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| Divers Drabbles II by Raksha The Demon | 128 Review(s) |
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| phyloxena | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 11/6/2006 |
| Very scary and realistic, and again I'm fascinated with your tone and language. I could just see that broad sturdy back, the uneven motion of the horse, the unbelievable daylight. Thank you! Author Reply: I'm glad you liked the ficlet, and thanx for reviewing! I was trying for scary and realistic in 500 words, so I'm pleased the tone, the feelings, came across to you. That was one tough mare of Halbarad's - I'm sure they gave her some extra apples at Rivendell. | |
| Linda Hoyland | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 11/6/2006 |
| THese were just delightful, I loved the G& S reference and the idea that Faramir grew up interested in the exploits of Thorongil. The last line of the second one is deeply moving. I always imagine Faramir as a loving father who would play with his children. Author Reply: Thanx for reading and reviewing, Linda. I couldn't leave out the Pirates of Penzance reference. I'm sure many Gondorian youngsters, from Dol Amroth to Minas Tirith, played pirates and loved to be the legendary Captain Thorongil. A pity that Tolkien never wrote out the famous duel between Thorongil and the corsair captain in more detail, but at least he sketched it for the avid readers. | |
| Linda Hoyland | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 11/6/2006 |
| This was very moving as you vividly show the price Bergond had to pay to save Faramir.As someone who loves my own home town,exile is very painful to contemplate and i truly feel for Beregond here. Author Reply: Beregond's a soldier as well as a very strong man; he can handle the pain of exile. But that doesn't mean he wouldn't feel it, especially when he saw his home town so frequently but couldn't go through its gates. Thanx for the review, Linda! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 11/6/2006 |
| And so the game goes from generation to generation, and adults with imagination and true love of the children involved share the games with pleasure. Author Reply: I imagine that pirate games have always been a staple of Gondorian children's playtime; and Thorongil's victory would have been re-enacted for at least one generation by the kiddies (must have irked Denethor no end). I think Faramir would have, like his uncle, loved to play with the children when he had the time. Thanx for the review! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 11/6/2006 |
| No matter what the honor, still the banishment must ache in his heart. A wonderful moment indeed, and I can certainly see this moment happening often. Author Reply: A man of Beregond's courage would not be too damaged by the exile from the home of his youth, but it still had to hurt now and then, especially since others of the White Company, as well as his own son, and his Prince, could and no doubt did, ride on into the City he could not enter. Thanx for the review, Larner. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 11/6/2006 |
| Yes, one encounter that would definitely engrave itself firmly in his memory. Author Reply: Thanx for commenting, Larner. Oh, without doubt a run-in with the Wraiths would stand out among Aragorn's memories. Brrrr. But at least he would be more prepared, emotionally, for the next time. | |
| Nesta | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 11/6/2006 |
| That's really cute! I always suspected there was a bit of Boromir in Elboron. So Imrahil was with Thorongil, was he? I might have known it. There's just no getting away from either of them. Faramir is impeccable as always, at any age. Author Reply: It seems to be fanon that Elboron resembles his late uncle physically and otherwise; though I've also seen a few stories where he's charmless and cold-hearted. In my Tolkien Fourth Age fanfic sub-universe, Elboron does resemble Boromir, at least as a child, though I haven't figured out how much. It's various fanfic authors, rather than Tolkien, who have assigned Imrahil to Thorongil's mission to Umbar, but it makes a lot of sense, since Dol Amroth's cooperation would probably have been necessary, or at least helpful. Thanx for reading and reviewing, Nesta! | |
| Nesta | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 11/6/2006 |
| Weep weep! Was poor Beregond really exiled from the City forever? I thought Aragorn was just joking when he said he had to go forth, i.e. he had to go forth because he was taking up a job in Ithilien. Couldn't they grant him a special remission or something, poor chap? Author Reply: I always took Aragorn's words to mean that Beregond couldn't return to Minas Tirith; which made his heroism, and sacrifice, all the greater. I'm glad it affected you; that's what I was trying to do (cackles evilly). | |
| Celebne | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 11/6/2006 |
| Two nice stories about very known children, who play pirates. I am amused about Faramir's daughter who will be the pirate queen. She has inherited a lot of Éowyn's temperament. Author Reply: Oh, little Miriel's a pistol alright. And she's just as much Boromir's niece and the grandchild of Eomund and Denethor as she is Eowyn's child. There are a lot of powerful genes in that family. Thanx for the review, Celebne! | |
| Celebne | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 11/6/2006 |
| Great story about Beregond. I can imagine, that he was sad to leave the White City forever. Author Reply: Thanx for reading and reviewing, Celebne, I'm glad you enjoyed the story. Tolkien and Aragorn gave Beregond a just fate, and a nice promotion, but there's something very sad about never being able to go home again, see the place where you grew up, especially when it's right there in front of you... | |