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| Dreamflower's Mathoms III by Dreamflower | 184 Review(s) |
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| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 3/15/2013 |
| I can so clearly see the three Counsellors standing together, their determination that justice as they know it be done, tempered by mercy. Certainly hard labour would work as some sort of punishment, so long as the men were not able to escape. What about reparations for the poor hobbit (or perhaps his family, if he doesn't survive)? Poor fellow, whether his assailant is hanged or put to forced labour, there really is no recompense for him, it seems, except for the slight hope of recovery. Author Reply: I'm sure that the Thain and the Mayor and the Master will see to the poor fellow who was injured (or, as you say, his family). In "my" Shire, at least, there's a good deal of coin laid by from the coffers Sharkey left behind that was sent to the Shire, and much of it earmarked for situations like this. I don't suppose the Ruffians had any resources for weregild, though making them pay it would be more appropriate. But I think our three worthies will just be glad to have them as far away from the Shire as possible and not running lose. And if indeed those three are put to building the road into southern Mordor, I don't suppose they'd find any good place to run to if they did escape. (((hugs))) Good to "see" you again, dear! | |
| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 3/15/2013 |
| "I meant to, lass." Such a poignant summary. Nicely done. Heart-tugging, and truly Sam. Author Reply: Thank you, dear! Poor Sam, he'll persevere--if only we could *tell* him everything's going to be all right! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 3/15/2013 |
| At least Sam was mistaken about the Shire being saved but not for himself. No, Frodo could not truly come home again, nor could he establish a new relationship with it either. But for Sam there was Rosie in the end, a gift in a special way from himself and Frodo both to himself. But he and Frodo were both willing to give themselves to see Rosie and Marigold and the others they loved able to know other fulfillments, even if they could not be there to take part in them, and that means a great deal. Author Reply: You are right of course. But at this point, poor Sam has no way to know they will be saved. And that was the point: he and Frodo were willing to, even expected to, make the ultimate sacrifice for the sake of the Shire and of the world. That they received the Grace to be brought out again from Mordor was not something they could ever imagine. No one (except perhaps Gandalf) ever expects the Eagles. (And I am not entirely sure that even he expects them.) | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 3/15/2013 |
| Alas, we cannot give life to those who do not deserve to die but who do so anyway. But Pippin has indeed done well. Alas for the need, however. And may these three ruffians learn better how to deal properly with others. Author Reply: Pippin (and the others) know that approving the death sentence for the trespassers would violate all that hobbits are. Who knows whether they'll learn a lesson or not. But at least they will be taken far from the Shire and put to some good use; if only by their physical labor they will benefit others. And the hobbits, having done their duty as they see it, wash their hands of them in the future--the ruffians will know that there is no future intercession of mercy. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 3/15/2013 |
| Oh, but I can so see this! Yes, although they are the children of the Shire, yet they also belong in part to their adopted lands as well. Each is well suited to their second identities. Author Reply: I think so; each has a special reason for his attachment to his new land. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 3/15/2013 |
| Oh, what it has made him do! Poor Deagol, and poor Smeagol as well. Already a slave to the lies told by that soul-trap! Author Reply: It did not take long for Smeagol to fall to the Ring. He was already the sort of creature who thought only of his own desires--and it barely took an instant for the Ring to take over. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 3/15/2013 |
| How well you've caught the three points of view--the besotted groom, the bride who is already savoring her acquisition (I fear that getting Fortinbras in the deal is already a minor inconvenience she is already figuring her way around), and the grandfather who knows that speaking his mind about what he foresees will only alienate his beloved grandson. Poor Fortinbras, who thinks he's getting such a desirable wife when in fact she's a cupboard-love type! And related to the Sackville-Bagginses at that, and Otho's cousin. Most interesting! Author Reply: That's just what I hoped to convey! (I fear that getting Fortinbras in the deal is already a minor inconvenience she is already figuring her way around) Yes, poor Fortinbras will be sadly disillusioned over the next few years. My headcanon is that the Clayhangers, the Sackvilles, and the Bracegirdles were all connections. | |
| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 3/6/2013 |
| Sweet and true. They lived in the Shire but they did not die there. Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: Yes, it's quite true--and they maintained their ties to the South. | |
| Virtuella | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 2/24/2013 |
| I like this very much. There is this tradition of sentimentality about being rooted in your homeland , but my experience is that you can grow to love other places just as much, or more even. When the hobbits set off, they probably didn't expect such an experience, but it's good to see they have it nonetheless. Author Reply: *nods* I think the hobbits were rooted in their homelands; but I agree--they had grown to love the lands of the south where they never expected to be. Clearly they must have, since they did not choose to end their days in the Shire. | |
| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 2/23/2013 |
| Chilling indeed! But perfectly written, especially the usage of gender (or the lack of it)! Déagol didn't look like himself anymore. It wasn't a real person now. It was just cold flesh. | |