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| Good Neighbors by daw the minstrel | 33 Review(s) |
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| Karri | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 11/28/2004 |
| A wonderful conclusion, daw. Thranduil was wonderful with Rodda. Eilian's protectiveness was as endearing as Eilian always manages to be. I liked that Rodda's beliefs about his reception by the Men was mistaken. Author Reply: Glad you liked it, Karri. I kind of liked the idea of Thranduil crouching next to the bed on which Rodda cowered, being just Legolas's dad who was willing to help Rodda too. Rodda had no idea he was the king. :-) | |
| Lamiel | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 11/28/2004 |
| I like Thranduil's musing on whether Legolas' brothers had ever been so eager to fight another person's battles as Legolas was. It's a good point, and this story demonstrates the idea clearly - especially when Legolas gave up his peacock feathered arrows. Poor dear. I feel so proud of him. Wonderful, wonderful scene with Thranduil enchanting the river. Ha! That was just brilliant. And I'm glad that Rodda got off home safely, and no worries about beatings or anything else so unpleasant. I wonder if the same could be said of that merchant, when his neighbors find out how he's damaged their trade relations with the Elvenking. Oh, and a nice bit of character growth for the Twins, too. I was grinning to myself when they discussed the challenges of raising Mannish children. Thanks for this lovely story. It's been a treat! Author Reply: Thank you, Lamiel. I think it may have been you who made that comment about Legolas shining and I just had to use it here. I knew he was going to give away the arrows, but I thought that was shining too. I'm glad the river thing worked. Magic is hard to write without getting hokey. I hope the merchant got kicked around. He was slimey and nasty. And the twins should know about raising Mannish children. All those heirs of Isildur! Glad you liked it, Lamiel. | |
| Leaward | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 11/28/2004 |
| I love the amount of detail you use without getting in the way of the story. This really stood out ... "The river ran fast and deep but was no more than a dozen yard across. In the chilly autumn evening, it burbled soothingly of the mountains from which it came and the forest through which it ran." I really struggle writing such descriptive prose. And there was one line that really got me giggling: "Hiding a stray boy was such a Legolas thing to do" I really enjoyed this story, Daw. Thanks! Leaward Author Reply: Truth be told, I struggle with description too. I hardly ever use it actually. Most of the time I don't care what someone is wearing or how the room looks. But in this case, I wanted to make the Nature/Elf connection to suggest that that's the source of Thranduil's magic. I'm glad you liked that line. It is a Legolas thing to do though, don't you think? :-) | |