Radbooks
· 2 March 2005
· Chapter 3: Eomer's Return
Like your one chapter stories, this is also a wonderful story and I'm looking forward to more. I loved chapter 2 when Theodred was teaching Eowyn how to fight and then her fight with Eomer. Nicely done! The utter despair that Eowyn must have felt there. I've always felt bad for her, not just because of all of the stuff she went through with Grima and dealing with the king and feeling forced then to go with to the battle, etc. But also because of her total aloneness as a woman in a totally male dominated society like that. Brothers and cousins are great, but not having a mother or sisters would be so difficult. Anyway, great 3 chapters here at the start and I'm looking forward to more!
Author's reply
I have to admit that I tend to think of Eowyn as a bit more of a tomboy... she'd have to be, growing up in such a male-dominated society. And I wouldn't know about the sisters, since I don't have any, but I do think it would be difficult for her to grow up without much of any female influence.
I'm glad you liked the fight, it was fun to write. And I'll try to get some more up soon! Thanks!
Raksha The Demon
· 1 March 2005
· Chapter 2: Poison
Good job on the flashback to Theodred's teaching little Eowyn to fight. It felt very real.
And the ending caught Eowyn's desolation very well; she's the only one left, left behind with a failing King in a dark, doom-ridden Hall. Brrr! Where's Beowulf when you need him? I can see why Aragorn is going to really seem like the answer to her prayers and the brightest Knight-In-Shining-Armor a sorrowful young woman could imagine - no way will she see the man behind the hero.
Author's reply
I couldn't resist the flashback... poor Theodred got completely shafted in LotR. (I think I've been around Galenmir too long in Fandom.)
>>I can see why Aragorn is going to really seem like the answer to her prayers and the brightest Knight-In-Shining-Armor a sorrowful young woman could imagine...
Good. That means the setup is working. :D
Just wanted to let you know that I really appreciate your faithful, well-thought out reviews. :)
Raksha The Demon
· 1 March 2005
· Chapter 1: Theodred
I loved Eowyn's thinking, after Eomer has expressed his inability to stand by and do nothing, that he can't do what she has to do every day. It shows how worn Eowyn is by the years of standing by while the king and realm declines and Grima's influence grows stronger. Eomer, being a typical man (self-absorbed, despite his fundamentally good heart), doesn't understand that Eowyn would find helplessness as intolerable a burden as he does.
Author's reply
Seems like I keep running into you at every fanfic site I go to. :)
To continue with what you said, I don't think that Eomer would really understand helplessness to the extent that she would to begin with anyway; even though he couldn't stop Theodred from dying, he still at least has the option to go out and fight what's happening.
And just so you know, since I know you've read this before...this version is probably going to be a bit different than the one you've seen at ff.net.... I've been doing a lot of revising lately. I've been putting the revisions up at ff.net too, but this version is hopefully a lot cleaner and closer to Tolkien's style (since this chapter was the first fanfic thing I ever wrote, I'd like to think I got a little better since then...)