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| The Way Home by Lindelea | 180 Review(s) |
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| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 47 on 1/9/2026 |
| What instructive, patient, and wonderful lessons Aragorn taught his hobbits. Oh my goodness, what an unexpected joy for Bill and Shadowfax! I'm as thrilled as they are! | |
| Lady Forlong | Reviewed Chapter: 46 on 1/9/2026 |
| So now they're playing a little game of who-can-be-the-most-polite-to-who LOL. Walk together. An elegant solution. Author Reply: Ah, yes, Bill has picked up a variety of games from his hobbits! And Shadowfax has picked up some of those games from Bill... I think the great horse would be likely to feel right at home in the Shire, much like his Rider. Thanks! | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 46 on 1/6/2026 |
| "Not-quite-but-mostly-Elves"... I like that. Bill's names for everyone (especially Merry's ever-changing one) are delightful and perceptive. Author Reply: His names are as pony-ish as I can imagine, LOL. Thanks for reading and pausing to share your thoughts! I do appreciate it. | |
| Lady Forlong | Reviewed Chapter: 45 on 1/3/2026 |
| I like the way Bill and Shadowfax defend each other. Roheryn doesn't stand a chance LOL Author Reply: LOL. They make a dynamic duo for sure! Thanks! | |
| KathyG | Reviewed Chapter: 45 on 1/3/2026 |
| So, the dark horse that now lives with the Rangers knew Aragorn? Interesting! And he used to be Aragorn's horse? It sounds as if take it that he wants to know how Aragorn is! Author Reply: Yes, Tolkien described the Grey Company as bringing Aragorn's horse with them when they rode to Rohan to meet him. So I did some searching and found his horse's name was Rohyren, and was apparently a gift to him from Arwen. (I don't know if that's stated anywhere or merely implied by the meaning of the horse's name.) Thanks! | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 45 on 1/3/2026 |
| How wonderful that Roheryn recognizes Bill and can get news he's been longing for. And how wonderful that Shadowfax and Bill have full tummies at last and can sleep without fear of wolves or other dangers. Lovely chapter. Author Reply: It was very satisfying to give them this respite and safe place to rest. And poor Roheryn has been separated from Aragorn even longer than Bill has been separated from Sam! It's no wonder that he demands news of his Rider as soon as he realizes who Bill is! (Thanks. Happy New Year to you and yours.) | |
| Lady Forlong | Reviewed Chapter: 44 on 12/29/2025 |
| "This will I allow." It appears that Shadowfax is still in charge. Author Reply: I have the feeling that Shadowfax is in charge where ever he finds himself. Even Gandalf simply tells the horse where he needs to go and what needs to be done, and Shadowfax takes care of the rest – at least the transportation-and-watching-out-for-his-Rider aspect of the business. Thanks! Happy New Year to you and yours! | |
| KathyG | Reviewed Chapter: 44 on 12/27/2025 |
| It's not going to be long now till Bill's in Bree, staying in the Prancing Pony's stable, is he? And until Shadowfax is needed by Gandalf. I'm so glad that Bill will be in good hands first! Author Reply: It is not going to be long at all! Just two or three chapters after this one, depending on how a certain conversation fits into the flow. I'm also very glad that Bill's story is looking up. Whew. It has been a long and challenging journey for the pony, but he's almost there. (At least, he's almost to Bree. And then there's something to be said about his time in Bree, waiting for Sam, and then SAM! And then the scouring of the Shire, and life in the recovering Shire, and the journey to the Grey Havens... The draft goes all the way to the point where Sam tells Rose, "Well, I'm back." But perhaps the story ought to end with his reunion with Sam in Bree – that would certainly be a high point.) Happy New Year to you and yours! And if you're in touch with Dreamflower, please convey my warmest New Year wishes to her, too. Thanks! | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 44 on 12/27/2025 |
| What a relief! I feel as comforted as our noble steeds. It's fascinating to see the various people through Bill's perceptions. A warm bran mash sounds like a wonderful thing after so much travel and foraging. Author Reply: I don't really know what a "warm bran mash" would consist of – I never found an occasion to feed one to my horse IRL – but I still remember as a very small child when my mother read Black Beauty to me, "bran mashes" were mentioned quite often as some sort of treat or maybe a restorative meal. (Black Beauty was my favorite childhood read-aloud; I have no idea how many times my patient mother read all the way through that book with me before I learned to read it for myself. Enough times that I had the entire first part of the first chapter memorized by the time reading aloud became a thing of the past.) Thanks! | |
| Lady Forlong | Reviewed Chapter: 43 on 12/23/2025 |
| I can't believe Shadowfax put up with that! I guess it helped that the Rangers were so polite. Author Reply: Luckily, Shadowfax is wise as well as wild (in terms of allowing mere Men to handle him), and the Rangers' manners probably helped quite a bit, I should think. Bill, on the other hand, found it all quite astonishing, I believe. Thanks! I am going to try to post the next chapter the 24th or 25th as a Christmas offering if I can find a few quiet moments to finish typing it in from the written draft. In any event, I offer my best holiday wishes to you and yours. | |