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| Reconciliation by Larner | 140 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. | |
| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/26/2006 |
| Oh, wow, a sequel! Love Frodo's letter to Pippin. Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: Yes, a sequel. Glad you are happy about it. Frodo's letter to Pippin is longer than the one he sent to Merry in "The Choice of Healing," but I think he'd have an easier time in ways speaking to Pippin than Merry at the moment, knowing how devastated he's going to leave his brother-cousin. Hope the rest continues to meet with your approval. | |
| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/26/2006 |
| Wow! I've never thought about what it must have looked like to Saradoc and Paladin to find the Crickhollow House abandoned. They are gone - again! I'm just glad they figured out so quickly what really had happened. The different reactions of Saradoc and Paladin to Frodo's letters to their sons are very insightful. It's just like Paladin to "explode" like that, being full of anger and speaking before thinking. Saradoc on the other hand knows instantly what Frodo had in mind: to spare the others the pain of seeing him dying. It's good for Paladin to have Saradoc there to calm him down. That was a very touching scene! And Brendi is back! I really like him. I'm looking forward to reading the next chapter! Author Reply: So glad you appreciate it, Andrea. Yes, Sara and Pal are different individuals with different reactions; but both with a father's love for their sons, and a close relative's love of their lost Frodo. And Brendi also is knowing loss here. How can he avoid it? So glad so many have come to like him. | |
| Radbooks | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/25/2006 |
| Looks like the start of another very good story! How heart wrenching it would have been to ride up to Crickhollow to try and reconcile with your son only to find out he was gone and to think that he might have been gone again... maybe even for good. At least I would have thought something like that after all that had gone on between them. I'm jealous that they got to taste lembas! :) I'm looking forward to seeing Halladan and co., again. Author Reply: They must have been certain at first the lads were off on some great danger once again, and must have been relieved to realize what was really happening, I think. I'd love to try lembas. I have a recipe I got from HASA a couple years back--think I'll try it this year. | |
| Baggins Babe | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/25/2006 |
| I've been looking forward to your next story, Larner. Love the way you portray Saradoc and Paladin and I'm glad that Paladin has finally begun to realise the truth. Saradoc understands Pippin and knows that he will forgive. Finding Crickhollow abandoned will have been a great shock to both of them. Glad the letters arrived before they had too much time to fret. Poor Brendi - trying to be so correct and observe his client's confidence. I really love this character. I can't wait to see what happens at the meeting with Halladan. Author Reply: I'd not meant to start posting again so quickly, but sometimes things move more swiftly--and then more slowly--than I'd anticipated. It must have been terrifying to think their lads had hared off once more, and reassuring to realize what was really going on this time. And again, am so glad Brendi is appreciated. His heart also is being torn, I think. The visit with Halladan will come soon. | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/25/2006 |
| It must have been rather heart-stopping to arrive at Crickhollow to find it abandoned in haste. The letters from Frodo must have been reassuring - in a way - because at least they know why their sons dashed off in such haste. I look forward to seeing the understanding between parents and sons grow stronger. Author Reply: I agree about the feelings at finding the house empty. And although they now mourn Frodo's leaving, at least they are assured their sons will be back in a reasonable amount of time, and probably not changed more markedly than grief always changes people. And this is, after all, the description of the reconcilations these make. | |