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Reunion in Mirkwood  by Mirkwoodmaiden 29 Review(s)
eliza61Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 11/19/2020
Great chapter MM, I have to say you have great writing, I can imagine Sadrons little fiefdom and the supporting characters all have "personalities".
Poor Legolas, kids got hundred emotions running around his head, some times becoming an adult sucks royally, knowing you have to do something you really prefer not to. I did giggle when he got testy over the treatment of his adar, so like family. You are allowed to criticize them by. woe to the outsider that does it.

can't wait for the next chapter.

Be safe mellon

Author Reply: Eliza!

Thanks for writing! I have had a lot of fun creating Sadron's little enclave. And yes poor Legolas has so much going on his head and he isn't quite sure how to figure it all out. He will somehow find a way. It really is a journey of growth and discovery he is on. One that he never expected. He will face his demons and he will succeed. How yet I'm not sure! Really glad you are enjoying the story!

Stay Safe. Mellon nin!

MM

elizaReviewed Chapter: 13 on 10/17/2020
Gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous story telling. You gotta give me a hanky warning next time.
loved both parts, the first section with Thranduil and Daernir was so eloquent and I could almost feel Legolas growing up

Author Reply: Eliza!

So happy to hear from you! :-)) I am really glad you liked it! I really didn't know how Thranduil was going to read the letter until I wrote it! And Legolas really done start going down the road to maturity in this chapter! So happy you liked it!

Stay Safe! Mellon nin!

((hugs))

MM

elizaReviewed Chapter: 11 on 9/12/2020
aaah poor Legolas, so many emotions. I guess no matter the race, growing up isn't easy. Again I am truly enjoying the family dynamics. update soon.

Author Reply: Eliza!

So happy you are enjoying it. Growing up isn't easy even you are an Elf. Family dynamics are what they are. Even when we don't want to cause harm we do without realizing it. How we treat each other after we realise the hurt matters as well. I always suspected Elves were this deep! :-)

Legolas is having to deal with experiences that he has never really had.

I am working on Chapter 12 now, it should be out sometime in the next week!

Stay Safe!

((hugs))

MM

elizaReviewed Chapter: 10 on 9/4/2020
Wow, you need a tissue alert for that one. Please, please, please let Legolas get this letter.
I really enjoy the family dynamic angle to the story. You have great writing, I can really feel each brothers different personalities.

can't wait for the next chapter, it's really interesting wanting to see if Legolas finds Gollum and knowing he doesn't (lol wish I could whisper in his ear right now).

Thanks for the lovely read

Author Reply: Eliza!

So glad you are enjoying my story! Rest assured in the next chapter Legolas will get the letter! It would have been this chapter but after I finished writing it the chapter was way too long to post as a single chapter!

I have worked to paint the differences in the three brothers and their differing relationships with their father. The family dynamics are just kind of writing themselves as I go so I am discovering as I write where their relationships are going!

Next chapter will most likely be up tomorrow!

Thanks for writing!

Stay safe!

MM

elizaReviewed Chapter: 9 on 8/28/2020
LOL way to go Vivelle, I think everyone needs one friend who loves you but won't put up with your crap and gets to the heart of the matter and also to follow you even when they know you are wrong. Awesome supporting characters.

Another chapter where I really enjoyed Thranduil, nice showing his emotional storm.
sssh...how about giving me a tiny hint, does the letter find it's way to Legolas?? ***giggle*** I promise not to tell anyone else.


Author Reply: Eliza!

LOL! Yup! It takes a women to cut through the crap! The two guys were pussyfooting around! :-) Vivelle takes no prisoners which is why Erthion loves her! I'm having fun writing the supporting characters!

So glad you are enjoying my take on Thranduil. So much has happened to him over the long course of his life. I must admit that Lee Pace's amazing portrayal of Thranduil in the Hobbit films really plays a large part of how I see Thranduil. So much power and so much repressed pain. What has lead to that?

And yes! Legolas will definitely receive the letter probably in the next chapter, but as I am currently only beginning to write it that MAY stretch to the chapter after that. Thranduil may or may not receive the letter he will write back but that is at least a couple of chapters away!

Thanks so much for taking the time to write!

Stay Safe!

MM

mystarlightReviewed Chapter: 9 on 8/27/2020
I am really glad that Legolas is starting to behave like a mature personbut i don't understand why Thranduil thinks he failed. It is natural for him as a parent to feel protective especially that Legolas is his youngest son. Why does he feel guilty? Think he is a great parent because he has sons he didn't fail at all. Kids rebel or argue with parents.

Author Reply: Mystarlight!

Hello! Kids rebel and argue, but Thranduil does feel responsible. Emotions are not rational reactions. Thranduil is extremely emotional right now. He feels guilty because his actions, to his way of thinking, has caused this and his son is now out in the world (that Thranduil tried so hard to shield him from)and is unprepared for what will come at him. And Thranduil's inability to deal with his own pain in life has affected the way he has raised Legolas as compared to the way he and Lasgalen raised Celebren and Sadron. He is berating himself for his own failures and how they are now as he sees affecting Legolas! I love the discussions that take place in the review section. :-)

Thank you so much for writing!

Stay Safe, mellon nin

MM

elizaReviewed Chapter: 8 on 8/18/2020
Oh bother, I could shake these two. lol. I really am enjoying your "Thranduil". You have written both him and Legolas so well, so different but with some of the same character, lol shall we say flaws. It's nice seeing Thranduil as a strong character but no afraid to admit he's wrong, well not afraid to admit it to himself at least.

can't wait to see what trouble our beloved prince manages to get himself into.

Thanks for the great story

Author Reply: Eliza!

Thanks so much for taking the time to write! Fathers and sons it can be a difficult relationship for anyone, Elves included. Even for a father and son who clearly love each other. Both Thranduil and Legolas share a stubborn streak although Legolas has learned to hide his. They are a lot alike. Both are shaped be the love that they feel and it will take them on divergent paths. Both will charge ahead thinking themselves to be right...then have to find a way to pick up the pieces later.

I do see Thranduil as a very strong character. He has all of his Woodland Realm to protect AND without the help of an Elven ring of power. And he has seen a lot of tragedy in his long life and bulls his way through it pushing the pain to one side. He is now faced with the consequences of his choices/mistakes and at least wants to correct them as soon as he can. It takes strength to admit that you were wrong and then to try to make amends.

We will definitely see where Legolas' choices take him.

Once again, thanks so much for writing and glad that you are enjoying it!

Stay safe!

MM

mystarlightReviewed Chapter: 8 on 8/17/2020
Legolas at least should ask for permission for his leave. He definitely doesn't behave like a mature person. He should have apologized personally not with a letter. Hope that after the council he will try to talk to Thranduil. Love your story. Thranduil is awesome but it is sad that he feels so insecure.

Author Reply: mystarlight!

Yes he should have but again making decisions without really thinking it through. He was ashamed and once again making emotionally charged decisions which are not the best. He recognises bad decisions but then continues to make more bad decisions. Happy that you are enjoying the story! Thranduil has a lot of pain that he has set to one side to get on with the business of ruling. He has never really dealt with the death of his father, the death of Lasgalen because he has always had responsibility thrust on him. So much is expected and he expected so much of himself that he is really not great at admitting weakness. His emotions are all there and he can only deal with them by ignoring them. He is a fascinating character!

Thanks so much for writing! I really enjoy reading them!

Stay safe!

MM

mystarlightReviewed Chapter: 7 on 8/17/2020
I don't know why but I somehow missed this update. To tell the truth I agree with Thranduil. Legolas should have told him about Gandalf's schemes. It was lack of trust and no wonder Thranduil was angry and disappointed. This decision was very important to the realm and had nothing with personal feelings. Legolas definitely made a mistake and it was him who should apologise first. Thranduil is definitely too protective of him but still it is not an excuse to have a sort of tantrum because of it. It was realm which was important not personal needs or feelings that someone treated him like an adult.

Author Reply: mystarlight!

I agree with you. Legolas made a poor decision based what he does admit in the end were reasons that were not good enough. Thranduil was right to have expected more from his son if not Gandalf. Not to defend Legolas but we often don't make the best decisions when we are emotional. He does realise that he used to bad judgment. And he going to try to make amends...

Thanks so much for writing and bringing these points. So nice to see someone interacting with my story!

Stay safe, mellon nin!

MM

demeter dReviewed Chapter: 7 on 8/15/2020
I want you to know that there is more than one person reading this story. I have been enjoying it very much. (I am, though, a horrible lurker. I try to spend less time in Middle Earth, but I am afraid that is a lost cause.) Thranduil is interesting, isn't he? The one Third Age elven ruler without a ring of power, so we know he had to be strong and smart. And no mother is ever mentioned for Legolas, so we all guess that something must have happened to her. I have enjoyed your take on her. Dead from tragedy, not merely sailed like Celebrian. This way, her spirit can be allowed to visit and comfort her husband, as in the tender scenes you have written. I also like the dynamic of our Leggy being a youngest child, the last born before the mother was killed. You depict very well why his father has been, maybe, OVER-protective over the years.

Author Reply: Demeter d!

Thank you so much for writing! And yeah it nice to know that more than one person is reading the story! So happy that you are enjoying it. And YES! Thranduil is very interesting. I always point out to my Thranduil-bashing hubby that Thranduil WITHOUT aid an Elven ring has to keep the forces that would overrun Mirkwood. It is through sheer will, smarts and his archers. (we generally have to agree to disagree. He refuses to listen to my sound reasoning as why Thranduil very interesting. LOL!)

I recently tried spending less time in Middle Earth. It didn't last long. :-)

I don't know where I got the idea that Legolas' mother died tragically. Perhaps from the reams of fanfic I have also read. It is a storyline that works for me. this way, as you say Lasgalen can comfort Thranduil at times of great distress.

It has bothered me that Legolas leaves Mirkwood, forsaking his inheritance to live in Ithilien. So I created to two brothers (the heir and the spare so to speak!) :-) And that expands the relationships I can write about! And Legolas being the youngest and the Last gift of his mother and the fact that Grief lives in Elven hearts for long periods of time leads to Thranduil being WAY overprotective of Legolas.

I am happy to hear that Thranduil's tendencies are coming across so well. He loves his children beyond anything else and the fact that he has hurt Legolas so much is devastating to him. It was the last thing he wanted to do but when we are blinded by pain we don't always recognise the harm we ourselves are causing.

Long winded reply, I know. So glad you are liking it!

Stay safe!

MM

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