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| The Heir Apparent by Mirkwoodmaiden | 122 Review(s) |
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| Nurayy | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/16/2021 |
| Dear Mirkwoodmaiden, Oh, the elves come in! I love them. Elladan and Elrohir, and Glorfindel too! I loved the trust Ivorwen gives to Elladan speaking to him, and how Elladan takes it upon himself to fulfill that promise to a loving mother. I also liked how you weaved in the twins and Arathorn's backstories of grief and vengeance. Ivorwen's sorrow at the loss of her sons touched me. In these few lines you described them so well they became alive and I could feel the mother's pain. Take care Author Reply: Nurayy! The Elves have arrived indeed...and will be present for the rest of the story. Sorry for not answering back sooner. I really happy you are enjoying the story. Ivorwen is a mother desperate to carve out some measure of happiness for her daughter and doesn't give two figs what it might cost her dignity. She takes a chance talking to Elladan and she doesn't realise the bond that exists already between Arathorn and Elladan and Elrohir. They saw him grown up in Imladris as well though he was a little older when he started his fosterage in Imladris. I remember reading somewhere that the twins almost lost their souls to vengeance after their mother sailed to the Undying Lands and its stands to reason Arathorn would be scarred in some way as well. "In these few lines you described them so well they became alive and I could feel the mother's pain." Thanks! That little passage turned out well I was very happy about that. Thanks for reading! Stay Safe! Mellon nin! (((hugs))) MM | |
| Nurayy | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 3/12/2021 |
| Another beautiful chapter. They are so sweet, so in love. Very tender moments. And you write young adults so well. I liked how her little brother was embarrassed by Gilraen's motherly affection. I remember you wrote something like this with Háláf as his mother showed her fondness of him in public in Destiny's Child. That is so much how they really feel and behave at such occasions and I find it amusing. The scene with her mother was so emotional, such feels. She wants her daughter to be happy as long as she can, although she knows that it will take a tragic turn. That is such a difficult knowledge to bear for a mother. Author Reply: Nurayy!! Hello! Thank you! *blush* And yes I have an few friends with teenage children and this is exactly how they acted so it seemed only fitting. And Gilraen knew EXACTLY how much it would embarrass Erithain. Which of course is the point. What else is a little brother for but to embarrass the heck out of them ;-) I really do love the way the scene between Gilraen, her mom and her friend turned out. Marriage and the birthing of children is essential to the Dunedain because without that their inheritance dies away. And that is what they live for. No mother could bear to see her child unhappy but for Ivorwen it is doubly difficult because not only can she not stand to see her child happy. She has to encourage the match because through Gilraen will come the culmination of everything that the Dunedain have lived and survived for. All Dunedain are bound to this driving force of their survival; their reason for being. And Ivorwen knows the pain it will cause her child. That is really a very tough thing. Thanks for writing! Stay Safe and well ((hugs)) MM Author Reply: Nurayy!! Hello! Thank you! *blush* And yes I have an few friends with teenage children and this is exactly how they acted so it seemed only fitting. And Gilraen knew EXACTLY how much it would embarrass Erithain. Which of course is the point. What else is a little brother for but to embarrass the heck out of them ;-) I really do love the way the scene between Gilraen, her mom and her friend turned out. Marriage and the birthing of children is essential to the Dunedain because without that their inheritance dies away. And that is what they live for. No mother could bear to see her child unhappy but for Ivorwen it is doubly difficult because not only can she not stand to see her child happy. She has to encourage the match because through Gilraen will come the culmination of everything that the Dunedain have lived and survived for. All Dunedain are bound to this driving force of their survival; their reason for being. And Ivorwen knows the pain it will cause her child. That is really a very tough thing. Thanks for writing! Stay Safe and well ((hugs)) MM | |
| Nurayy | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 3/11/2021 |
| Mirkwoodmaiden, This was such a beautiful and sad chapter. So well done! The vision touched me really and made my eyes sting; so meaningful, so important, and yet so sad. The feelings of her parents at that knowledge, you wrote them so vivid, Gilraen's pain in the vision with her little son, it pulls at the heartstrings. So good how you give her credit in this story! Oh, and beautiful image of Elladan! If I think this was even your first fanfic... Wow! Author Reply: Nurayy!! Thanks so much! There is not enough written about Gilraen. She is often forgotten or written out of so much Fan Fiction but she is so important and sacrifices so much for her people. Her life is unfortunately not really a happy one. Read on! There is much more of Elladan and Elrohir! They are so easy and often so fun to write! Stay Safe! Mellon nin! ((Hugs)) MM | |
| Nurayy | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/8/2021 |
| Oh, there they begin falling in love. And there's already a lot of turmoil and grief and resentment. I loved how in the end respect grows between them. The beginning of something important. Author Reply: Nurayy! So glad you decided to read or at least start this story. It was the first many chaptered story I wrote as fanfic and it really holds a soft spot in my heart. I have always been fascinated by the Dunedain as a people. They survived the destruction of their kingdom and really their entire way of life and survived for a 1000 years. Arthedain, the last of the three kingdoms that was Arnor fell in 1975 TA. And yet their goal, their dream to the light restored and Amends for Isildur's failure remained true. How? That is why I am fascinated by the Dunedain. Also I have always been fascinated by Gilraen, "I give hope to the world by I keep none for myself." She left everything she knew to go with Estel to Imladris. She is frequently left out of a lot of fanfiction but I think she is so interesting. Very strong woman who sacrifices everything she was to help her people with their density. Thanks for reading. Stay Safe ((hugs)) MM Author Reply: Or rather "Destiny" and not "density" :-) *sigh* I would love to blame Autocorrect for this but alas I cannot!! :-) MM | |
| iboneki | Reviewed Chapter: Epilogue 2 on 11/2/2020 |
| This was such a lovely journey through Aragorn's life. Thank you so much for writing and posting! Author Reply: Iboneki! Thank you so much for writing to tell me! I am so glad that you liked it! I may add more chapters at a later date, but it is finished for now! Stay Safe! MM | |
| SimplegirlfromLP | Reviewed Chapter: Epilogue 2 on 4/30/2020 |
| I enjoyed this very much. Loved to read about Estel's life in Rivendale. Thank you for writing. Author Reply: Simplegirl! Thank you for reading and taking the time to write. I am so glad that you liked it! :-)) MM | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: Epilogue 2 on 4/11/2020 |
| And now he has come home indeed, with that final reunion that he's so desired since he was a small child. Author Reply: Larner! And as I have discovered in writing the Epilogue as I did I can add however many chapters I might want to add! Thank you for reading it start to finish! I will probably be adding more chapters when the plot bunny bites!! Those plot bunnies can be vicious! :-)) MM | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 19 on 4/11/2020 |
| I rejoice that he has found his place with his own people at last. Now, to see his mother return to them as well. Author Reply: Larner! Thanks for reading through the story again and with the new chapter added! I do really hope you enjoyed it! I suspect that Gilraen will soon re-appear! Have you heard from Lindelea. Usually she has answered back on my reviews by now. In these times I worry. Stay Safe MM | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 4/10/2020 |
| Ah, yes, there are stories to hear as well as lessons to be learned. I am sorry that Elrond did not warn Arwen that Aragorn was leaving Imladris, but that she had the chance to bid him farewell in spite of that. And now he is home where he was born, reunited with the Man who knew him best as a small child, not counting his parents. Now to learn his place here. Author Reply: Larner! Elrond's pain is still fresh and some of his actions are not the best or most thought out. When we are in pain we often don't think clearly. I thought he needed to know his uncle so he would have someone to come home to though he previously did not know any of it! MM | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 17 on 4/8/2020 |
| No destiny is won without cost. And how much that which he seeks to grasp will cost him, although it is well worth the effort. Author Reply: Larner! Hello! I remember finding this a hard chapter to write. So many people end up hurt and disappointed. Elrond who has given up so much in the service of Middle Earth has even more taken from him. Gilraen is upset that Aragorn will lose Elrond's favour and not be able to complete his destiny and and everything she and Arathorn gave up would come to naught. Aragorn knows he is hurting the two people he loves most but cannot but help his feelings for Arwen. Thanks for reading and writing I really like to hear what you think! Hope you and yours are well. MM | |