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| Reconciliation by Larner | 15 Review(s) |
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| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/27/2006 |
| It's so good to see the Men with Merry's and Pippin's parents, making clear to them all that had occured on the Quest. Paladin has got to be feeling mighty small right now. It's going to eat at him until he at last is able to make it right. I love your Merimac! From his distraction of the other hobbits in the inn to his surprise when told that Frodo spoke of his teaching. I've always loved your idea that Mac is the one who taught Frodo his incredible KO punch! Now they've heard the story, but they have to wait, worry and digest it before they see their sons once more. And they must be worrying about whether Merry and Pippin will be *able* to catch their cousin before he departs, to say their own farewells. So good to get back online and find this, this evening. Even if it is hard to type on this silly laptop of my husband's. Author Reply: Yes, this is adding to Paladin's own distress at his past actions toward Pippin. It must have been very difficult waiting till the lads returned so he could make it right. So glad you appreciate the recognition of Mac's influence on Frodo's growth. I don't think that Sara would have been one to teach Frodo self-defense, but that Sara's younger brother just might be in such a position. That this teaching was as effective in its way as the training Aragorn received from Glorfindel, the twins, and other Elven warriors in Imladris would be proper, I thought. After all, he's one of those intended to help bring the Shire to full potential. And you're right about the worries the parents will feel. But they'll find they were unfounded, and that M&P did make it in time. Your own computer is causing problems? I know the feeling, believe me! | |
| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/27/2006 |
| It looks as if Paladin and the others are getting a better understanding of exactly what the four travelers did while they were away. Sometimes it takes someone you don't know well to give you an honest look at those closest to you. Another lovely chapter! Author Reply: That is precisely right, Grey Wonderer. I think the four parents needed this talk to hammer home the fact that their sons honestly earned the honors granged to them. Thanks for the feedback. | |
| Linda Hoyland | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/27/2006 |
| I was interested to read about Lembas and how the Undying Lands would effect mortals. Author Reply: The effects of lembas and the way mortals would react in the Undying Lands are from Tolkien's letters. Still don't have a copy of them, but what snippets appear here and there elsewhere on the Web have sunk in. It's always interesting to see how I can use more of Tolkien's own thoughts and creations and plans in my own stories. | |
| Queen Galadriel | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/27/2006 |
| A very good thing, I think--for the Tooks and Brandybucks to have this chance to speak with those in the outer world who saw what their sons did and saw them honoured. And the end is just perfect. A lovely chapter. God bless, Galadriel Author Reply: So glad you appreciate it, my lady. They've had the truth from Frodo and now have had it confirmed by Lord Halladan. It's impossible to keep the fiction that things were different from what Frodo, Merry, and Pippin had tried to tell them. And am glad you appreciate how the chapter ends. | |
| SlightlyTookish | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/27/2006 |
| I'm glad the Tooks and Brandybucks were able to hear about what their sons accomplished from the Rangers. I'm sure that Merry and Pippin would have downplayed all that happened for their parents. I also love it when the Big Folk share their observations and perspectives about hobbits :) Author Reply: Yes, it has more impact when you see these, who are plainly warriors born and bred, with their deep respect for what the Hobbits were able to accomplish, particularly when looking at Frodo raising his sword in defiance when soldiers covered their ears and cowered, and Merry and Eowyn struck out when others were carried away by their mounts. And to hear that their "little" Pippin is considered good enough to teach new recruits in Gondor must have truly been a shock. I have Frodo mention this in "For Eyes to See as Can"; yet here is this strange Man who obviously is impressed. It sings in deeper and more quickly that Pippin is seen as a competent adult by other cultures, and leads them to more fully rethink their own relationship with him. So glad you appreciated it, SlightlyTookish. I love to see Pippin get his due, you know. | |