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| Two of Thirty-One by Leaward | 48 Review(s) |
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| MysteriousWays | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 3/22/2005 |
| THank you! Thank you! thank you!!! I spent the most lovely day today reading this story. I love the way you depict the characters both Cannon and OC. You made me want to know more oabout everyone of them. I am still curious. I am looking forward to settling in to read another of your stories. MysteriousWays-- contented Author Reply: Well, I'm a bit late -- I know you've already started reading Life in the Angle, but I'm thrilled that I gave you a distraction for your rainy day. Thanks for coming back! I've missed your reviews, but I know how busy life can get. It was a challenge trying to get the balance between the canon events and how the 'soldiers' would see things. Glad you think I did a good job with it. Thanks again, Mysterious Ways! | |
| MysteriousWays | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/22/2005 |
| Sorry I have not reviewed before now. I just have been that caught up in this. I am really ankious to read further. THis is a very good story!!!! Author Reply: Yay! That's a good sign. Thanks, MW! Keep enjoying .. you're halfway there now! This story was much harder to write than Promises to Keep -- or perhaps I was getting tougher on myself, so I'm always glad to hear that a reader is enjoying it. Thanks again for reading and reviewing ... | |
| MysteriousWays | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/22/2005 |
| It is a dreary rainy sort of day. The perfect day for curling up with a good fan fiction. This is a great start to what I am sure will be a great story. I am in the mood to be weepy so "I am finding much to weep over. Especially the bad rhyming of the elf. heehee MysteriousWays- Easily distracted. Author Reply: Isn't it nice to be able to find a day like that when you have no interruptions and can find a story to read? Glad I'm there to help distract you. LOL about the bad-rhyming elf -- I just couldn't resist it! Glad to see you back, MW! Thanks for taking the time out to review -- always appreciated! | |
| Rhapsody | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 2/7/2005 |
| “Well, what do you get when you mix a dwarf with a warg then, Jorund?” Haldon fired back. “I….I cannot imagine” Jorund slowly replied. “Your mother calls it ‘son!’” said Haldon. Wonderfully written. I had to keep my drink away when I read it, otherwise it would have landed on my monitor from laughter. I love the camaradie you are writing there. Glorfindels bells :) You had to mention it ;) I feel like this story could use more chapters, or I just want to see more chapters written by you. I know you expressed your insecurity regarding your writing a couple of times... and I wonder why. Promises to keep will be a bit more favorite than this one, simply because it had so many intriguing plotlines in it that made me go back to the first chapter often. This story had more a linear feel, the events about the war of the ring seen through a Dunedain ranger. But overall, do not doubt your writing skills. You have an awesome way of telling the story that keeps me glued to the screen from the beginning to the end. Author Reply: I'm glad you enjoyed the Tavern Scene! That was written especially for a friend of mine who challenged me to write one. I could only see the Dunedain of the North drinking with the Rohirrim! This story was harder to write than Promises to Keep because I did not want it to be a repeat of what Tolkien had already written. It definitely challenged me. And I kept it separate from Promises to Keep because I figured it would attract a different audience. And thanks for the comments about my writing! I can always use those pats on the back! Author Reply: Oh, and I forgot to mention .. if you want to continue to follow Tarkil's and Haldon's adventures ... I am putting up a new story that picks up where this left off called Life in the Angle. It will be much longer than this one, and slightly longer than Promises to Keep. So you will have to wait a while if you only like to read a story once it's complete. Sorry! | |
| Rhapsody | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 2/7/2005 |
| Oh wat an incredible chapter. Finally we hear what happened to Valandur! You can see that Tarkil has processed his grief, answering calmly the questions of Borgil. It still doesn't justify Angrim's way of bringing the news to Tarkil. And oh lords Haldon... and one very angry Swan knight. My favourite. What on earth did he tell Lothloriel? Elladan & Elrohir apologising for doubting Tarkil's skills. My goodness, I feel very sorry for him. So far this trip down South hasn't been so great for him. I could tell you more what I liked about this chapter, but I will stop and read the last one. Author Reply: Thanks again, Rhapsody! LOL about Haldon and Imrahil. As for what he told Lothiriel? It's found in the next chapter as I'm sure you've already discovered. I'm thrilled that you liked the Borgil/Tarkil scene. I very nearly cut it from the story figuring it didn't belong there. Phew! And no, Tarkil hasn't had a great trip to the South. But at least he's heading home now! Where he *hopes* live will be easier! (Fat chance with my writing!) | |
| Rhapsody | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 2/5/2005 |
| Oh! I thorougly enjoyed the discussion of the mingling of races. It is something I have not touched upon with one of my (co-written) stories, but yes. Very well done. I like the referral back to one of the early chapters where Tarkil ponders on the choice of Elladan & Elrohir, that they are immortal and yet are willing to give their lives for the good cause. I agree with Gethron again. :) He quietly points out to Tarkil what might await him if he marries Poppi.. It is a sad thing Gethron has experienced it.. “I am still married, lad; she has been dead fifteen years now, but she is still my wife in my heart. There has not been another since who could replace her.” *sighs* He is an excellent man! But still, the thought of having your spouse aging faster then you do and even your children. Is this something that Tarkil wants? Elladan & Elrohir confrontated Angrim with something he did not want to hear. Oh, Tarkil has courted a woman before? That explains his fiery reaction in promises to keep when he thinks Poppi has invited another man to her bed. He smiled and talked with Samwise Gamgee who tenderly patted the soil around its roots while Legolas stroked the sapling’s branches and softly spoke to it as if urging it to take root and flourish. Ah fair Nimloth :) I love how you portrayed Sam here! So true to his character. | |
| Rhapsody | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 2/5/2005 |
| Oh the account of Pellenor.. I had hoped for for a quick cameo of the Swan Knights, but they were to busy to save the new King of Rohan. Still planning to write that one day. Now about that stain.. Few men discussed what their Captain had said that night; all resolving to continue to ride at Aragorn’s side in his defence -- save for one pair high above the fields in the Houses of Healing. They argued late into the night before the eldest brother finally threw up his hands in frustration at his brother’s stubborn nature for refusing to return home and both men spent a sleepless night staring up at the stain on the ceiling. How on earth did that stain get there? I can come up with wild theory's but I guess that stain was already there. Given the temper of both brothers it is plausible that during an argument something end up there. But I digress. Great chapter, again. I was wondering though... why are their horses not mentioned. They just cannot appear like that? Or did I miss something? Author Reply: The stain! You know I had wondered about how it came to be there too! Yes, the stain was already there. But LOL, what a plot bunny that could be. The horses! And LOL 'they just cannot appear like that' I SO want to ask PJ about that scene in ROTK: 'where the heck did the horses go at the Black Gate?' One minute Aragorn is on horseback delivering that wonderful speech to the troops, and then all of a sudden he's walking! Those horses gave me such problems, because they are mentioned as they go down the Pelargir and then again as they ride out to the Morannon. But never on the Pelennor -- it just says that they (Aragorn and the Dunedain) jumped over the side of the ship and into the hordes to fight. So I figured that the horses would have been put onto a ship and unloaded later. (I think that is written in there, but it's been a while since I wrote it.) | |
| Rhapsody | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 2/5/2005 |
| Yes go get him Lads!!! That was the first thing that went through my mind when they teased Haldon. Oow does he have a sweetheart? “Or maybe she is an elf!” Gethron’s gibe elicited hoots of laughter from Meglin, Angrim and Vardamir. *grin* Oh! Such a beautiful line! They nodded their heads and grew quiet as two Ithilien Rangers walked through their midst, waiting for them to pass before they resumed their conversation. The Paths of the Death. I was hoping would would write about that!! And what was incredibly done was how you described the liberated slaves from the corsairs, the rangers reflecting on it. Tarkil must have be born stubborn, willing himself to stand proud and tall during the coronation. I hope this doesn't backfire on him. Author Reply: I love reading your reviews! Yes, the slaves liberated by the corsairs seem to be overlooked but that is an image that always stuck with me. And yes, Tarkil is very stubborn. Will it backfire? You'll find out next chapter... | |
| Rhapsody | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 2/5/2005 |
| Oh splendid!!!! And so they stood together on the green, patiently waiting, watching the dwarf and the elf wander by, and they wondered at the story behind the friendship of what were usually two enemies. I can just imagine their faces!!! I like the flashbacks, the mingling of the Dunedain with the Rohirrim.. maybe some Swan knights later on? The thought of Tarkil not walking again... yes that is realistic and it will have a huge impact on his life.. Oh and Haldon is after Miriel.. he never gives up does he? Quick! Over to the next chapter!! Author Reply: Yes, the Swan Knights will be referred to later *Evil Grin* | |
| Rhapsody | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 2/5/2005 |
| Oh.. you mentioned Valandur... and so beautiful as well. Thank you. Gethron made it, the old veteran ranger has children, yet another small glimpse in his private life. Tarkil is badly wounded, Haldon fears for him. Oh and poor Naló, I feel for his faithful steed. Something inside Haldon seems to have changed, this war seems to have changed him, or not... This was an impressive chapter. There is so much in here that made me re-read it again. First the events seen through Tarkil's eyes, then gently it went over into another perspective. Well done!!! Author Reply: *grinning* What a great review! Yes, Haldon, and Tarkil too, will both change a bit from this war. | |