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| Or Perchance, When the Last Little Star by Larner | 14 Review(s) |
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| Sunny | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/5/2009 |
| I suppose calling Endorë stupid would be an injustice to her. But she is certainly … focused, let us say. Good thing Telorin is a sensible sort of person. So the Tervain decides to get more proactive in acquiring Lynnessë, and prepares a trap for her – only to get caught in said trap himself! Poetic justice, indeed! And Lynnessë proves herself as an intelligent, levelheaded woman in agreeing to be the bait to trap him. The sort of woman with the practicality and nerve to be a competent hostess/chatelaine in the high-pressure environment of the court in Minas Tirith. I will be extremely surprised if this little drama _doesn’t_ land her the job. Author Reply: And perhaps more than merely a job! Heh! Thanks so very much, Sunny! As for Endore--as I said, she's partly patterned on Grandmother, who was very given to her fantasies for us! | |
| 6336 | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/5/2009 |
| Ah, yes! Rubs hands together with glee! Tervain is finally on his way to get his comeuppance! Way to go Hurin! Me thinks Lynesse' Mama is in for a bit of a surprise though, while I think she will take the position offered her by Denethor, I don't think she will further her Mama's ambitions for her, Hurin already holds her heart. I do like stories that take on a life of their own, sometimes they are better for it! Well the Orclings are gone, the Kitts are 'fixed' and the microwave is in, finally, peace for a little while. Now to work on the dining room table! More please, Lynda Author Reply: Yes, it does look as if Endore's full ambitions are not going to be realized. And Lynesse has certainly managed to capture Hurin's attention as well. This one certainly took on a life of ITS own, I must say. Glad peace reigns again at your place--now to take down the tree here! | |
| Kitty | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/5/2009 |
| Endorë is so obvious *rolls eyes* Oh well, her daughter will marry a nobleman, but not the one she is aiming at, but his cousin ... I wonder if she will be content with that? As for Tervain – somehow I doubt Nilmandra would appreciate my honest opinion of him, so I’ll only say he’s really despisable. The way he tried to separate Lynessë from the others and to get his hands on her was base, to put it mildly. And to be so nasty to Húrin wasn’t his most intelligent move, either. He should have spared a few moments to think of the consequences of his actions. It left me very satisfied and smirking that Húrin overheard the whole conversation. How sweet of him to be so concerned for the girl! I only wish he would have given this arrogant brat a proper spanking. And Lynessë did very well; she is really an intelligent and courageous young woman, as this incident proves. Her deduction why the shoe got lost was great! I’m sure Húrin was impressed, too ;-) Author Reply: Subtlety is NOT Endore's strong suit--I'll agree on that! When she learned that I was engaged to Tony, my grandmother, on whom Endore is partly patterned, was aghast. Her granddaughter--marry a man who was blind? Oh, NO! Not to be done! She gave Mother the orders she was to forbid me to marry him at all. Mom laughed at her--I was almost twenty-four when we became engaged, was a college graduate and a teacher and had several close friends already who were blind or disabled or otherwise "different." She told Grandmother, "From what I can tell your granddaughter has been preparing to marry him since she was ten years old, when she first started studying braille for no reason we could discern." We were together for over twenty-seven years.... And am so glad you admire Lynesse as much as I do. And I think Hurin is already smitten. | |
| Agape4Gondor | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 1/5/2009 |
| Excellent chapter again. I will read the other 'Hurin' stories soon. I'm wondering, now that this little situation has arisen, if Denethor will offer the maiden the position? Even the hint of a scandal, we know from recent politics, can destroy even the innocent. I cannot tell you how happy I was to 'see' Faramir - but I feel badly that Hurin was not able to 'dispatch' the miscreant himself. Again, excellent chapter! Author Reply: Ah--scandal, scandal--it is so much a part of the human condition! Will it matter as much in Gondor at the time, however? Particularly once Denethor himself helps see to the administration of justice? But do not despair of Hurin being able to prove himself against Tervain.... | |