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Outtakes of a Fellowship and Beyond  by Kara's Aunty 58 Review(s)
AntaneReviewed Chapter: 9 on 4/4/2010
Oh, my dear cousin! Just reading this now at Easter. I suppose not the best time to read such a sad tale. He still knew the greatest love that could be known, as one other fic stated some years ago, even if he never knew romantic love. I hope he realized that in all of Sam's tender touches and the brief, treasured time with Elanor.

Namarie, God bless, your bloom and berry who must remind you once more to stop saying your fingers are unworthy :)

Author Reply: Hello m'dear,

He was loved, wasn't he? And maybe it wasn't the romantic sort that a hobbit wife would have offered him, but it was strong and enduring enough to see him through the Quest, nurse his hurts afterwards, and, more importantly, allow him to leave and find the healing he needed across the Sea.

*sniffle*

Thank you for R & R-ing, Tookish bloom who thinks my fingers are worthy ;)

Cousin Mo :o)

LarnerReviewed Chapter: 9 on 4/3/2010
Unfortunately, all too likely a realization to have brought so clearly to mind just at that moment. His own peace is yet difficult for him to envision.

Author Reply: Hello Larner,

I know. Poor Frodo. I've always felt so deeply sorry for him that he was robbed of the chance of a family because of the Ring. It's good that he had Sam, Rosie and Elanor post-Quest, but I would still have loved to see him with a wife and child of his own. Oh, well. Some things were not meant to be, so I'll just be thankful he found peace in Valinor.

Thanks for R & R-ing,

M :o)

AndreaReviewed Chapter: 9 on 3/24/2010
What a bittersweet moment!
On the one hand a happy reunion, and on the other hand the legacy of The One Ring!
Poor Frodo! I feel with him!

But what would have happened if there had been a wife and maybe a child waiting at Bag End for him to return? They would have found him massively changed and deeply wounded by his adventure. I'm not so sure if that would have been better.
And there we have it again: The legacy of the One Ring!

Author Reply: Hello Andrea,

I know: poor Frodo! Like Bilbo, as soon as he received the One Ring, it subdued all desire to fall in love or start a family. The tragedy of it, though, is greater in Frodo's,case: he had just come of an age when most hobbits would have been contemplating settling down (unlike Bilbo, who was much older when he became Ringbearer, and had long since chosen the life of a bachelor). But Frodo never had that choice. Bilbo disappeared on his 33rd birthday, leaving him as heir of the Ring ...

As sad as this is though, perhaps he could take some comfort (in Valinor) that he never had a wife and child/children prior to the Quest - they would have been devastated enough to see his health fail after the Quest, let alone having to let watch him leave them forever to seek healing elsewhere. Frodo probably knows and accepts this himself, but nevertheless, I think it must've still hurt him to know that the One Ring forever denied the option of his own (blood) family.

You are right, though: with or without a family (pre-Quest), he would still have had to leave the Shire forever.

*sniffle*

Hope you enjoyed and thanks (very much!) for R & R-ing, m'dear!

M :)

cookiefleckReviewed Chapter: 7 on 3/23/2010
Somehow I missed this when it was first published. A delightful and insightful "Sam story." Thank you!

Author Reply: Hello cookiefleck,

you're welcome! Glad you enjoyed the wee Sam Faramir scene.

Thanks for R & R-ing,

M ;)

AntaneReviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/17/2010
My dear cousin! I am using the advantage of St. Patrick's Day being an exempt in Lent to drop by your little gem here. What a sweet little lass Elanor is and so practical in her concern for one of her beloved uncles. How lucky all the Gamgees were to have so many of them and they to have all those lads and lasses. Jewels, all of them, and also most especially their da!

Namarie, God bless, Your bloom and spring berry :)

Author Reply: Hello my dear Cousin,

you are so funny! I never realised that St Patrick's Day was a sort of 'get out of jail free' card for Lent (and I'm a Catholic).

Hahaha!!

Delighted you took full advantage of it nonetheless, and even more delighted that you enjoyed Elanor's little moment in the spotlight with her (surely) favourite uncle (he would be MY favourite uncle, anyway). Hope it eased the trials of Lent for you (I've given up chocolate and fizzy juice (which you would call 'soda') so, believe me, I feel your pain).

Thanks very much for R & R-ing, m'dear. You've really brightened up my day (as you always do),

Cousin Mo :)

LarnerReviewed Chapter: 8 on 2/21/2010
Ah! How delightful, and how decidedly Hobbity her concerns! I can so see this! Love it! Thanks so for this one.

Author Reply: Hello Larner,

Elanor is a very sweet lass, isn't she? Really concerned for her Uncle Gimli's well-being (and so convinced that he can't take proper care of himself without a wife!). I think she takes after her father - well, actually, she takes after both her parents, because both Sam and Rosie are so kind, so considerate, so selfless ...

Gosh, if only everyone could be like that, what a great world we'd live in!

I'm really, really happy you enjoyed Elanor and Gimli's little oneshot! Thanks very much for R & R-ing,

M :)

cookiefleckReviewed Chapter: 8 on 2/21/2010
Thus was a sweet idea for a story. Apparently Elanor is as selfless as her father! ;o)

I liked this line especially: "A burst of warmth that had little to do with the Sun flooded his heart..."

Author Reply: Hello cookiefleck,

Can you imagine the expression on his face when the wee girl proposed just to stop him starving or running about in mucky clothes?

*grins*

Glad you enjoyed this tender moment between niece and uncle. Thanks for R & R-ing,

M :)

elliskaReviewed Chapter: 8 on 2/20/2010
This is wonderful! I absolutely love Elanor's concern and dismay about Gimli's home life. His home will fall to ruin and his clothing straight after it! Awesome! As was the idea of giving him a telling off for coming home late from wandering. The conclusion was great. I loved this!

Author Reply: Hello elliska,

I'm so happy you enjoyed this one-shot. Having Sam and Rosie for role models, Elanor could not fail but to be a jewel of a lass who would wish to ensure that all her loved ones were as content in their home life as her parents are!
And no-nonsense, devoutly single, warrior-dwarf Gimli could fail but to be charmed by her selfless proposal of wedlock (chuckle)!

Thanks for R & R-ing,

M :)

DreamflowerReviewed Chapter: 8 on 2/19/2010
Ah! Little girls the world over! That was sweet! I wonder what Sam would have thought of that conversation!

And I loved her assumptions that Gimli needed "taking care of" and that Legolas simply wouldn't know how! LOL!

Author Reply: Hello Dreamflower,

I know. Wee girls: they're so cute! I have a niece of 8 and she hasn't stopped surprising me or making me laugh with her childish wisdom since the day she was born :)

As far as Elanor is concerned, Giimli does need someone to take care of him. She probably reasons that Legolas - immortal that he is - can marry any old time he pleases, but that poor Uncle Gimli cannot. So she's trying to make sure he finds himself someone to care for his home & his heart before he pops his clogs!

And Sam? Well, he would probably chuckle if he found out his ten-year-old daughter had proposed to an older man (dwarf) - though only if said man had politely declined!

Thanks for R & R-ing,

M :)




utfrogReviewed Chapter: 8 on 2/18/2010
So, so sweet. Lovely

Author Reply: Hello utfrog,

thanks! Glad you enjoyed Gimli's (probably first) proposal!!

Thanks for R & R-ing,

M :)

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