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| The Rescue by Lindelea | 93 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 17 on 5/31/2025 |
| The references to rabbits are so apt. I used to find such hiding places as a child, Resourceful! Author Reply: There's a kind of childish delight in contemplating hobbit-sized places, whether you're talking about their normal surroundings or even hiding places. Whenever I've read a chapter of Dreamflower and KathyG's shared story lately, I've thought about how it would feel to be a five-year-old taking tea with Bilbo, for example... (((hugs))) It's good to hear from you. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 16 on 5/31/2025 |
| more excellent, appropriate banter, I trow. Author Reply: That's one of many things I love about hobbits! I noticed your new chapter, and I'm looking forward to reading it as soon as I get some quiet around here... hopefully tomorrow if I can't get to it tonight. (((hugs))) Thanks for stopping to share your thoughts. I really appreciate it. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 5/27/2025 |
| I tejoice they have gathered enough to bolster their stories of being sent out to forage for Lotho. But it's better she is embracing her role as a lad. Author Reply: Ah, yes, here is where Estella starts to come into her own. What was it JRRT said about the core of courage deep in the heart of the most timid hobbit? (She wasn't timid to begin with, of course, but even she had no idea how brave and resourceful she could be when push comes to shove. And now I'm tempted to look up "when push comes to shove" to find out how that saying came about...) Thanks! It's so good to hear from you. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 5/27/2025 |
| A decent plan, at least. Hope they don't get caught by the Big Men anyway, of course. Author Reply: Best case would be to encounter no Men and come away with two backpacks full of mushrooms, for sure! And Ferdi said it had worked once. But, of course, he would most likely have been travelling alone at the time and hadn't tried it yet with a companion. I've got to say, it will be a positive pleasure to see Sherriff Tallow get his comeuppance when Paladin passes judgement on the collaborators in one of the later chapters of The Proposition. Thanks so much for reading and taking the time to share your thoughts! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 5/26/2025 |
| A difficult idea to consider, how long and dangerous it is now to traverse the Shire, to realize that Lotho has started a curfew, so difficult for Estella to understand. Author Reply: I figure a curfew and passes would be wholly foreign to hobbit thinking. Poor hobbits. It's too bad people didn't listen to Paladin's warnings early on, before Lotho's Men got a firm foothold... Thanks! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 5/26/2025 |
| It was interesting to see Ferny here in this part of the Shire. At least Ferdi does appear to have the very familiarity he's claimed as they move toward the Tooklands. Author Reply: We know from the "Scouring" chapter that Ferny ended up in the Shire at some point, so I figured that having him working for Lotho at this point during the Troubles wouldn't be too much of a stretch. (I haven't quite figured out yet if he leaves Bree before or after Bill returns from the Wilds... Still thinking that part over.) Thanks! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 5/26/2025 |
| I love the swiftness of their leaving Hally and Rosemary's home, and the affection displayed by all for one another and for Estella. Very well executed. Author Reply: Thank you so much! I appreciate your taking the time to leave some encouraging words. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 5/26/2025 |
| No wonder Freddy wanted his sister hidden away, out of reach by the "Chief." Author Reply: It's a good thing he convinced his parents to send her to the relative safety of the Tookland! I don't know if Freddy suspected Lotho's intentions from the beginning or not since he didn't tell Hally and Rosie about it when he first left Estella with them. However, hearing about Lotho's order to find Estella would certainly have removed all doubt about the matter! No wonder he felt the need to warn Hally that Estella was not only in greater danger than he'd originally feared, but she was also now a serious danger to the forest Bolgers if they should be caught sheltering her. Thanks so much for reading and pausing to share your thoughts! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 5/25/2025 |
| This waiting for Ferdi's decision must have tried Estella's patience beyond bearing. Author Reply: Estella is not the most patient person as it is; she's impulsive, very much like her cousin Pippin. Her experience with the Bolgers and later with the family of back-country Tooks was probably excellent training for the future and taught her valuable lessons in subtlety and discretion! Thanks! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 5/25/2025 |
| A good means of passing on information without raising the attention of the ruffians. How intelligent Estella is proving! Author Reply: It was fun to envision this scene through Estella's eyes. The idea exists in draft form in The Proposition, but it remains unfinished there. Thanks! | |