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| The Tenth Walker by Lindelea | 708 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 115 on 11/11/2024 |
| Interesting observations on the different races by Merrylegs. I am glad that although he does not speak with or to Bill, still Gimli cooperates with the pony. Author Reply: Looking for Gimli's interactions with Bill was interesting, especially when I couldn't find any! (Except for Gimli imitating a piece of luggage on the pony's back whilst going back down Caradhras, that is.) I still haven't made up my mind if Bill will get a pat and a gruff word of thanks... Gimli shifting his weight to make the descent safer could apply to viewing the pony as a tool as well as seeing Bill as another living being. (Unfortunately, maybe. I'm still trying to get a handle on Dwarf personalities and views in writing the WIP about Faramir Took's journey to the Lonely Mountain at about the same time as When the Merlin Cries takes place. Envisioning Dwarfish customs and society is way outside my comfort zone.) | |
| Erulissé | Reviewed Chapter: 115 on 11/7/2024 |
| This brightened my day! I absolutely love Bill’s thoughtful comments. Author Reply: Thank you for reading and stopping to leave an encouraging word! More coming soon, I hope. | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 115 on 11/5/2024 |
| after the River washed the Fear away What a simple -- and simply marvelous -- way to describe how Bill would experience this event. It's always lovely to see an update, my friend. And in answer to your comment last time, I always see and appreciate your review-responses. *hugs hugs* Author Reply: *hugs back* I'm glad to hear that you see the responses! The horses I knew seemed to live mostly in the present moment, though they were capable of imagining (A blowing sheet is a monster that eats horses!), remembering (There was a puddle here the last time I passed through, and even though there is not a puddle there now, there was one, and so I must balk), and even (seemingly) projecting into the future (The stables are ahead! Food! Water! Rest! I must go faster!) Bill is a simple, straightforward creature, for certain. It's even possible he tried to go back to Rivendell but could not get past the memory of the River rising up to wash the Black Horses away. (That idea is in one of the versions of the draft, but I haven't yet decided which version to follow after the Watcher in the Water scares Bill witless.) | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 114 on 9/22/2024 |
| As if my Sam had any! Failings, that is. Awwww. There's so much love there. Author Reply: Ah, yes, Sam has Bill's entire heart. Well – almost, anyhow. Bill has a big heart, after all, with plenty of room enough to cherish all his present and future companions and former People. (With one exception, of course) Thanks so much for reading and stopping to leave a good word. The rest of the story is slowly taking shape from the outline to draft chapters to final form (the writing process aside, I'm always hoping I'll be able to post regularly again); thus, Bill, in the latest chapter underway, has just fled the fearful "snakes" and faces a long (in miles at least if not chapters), uncertain journey to find "home" again and, hopefully, safety. We've been "puppy"-sitting all summer, as you know, and the pups demand scads of attention and leave me quite worn out. But their Person will be coming to claim them soon (to his joy, and theirs), which will give me more free time again. Here's hoping. Hobbits keep popping up out of nowhere and demanding my attention, and I'd love to write down their stories or, at the very least, finish the WIPs lingering (or do I mean languishing?) on my list. I hope you will see this note, and that it will find you and yours well. | |
| Tari | Reviewed Chapter: 34 on 8/2/2024 |
| What a sad chapter. I have been very bad when it comes to reading this story. I will try to do better. Author Reply: You're right. I had to go back and look, and it is indeed a sad chapter. While writing it, I remember, I had to keep my mind firmly fixed on Rivendell to come in order to get through the hard parts in between. The current writing process is undergoing the same kind of strain; there are some really difficult scenes to get through before we break through to the joy of Bill's reunion with his Sam at last. I just have to keep looking forward as I write so that I don't lose heart. Thanks so much for reading and taking the time to share your thoughts! I'm so glad to hear from you again. (((hugs))) | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 113 on 4/17/2024 |
| A gentle interlude, I must say. And I love the thoughts of the Hobbit family playing at ponies and riders, and Bill's dam's laughter. Delightful! Author Reply: Thank you! It is good to get a rest before some awfully intense events start to happen. Sort of the calm before the storm. Thanks for taking the time to leave a good word. *hugs* | |
| Erulissé | Reviewed Chapter: 113 on 4/17/2024 |
| Yay yay yay!!!! A new chapter! I love Bill. He’s so precious. Thank you thank you thank you! This is my favorite of your ongoing stories. You made my day!!! I can’t wait to hear Bill’s thoughts on the men thrusting their way through the snow. Author Reply: I’m so glad! You are very welcome. I am managing to write a little more every day. I am only updating three WIPs right now, and one of the three is almost finished, so this one should get updated regularly if all goes well. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. *hugs* | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 113 on 4/17/2024 |
| Might he be part pony? It seems possible, considering the Fair One’s invisible wings... Bill's musings are so delightful. May the path (and grass) for him soon be sweeter. Author Reply: Amen to that! The coming chapters will build towards a delightful reunion with Sam in Bree... though there are a few troubles to get through between here and there. Thanks for coming along and offering good wishes. *hugs* | |
| KathyG | Reviewed Chapter: 113 on 4/17/2024 |
| The good news is, they're about to escape all that heavy snow. The bad news for Bill is that very soon, he's going to be forced to separate from the others and be all alone, poor thing! =( Author Reply: Alas, poor Bill! The wolves, and the "snakes", and the separation... It's a good thing I've already written his reunion with Sam in Bree, or I wouldn't have the heart to write the next few chapters! Whew. Thanks so much for reading and stopping to leave your thoughts. *hugs* Author Reply: p.s. I read the chapter over again this morning, looking for typos (they seem to grow overnight after posting, or my eyes are too tired to see them, I suppose), and found that a bit about Sam's doings had been left out of the posted version, so I added it back in. Just to let you know, he was fixing a meal while all this was going on. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 112 on 3/20/2024 |
| Love the description of Legolas speeding away to "find the Sun" and Bill's accompanying thoughts. Frodo changing what he'd intended to say to spare Sam's feelings is so in keeping with his empathic nature. Author Reply: The picture of Legolas running over the top of the deep snow struck me in my first reading of LOTR, at age thirteen, and has stayed with me since. Elves can walk on top of snow? Astonishing. Even more so to Bill, I'm sure, weighed down and trapped by heavy snow as he was, watching the Men toiling below. And you're right, Frodo has always seemed empathetic to me, perhaps part of what generated such fierce loyalty in his cousins to engage in their conspiracy to guard and protect him, even Freddy, who stayed behind and nearly gave his life in playing his part at Crickhollow. Thanks for stopping to leave a good word. I am doing my best to finish the puppy story, in honour of two Giant Schnauzers now, both of them indelibly inked upon my heart. I don't think I'll be able to finish before Panda leaves us, but there isn't much left to the story, so I will keep working at it until the last chapter is posted. And then (sigh, but only because I am grieving, and fanfic is but a temporary respite at the moment), it will be time to pick up another WIP, either "Farry and Ferdi Go to Gondor", or a Farry-and-Goldi story, or (and I know you'll be glad to know this one is progressing) "Thain". | |