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| To See Justice Done by Lindelea | 56 Review(s) |
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| grumpy | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 2/17/2006 |
| very good story. Elassar has what he needs to solve the problem. He just does not know he has it. Looking forward to more. Author Reply: Happens so often in real life, don't you find? You have what you need to solve a problem, but don't know it until you wake up in the middle of the night with the sudden realisation. Of course, sometimes it's just a dream and not a solution at all. But one can hope. | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 2/17/2006 |
| I love the recognition of Faramir as the Steward - whereas the King is not known and seen only as a healer. It does sort of back up both the idea that the King needs to be seen as supporting the law - and that the public would be quite receptive to the idea that the saving of the Steward could be regarded as a Special Case. And Faramir needs someone to watch over him in Ithilien ... Author Reply: Yup. Elessar is an outsider, come to the throne. I can understand him being cautious and not throwing tradition out the window. In some other story I have a conversation between him and Faramir about how the people are *expecting* Beregond to be executed, and that, in a terrible way, they'll even be *relieved* by it, by the fact that life will go on as it has (with the exception that, of course, the Dark Lord no longer menaces them) even though there's a new ruler. (The devil you know is better than the devil you don't know...) | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 2/16/2006 |
| Come on, my dear, beloved Lord Elessar--the thought is SOMEWHERE there, within you, Sam, or Frodo--probably all three of you--that there is a truly HONORABLE form of banishment from the city, in which Beregond merely changes officially to the Master he has already shown he loves, and becomes captain of the guard ELSEWHERE! Come on Aragorn--you can do it! Heh! Author Reply: Bet he'd have thought of it sooner if he had got enough sleep. (Now why can't I take my own advice?) | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 2/16/2006 |
| I seem to be having trouble with reviewing Lindelea. This should have started with this quote A part of his mind wondered just what Gondor would do if Steward and King were both wrenched away in the same instant. but it didn't go up on the review - sorry! Author Reply: Aha, the pieces fit perfectly. And never apologise for leaving feedback. It is truly a boon. Thanks! | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 2/16/2006 |
A very good question Lindelea. These two do seem to have a tendency to put themselves in harm's way don't they? *wry grin* Now I understand it in Beregond's desparate state but these two have lots to live for - not to mention lady-loves! But then they are both the hero-types that will always put others first! Don't you just love them? I loved the bit where it was alright for the 'healer' to risk his life but not the steward! BTW I try not to quote bits too much as I could often end up quoting the whole chapter or fic! Author Reply: Ah those Rangers, northern or southern doesn't seem to matter, they're all the same. Adrenalin-junkies, perhaps. Or perhaps it's kinder to say they're the "hands on" type. Healers are probably used to putting their lives on the line... actually rabidsamfan had mentioned watching old episodes of "Emergency" and I suppose that Faramir and Elessar would fit right in to that picture. | |
| rabidsamfan | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 2/16/2006 |
| This is still marvelous. I love the way you have Sam and Aragorn banging heads, I truly do. They're both right, of course, but that doesn't mean that either one of them is on sure ground. Thank you so much for writing it for me! Author Reply: I am glad you are enjoying it. I had sketched out an outline that inserted some Sam-angst into the story, after the first draft was complete, but then things hit the fan and I dropped everything. But if I ever write that in-between chapter I'll let you know. The last chapter ought to post tomorrow, if all goes well. Glad to hear you're on the mend. | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 2/16/2006 |
| Death in battle is one thing. Execution is another. I'm sure Beregond would happily (well, sort of) had his death disappear in among a thousand other deaths. But the full ceremonial execution - would be so damaging for his poor sons. Ithilien. And Captain Faramir. The words have been linked. Do you think that having the Ringbearers come forward and ask for pardon would not have been enough to get past the problem? Their link with Pippin and Beregond would have made it likely that they would have done it - and they would have been hard to refuse. Still. Aragorn managed to come up with a different solution. Eventually. Author Reply: well, sort of. Well put. Oh, I'm sure that the Ring-bearers' request would have been hard to refuse. But Frodo is being too sensitive and practical here--an attitude I worked out from going over Beregond's hearing, to try to wring every scrap of nuance from that short passage. What I came up with, from almost nothing in the way of clues, was that Frodo realises somehow that it is important for Elessar to establish his reign, here in the early days (perhaps there's a precedent in Shire history amongst the Thains of the Tooks). Why, the Coronation was less than a week ago! Perhaps Frodo has talked it over with Gandalf. Gandalf may be waiting for Aragorn to come into his own, to make the right decisions... but with things not going so well, he's given Sam the nod to speak... I do think that this is a decision the King needed to make himself. Can't explain why, but it is my gut feeling. And since Beregond was surprised (in the book) by the verdict, it seems to me that the hobbits must have refrained from asking for pardon. Surely Beregond would have known of their intervention, seeing his and Bergil's link with Pippin. | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 2/16/2006 |
| I can so see Sam arriving in indignation and then finding it hard to know what to say next. And Aragorn feeling that he needed to move forward slowly and show that he was fully intending to uphold the law. BUT I cannot help but feel that he's being gormless here. Gondor loves Faramir. Showing mercy to one whose misdeeds were committed in order to save Gondor's favourite son is not likely to detract from his position, but reinforce it. Here is Faramir's replacement in ruling Gondor praising the one who saved Faramir's life. Lots of messages here - Faramir is my friend. I do not feel threatened by Faramir's survival. I do not expect mindless obedience to orders that are quite clearly deranged. And death might be preferable to exile for Beregond - but what about his family? His wife and sons might have a different opinion. Aragorn needs to think more laterally here. And I'm very glad I already know the outcome! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 2/15/2006 |
| Aha--I lied and read all the available chapters--AGAIN! But still the idea hasn't quite coalesced into what it will be. It must have been the most difficult decision Aragorn faced at the time, and yet in the end it was an elegant and proper ending for it. Interested in seeing how you have it play out. Author Reply: KWYM about that... I have actually skimmed a number of chapters in your latest, with no time to comment. I do want to go back and read them properly and add feedback... but I'm overcommitted at the moment and should not even be at SoA (yes, I came online to look something up for RL, but I ought not to *stay*) Hope to catch you later. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 2/15/2006 |
| And the idea of the proper USE of exile begins to dawn on both Hobbit and King. Am so glad Sam decided to have this talk with Aragorn. | |