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| A Lesser Treason by Jay of Lasgalen | 45 Review(s) |
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| Mirkwoodmaiden | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 11/20/2005 |
| Jay! This first chapter displays a storyline I have not explored in any great depth but really interested to see how it is played out! You portray the One ring's effect on Elrohir so well. Even Elves were affected by its power. I've always pondered how bittersweet victory would be for Elrond, but seeing it stretched to Elrohir even though the effect of the One Ring will be interesting to read about! Thanks! MM Author Reply: I think the Ring would try to seduce anyone who came within its range, especially if it thought it could use them. Elrohir was vulnerable because of his love for his family - they would lose so much :( | |
| French Pony | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 11/20/2005 |
| Not a good situation for Frodo here. Or Elrohir, for that matter. They're both going to have lots of 'splaining to do after this one, though Elrohir will probably spend most of his time beating himself up. But one can see how he would have been sorely tempted. It looks like this is the first time he's ever really experienced the force of a Ring of Power up close and personal, and it's probably the reason that he and his brother didn't go along on the Quest. Legolas at least has had the advantage of having grown up in a more brutalized neighborhood and might not feel that he has as much to lose to Sauron. Author Reply: It's not good for either of them - but you're right that Elrohir is going to feel worst about the whole situation. How could *he*, a son of Elrond, think such things? Your reasoning why E2 didn't go on the quest is interesting - why did Elrond choose Legolas, and not his own sons? | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 11/20/2005 |
| It's interesting to think about how the One Ring would have worked even in Imladris. Here's Elrohir in a vulnerable moment, and here's the Ring, whispering to him. I can see the temptation. Author Reply: The Ring wouldn't think a hobbit could help it much - an elf would be far more powerful, if only it could subvert one ... it will use Elrohir's weaknesses - and even his strengths - to achieve what it wants. | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 11/20/2005 |
| Poor Elrohir - that stinky ring has definitely been whispering to him and getting him all het up. And now it's yelling in his ear and playing on all his most sensitive spots. I hope he comes to himself and tells it to . . . go and do something else, before he goes and does anything awful. Very clever how it has picked up on every little irritation and magnified each from molehill to mountain. Author Reply: Oh yes - it's the Ring that has made him feel so uneasy in his own home in the first place ... Now it's finding all his weakest points and using them against him :( I think that's how the Ring worked best - it used Gollum's greed, Boromir's pride, and now Elrohir's love for his family :( | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 11/20/2005 |
| What a chilling look at how the Ring might have subtly influenced even the noble and enduring Elves of Imladris. (I tried to explore this a bit in the last chapter of my own story, "Mind to Mind", and find the subject a fascinating one to contemplate.) I'm so curious to see what transpires, and what insights and strengths Elrohir gains from this experience. Author Reply: I remember 'Mind To Mind' - I really liked that story! I think the only way the Ring could have influenced the Elves is by playing on their nobility and innate goodness - they don't want power and glory. Poor Elrohir has been taken in by its whisperings :( | |