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Time's Turnings by daw the minstrel	26 Review(s)
Dot	Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/15/2005
Oh, this is a clever chapter! I really enjoyed seeing the glimpses of the friends and friends’ families. It was strange to see Annael and Legolas talking about such domestic matters as drying fish, fertilising gardens and building onto cottages. I can really see how matters that are all commonplace for Annael now really have no place at all in Legolas’ life. It was so lovely to see these two together again, though, chatting and teasing one another. I’m as glad as Legolas is that Annael can speak of his father again. I suppose having Beliniel by his side must have really helped him. sniff I still miss Siondel, though… Elowen is as wonderful as ever. I get the impression she loves to see Legolas and Annael together again too and, of course, she’s always been fond of Legolas herself anyway. I imagine Beliniel and Annael would make excellent parents. I’m so glad Elowen does get a grandchild, even if it isn’t for another while yet. Emmelin is very young in ‘Fire and Shadow’, isn’t she? Just old enough for a pony, if I remember correctly. It must be hard for Legolas to watch this very cosy scene and it’s sad to see him long for a normal life but I think he’s right that it’s just not the path he’s taking at the moment. In some ways he’d find it just as hard as Eilian to settle down and step back from danger, it’s just that in Legolas’ case it’s duty more than excitement that keeps him going. I found it a really lovely thought that by doing what he does, people like Annael’s family can be safe. I’m still feeling slightly astonished by Galelas’ family even though I knew that they had to be fairly obnoxious. I know exactly how Eilian feels to want to physically shake them off. They kind of remind me of the Dursleys (in Harry Potter) a bit. They’re just… shudder I remember Corfildor being a bit of a pain but the mother and Gewiel are right pieces of work as well. I though Gewiel was “timid and needs guidance”?? My heart went out to Galelas when he seems so delighted to see Eilian. It sounds as though he was a bit reckless but I thought it was very mature of him to tell Eilian that he made a mistake. He really seemed to look up to Eilian and wanted to impress him so I’m glad that he still appears to be learning and improving even though he doesn’t serve under Eilian any more. “Of course, I know you officers like to show respect to warriors who have been as brave as Galelas has.” Oh, how completely mortifying! I felt bad for Eilian but I just had to laugh at how speechless they left him. And no sooner had one said something utterly ridiculous than someone else would come in the door and be just as arrogant. Thank heavens Tinár wasn’t around. That was very helpful of the Orc who gave him that oh-so-serious wound that time. That is if it was an Orc and not Gelmir… “There is no one sweeter tempered than Tinár.” I’m not even going to touch that one… “The one you should ask about this is Ithilden.” Nice one, Eilian! I can just imagine it. He’d be nice and polite for about three seconds before practically booting him out the door. Which Calith would be holding open. Oh! Corfildor should ask Ithilden at the feast. That could be fun. I really do feel for Galelas having to put up with that lot. I wonder, though, how Thranduil would feel if he knew that Eilian saw Galelas’ family and decided that his own father wasn’t so bad after all ;-) I suppose Sinnarn is too young to be friends with Amdir yet. But it’s great to see the people he is friends with at the moment (why is it always 3 friends?!). I groaned at the part about Sinnarn liking the game because of the very fact that it is “frightening”. That sounds familiar. I remember Thranduil hoping Eilian had a son who did this kind of thing but I bet he ends up with the well-behaved elflings. Poor Ithilden and Alfirin! Concealed rocks? Is that to scare Sinnarn or is it a hint I should remember for possible future reference?? I like your phrase “westering sun”. It seems Alfirin has been trying to smooth things a little before the inevitable argument by leaving his clothes out so that he wouldn’t be any later. Mothers are good that way. Ithilden doesn’t seem either surprised or worried. I imagine he had a fair idea of what might have delayed his son. Ithilden seems to have the same book on being a parent as Thranduil does. That’s not necessarily a bad thing really, although it would be nice to see him do things differently after frequently having moments of thinking he could do better than Thranduil. But I think he was right in this case to punish his son. Sorry Sinnarn. I’m sure the responsibility lecture of which Ithilden is apparently fond includes something about only having the rights and privileges of adulthood when one can accept the responsibilities too. But apparently Sinnarn isn’t quite ready to listen yet. “Sometimes she treated him as if he were an elfling.” I think I’ll let Ithilden explain that playing dangerous games, being late for an important event and then sulking because he doesn’t get his own way isn’t exactly the most mature behaviour! Besides, if his friends misbehaved I’m sure their parents wouldn’t let them freely enjoy themselves either. I love Sinnarn, but I have to say that I think he’s just feeling sorry for himself… Maybe Legolas should tell him about the time he was put under guard. Leaving out the part where he still managed to escape, of course. I love that minstrel! And I like the fact that he is famed for his humour and yet Thranduil is still pleased to have him sing of his sons. I take it he’s not the guy who sings rude things about the king in the Glade. He’s summed Legolas and Eilian up rather nicely, anyway! So they’re all comparing their own positions with others’? I notice the only one who is entirely thankful is Eilian because he really did see someone worse off. Of course, nearly anyone could look at Annael’s family and feel a little envious. And poor old Sinnarn is just going down the same road his uncles and father did before him. Thranduil really needs to tell him a few tales. I suppose Legolas has to go back to his patrol now? I do love character chapters the most but I guess excitement has its place too ;-) Oh, and I meant to say as well in answer to your last reply – we do use the phrase “blarney” and, in fact, it originates from a town called Blarney, which is just a few miles outside the city where I live! There’s a piece of useless information for you ;-) Author Reply: I love Annael's family too. I wanted to give the sense that he is the head of his household (odd as that is to think about) and has adult responsibilities and respect. He's just such a sensible person and always has been. I too feel bad about Siondel. What was I thinking?? Emmelin has to be born in the next ten years or so to be the right age for a pony in "Fire and Shadow," so I'd say they don't have to wait long by elven standards. Galelas thrives away from home, in the company of warriors who don't act like his family. That's pretty sad actually. It took me a while to decide what Tinar's wife would be like, and I got to it by asking myself what a person who would marry Tinar might be like. I decided she was ambitious and dim enough to take him at his word when he said he was wonderful and going places. If he thought she was timid, he must have learned better by now. Beliond was always skeptical about that anyway. Ithilden is not the person to suffer fools gladly, so if Tinar's family goes near him, they're going to get their ears pinned back. I can just imagine how incredulous he would be that they were bothering him. He probably wouldn't even remember the incident afterwards. He'd just kick them around for a while and then go back to work. I had to go back and count up ages and Amdir is 20 years older than Sinnarn. That's close enough that they become friends once Sinnarn is a warrior, but right now Amdir is already a young warrior so that seemed too big a divergence. Sinnarn is still pretty young and Ithilden is probably right to be trying to guide him. I think that he probably understands Sinnarn better than Thranduil ever understood Eilian, and it's a good thing that Alfirin is there. Legolas is heading back to his patrol in the next chapter and we'll get some action eventually. I can do this kind of thing for only so long and then I have to drop a tree on someone or something. I thought that blarney was Irish, but I thought it might be American Irish, if you know what I mean.

Brazgirl	Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/15/2005
Poor Galelas! His family is a terror! I mean, look at his father. No wonder Tinár is a pain to everyone. As soon as he entered the room I wished Eilian was out. Legolas, Legolas... I like when he wonders about being just an ordinary elf but right away he knows he is not, he is the son of the King. His friendship with Annael is so nice. I like them both. Though I think Annael was fooling himself with that story of small room! Sinnarn is so reckless! So Eilian! Hahahaha poor Ithilden! He had to deal with two Eilians in his life. Tell me, who is the worst??? But I am sure he loves them both. The feast part was nice, especially the minstrels' song. And I also liked when Legolas called his horses 'spirited'. Author Reply: Galelas's family is indeed a terror. They're just so insensitive! Galelas is actually the best one of the lot and how sad is that! I love Annael and his family. And I too think he's fooling himself about why he wants the extra room. In "Fire and Shadow," set about 20 years down the road, he has a small daughter, and given the way elves age, that means she has to be born within the next 10 years of so. :-) Ithilden must be wondering what he ever did to get saddled with a younger version of Eilian. Maybe he comforts himself by saying that Eilian turned out OK so Sinnarn might too.

French Pony	Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/15/2005
I suppose that one's perspective on whether or not one would prefer to live the non-royal life depends on the friends one has to observe. Both Legolas and Sinnarn have friends with lovely warm homes and plenty of free time to play, swim, fish, schtup their wives, build additions onto the house, or whatever. But Eilian's look at Galelas's home wasn't nearly so pleasant, and he ends up being glad about the family he has. It's really all in the perspective. Legolas and Sinnarn would happily be non-royal only if they could choose the right living situation. And I think that social status isn't even the half of it. If Galelas's family were the ruling family, they'd be just as awful. Even more so, because Tinár would be the crown prince for real, and not just in Nana and Ada's eyes. It seems that Tinár and Galelas are fairly close in age -- they're both of them between Eilian and Legolas, yes? Being that close in age must make the constant comparison even more galling, since they were both kids at the same time, and there wasn't a chance for Tinár to move out of a phase (I'd say "grow up," but he doesn't seem to do that, ever, not really) before Galelas entered it and got compared, inspected and rejected. The parents even compare who got more seriously wounded? Someone is on the Elvish version of crack. . . dangwath, wasn't it? I'll bet Galelas was an accident, and his parents dealt with it by ignoring that it had ever happened right up until he died. At least that was something he could beat Tinár in. Jumping over fast-running rivers seems to be a popular thing with adolescent Wood-elves. Eilian liked to do it, didn't he? Ithilden must be horrified. He probably helped raise Eilian and was just thinking he'd got it mostly done, and he'd never have to deal with a kid like that again. I suppose that, since the Wood-elves have a society where daughters go to live with their husbands' families, that the girls must "grow up" faster than the boys do. It isn't quite true that It was nearly unheard of for a Wood-elf to leave his family’s house. It'd be nearly unheard of for a male Wood-elf to leave his family's house. The girls do get shoved out of the nest eventually. That's probably why your female characters tend to be more together than your male characters. The boys stay at home, being frustrated quasi-adolescents for eons unless they're in the army. And even after they marry, there they are, back with Nana and Ada. But for the girls, they know just when their childhood will end, and for them, that wedding ceremony is a sign that they're really adults now and ready to leave childhood behind, literally. I think it'd be interesting if Eilian did produce a daughter one day. Legolas is right; the family would have no idea what to do with a girl. Especially Thranduil. He's so used to having his family just added to and added to and being able to preside over a dinner table filled with ever more faces. What would he do when his granddaughter married and left? The poor King would be heartbroken. The only person who's ever left that table was Lorellin, and it took the family a long time to get over that. And in the future, Legolas will leave and probably flabbergast his entire family by doing so. But he hasn't left yet. Maybe his leaving might make his potential niece's leaving easier. Or harder. You can never really tell with that sort of thing. It strikes me that the Elf system of political rule by family requires and encourages the prodution of a certain robust personality type. You have to have a particular kind of ego to rule over a House filled with adult offspring and still keep everyone sane. Your Thranduil seems to have it in spades, for his family runs smoothly for the most part, even if there are a few bumps with having two unmarried postadolescent sons at the same time. (My Thranduil doesn't have that type of ego at all, which is why it's good that his family is so much smaller.) Of the three princes, I think Eilian would probably be best at ruling his own House. He's a people person the way Thranduil is, able to care and care honestly about whoever is placed under his jurisdiction -- his visit to Galelas only confirms that suspicion. He's also a good commander when he has to be, and he has mastered the art of setting aside his own adventure-lust when he's in command and responsible for others. Ithilden has the command thing down, but he's not good with people the way his father and brother are. In his own quiet, responsible way, he was pretty insufferable until Alfirin came along. She has that knack that good Queens (and she's basically the de facto Queen here) have for smoothing social occasions by her very presence but being invisible while they do it. She even sets out Sinnarn's clothes to smooth his way with Ithilden when he is late. Legolas, on the other hand, is very much a people person, but he's hardly a charismatic commander. Even through The Lord of the Rings, he defers to most people, including not-yet-king petty-mortal Aragorn. While it's true that he spends the book not being on his own turf, that doesn't stop, say, Boromir from throwing his weight around, or Pippin and Merry from telling Sam what to do. Legolas just accepts his place at the Fellowship's kiddie table with the grace of one whose Ada hasn't quite let him go yet. But he's learning more than they think, for one day, he'll be in charge, not only of his own House, but of his own colony in Ithilien. Shock the pants off of everyone, that will. Author Reply: Isn't it odd that it's Eilian who decides his own family isn't so bad when he's the one who's so often at odds with his father? I guess witnessing the sanctification of Tinar would do that for you. And it isn't that the parents think Galelas is worthless. They know he's better than everyone else -- except Tinar. That's a good observation about how female elves leave home and join their husband's family. Of course, if there's already a Queen Bee there, that could be difficult too. I wouldn't have wanted to do it. Elves must be nicer people than we are. I never even thought about how Eilian's daughter would leave her family one day. That would be difficult for them all, for Ada Eilian not the least. I think he'd be pretty protective and not very trusting of young males. I've wondered sometimes about why Legolas was able to make that break and leave. I suppose he'd seen a lot of ME by then and was devoted to his friends. Still, it couldn't have been easy. I really like your analysis of how Thranduil's family would do a heads of a household. I think that Ithilden does rather well with Sinnarn, but that's with Alfirin's help. I say that because the kid turns out okay and Ithilden is willing to let him be young and without a lot of responsibility for a fairly long time. He's just not willing to let him fail to live up to the responsibilities he does have.

Bodkin	Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/15/2005
'Sometimes she treated him as if he were an elfling.' Of course he never BEHAVES as if he were an elfling, does he? He's never late for royal events, risks his life in silly pranks, leaves his wet clothes on the floor, sulks when scolded, avoids doing his homework and any of a wide-ranging list of behaviours that suggest he's longing for the rights of being seen as grown-up without wanting to take on any of the responsibilities! I just love watching Ithilden suffer the difficulties of rearing a child just like Eilian. As, I'm sure, does Thranduil. And he can indulge Sinnarn and then enjoy handing him back to his sober son! Question: All these Houses in which the elves live - and remain. What has happened to all the grandparents/great grandparents/great great grandparents? Yes, a lot of them will have died at Dagorlad, (and since) but not all of them - and some, like Annael and Siondel, actually marry and beget offspring quite young, so some Houses must contain quite a few generations. I was wondering the other day about Legolas's maternal grandparents, and Galelas's awful family made me hope that his idiot father has a less idiot father and grandfather who actually outrank him in family authority. And, as far as living together is concerned - easy enough for the royals in their stately stronghold,where they can have their own sets of apartments, but do you think the lesser elves would be more likely to live near each other in cottages rather than actually co-habit? Maybe Gewiel would move in as she and Tinar are childless (and hopefully going to remain so - Mirkwood has enough poor parents!), but once elflings arrive a sort of sub-household would be built nearby. I hadn't realised that ellyth come in shrewish - but no normal gorgeous beach-babe of an elleth would have Tinar, so I suppose Gewiel's less charming performance is understandable. Although living with the worshipful company of Tinar admirers must be enough to get on anyone's nerves. Has she thought about developing a sudden unexpected sea longing? She might be able to escape him for a few ages. However, seeing the bride of Tinar has made me sympathise with his desire to put off his leave. Maybe it's not because he feels the Eastern Patrol cannot do without him. Maybe it's self protection from his - what was it - shy bride who cannot make decisions without him, because he is the master of his household. (Tinar? No, perhaps not.) I love Annael and his family. They are just so well-balanced and loving and the sort of family everyone would want (if only their fathers didn't keep getting killed off). Spending time with Annael is so good for Legolas - and probably part of the reason that he ended up such a well-balanced elf. The conversation about Legolas's wild horses is such fun - I wonder if that's why he got on so well with Arod - someone else had done the training, so he didn't have to. “We would not know what to do with a daughter in my family.” I do hope this is prophetic. Eilian really needs to provide his adar with a granddaughter. And Eilian as a parent would be like setting a poacher up as gamekeeper. Actually, I think Alfirin needs a daughter, too. And wouldn't it be deliciously ironic if Eilian's daughter was a perfect little maiden and Ithilden's was Sinnarn/Eilian squared. Although actually, I want to see Eilian tearing his hair out. This is far too long. I'd better shut up. Author Reply: Oh my goodness. Your second paragraph is so similar to a speech I had intended to have Ithilden deliver when the feast was over! That like about wanting rights without responsibilities is almost word for word. I decided not to include it because I thought I had made my point at the feast itself but you must have ESP! I've thought that about maybe families living in different cottages close together and so on. It makes sense. And actually, I've got some stuff in my list of stories to write about Legolas's maternal grandparents. I've decided that they live in a village. She had been to visit them when she died. I should write about that side of the family sometime. That was exactly how Tinar described his wife when they were betrothed. Beliond was a little skeptical at the time as I recall. If she wasn't a crab before she married him, she'd sure be likely to become one afterwards. I love Annael's family too. Writing about them is very satisfying. They're so ordinary in the very best sense of the word. They treat one another with affection and respect and just get on with living. I think Eilian needs a daughter too. Someday!

Bodkin	Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/15/2005
I've got to say it, even though I don't have time to say more at the moment - POOR SINNARN!! Author Reply: Aw, he doesn't have it so bad! He could live at Galelas's house, after all.

Jay of Lasgalen	Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/15/2005
Is it possible for an elf to be reincarnated before he's dead, I wonder? Because Eilian has certainly been reincarnated in Sinnarn! The jumping-over-the-river game was exactly what Eilian's done in the past, right down to falling in and narrowly missing rocks, and then being late for a formal appearance. Ithilden is Not Pleased with him. Poor Galelas - he still can't please his family. Even when they think he's been wounded honourably (not in a rash act) Tinar, the Wonder Child, has been wounded more seriously, more bravely, more ... poor Galelas :( I liked Eilian passing the buck to Ithilden over Tinar's lack of promotion, and his thoughts of the dismay of Tinar's colleagues if he postponed his leave! Jay Author Reply: I thought that Sinnarn was a lot like Eilian too. Poor Ithilden and Alfirin. Neither one of them could have anticipated this! And they didn't deserve it either! Sinnarn is lucky that Ithilden had Legolas to practice on and thus is at least a little wiser about how much you can and can't expect from kids. That doesn't mean he's going to let this slide. Just that he's not surprised that it happened. Being Galelas would be horrible. His family is sure he's wonderful because he's theirs but a few words is all he gets and then it's on to the REALLY wonderful son. I think Eilian is hoping that Galelas's family really does ask Ithilden why he hasn't been promoted yet. :-)

Elena Tiriel	Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/15/2005
P.S. Legolas' sadness over missing a normal family life really tugged at my heartstrings... - Barbara Author Reply: I love Annael's family. Every time I get to send Legolas there for a visit, I'm happy. I still feel bad about killing off Annael's father.

Elena Tiriel	Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/15/2005
Hee, hee, hee. I just love all these meaty characters and families! The contrast between Annael's family and Galelas' -- well, 'nuff said! "Of course, I know you officers like to show respect to warriors who have been as brave as Galelas has.” Eilian took a quick glance at Galelas, who had turned scarlet, The difference between Tínar and Galelas, in a nutshell. Would Tínar have the self-understanding and common sense to blush? snort Yeah, right... “Yes. It appears to be only a flesh wound though,” Corfildor said. “Galelas is lucky. Tinár once took an arrow so deeply in his side that he was bedridden for two weeks.” Gewiel sniffed. “He was very irritable too, quite difficult to care for.” “Nonsense,” said Galelas’s mother vigorously. “There is no one sweeter tempered than Tinár.” These people have about the same level of sensitivity, common sense, and "grounding" in the real world as the House of Windsor. (Sorry, hope I don't offend anyone, but the comparison -- which you may or may not have intended -- is just too striking to ignore...) (In the LoTR world, it does seem curious to me that extreme inbreeding didn't seem to hurt Aragorn at all...) Galelas opened his mouth to retort, but Eilian decided to save him the trouble. “The one you should ask about this is Ithilden,” he said wickedly, picturing his brother’s reaction if any of Tinár’s family should ever be so bold. Bad, evil, mean Eilian! Bad, evil, mean author! snicker (You will write about the confrontation when it occurs, won't you? Promise???) Interesting thoughts about families being organized in (immortal!!!) houses. I, personally, couldn't wait for my own rite of adult passage -- moved out when I was 20 and never regretted it... Guess you can tell whose family mine resembled? ;-D Sinnarn's rash behavior reminds me a lot of Eilian racing and nearly missing that long jump... At least, he learned that he didn't want to be self-destructive from that experience... Sinnarn has much farther to go... The only thing worse than a "less-wise" wood-elf is an extremely immature "less-wise" wood-elf... Ithilden's doing his Thranduil II act again... I'd sympathize with Sinnarn, except that I never had so much testosterone poisoning (being female) that I'd ever do anything so risky... Sorry, just rambling away... (I think the fact that I get so caught up with your characters -- unlike any other stories I read -- is a tribute to your creative talent.) - Barbara Author Reply: Galelas's family is just so awful that they are a joy to write about. I don't have to worry about making them three-dimensional either, thank god. I have so many OCs running around now that I'd just as soon keep a few of them in the background. If any of them approaches Ithilden about promoting Tinar, I will certainly show it! Ithilden doesn't suffer fools gladly and these folks are fools of the first water. You stopped me in my tracks with that comment about Aragorn and inbreeding. He's so smart and brave and so on that that idea just never crossed my mind. But of course, the Dunedain must have been pretty inbred. They didn't have a lot of choice. I wonder what the history of small communities really is on that? I guess there were often customs to lessen it, like not marrying someone from your own village. If I had to live with my birth family forever and ever, I'd be homicidal. I can only assume elves are wiser. I'm sure Thranduil, like you, is enjoying watching Ithilden deal with an Eilian-like son. LOL

Rede	Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/14/2005
Hello Daw! Well...you know, you really get me into loads of trouble! I think I just spent the better part of three weeks reading every single one of your stories. I can't remember the last time I went to bed before two in the morning. Plus, I am now unable to read ANY OTHER Legolas story. You have far surpassed all the rest. Thank you so much for showing us these. You are a genius. A very funny one also. Which story was it that Annael's father died? Perhaps I missed that chapter. Hearing that in this chapter made me almost cry. You know you're a great writer when a SUPPORTING character dies and you have your audience in tears. So congratulations, I am in love with your work! You said that you were a technical writer to me. That was a field I was interested in, and still am, before I found a calling in speech pathology. How do you like it though? Do you specialize in any subject, like science or technology? Author Reply: Holy cow! I am so sorry. You must be so overdosed on these stories! I really do enjoy writing them (which is why there are so many). Can you wait here a minute while I go wake up my husband and make him come read the part where it says I'm a genius? OK. I'm back. I wickedly killed off Annael's father in "Tide of Times," the one with the forest fire. He was leading the Home Guard troops and they were fighting alongside the Southern Patrol and Eilian when the Orcs came. Does th at ring a bell? This must all blur together. I actually teach tech writing to college students and edit a scholarly journal about it. I enjoy what I do, most of the time anyway. We require our students to have a minor in a technical or scientific subject and gets lots of folks as majors who are interested in computers but don't want to be computer programmers. They can get pretty good jobs with just bachelor degrees even in the current economy.

Firnsarnien	Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/14/2005
“My horses are not ‘half-wild,’” Legolas said with dignity. “They are spirited.” OMG! I think this line was the jewel of them all! What a beauty, made me laugh and fit Leggy just like a glove! :) Poor Leggy, on one hand, he is blessed to be prince and part of the family he is. Yet, how much of normalcy he's missed out on as well. Sometimes I feel sorry for him that he had to miss that part of growing up. Sinnarn as well, he sounds just like Leggy did at his age. Wanting so much to be with his friends and to not have "obligations". They are so alike in many ways although, hmmmm, I don't know if I could see Leggy being so reckless that he would do that dangerous jump Sinnarn did. Then again, if he were with Turgon and that mischeveous little Elf talked him into...yup...he just might! LOL And Ithilden's comment to Sinnarn at the end of that scene, he sounded so much like Thranduil it was eerie! LOL Poor Galelas too. If he weren't surrounded by such an...unusual...family, he just might have come around sooner. It is good to see him actually coming around though, after all he and Leggy went through in their youth. Too bad he and Leggy never really had much chance to mend fences completely before the end. sniff Why is it Daw, that you insire such devotion in characters that are gone, hmmmm? sniff, sniff It seems only after they have died, I realize how much they will be missed and how many opportunities will be lost! And yes, who in their right mind would marry Tinar? :P sigh Feeling a bit meloncholy over Galelas right now. sniffle Do hurry and write another chappy quick to put me in a happier mood, will ya? ;) Author Reply: The idea for Legolas's horse troubles has just sort of grown up by accident for me. I think he wants a horse to "bend his will" to Legolas's freely, by choice. I think your assessment of the mixed nature of Legolas's "blessing" is right. His family is really a good one. They love one another and they pay attention to one another, but Annael's family is just so normal and loving. I'm still really sorry about killing his father off. And I think that Ithilden is a LOT like Thranduil. They think alike (for the most part) and that's why they get along. I feel kind of bad about Galelas too. In some ways, he was lucky that he wasn't the son his parents doted on because then he'd have been completely ruined instead of only difficult. I have an outline for the next chapter but haven't done anything with it yet. I seem to be writing slowly these days. School started again. Sigh.

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