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When the King Comes Back ( Brandy Hall )  by Dreamflower 12 Review(s)
PervincaReviewed Chapter: 16 on 3/24/2004
Oh! I wanted to know what the messages from the hobbits were! I suppose I'll just have to keep my fingers crossed that you'll be inspired to write another addition to this "series". I really, enjoyed this one, especially the reasoning for Merry and Pippin's move to Buckland. You are a fantastic writer, so I thank yuo for sharing these wonderful stories! :)

Author Reply: I had to stop somewhere 8-). I had a lot of fun with the letters from Aragorn, and the messages from Gondor and Rohan. I have to confess I did make up a couple of the hobbit letters, too, but I decided to let Strider have a little privacy in his correspondance. Maybe if I make up the rest of the letters I can post them separately or something. Not sure if that's a good idea or not, hmm...

Grey WondererReviewed Chapter: 16 on 3/24/2004
At the end of each chapter I kept telling myself to stop and review, but I couldn't quit reading this long enough! I loved it and I love your Frodo as he is still strong and thinking of his friends even at the end of the quest. So many do him such an injustice by making him so damaged that he can barely continue until his ship sails. I alos like the way you show the connection between Merry and Pippin, even in their dreams. I also enjoyed Merry and Estella. Well, face it, I enjoyed all of this. Hope there is now one in the works about life at Crickhollow and Frodo as Mayor and lots of Sam. Thanks for a lovely story.

Author Reply: Thank you!
Frodo was lonely and heartsick, but at least according to JRRT, he did not really give up on being healed until after Elanor was born. And he held himself responsible for the troubles and pains his kinsmen and friends had while on the quest. Just because he suffered,too, would not mean that he would give up on helping them. After all, everything Frodo did and suffered was because he had so much love in him. Part of the thing I wanted to explore in the story was the connection between the cousins--I find it thoroughly fascinating.

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