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| Let Sleeping Dogs Lie by Lindelea | 116 Review(s) |
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| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 7/30/2015 |
| Oh my! So close, so close! At least Frodo, Merry and Sam know something is *wrong* now! I wonder how the Ambassador is going to take NOT being sacrificed? Such peculiar thoughts he has after so many years of being propagandized by the Dark Lord... Author Reply: Yes, they know something is wrong, but they're a long way from the Second Level -- isn't the guest house on the Sixth Level? I don't have my notes with me at the moment, but that's the impression I had from somewhere. The Ambassador is a wise and brave Man, but you're right, he's going to need all the help he can get, changing his mind. At the moment he's both resigned to his fate, and relishing the vengeance that will fall even as he dies... or at least, that's how he anticipates the whole scheme playing out. And then his people will be truly free, for the first time in I don't know how long! Thanks! | |
| Diana | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 7/15/2015 |
| What kind of dog was Zoe? We have a 120 lb german shepherd so I understand about big dogs! I am really liking this story, Diana Author Reply: Zoe was a Giant Schnauzer. She had a tall, slim build, and so at 85 lbs was larger than our large German Shepherd or Labradors had been. She was considered quite tall for a Giant female. Her successor "Pandemonium", oddly enough, is even larger -- nearly 100 lbs and not a bit of fat, taller than Zoe, and still growing. (Some days she can eat four pounds of meat and bone, plus scraps, and still be looking for more. They tell us when she stops growing, she'll settle for about a pound a day.) But Panda's father was enormous, so it's not surprising. Thanks! I'm glad to hear from you. | |
| Eruherdiriel | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 7/4/2015 |
| Trouble brewing... And it's an acorn to a bushel of oats that dog will have something to do with it all. Cute story. ~Eruherdiriel Author Reply: If that dog is anything like our overgrown puppy, he'll be right in the middle of everything. Thanks! | |
| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 7/4/2015 |
| ...and began to shriek once more, high, heartbroken wails that would set any mother dog frantic, not to mention anyone else with a soft heart for younglings Now we only need someone who hears this! If Pippin does not show up in time for his duty, someone will inform the other hobbits and then at least they will know that something is wrong. And the Haradrim? I don't think they would have a chance to conquer anything. But we will see. Author Reply: Definitely! (And the Haradrim? They can be pretty fearsome... They have their reasons, as have been hinted at, and will be made clearer soon. Whew.) Thanks! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 7/2/2015 |
| Ah, how delightful indeed, the thoughts of that tea and tomorrow's stew appear. But now for Bergil and Pippin to be found and saved. At least Mitten is there to raise the alarm, if any can appreciate the dog's cries. Poor puppy! Poor Pippin and Bergil! Author Reply: Ah, yes, Gilwyn knows the way to a hobbit's (or guardsman's) heart... Mittens is certainly yelling for help, in the only way the puppy knows how. (And remembering our ordeal of crate-training our claustrophobic pup, I know just how piercing and hard-to-ignore those shrieks can be. Thanks! | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 7/2/2015 |
| I have a feeling that somehow Pippin's absence will no longer go unnoticed, for he's never failed to show up for duty. I do hope rescue comes soon! And the Harad sub-plot is intriguing. Somehow it will be foiled, but I can't quite think how yet. I love your details of their societies and how those differences affect how they view their "conquerors". Clearly these particular Haradrim have been completely taken in by the propaganda demonizing the Gondorians and their new King. I miss "The Errand Lad". I do hope that RSF picks it up again someday. Author Reply: I do miss "The Errand Lad" -- I kept hoping she'd write all the way through Beregond's trial, and a bit afterward. That is the part of LOTR that got me going in fanfic, after all. Such a gapfiller! I would love to see another's take on Bergil, during that time, and Beregond and his boys afterward, in between the time he before was pardoned and elevated to Captain of Faramir's guard, to the time the hobbits departed. (I love Bergil and Beregond, in case you didn't know...) | |
| Linda Hoyland | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 7/1/2015 |
| The naughty pup!And I thought my kitten a handful! What a predicament Pippin and Bergil are in. I do hope they are found soon. And I fear for them all with the Harad plot! Eagerly awaiting more of this gripping story. Author Reply: Very naughty! We have a mischievous pup, ourselves, though not as naughty as she might be, thankfully. They must be found soon... if only because of the puppy's cries. And Harad... yes, there's a bit more to that story, for sure. So glad to hear from you! | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 7/1/2015 |
| the seamstress’ humble yet comfortable dwelling had become a home away from home, of sorts, where they didn’t have to measure their words quite so much as out in broader Gondorian society, where their every utterance was noted and talked over and sifted for meaning. That's a wonderful detail. Oh dear, I'll be so relieved when rescue comes! Author Reply: It's nice to have a refuge, wherever you may find yourself for the present time. (I'll be so relieved when rescue comes!) So will I...! Thanks! | |
| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 7/31/2014 |
| So, Turambor and Calendil were there when the troll attacked Beregond? Then they must have fought side by side with Pippin. If they only knew... "No peace shall I have" is said in the title. I'm quite sure that one of the men or both will go in search of the sound - hopefully rather sooner than later. Author Reply: If they only knew... You're right. They're good, stout men, not afraid of danger for themselves, though suitably cautious (after all, there's a difference between courage and recklessness). Turambor won't find his peace, really, until he removes to the North with his family, to help to get the newly built Annuminas going. But that's another story... He has a measure of peace now, at least, knowing that there is a King again, and that his family is safer than they've ever been before. Thanks! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 7/26/2014 |
| No peace until they find the sound, which we know, of course, is no gull. Find them soon, Turambor! Author Reply: Definitely no peace... I just want to skip ahead to their being found, but there's a little more story to get through before that happens. Next chapter, maybe? Or it might be the chapter following. Soon, anyhow. | |