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Gil-Estel  by Mirach 3 Review(s)
LarnerReviewed Chapter: 2 on 9/30/2009
So good a means of escape--until the fall, of course.

How horrible for Earendil himself to feel so powerless!

Author Reply: A good means of escape that went terribly wrong, and Earendil can only watch. Optimistic beginning, isn't it? *g*

CairistionaReviewed Chapter: 2 on 9/24/2009
Aaaauuuuuugggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

I may be dead from anxiety by the time this story is done. Another wrenching, heart-rending, suspenseful chapter...

"I guide my ship to the West, away from the fateful place, but my heart is empty, and the glow of my lantern seems to diminish."

Wah! Poor Earendil. Poor Aragorn. You're really putting them through it, which, of course, makes for a heck of a good read. :)

Author Reply: "Aaaauuuuuugggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh!!!!" describes exactly the stories that I like to read and write =) Thank you for a succint commentary! =)

InzilbethReviewed Chapter: 2 on 9/24/2009
How terrible must it be to watch events unfold in this manner and be powerless to act? You really made me feel for Earendil, so much so that I half expected him to come swooping down as he did against Ancalagon all those years ago, although, if he could intervene in that way, I imagine the history of his heirs would have been very different.

It's a good idea to post a chapter a day and so retain the urgency. I'm very much looking forward to seeing where this tale leads.

Author Reply: I think he would, if he could. But it was in other times when he fought Ancalagon, the Valar themselves walked Middle-earth in that time, and Valinor was still within the circles of the world... That time is now over, and he can only watch.

Thank you very much for the review, I'm glad that you like the updates!

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