Ancestress by Dreamflower
Kaylee Arafinwiel · 25 October 2011 · Chapter 7: Putting Off the Widow's Weeds
Oh, poor Adamanta!!! But I'm sure those seventy-odd years were very happy ones, and there were many memories she can cherish, for all the time was so brief. I do hope she'll share some of those with us!! Kaylee
Author's reply
She will definitely be sharing many of those memories with us, as you will see!
Kaylee Arafinwiel · 25 October 2011 · Chapter 6: Chip the Glasses and Smash the Plates!
Ha! I laughed so hard at Bilbo's little joke! "Pulling Frodo's foot hair", indeed! Did you come up with that one? It sounds suitably hobbity! What I wouldn't give to have seen Frodo's face at that moment!!! Kaylee
Author's reply
No, "pulling the foot hair" is, I think, canon. I was thinking to attribute it to Gamgeefest, who used it in one of her stories, but she informed me she'd seen it in canon. And I'd love to have seen his face as well, LOL!
Kaylee Arafinwiel · 25 October 2011 · Chapter 5: The Wizard's Confession, part 2
'I may have family there, Ólorin. We had children. I bore my Tûk six sturdy sons and six bonnie daughters. I know in my heart that some of their descendants must still live. If you can learn what has become of them, I will forever be grateful.' Olorin might've been shocked, but I wasn't, Dreamflower! *grin* This is where I got inspired to make you that tree, which I shall be adding to as you add chapters to this story with pertinent information! =) Kaylee
Author's reply
I was very pleased with that, dear! If I can manage to transfer it with the formatting intact, I may put it as one of my Author's Notes at the end of the story, with credit to you!
Kaylee Arafinwiel · 25 October 2011 · Chapter 4: The Wizard's Confession, part 1
Well, how thoughtful of Sam to provide those seeds! And other seeds are being planted...seeds of knowledge! Now, what *did* Mirime say? *grins at our hobbits* I'll refresh my memory in the next chapter! Kaylee
Author's reply
Our Sam is nothing if not thoughtful! *grin*
Kaylee Arafinwiel · 25 October 2011 · Chapter 3: The Tookish Inquisition
"The Tookish Inquisition" indeed, Dreamflower! Nobody expects the...well, you know! Heh! Poor Bilbo and Frodo didn't get to ask their questions...yet! I love this story so very much =) Kaylee
Author's reply
Nope, they didn't! How frustrating for them, LOL! But she'll begin answering them one by one... I'm so glad you've been enjoying it!
Kaylee Arafinwiel · 25 October 2011 · Chapter 2: Tea with Grandmother
Following on from my question on the last chapter, Dreamflower, in which sense is Mirime sister to Melian? LOL, I'm as bad as a Hobbit myself, I NEED to know these things! But I adore the parallels here!!! Kaylee
Author's reply
The same way as Gandalf. "My" Maia tend to all call one another "sister" and "brother".
Kaylee Arafinwiel · 25 October 2011 · Chapter 1: A Meeting on Tol Eressëa
Dreamflower, I think my favorite part of this is the realization that, well...Gandalf is 'great-uncle' (with about a hundred grands thrown in, no doubt) to over half the Hobbit race, LOL!!!!!!! No wonder he's so interested in them! And it must have been quite a shock to Frodo and Bilbo, meeting "Grandmother" Adamanta! So, is Gandalf introducing her as his sister in the fellow-Maia sense, or is she Gandalf's sister "in the Thought of Iluvatar" (as for instance Nienna is to Namo and Irmo, and as Rushirithir is Gandalf's brother in my last challenge fic?) Kaylee
Author's reply
Yes, Bilbo and Frodo were quite flabbergasted by it all! For my Gandalf and Mirime, it's the "fellow-Maia" sense. Yet I think they must've been very close friends for him to introduce her that way to Bilbo and Frodo.
Kaylee Arafinwiel · 25 October 2011 · Chapter 0: Prologue: Behind the Rumour
Dreamflower, Didn't I ever review this?! Well, I'm going to rectify that now. *grin* Your inbox is probably going to get a lot fuller, just to warn you, lol! You know how I am on catching up at reviewing! I love how you began this tale. It's a very informative prologue, and reminds me somewhat of the beginning of LotR. That's only appropriate, I think! Off to review the other chapters now! Kaylee
Author's reply
Originally the prologue wasn't really a prologue, just a bit of backstory in my headcanon. But once I'd written it out and posted it at my LJ for fun, some people wanted to know more. And then Celeritas helped me to find Adamanta's Elven name, and my fate was sealed!
Virtuella · 14 September 2011 · Chapter 35: Luncheon Conversation (part 1)
Ah, there may be many generations, but genetics have strange habits... You've made me hungry now!
Author's reply
Thanks! You know how I am with hobbits and food!
Larner · 14 September 2011 · Chapter 35: Luncheon Conversation (part 1)
Yet Frodo in particular appears to have bred particularly true! Love the details of the meal.
Author's reply
Thanks! You know how I am with hobbits and food! Author Reply: Sorry! My cursor slipped and I responded to the wrong person! My notion is that Frodo, as a blend of Took, Baggins, Brandybuck and several other strains, is a throwback almost to a pure Fallohide.
Antane · 13 September 2011 · Chapter 35: Luncheon Conversation (part 1)
Nice to see another chapter here! Yes, light was desperately needed and it came in all sorts of forms. Namarie, God bless, Antane :)
Author's reply
Yes, it did.
Virtuella · 4 September 2011 · Chapter 34: A Mother is a Mother Still
What a sweet memory! :)
Author's reply
Thank you!
Andrea · 1 September 2011 · Chapter 34: A Mother is a Mother Still
It was a pleasant and warm feeling to realise that, yes, he had accomplished something worthwhile Maybe this realisation happened at that very moment, because it was not a Wizard or a Man or an Elf, but a hobbit who praised his deeds. And it was not just some hobbit, but his ancestress who reminded him very much of his mother (and Aunt Dora)! P.S.: The title is perfect :-)
Author's reply
Maybe this realisation happened at that very moment, because it was not a Wizard or a Man or an Elf, but a hobbit who praised his deeds. And it was not just some hobbit, but his ancestress who reminded him very much of his mother (and Aunt Dora)! YAY! You nailed it! That's it exactly! Thank you!
Celeritas · 31 August 2011 · Chapter 34: A Mother is a Mother Still
Yay!! More Ancestress!! Frodo's memory was sweet and understated--easy to forget, which is probably why he hadn't thought of it all this while. The "he felt embarrassed but not that sort of way" felt a little ham-handed (and whence this new realization, anyhow? I don't recall a time jump in the story... is it just his realizing everyone's place in everything, Providence, etc.?), but it's still good to know he's feeling better.
Author's reply
The realization is new, and basically happening then, as he responds to Adamanta's mothering of him-- which is what brought up that memory. Sometimes it's hard to convey everything that I want to in the 300 word constraints. There are chapters that seem to fall naturally into that word range, and others that I have to cut and cut and cut. Sometimes nuances are lost.
Antane · 30 August 2011 · Chapter 34: A Mother is a Mother Still
How lovely that he is beginning to regain his sense of self-worth and accept the truth of the great things he did instead of focusing solely on the one moment his will failed. And what a treat that he remembered that bit of his childhood. :) Namarie, God bless, Antane :)
Author's reply
Adamanta is reminding him of his mother, and he has responded to her.
Larner · 29 August 2011 · Chapter 34: A Mother is a Mother Still
What a lovely memory to have surface there, and to see proper pride for what HAS been accomplished, whether deliberately or unwittingly, returning to him at last! An excellent title for it, too.
Author's reply
He is beginning to respond to Adamanta's motherliness, which brings out his own memories.
Virtuella · 27 August 2010 · Chapter 33: An Introduction
Oh, I'd love to see that house. Great meeting with Galadriel!
Larner · 26 August 2010 · Chapter 33: An Introduction
Oh, but I LOVE this meeting among them all! "You know my great-grandson" indeed! Hehehehehe! Love it!
Larner · 26 August 2010 · Chapter 32: Over Hill, Over Dale
Hunger! Ah, to have a body is to know the moods and needs of it, after all. And now we know who else is coming to tea....
Larner · 26 August 2010 · Chapter 31: An Invitation
Aha! And what does this invitation presage, I wonder? Heh!
Antane · 25 August 2010 · Chapter 33: An Introduction
I love that way of introducing the hobbits - as great-grandsons. :) Namarie, God bless, Antane :)
curiouswombat · 25 August 2010 · Chapter 33: An Introduction
Oh how I wish I had seen Galadriel's face when that introduction was made!
Andrea · 24 August 2010 · Chapter 32: Over Hill, Over Dale
a feeling of hollowness and the sound of rumbling coming from within her LOL! That was to be expected, sooner rather than later! When she first watched all those hobbits, she was only an observer. Now, she *is* one of them and interacts with them - not to mention her feelings for Tuk ;-) And everything looks completely different to her! Concerning Elrond's guests, my guess was right ;-) I'm looking forward to reading more.
Author's reply
Indeed, sooner rather than later! She *is* a hobbit now, after all. *nods* You are right on all points, there! And there will be more soon!
Virtuella · 23 August 2010 · Chapter 32: Over Hill, Over Dale
//but it was altogether different to hear of them in his voice, filtered through his love and his humour and his exasperation// Oh, I like that. And of course she would feel hungry pretty soon...
Author's reply
Yes, they've just been some of her "flock" before, but now they will be family, and she is hearing them through one who loves them. Yep. She's a hobbit now!
Lindelea · 23 August 2010 · Chapter 32: Over Hill, Over Dale
How delightful! New sensations, and experience illuminating observations made without really understanding--suddenly understanding comes! It's rather like a small child, who memorizes by rote because that's something that comes naturally to small children, and then suddenly understanding dawns as they recite that memorized information at a later date, and because of added years and life experience it suddenly takes on a whole new deep and rich meaning. Sorry, am rambling. Too much coffee. Hmm. An invitation from Elrond, delivered by... Gandalf? Thanks!
Author's reply
*nods* I think your rambling makes perfect sense. Now that she can experience the senses herself, and the feelings they bring, she is truly beginning to realize! Yep. I think Elrond knew that Gandalf would easily be able to find his "sister".