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| Enter the Ranger by Larner | 205 Review(s) |
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| Freyalyn | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 7/2/2014 |
| Oh dear, I think Orominion is about to get his comeuppance - and if he's lucky he'll be alive to learn from it. I love how the word about Aragorn's return is slowly being drip-fed into the various groupings of the Dunedain, and his own training party will be the last to know. Lovely story. | |
| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 6/21/2014 |
| So they are beginning to respect Aragorn. And they also feel that there is more about "Peredhrion" than meets the eye. Somehow Orominion found all of this proper and comforting, and as he slept he dreamt of the first rising of Eärendil, back in the depths of time. "Somehow" is the perfect word in this context. I'm looking forward to reading more! Author Reply: It's hard not to respect someone who has just probably saved the life--and arm--of a friend, I'd think. How right it must have felt to learn there was someone young who yet had such gifts as "Peredhrion" displays, Dunedain that these are. And I'm so glad you are looking forward to more, as more has been posted this morning. Thanks so, Andrea. | |
| Linda Hoyland | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 6/18/2014 |
| I'm glad to see that the others are starting to respect Aragorn. I see the Elves share the Moguls' knowledge of silk's properties. Author Reply: Those who show honest respect toward others tend to garner it in return, after all, and particularly when they are good at what they do but don't dwell on that fact. And after millennia of living in Middle Earth, I do suspect that the Elves would indeed have learned of such things as the benefits of wearing silk under battle dress as well as garnering advanced medical knowledge and developing surgical techniques. And being raised by Elves would undoubtedly give Aragorn a good deal of advantage compared to the other young men in his patrol, I'd think. Now his task is to learn to work and communicate well with his own people, which couldn't have been the easiest thing to do when he's barely seen any Men over most of his life. | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 6/18/2014 |
| A pony named Gerontius? Someone has a sense of humour!!! I can just imagine that Aragorn wants to know more about Gandalf and his parents - but now he will have to wait until another suitable moment arises to ask questions without raising suspicions. Lovely development in this chapter Larner. Was the site acting up again? I couldn't get in to it this morning. Author Reply: I do think that Gerontius probably visited Rivendell secretly a time or two alongside Gandalf, and probably made as favorable an impression on Elrond as later did his grandson Bilbo. I did indicate before that as a small boy Aragorn rode a pony named Gerontius, after all. And why not name a wise pony after a wise Hobbit? Yes, now that he's back among his parents' people I'd think Aragorn would want to know more about his father and mother and their lives before the tragedy of Arathorn's death, but you're right he'll now need to await a more propitious moment to learn more about them. The site wasn't letting me in yesterday morning our time, but has been behaving since then. But it can be a chancy thing to get on at times. So good to hear from you, and hope you and yours are doing well. | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 6/18/2014 |
| I just love that final line, and of course any respectful mentioning of hobbits gets my attention! I'm enjoying this story very much. Author Reply: Being aware that a new acquaintance is a competent healer and was dealing well with a comrade would be reassuring, I suspect; and I imagine that Aragorn often sang the songs familiar to him from having been heard frequently in the Hall of Fire, and perhaps had at least a touch of the Elvish ability to bring images to mind for some of his hearers. As for Hobbits--well, how could they be left out of a story of mine if there is a means to include them? And it was just ten years after Bilbo went with Thorin to the Lonely Mountain. Certainly the party of thirteen Dwarves, a Wizard, and a Hobbit must have been noted by some of the Dunedain! As for small Estel riding a pony named Gerontius as his first mount, that has been mentioned in my stories before--I felt I had to mention it again and to put it into context. Thanks so! | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 6/18/2014 |
| Well, he (and his companions) have acquitted themselves bravely in this encounter, and "Peredhrion" is proving his usefulness more and more. I look forward to seeing as you reveal more and more clues. Of course, we readers have to remember that however obvious the clues are to *us*, they aren't so easy to read by Aragorn's comrades who don't have the context that we do. Hindsight is always 20/20, and they don't have hindsight yet, since none of the things we know have yet happened, LOL! Author Reply: Well, in spite of his differences "Peredhrion" is not seeking to lord it over the rest, which would in itself help to lessen hostility. Nor does he boast vainly, and he recognizes others' observations and abilities with respect. Aragorn is already earning respect in his own right by being respectful in an honest manner. I suspect that old stories are beginning to resonate in the minds of several of the other recruits, and it will be easier when the moment comes for them to accept that this is indeed Arathorn's son, the Heir to Isildur. Thanks so, Dreamflower. | |
| UTfrog | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 6/18/2014 |
| Great chapter. You really illustrated how very dangerous the times were for that training patrol to battle orcs two days straight. Aragorn is slowly showing the others that he does belong. Thank you. Author Reply: In patrolling close to the mountains they would be closer to the dangers of orcs and trolls, but they would also be in a better position to destroy the dangers to their people before the orcs got far into Men's lands. By demonstrating his skills but not lording it over the others, and by being honestly approving of the skills and observations of others Aragorn is earning their respect in return. And learning that their mentors are certain that his healing abilities and abilities in tracking are valid goes a long way to assuring the young Men that Peredhrion can be trusted to aid the rest. | |
| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 6/14/2014 |
| I would love to see Lord Glorfindel expertly performing an arrogant shrug :-D It becomes quite clear that Aragorn has much more experience, training and knowledge than the other young men. And still he does his best to be accepted by them. And what do they do: They try to cut his warrior braids! The only excuse for that is that they simply did not know the true meaning of the braids. Those boys still have a lot to learn! Author Reply: He does need to know acceptance from the others, and will need it more as he begins to grow into his role as Chieftain of the Northern Dunedain. But he's different, and our too common response to difference is to attack the one who's different. Yes, they have a lot to learn, but so does Aragorn if he's to make a success of himself as a new recruit to the Rangers. | |
| Tari | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 6/11/2014 |
| Another area Tolkien didn't cover much was Aragorn's joining with his people. This is so good that I'd like to see more written. (My birthday is in July. Hint, hint.) Author Reply: I intend to write more, but other constraints do interfere at times, I find. So glad you appreciate what's here now! Thanks, Tari! | |
| Freyalyn | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 6/11/2014 |
| This is a lovely story - very much looking forward to seeing it develop. (And are we ever going to see how we get to the end of 'Last Little Star...'? Author Reply: Oh, dear--you and so many want "Last Little Star" while others want "The Tenant from Staddle" and I want to finish particularly "Stirring Rings"! So glad you're enjoying this one, and hope it doesn't start lagging behind, too. | |