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| Elf, Interrupted: Book Two: Glorfindel's Quest by Fiondil | 15 Review(s) |
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| Edlyn | Reviewed Chapter: 134 on 6/25/2010 |
| Well, I was not expecting THAT! A very interesting chapter. Have the Valar been doing all this manipulating hoping that one of hte "pieces" would have enough and demand an accounting? Hmmm, I wonder if the real goal of all this manipulation is to force all the elves to "grow-up" and be adults rather than the children the Valar so often refer to them as. I think that if the elves can get themselves sorted out and think of themselves as Elves, rather than as Noldor, Teleri/Lindari, Nandor, Vanyar, etc. it would be a big step in the right direction but is risking the alienation of the Elves in an attempt to get them to join together in distrust and anger at the Valar, really all that good an idea? I want badly to see how this plays out but I can't help but shudder at the sheer amount of manipulation that has been going on. Of course, I can't believe that it was done with anything other than benign intent, but even so what is the point? Glorfindel and Falmaron both are irritated at being manipulated, Vondo reacts exceptionally badly to Laurendil's actions and attitude, even more so than is expecetd of a Reborn, Laurendil being uncharacteristically blind to his patient's emotional situation, etc., etc., etc! This is all so heavy-handed and really quite unlike the Valar's usual way of "inspiring" people. So I'm dying to know WHY they are acting so out of character. The frustration that the elves who are being pushed and shoved around like pieces on a game board are feeling is like lit tinder ready to set off a powderkeg and the Valar are lucky that it hasn't yet blown up in their faces. I know that eventually, someone will be appointed as Cáno to Tol Eressëa and Glorfindel will eventually go back to Middle Earth, but at this point I think it will take Eru Himself speaking to everyone personally to sort things out. Honestly, I was expecting Him to Speak and say: "Don't make me come down there"! That aside, I've been meaning to tell you that I love the way that Glorfindel is responding to Eärendil. It looks like he's unconsciously transferred his allegiance from Turgon to Turgon's Heir. I doubt that he realizes what he's doing but I like it that there's at least one non-Vala who can't get him to settle down and behave. Thanks for the wonderful storytelling. As always, I am waiting with baited breath for hte next part of the tale. Edlyn Author Reply: It's quite possible that you are correct, Edlyn, about the Valar doing what they are doing in the hopes that the Elves will 'grow up' and take responsibility for their own destinies. Of course, 'manipulation' is a loaded term and it all depends on ones point-of-view. We will see when we finally get to Manwë's rebuttal of the charges that have been laid against the Valar. They may not actually be acting as out of character as it seems. And what happened between Vondo and Laurendil has nothing to do with the Valar other than the fact that the Valar decided to let Vondo run away. Vondo's reaction to Laurendil's smugness is probably status quo for someone as newly Reborn as he. Whether Eru will feel it necessary to intervene remains to be seen. But I can just see everyone from Manwë on down cringing at the sound of 'Atar' reprimanding them with "Don't make me come down there!" *LOL* You are probably right that Glorfindel's responnse to Eärendil's supposed authority over him is unconscious at this point and if anyone were to point it out to him he would no doubt deny it, but in actuality that's pretty much what has happened, whether he ackowledges it or not. Thanks for reviewing, Edlyn. I appreciate it and I'm glad that life has slowed down enough for you to do so. | |
| ninqwestilmen | Reviewed Chapter: 134 on 6/25/2010 |
| "And whose decision is that?" he asked. Finrod’s own expression did not change as he turned to his atar. "Mine..." I don't get why Arafinwe puts up with that sort of insolence from Finrod. True, Finrod was probably correct in urging a trial in the presence of the full council, but he could have asked rather than overstepping his authority, I'm sure they would have agreed. And I am very happy to see a remorseful and humbled Selmacas. I hope that the parole sentencing is not to bad. Selmacas, while not wholly innocent, has been through a lot too and some tempered benevolence will do him loads of good. A snickering Manwe is not going to go down with elves who are already feeling like pawns on a board - I'm seeing a Glorfindel meltdown in the near future ;) Author Reply: Well, Finrod is acting more like the King of Nargothrond that he once was rather than the Noldóran's heir in this chapter. And Finrod has his own reasons for running roughshod over the authority of Ingwë and the other kings as we will see later. At least the kings accepted his arguments and that's all that matters. Selmacas isn't quite off the hook as it may appear but we will see about that in a subsequent chapter as well. And, no. Manwë laughing at what the Elves think of as a serious matter isn't going to please them. We'll see how it works out (or not) soon enough. Thanks for reviewing, Ninquestilmen. I appreciate it. | |
| 6336 | Reviewed Chapter: 134 on 6/25/2010 |
| Well, that gets Salmacas, Vondo and Calalindale out of the way and taken care of. It also explains in part why Salmacas attacked Vondo, frustration can be a very compelling reason for violance. Finrod and the Kings were a little naive to think that the Valar did not know what they were about to do. If they don't have unclad Maia on each of the delegates I would be very surprised, a mouse couldn' twitch a whisker in Formanos whith out them knowing it! Waiting wil all patience till Monday, Huggs, Lynda Author Reply: Hi Lynda. Yes, I suppose they might be a bit naive as to what the Valar know or don't know about what is happening in their own backyard. *grin* I'm not sure if every delegate has an unclad 'guardian Maia' with them, but I imagine there was at least one unclad Maia in the vicinity as the elves discussed what they were planning to do. Anyway, Monday isn't all that far away. The weekend will give everyone a chance to think about how Finrod will present his case and what the Valar's response will be to it. Thanks for reviewing, Lynda. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 134 on 6/25/2010 |
| And even now they are being manipulated! Heh! Love the Valar! Author Reply: You gotta love them, don't you? *grin* We'll see how manipulative the Valar really are when Manwë offers his rebuttal to the accusations. Thanks for reviewing, Larner. Much appreciated. | |
| Kitty | Reviewed Chapter: 134 on 6/25/2010 |
| Well, it's certainly suspicious that the Maiar were ordered to let Vondo run. Thought that slightly odd, too. While they hopefully didn't mean for him to get so injured, it seems they wanted him to get to the Council. I think the elves are right, it's about time to address that permanent meddling and manipulating. Glorfindel will surely agree, I guess ;) Oh, it's fun to imagine the faces of the delegates when told what the Amanians were planning. To put the Valar on trial, more or less, is slightly mind-boggling. But on the other hand, the way Finrod acted back in Lórien about the behaviour of the Lóriennildi shows he's not afraid to take even the Valar to task, if necessary. The trial for Selmacas went quite well for him; he certainly got off quite easily, considering what he did, but he seems to be really sorry for his actions. Let's hope he's a bit better behaved in the future. Hm, the end was a bit unexpected. Seems the Valar were waiting when the Elves would finally catch up on, not only Glorfindel ... Errr ... could we please pretend now is already Monday? I'm dying to know how that's going to continue! P.S. "But what about us?" Sorondur asked Er ... let me guess: Sorondil and Veryandur this time? ;) (Yeah, I know, I'm a terrible nitpicker!) Author Reply: Hi Kitty. Thanks for the typo alert. Sometimes I forget just how I spell someone's name and I'm too lazy to check my character list. *grin* Anyway, Selmacas may have gotten off fairly easily, but he's not off the hook quite yet, as will be revealed later. Finrod, of course, is pretty fearless these days when it comes to the Valar, and even he has a hidden agenda but that won't be revealed until after the trial. At any rate, I'm afraid you're just going to have to wait until Monday for the next installment. Sorry. | |