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| Testaments of the Past by Dreamflower | 113 Review(s) |
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| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 9/2/2006 |
| Well I didn't even begin to try to guess and I would have been wrong if I had tried but - oh yuck! Poor poor Frodo and poor threesome to have to deal with it so much later. But I loved the letter and liked the reasoning behind why Frodo kept it. And the same fireplace reveals the ring in its fire and now destroys the last link to it. How fitting. Author Reply: Well I think a lot of people guessed something else entirely! That *was* the idea of the fireplace--to let it all end where it began, sort of. | |
| PIppinfan1988 | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 8/27/2006 |
| Oy...I hope Sam isn't upchucking for seeing what I think he saw...yikes! We'll wait and see if my supposition is 'cold or hot'. ;-) I thought Merry waking before Estella and him musing on his luck and her beauty was just lovely. :-) The lads dancing and singing round the room was a very hobbity moment! LOL, just when we think things have calmed down...I'm eagerly awaiting the next chapter! Pippinfan Author Reply: Well, I guess you know now what it is. I thought it would be nice to show them waking up in the morning--and I think Merry would start off every morning thinking about his Estella. The singing and dancing was Jackie's idea, and I think it came off very well! It's up now! | |
| GamgeeFest | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 8/25/2006 |
| I love all the dancing, and Merry and Pippin's insistance on Sam being family. Sometimes, you really do just have to force Sam to accept the facts. :) And as for that item in the little box, everyone else seems to be thinking the same thing I am, but it can't really be that. How could it be? But what else is there? *thinks furiously* You just better not make us wait too long to find out! Author Reply: It's hard for it to sink in for Sam: as far as Merry and Pippin are concerned, once Frodo made Sam his heir, then Sam became another cousin. Not that they didn't already feel he was family, but that really cemented it for them. Sam just has to begin to relax, and realize how much they care about him. Well, I don't know if it's what everyone is thinking, but if it's what someone on LJ guessed--it's not. If it's something else, then it might be--unless it is something altogether different... | |
| Baggins Babe | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 8/25/2006 |
| Oh my gosh! I hardly dare even guess what might be in that box but my imagination is working overtime! eeeek! Please don't leave us dangling off the cliff for too long, will you? Love the banter between the three hobbits and the sensible behaviour of their wives! Author Reply: Whatever it is, the three of them are not happy to see it. Banter is fun, isn't it? And hobbit banter is especially fun! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 8/24/2006 |
| If the contents of this box is what I think it is, how in Middle Earth was it found? I'd have expected it to be lost in the destruction of the Mountain. But I can't think of another thing so small that would have made them so upset, to the point of vomiting. Author Reply: Well, I'm not sure if you are guessing what I think you are guessing. We will have to see... | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 8/24/2006 |
| A joyful evening it has been, and an excellent lesson for poor Pippin. Watching someone inexperienced making a fool of himself is always entertaining. And the letters about Frodo are all wonderful. Author Reply: Yes, well, Pippin was a bit overconfident, wasn't he? I'm so glad you are enjoying all the letters! | |
| Pearl Took | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 8/24/2006 |
| I love wee Elanor getting the comb and Frodo-lad getting the button :) I'm anxious to see if my guess about the contents of the little black box is correct . . . Well done as always, Dreamflower :-) Author Reply: Yes, well all these things will have to be divied up! And we will see about all these guesses! | |
| Pearl Took | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 8/24/2006 |
| "Sam took Frodo’s sheep out of Merry’s hands and firmly placed it into Pippin’s hand, making his meaning clear, and sighed. Mr. Frodo ‘baaing’ like his black-faced sheep. Merry had a little lamb. And little lad Pip had lost his sheep and didn’t know where to find it. They all had wool in their heads. It was enough to make Sam glad he was born a Gamgee." I love this!!! So sweet of wee Pip wanting to set his lamb free :-) Sorry I missed this one earlier. Another wonderful chapter, Dreamflower :-) Author Reply: *giggle* The sheep were great fun--Jackie came up with almost all of that part! | |
| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 145 on 8/24/2006 |
| Although the "Last Wills" in the Shire are written very formally, Frodo managed to address all his remaining companions in a very personal way, leaving them unique heirlooms. I found the word "Sprout", oh yes I did - and once again I love it. Merry has always been Frodo's sprout, and more than ever after his cousin had to leave Middle Earth. I would really like to know if Legolas ever smoked that pipe :) Wonderfully done, Dreamflower. Now, if I only knew what that box contained ;-) Author Reply: Yes, I think that Jackie did a magnificent job with all the legal documents! They truly are full of the "high-flown" language that JRRT said Hobbits were fond of, and yet, as you said, they manage to be very personal as well! I kind of doubt it--but I will bet he cherished it to the end of Arda! Soon enough...soon enough! | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 8/24/2006 |
| Oh come on Dreamflower! You soften us up with pretty hair combs and buttons and gifts for the children and then something goes and frightens Sam so much he is sick!!! Don't Hobbits know that red signals danger? Crumbs, and now we have to wait.....! Author Reply: Well, you know, that *is* the nature of cliffies. Hopefully you won't have to wait long. Jackie and I are hard at work, and we'll keep our fingers crossed that no computer woes or hospital visits will keep us from posting! | |