up and have me devistated for them at the same time. Wow, just excellent writing Coriel. Wowsa you stun me with every chapter. Everything flows so smoothly it's just wonderful and a joy to read. :) Ah so Glofindel had the talk with him. That was excellent and most assuredly facinating. I am just amazed at how you keep track of his lineage and and therefore can explain why the sea longing hasn't picked him up in both hands and dragged him over the Sea. Man there is just always a little spot of detail that is splashed into the picture to make it wider and clearer with each chapter I read. Supremely well done. applauds ~Ammie~

White Wolf	Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 1/10/2004
I loved it when Legolas soothed Frodo in his restless sleep. It proves what a good heart our dear elf has. You gave us a great glimpse into Legolas's thoughts while out under the stars. I like what Glrofindel had to say, especially when he told Legolas that he wouldn't lose those he had found but would find those his had lost. Very well said. The description of Thranduil's painting was very lovely. It adds another dimension to his personality. Unlike a lot of other writers, I love the guy. Author Reply: Ah, another Thranduil lover! Disgraceful what some people do to him. And I think his personality has quite a few dimensions. :)

sofia	Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 1/9/2004
wow! Really really good. The way you wrote it made it seem peaceful. Author Reply: I think these guys could all use a little more peace in their lives!

unplugged32	Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 1/9/2004
in my excitement, i have accidentally left my comments at a previous chapter, when i meant to leave them here since they refer to all the chapters posted so far:) oh well:) STUNNING tale! beautifully written, perfect Legolas voice:) Author Reply: Thank you, thank you. I only hope I can keep it up for you!

LKK	Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 1/9/2004
A very good portrait of the confusion and torn feelings that the onset of sea-longing can produce. Nicely done! LKK Author Reply: Thanks; it was an involved subject. :)

Nilmandra	Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 1/8/2004
I liked this interlude between our wood elf and the golden one. They truly have more in common than they have in differences, at least in the things of importance. Yet Legolas's fear is real - the unknown, a place he has not seen. But at the end he seemed to see hope and a future. How wonderful to end on that note, punctuated by an annoyed (and very lovable) dwarf. :D Author Reply: Annoyed, and still very lovable . . . Something tells me it will be difficult to explain this particular friendship to certain others of the household!

Lamiel	Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 1/8/2004
Oh, what a lovely chapter. Once again I am struck first and foremost by your beautiful descriptions. The image of Legolas in the moonlight, the way he ghosted through the pavilion . . . oh, wonderful. So, so lovely. And a marvelous interaction with the Hobbits (the hands of a king... what a fabulous take on that!) and with Gimli. He's so considerate. The conversation with Glorfindel was very well done, with perfect depth and understanding of the Silmarillion. Your Elvish is just excellent as well. This slight tension beween the Sinda and the Noldo - particularly Legolas' response to Glorfindel's automatic focus on Galadriel rather than Celeborn, the Sindarin lord - is very intriguing. I also was taken with the interpretation of the sea longing, the conflict between the home one loves and the temptation of paradise. I do wish we might see a bit more of the ties that bind Legolas to the people in Middle-earth. Besides his father (and what a FANTASTIC Thranduil you paint in this chapter!) there are Aragorn and Gimli, and the rest of the Fellowship, mortals who cannot journey to Valinor. Those forces must be very strong indeed, that Legolas stayed only until Aragorn died, and then took Gimli with him over sea. Again, a beautiful, delicately wrought chapter with marvelous descriptions. Thank you very, very much. Lamiel P.S. One very small thing, but a pet peeve of mine - the difference between "lose" and "loose." Glorfindel says "Think of it not as loosing those you have found," - it ought to be "losing those you have found." To loose them would be to set them free, like loosing arrows from a bow. Probably just a typo, but your story is of such excellent quality you don't want a little thing like that dragging it down. Author Reply: Legolas deserves some great descriptions, so I certainly try! By the time I'm done writing and proofreading them, they sound rather stale to me, so I'm glad you like them. :) I had some idea of the obvious lines drawn between Sinda and Noldo, but the more subtle touches are probably the ultimate result of converse with Marnie, who seems to me a master in that field. Thanks to her, my Celeborn has a somewhat stronger presence than he would otherwise have had. ;) Yay! Thranduil the part-time artist has some appeal! Honestly, he did that himself, and it surprised even me as I wrote it. Legolas is constantly making the excuse that Thranduil's caves are different, and I couldn't imagine what could make them so different that he was comfortable living in them half the time. Hey, why not paint forests on the walls?! It could work! YES. Thank you for pointing that out; typo has been corrected. Maybe I should have someone besides my little sister beta these chapters. ;)

calenore	Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 1/8/2004
"...did not pursue a sore subject that had already come between them once in the past..." What? I don't get it... What did he have around his neck? Will we find out later? I'm full of questions tonight. I'm glad Glorfindel at least tried to give some advice, even though it didn't completely help. sigh The Noldor and Sindar really are very different, aren't they? But at least Legolas is in better spirits now... but I say it's high time that he goes home and says hello to all of his worried friends and family, not to mention his poor father. On the other hand, I think I shall start using "Lasto lalaith nîn, le thaur ereg ned enedh nîn" as a regular insult... I laughed so hard when I read that! :D Author Reply: Of course you'll find out later. You don't really think I would just leave it at that, do you? Just hold your horses! It certainly is high time he goes home; after all, he's been gone a year, but he still has several stops to make. We haven't even gotten to Edoras yet, or Helm's Deep or Fangorn! (hint-hint) That last came to us on a whim. I think Legolas would be more free with the insults when he knows Gimli can't understand them. It was originally supposed to be "grouch-dwarf", but the CoE dictionary contained no such word. ;)

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