Reviews (4)

Are you trying to make Legolas as guilty as possible? "It is the least I can do, he thought, considering the part I played in causing all this" true true...the most he can do is join the Fellowship of the the Ring and follow Aragorn to Gondor and beyond. Wow this is amazing. But no wonder Legolas stayed with Aragorn after the Fellowship. "In the most official sounding voice he could muster in his current state" nice turn of outside. One forgets that Legolas's life was probably as difficult as Boromir's. Not to mention Aragorn's. Oh boy, the dwarves are a bit uncooperative, lol. Another favorite part is Legolas talking to the patrol that brought them. Ah, I see what you did. Well, in 75 years Legolas learned a great deal. He really is in a lot of trouble, presently. Why didn't Galion wake him up? Awwww, Thranduil really loves him though.

This is a very well written, nicely thought out story fitting Legolas in as the failed Captain of the Guard. I really enjoyed it. I loved how you portrayed Thranduil, Legolas, and Thranduil and Legolas' relationship. Sometimes fanfiction writters have a hard time doing that, but you really pulled it off. It could almost see this fitting with Tolkien's story. Thank you for something that aided me in a rather crappy night. -Frodo p.s. Have you ever read Daw the Minstrel's story "Tangled Web"? It deals with the time of the dwarves escaping in The Hobbit. I highly recommend it. Once again, nicely written.

I feel like I read this before. Is it posted somewhere else also? I like it. It covers a lot of territory in a short piece but the thing I like about it is the reason why Legolas goes to Rivendell. So many fanfic authors have Thradnuil send him in a fury as a punishment and I do not deny that could happen (though if it did I bet Thranduil regretted it dearly while waiting to see if Legolas would come back from the Quest). I like that in your version, Legolas chooses to go. I like Thranduil's interaction with Legolas as they discuss that decision. Good piece.

This really grew on me. I thought the beginning was somewhat clunky and obvious, just setting Legolas up to take it on the chin, but it mellowed out into a really nice piece at the end. I think it was the description of the dwarves running around in sacks that did it for me. That was when the characters stopped seeming like automatons and began to show real feeling. I appreciated Legolas's volunteering to take the message to Elrond, as well as Thranduil's reasoning as to why the message should go there. And I thought that Thranduil's reaction to that was very appropriate both as King and father.