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| Brotherhood by Bodkin | 270 Review(s) |
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| Beruthiels Cat | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 4/3/2007 |
| This is wonderful, Bodkin! I love the relationship between these three, and the twins "plotting" is so much fun. Getting to shrug off their responsibilities for awhile and just be with little brother is a great insight into their personalities...very thoughtful of them, and much needed by the little guy. BC Author Reply: Thank you, BC. The relationship between the twins and their 'little brother' is very appealing! I think they needed his innocence and affection just as much as he needed their sense of fun and ability to - er - find their inner elfling. They had fun together - with a bit of gentle education added in. Just to keep the adults happy! | |
| perelleth | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 4/2/2007 |
| I was missing these! I love the thrid person pov of many of these which allow you to show while telling what other people see of the child who will grow up to be king. And the twins´bantering is always so refreshing, they being so different yet so well attuned! I loved Elladan´s cheeky suggestions and Elrohir´s more thoughtful approach to proper behaviour before a child who is growing up and might learn certain tricks to his advantage! A lovely chapter again! Author Reply: I did think, originally, about keeping Estel out of them altogether - but I'm glad I didn't. On the other hand, I do like him being peripheral to the action, while central to everybody's thoughts. (And it avoids being too cute!) The twins are quite different - Elrohir is more thoughtful, while Elladan is better at direct action. And probably naughtier! But I think Estel needs to be led astray sometimes. As an only child in Imladris, he could have grown up a bit of a prig. And only children often don't realise they are being guided because everyone is so subtle about it - Estel needed to learn to accept the consequences for the odd bit of disobedience, I think, if he was going to cope with the outside world. Thank you, perelleth. I'm glad you liked it. | |
| Agape4Gondor | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 4/2/2007 |
| Nice chapter - especially loved Aragorn's growing 'sense' of tactics... Glad the 'boys' are taking him out to play though! Author Reply: I reckon Aragorn has a natural feel for tactics - and a natural talent for warrior skills that stands him in good stead among the elves. He might not recognise it until he knows men to whom he can compare himself, though. I think Elladan and Elrohir need some playtime here - and entertaining (and educating) Estel offers them the perfect opportunity! | |
| Agape4Gondor | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 4/2/2007 |
| I can't believe I did not leave a comment about this chapter when first I read it - I re-read preparing for the next - and again, was awed by the beauty of Gilraen's arguments and the wisdom that she had. Incredible discourse! Author Reply: Thank you! I do think that it must have been hard for Estel to see himself as a man - and that the adjustment was probably very hard for him. Gilraen was his only contact with a world he didn't know - and then she couldn't talk about most of it! Hers is a very womanly, maternal (and unfashionable) role - and yet absolutely critical in making Aragorn the man he was. | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 4/2/2007 |
| Ooh, can I play hookey and spend a day in the woods with these three too? Please....can I? Author Reply: You shall go to the ball! If you can figure out a way of getting to the woods of Imladris, that is! (Perhaps you could play the princess and be rescued by E3... I'm sure you wouldn't mind?) | |
| elliska | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 4/2/2007 |
| I absolutely love these. The poor twins must find it difficult watching this child that they have grown to love so much grow up--and do so so quickly from the elven pov. But I loved little Estel's strategy and particularly his attention to his wounded wooden soldiers. The hands of the King, indeed! And I was glad to see the twins take him off to play--everyone needs more play! :-) But this needed to come with a warning: ‘Which should not take long,’ he murmured provocatively and ducked expertly to avoid his brother’s retaliation. Tea is not good for laptops! Great chapter! Author Reply: Tea is definitely not good for laptops! Those twins - they insist on teasing each other regardless of the safety of electronic equipment! So hard to watch Estel rush through his childhood, knowing what he will face. And their experience is so long that they know far more than ordinary adult brothers would. So many generations of Dunedain chieftains come and gone - but this one was special to them. I reckon Estel would display natural strategic talent - and has absorbed enough from his Ada to turn his mind to healing his injured warriors - but he needs to play. (And so do the twins - I'll bet those who care for them were just as glad to see them laughing with Estel as they were to have the child enjoying himself with his big brothers.) | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 4/2/2007 |
| They seek their inner elflings, eh? It does sound as if young Estel has inherited a natural sense of what he will need to think of once he reaches his true task. How wonderful, and yet disturbingly sad as well, as the twins note. I doubt they'll face much resistance from the powers that be--Erestor, Iorvas, or Gilraen. Author Reply: I think Estel must have had remarkable talent to learn so much so swiftly - even though he was man rather than elf, he absorbed all the skills they could teach him. The twins have taken this child to their hearts - they would know far better than most what he would face and, I suspect, wish that they could protect him - while knowing that they couldn't. I reckon everybody will co-operate happily in letting the twins and Estel play - they need the release as much as he does. | |
| Linda Hoyland | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 4/2/2007 |
| Both delightful and thought provoking.I especially liked the glimpses of Aragorn's future greatness. Author Reply: Thank you! Aragorn definitely had talent - and Imladris was probably a brilliant place to nurture it. I'm sure he and the twins had a tremendous day playing - and learning - in the woods. And I suspect the twins relearned how to let go what they couldn't change and enjoy the moment, while Estel learned some interesting tips on trailing elves through the trees. | |
| wimsey | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 4/2/2007 |
| Inner elfling, priceless! Author Reply: The twins can only benefit from seeking their inner elfling! (Whether Elrond will be so sure it's a good thing ...) Thank you! | |
| Jay of Lasgalen | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 4/2/2007 |
| As always, I love the way you write the banter between the twins. They're together, but different, and I like the way Elladan analyses Estel's play. The child is a natural strategist! Loved Elrohir's parting words: ‘while Elladan teaches you everything he knows about tracking.’ He raised an eyebrow at Elladan as Estel scooped his toys into his kilted-up tunic and headed hastily for the house. ‘Which should not take long,’ he murmured provocatively and ducked expertly to avoid his brother’s retaliation. Jay Author Reply: The twins just have to torment each other! It's a way of challenging the general tragedy of life! Elladan is intrigued by Estel's natural instincts - while Elrohir would rather, I think, maintain his innocence and keep him a child as long as possible. Laughter - is a way of confronting sorrow. Take Spike Milligan's take on WW2 ... The twins need to seem light-hearted - but I reckon it takes several centuries in the Blessed Realm before they release the tension that keeps them quite so apparently frivolous. | |