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| Just Desserts by Lindelea | 4 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 10/14/2005 |
| Oh, Eru preserve the child, and them. And not fair! Another cliffhanger! AARGH! Author Reply: Sorry. Cliffhangers make convenient stopping places, especially when I'm interrupted. Thanks! | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 10/14/2005 |
| Uncertainty is the worst of all possible states to live with I think. The heights of hope and the depths of despair can all come within seconds. And poor lad - brightening at the thought of Farry's promise and then to realise the promise was actually kept! We are all hanging on the thought of the decency and enlightenment of Aragorn; as long as they get as far as him! Author Reply: I agree with you about uncertainty. That dratted King. Such abysmal timing, to go visiting his relatives at a time like this... | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 10/14/2005 |
| Well, of course, Robin's faith is not misplaced. I am quite sure Farry's father *is* speaking for them, but of course the legalities are going to be all a-tangle, such as only you can weave, and while they may not have been hung, I am quite sure they will not win free quite so easily... Author Reply: Of course Robin's faith is in the right place, but it's just been shaken by reality. (I love that old quote, "Don't confuse me with the facts!" or something like that.) Where *are* Will and Jack? One can only rationalise for so long... though of course the delay is explainable, and if it is plausible that no one would go by the gallows on purpose, tucked away in an inconvenient, isolated part of the city as it is, then no one in the marketplace would know that no hanging has taken place. Whew, so much yarn, and such a complicated pattern. Hope I don't drop a stitch. | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 10/14/2005 |
| I'm gibbering!! I'm not surprised that Robin has managed to have some faith that Pippin will have spoken for Jack and Will - he knows what happened and knows that saving Hilly, Diamond and Farry - and then saving Farry again and - Merry-lad was it? - has more than earned these three not just forgiveness but gratitude from king and hobbits alike. But in that case - where are they? And everyone else is convinced that they are swinging on the gallows without courtesy of hearing. Poor Seredrith is in shock - this can't be good for her. Or Merileth, come to that. It's a good thing they have a good strong loving family round them. But it is an indictment of the system under which they grew up that none of these common folk expect to have the ear of their rulers - or, in fact, to be granted justice rather than retribution. This is a fantastic story - I'm only glad you consented to write it! Author Reply: Yes, where are they? Because I was grumbling again about being too predictable, my editor-friend rattled off (she types for a living, and very quickly indeed) and sent me a draft where they come to the gallows to fetch the bodies and Jack and Will are hanging there still, very angsty stuff, absolutely horrid for everyone involved, hobbits and men alike, and there is much weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth that is the stuff of tragedy, and the story ends with Pippin presenting Jack's reward to Rob... a hollow ending at best. She says she much prefers my version, and truth be told, so do I. Ok, so I'm not going to moan about predictability any more, or at least for a while. I will still try to get enough twists and turns into the plot so that it is interesting to read, but I can go only so far and no farther. Thanks for the thoughtful review and words of encouragent! It causes me to ponder further the system under which they grew up... | |