"I will protect them - even as I strive to keep my fear buried so deep that no one will ever see it." That is powerful. You have a gift of making your characters come alive. Thanks to P.J.'s latest fan-fictions, Thranduil is getting more attention than he has before. I guess time will tell whether or not he has done right by our Elven King. Looking at his history since losing his Father, and, was it not about one-third of the army from the Greenwood during the Battle of the Last Alliance, certainly does give motivation to the King we meet in "The Hobbit. |