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| To See A World by Nightwing | 26 Review(s) |
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| Socket | Reviewed Chapter: 38 on 9/11/2005 |
| First, I sincerely hope your daughter's health improves soon. She will be in my thoughts. Well, the plots of the storie are starting to converge! I was wondering how you were going to get Alun and Tarnan back into the story. Great, suspenseful chapter! Poor Legolas -- his whole world is turning upside down. Author Reply: Hi Socket. She is feeling better now, and I am trying to play catch up with my reviewers! And I have finally begun work on the next chapter. I hope to post next month. I hope! | |
| Bev | Reviewed Chapter: 38 on 9/11/2005 |
| Wow! My heart is still pounding and my blood is still boiling after reading this chapter. I just knew it....they were going to use him as a scapegoat and frame him in order to gain control of the city. The slow awareness, that came over Legolas as he felt his way around, was pure genius. Hopefully, Tarnan will get a grip on what has happened and not let Ramhar lead him to believe that Legolas could have been deceiving him. Hang in there Tarnan...trust your instincts...remember what a good friend he had been. Oh..poor Alun...I am very afraid for him. I have a feeling he may never get a chance to speak to Tarnan...much less Legolas. Ok Aragorn...it's time to make an appearence here...I'm worried sick about Legolas. Again...FANTASTIC! Someone else said novel...I agree. This is more than just a story...it is a novel. So sorry to hear about your daughters sickness. Hope she is up and about real soon. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Peace Author Reply: Hi Bev. Yep, we could use that Ranger about now. But, though it seems like it has been ages since Legolas has been abducted (due to the long wait between chapters), it has really only been about two days. Aragorn is still rather out of it, but fear not. He will be on his feet and filled with righteous wrath soon enough! My daughter improves, and life goes on. I'm trying to jump (well "wade knee-deep" might be a more accurate description) back into fanfic now. | |
| LenaLove | Reviewed Chapter: 38 on 9/10/2005 |
| And so it begins, the pieces of the puzzle begin to fall into place. Poor Legolas! The plot slowly unravels and the elf suffers for his innoccence and that of the boy. Thank you for this eagerly awaited chapter, Lori. Again I am totally gripped by this wonderful fanfic, this exciting novel. I have read and re-read it many times while I wait. :) Author Reply: Hello! The elf is in a bit of a pickle, that's sure. I am slowly trying once again to carve out some time to work on this story. I hope I can post the next chapter next month. | |
| Mystwing | Reviewed Chapter: 38 on 9/9/2005 |
| This is an absolutely enthralling story! I just wanted to let you know how very much I enjoy reading it and I look forward to reading more, whenever that may be. I wish you all the best and I hope that your daughter is well again soon. The laughter of a child is one of the treasures that makes us truly blessed. Until then, may all stars shine upon your path. Author Reply: Thank you. The prayers and well-wishes have been more helpful than you can know. She is better, and I have slowly started to pull just a tiny fraction of my attention from her and back to working on this story. I would hate to leave it unfinished, and I won't. It will be slow, but it will be completed. | |
| Robinscat | Reviewed Chapter: 38 on 9/9/2005 |
| Thank you for another chapter. This chapter was very powerful, full of half understood images and strong emotions. It left the reader with a suspended feeling of despair. How can Legolas get free of this horrible city, full of auful men? And where is Aragorn, can he come to the rescue? But as a mother of 5, I know the anguish when a child is sick. Tend to your little one, we shall be here when she is well. I prey to the One that she feels better soon, and fills your ears with her laughter. Robin Author Reply: Goodness, five children! How on Middle-earth do you find any time for fanfic? I have just this one child, and she has become all-consuming with her current needs. How does one juggle the needs of many? I admire you! She is improved. She suffers from anxiety, and things got quite out of control. Now she sees a counselor who helps all of us (husband, child and me: our little family) with confronting her fears and learning coping skills. It's a constant battle, and it may be a protracted one. But slowly I am thinking she can fight her way out of this. And so Mommy is trying to creep back into fanfic as circumstances allow. I have finally begun working on the next chapter. | |
| Alisha B | Reviewed Chapter: 38 on 9/9/2005 |
| I don't know when the last time was that I reviewed, but I thought now would be a good time. I never guessed that the story would take this direction, but I'm glad it did. I had been wondering what they would use Legolas for. Now all we have to do is wait for Aragorn to make an appearance... We haven’t seen him in a while, and I’ve been wondering what he’s up to. Plotting, I’m sure. :-) I'm very sorry to hear about your child's illness, and I completely understand your need to take some time away. One year ago this month, I was diagnosed with a chronic disease. I was so focused on dealing with it that I didn't read or write anything for over 6 months. And although speaking as a grown child of 21yrs, when I was home I wanted nothing more then for my mother to be completely by my side. Take all the time you need, and I hope we'll see you around soon... Author Reply: Thanks Alisha. I am sorry you are ill. I hope it is something that is under control and does not affect your daily life too strongly. My mother suffered decades from Crohn's disease, and it was a difficult road for her. My little girl has anxiety, and she starves herself amongst other difficulties. It has been a very hard time for us, but she is much improved thanks to the help of a pediatric psychiatrist and a counselor. She will probably always have to do battle with her demons, but we are learning how to help her now. I am hoping that I will be able to reclaim some time for myself again and continue to make progress on this story. | |
| Wantanelf | Reviewed Chapter: 38 on 9/9/2005 |
| You made my day!! Thanks for the update. Author Reply: No problem! I hope in November I can make your month. :) | |
| Alison H | Reviewed Chapter: 38 on 9/9/2005 |
| First of all, my best wishes go to your daughter.I hope she recovers from her illness soon.Give her a hug from me. Poor Legolas, to be set up like that then be witness to Tarnan's devastation at the death of his sole parent.I wanted to give both Legolas and the boy a big hug.It was heartbreaking to read and I dread what is going to happen now. Alun is in a lot of trouble! He should take Tarnan, find Aragorn, go to Mirkwood and get Thranduil---and then Ramhar and Malcoven get the biggest kicking of their lives.I *so* want Ramhar to get his comeuppence! This story just gets better and better, if that is possible.I feel every emotion Legolas is feeling and you are doing a wonderful job. Take care and update soon, but only when you are ready. Ali. Author Reply: Thank you for your wishes for my daughter. She is better, thank goodness, and Mommy is trying to reclaim some of her life again. I have begun working on the next chapter. Yes, Alun is on the run, and things are looking grim indeed for our favorite elf. But Ramhar will get what he deserves, and perhaps even realize that he deserves it. | |
| TithenFeredir | Reviewed Chapter: 38 on 9/9/2005 |
| What a masterful reveal you did on this chapter. Other reviewers mentioned having visuals, but I was blind right along with Legolas, feeling first the slow awakening, the cool draft, the pain, on to finding the body and then the frantic search for an escape as it becomes apparent through sound alone that they are coming to discover him. To me the beauty of your method is the way it makes the reader also feel the terrible frustration, fear and vunerability that Legolas is feeling. I especially liked the bit where he refused to move for a time fearing that someone was there waiting for him to wake up. It was a kind of misdirection, and yet also chillingly authentic. Wouldn't anyone in Legolas' position have the same suspicion? The string on his ankle was another wonderful twist, since it solidified Legolas tactile clues into the certain knowledge that he had been perfectly set up. Then you twist the knife by having Tarnan discover the murder. The boy is doubly devastated, Alun is now in serious peril, and poor Legolas has been delivered yet another blow. You've ratcheded the angst almost to the unbearable point, but at the same time unless you plan to go right off the edge of AU, I now anticipate even more to be restored before the story is done. What goes down must come up...I hope. Thanks for giving us this incredibly gripping story! I am so sorry to hear that your little one is not well, and hope that she is better soon. Blessings, ~TF Author Reply: Goodness, thanks for all the praise! Writing from the POV of one who is blind still makes me nuts. It has gotten no easier. I do not plan to cross the line into A/U. I must keep some semblance of self-control here! My daughter is better. For details, you can see my responses to others. Thank you for your well wishes. | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 38 on 9/9/2005 |
| I'm so sorry about your daughter, Nightwing. I hope all goes well for her and for you. So this is the use to which Legolas was to be put. He was set up pretty thoroughly. It will be interesting to see what role the child has to play. The bad guy wasn't counting on him. Author Reply: Hi daw. Thanks for your well wishes. My daughter has been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, and for a time there her fears were overtaking everything in her life. She was starving herself amongst other difficulties. It was very frightening and distressing, and we did not know what to do for her, but we rushed for professional help and gradually things are settling. It may be that she will always need extra care and attention, but her ability to live a happy and relatively normal life has been restored. And the professionals tell me that Mommy must maintain a hobby or two of her own and not become totally consumed by the child's struggles lest she become overwhelmed by stress herself. So I am trying to carve out just a bit of time for myself again and return to my writing. Slow and steady, one day at a time! | |