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| Vairė Was a Weaver, or, Real Men Wear Corsets by Celeritas | 112 Review(s) |
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| Rhyselle | Reviewed Chapter: 16 on 8/29/2011 |
| More please? This is so hysterically funny! I'm having to stifle my laughter because I'm in the office (eating lunch) and I really don't think that my co-workers would understand just why I'm chortling like a fool. *grin* I think I have a bit of an idea where this is going and I look forward to seeing just what happens when Aragorn and Faramir appear in feminine sartorial glory in front of the whole court. I have a sneaking feeling that the ambassador from Khand might just take this event very differently than the King and Steward are thinking. Well done! :) Author Reply: *grin* There's a good deal more to come, believe you me! Thanks! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 8/25/2011 |
| Eomer fled, did he? Which did he flee the more--the idea of himself wearing a woman's gown, or himself caught in the bonds of matrimony? We wants to know, we doesss, gollum! Heh! Author Reply: I'm not sure if Eomer himself knows! *snicker* | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 8/25/2011 |
| Not even his ada will aid him, then? And I'm certain that Elrond was laughing uproariously once Aragorn left the room! Hehehehehe! Author Reply: No, Arwen has a greater claim on him now. And yes, Elrond finds all of this highly amusing! | |
| Lynn H | Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 8/25/2011 |
| You've got me. My mind is reeling, wondering how many of the cast are going to show up in skirts in the morning. I also wonder if the REAL Khandis, the ones that stayed in the tents in that old story, are female? Amazons, to be specific, like the two Sam & Frodo were almost discovered by at the Gates (movie version)? So in MY mindscape, quivering with laughter: the hidden Amazons are going to be delighted with the elaborate joke, revealing how the men of Gondor cherish and obey their women. Discovering it's all the result of a bet on a fight where the woman soldier trounced the man would only make it better. Finally (I get sillier as the night goes on here) the Khandis (hmm, pronounced 'Candace, the hereditary name of the Queen?) will reveal herself and only parlay with the women! Don't worry about me. I expect I'm completely wrong, of course. You are writing the story, not me - and I really really look forward to wantching the antics unfold! Author Reply: Those were supposed to be Amazons? So far as I could tell all the times I saw the films, they were just men in guyliner. At any rate, if I were using that as a basis for an Amazon culture, surely someone in Gondor's past would have run into these woman-warriors--after all, the main way they've encountered Khand in the past has been in battle. The Khandis is the simply what the Gondorians would translate as "king," which is how they refer to him in the few texts they have--a title, not a name, and it only belongs to the chief ruler of Khand. (I suppose I could have gone for a different organization of society, but way back in Western Civilization the east is generally associated with despotism [good or bad] of some sort. I can't imagine that Sauron's influence would have allowed for much variation, either.) Anyway, I loved reading your speculations! I hope you'll stay tuned and see how it all turns out! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 8/25/2011 |
| And I suspect he is exactly right about Sam having needle and thread. Author Reply: Of course, he is! I only hope Sam didn't ask what they needed it for... | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 8/25/2011 |
| Another sacrificial victim vainly seeking an ally, eh? Perhaps they should seek to involved Eomer, too! Author Reply: Oh, that'll only happen once Faramir gets really desperate... | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 8/25/2011 |
| Using osanwe isn't quite fair, I believe; but I can see why Aragorn would want allies in this matter. Poor guy! Author Reply: No, it really isn't fair, but once Arwen gets an idea in her head... | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 8/25/2011 |
| Ah, dear--if nothing else, send Frodo into a state of shock? Now, this is definitely mad. Author Reply: Well, a little harmless madness never hurt anyone, did it? | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 8/25/2011 |
| Not exactly the way the menfolk had envisioned the next day, I'm certain. Yawp! Author Reply: Nope! *grin* | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 8/25/2011 |
| Hmm. Wonder what the next few days' escapades will do to Frodo's appetite? Although laughter does have a healing effect! Author Reply: Well, a lot of that will depend on if he can get that writing done. | |