What a gift for Osse to have created for her! And he's managed to weave her essence into its sails. How perfect!
Author's reply
I was firstly intrigued by the description of the Teleri's first ships, those which were burnt in Losgar by the Feanorians, which said that there were no other ships more beautiful and priceless than those burnt by Feanor and his sons. I tried to capture such an awesome description in this piece; but I most likely have failed it, as you can see. :) But yes, I'm always interested in both Osse and Earwen; and I thought that giving them a definite tie would satisfy the interest nicely... and now I have fallen in love with the idea and can't take it back. LOL I'm glad you liked the piece, regardless! Osse is not an easy character to write about, despite my fondness of him, and it's hard to make the gift believeable.
Thank you for all the attention you have given this collection! I am quite glad to be in contact with you again after so long...
Rey
Larner
· 21 January 2013
· Chapter 38: Sunset
And it's a terrible feast these envision. Now--to see these foiled!
Larner
· 21 January 2013
· Chapter 37: Clouds
I do not blame him his grief. I, too, would flee, leaving the tears of rain behind.
Larner
· 21 January 2013
· Chapter 36: Sunrise
A perfect moment caught so! I, too, would be cheering--and probably terrified as well.
Larner
· 21 January 2013
· Chapter 35: Let's Play a Game
Couldn't have happened to a more deserving individual! Heh! Hooray for Beren!
Larner
· 21 January 2013
· Chapter 34: A Book
Oh, how nicknames start! And the first true book becomes popular, apparently. Daeron is indeed the first of lore-masters!
Larner
· 21 January 2013
· Chapter 33: Dreams and Fantacy
A most apt observation! No wonder their hidden father smiles at his son's perspicacity!
Larner
· 21 January 2013
· Chapter 32: Painting
A vision of the future under the light of the not-yet-born Sun? Interesting perspective of where foresight might lead one such as Earwen.
Larner
· 21 January 2013
· Chapter 31: Leaves
I can appreciate his stubborn clinging to known glories in spite of the danger. Lovely images this one evoked, in spite of the coarse wargs and orcs seeking to disrupt the appreciation of such beauty.
Larner
· 21 January 2013
· Chapter 31: Leaves
I can appreciate his stubborn clinging to known glories in spite of the danger. Lovely images this one evoked, in spite of the coarse wargs and orcs seeking to disrupt the appreciation of such beauty.
Larner
· 21 January 2013
· Chapter 30: Crossing the Line
A terrible thought, that one of his potential enemies might once have been one he'd loved dearly in the beginning times. Just as well that there is no time for more thought once they reach their destination.
Larner
· 21 January 2013
· Chapter 29: Wayward
Yes, Tuor's priorities do appear to need a bit of setting in order! Lovely series!
Larner
· 21 January 2013
· Chapter 28: Waybread
And for what has his life been spared? Perhaps the waybread is not the blessing he at first thinks it.
Larner
· 21 January 2013
· Chapter 27: Connecting the Dots
What a pleasant occupation, to be carving roses of marble for Amarie! I'd have loved to find Finderato caught in the midst of such doings, I think.
Larner
· 21 January 2013
· Chapter 26: Metal
Oh, but for a dragon, what better playthings are there? He has indeed come into his own today! And his ending will come only from one bearing something even more shiny than what he plays with today.
Larner
· 21 January 2013
· Chapter 25: Documentation
Unfortunately it is likely he will not see them again on this side of the Sundering Sea. No wonder he wished to immortalize them in his drawings.
Author's reply
He might still see his grandson, if Voronwe survived the Third Kinslaying in the Havens of Sirion, but it would not be the same. People who survive shipwrecks are never the same... In a way, Rawe would indeed never see his family that side of the Sundering Sea, alas. Drawings would be just a pale imitation of a life they could have had, but drawings were all that he had. War is a terrible thing, indeed.
Rey
Larner
· 21 January 2013
· Chapter 24: Filling in the Gaps
Aha! The little brother-cousin only wishes to be included, after all! So many he loves, so many whose plans he wishes to be part of, so many he will be robbed of one day....
Author's reply
Yes, in hindsight this piece would feel chilling, given that the pesky little boy died so young and before his feet touched firm land after the hellish journey through the Grinding Ice too. But here I hoped to show how he might have been, and how his death -- by implication -- might affect his kin afterwards. He was always present, annoying but present and still playful. People like him are hard to forget about, and dearly missed when/if departed.
Rey
Larner
· 21 January 2013
· Chapter 23: Run and Run and Run
And what a terrible idea he has of the nature of "glory!" So great a waste!
Author's reply
I think all the killings he had done twisted him somehow; things that might be evil to other people would make sense or even be glorious to him and his brothers -- and father, too. Sad, really; and yes, it's a great waste of potential that should have been worked for good, too.
Rey
Larner
· 21 January 2013
· Chapter 22: A Race
A most terrible race indeed he's found himself caught in. At least he is not left behind when his family is drawn westward. Alas that he should have come home to find still another terrible kinslaying! Feanor's oath takes another series of terrible sacrifices to its potency and its obsession.
Author's reply
I tried to capture the devestation of the First Kinslaying in just a drabble... It wasn't easy at all, no less because of the subject itself. Yes, it's terrible that the whole family must die in one fell swoop like that; but sometimes survivor's guilt would take its own toll and it might be better, in the Elf's point of view, to die alongside his family rather than mourn them most bitterly -- lesser of two evilssoort of thing. The Teleri were said to wish nothing to do with the remaining Noldor in Aman after the Kinslaying, and I always wonder why, so I tried to capture random moments of it in short stories. All those quite unnecessary deaths just for an oath and three jewels...
Rey
Larner
· 21 January 2013
· Chapter 21: Stealing
Gimli must have been one of the few of his kind to overcome that innate terror, and for the sake of such a deep friendship! Well done, Rey!
Author's reply
Love can overcome things thought impossible -- be it platonic or romantic. And yes, I fear Gimli was one of the very, very few Dwarves willing to be near the sea, let alone sail in it. This titbit always interested me: that children of Aule fear Ulmo and his people so. I'm glad you enjoyed it too.
Rey
Larner
· 21 January 2013
· Chapter 20: Gems and Jewels
I do think that you were mistaken with this one. It would have been the highlight of his life, and perhaps the reason he set the bride-price for her so very high when the time came. His little nightengale....
Author's reply
I am glad you thought this event fit to fill in the prompt. And yes, I'm beginning to have a hope that I was mistaken about doubting this piece at last... Heheh.
Elu Thingol's high and dire bride price was what struck me and moved me to write about this event in the end, indeed. For one who had never seen any of the Silmarili and had never cared much for them, it was strange for him to demand one from Beren if the Secondborn would take his daughter's hand in marriage. I often thought about why he would be moved to do that, aside from the doom carried by those three jewels, and this was the answer, although I didn't think it was satisfactory then. Still, I'm glad you liked it, and appreciated it even more than the writer did. :wry: Thanks!
Rey
Raksha The Demon
· 10 December 2011
· Chapter 20: Gems and Jewels
A very nice ficlet. There aren't enough stories about Luthien in general, and fewer still that examine her relationship with her father. This must have been a huge moment in Elu's long life; and I could see it happening this way.
Author's reply
Well, one reason why there aren't a lot of stories about Luthien might be because many people view her (and Beren) as Mary-Sue... Dunno, but I often encountered one-shots mocking them, almost more than those instead digging into the skeleton-story the Professor has provided us. Truth be told, I also fumbled about when writing this little piece; I didn't know how to portray the moment, and what to do about Elu's thoughts regarding his daughter (that wasn't too baran or too mushy). Reading The Lay of Leithian made my head ache, so I got things mostly from reading Philosopher At Large's dramatic script. (I know, not nice when you're venturing to write it anyway, but the Old English isn't friendly with my EFL brain. *grimace*)
I'd imagine that, with how Elu 'attacked' Beren with such vigor when Luthien brought that hapless young man to him, she must have a very special place in her father's heart; so the deep affection might have started right from when Elu had first beheld her. The bit about his originally wanting a son was thrown in just for reality sake. (Huh... I was fumbling with that too, and until now I'm not sure if I should've put it there.)
I'm so sorry I didn't reply sooner. RL hasn't been kind to me for the whole of last year, and it is only marginally tolerant of me this year. In fact I haven't visited this site for months, literally. So... thank you for the review? (But seriously, I highly appreciate that, and the thoughtful comment you made. Thanks!)
Rey
6336
· 31 July 2011
· Chapter 29: Wayward
Hm, he was a bit dense wasn't he! Silly boy!
Lynda
Author's reply
Oh, the chapter on Tuor coming to Gondolin has always been one of my favourites in The Silmarillion. *grin* And yes, somehow he looks cute to me, being clueless and rather dense like that. (He is so similar and yet so different from his uncle Beren in the portrayal in the Professor's writing!) I always imagine Ulmo sighing in relief when Tuor is finally ensconced in Gondolin too, hence this little tongue-in-cheek piece. *grin* Glad you liked it!
I'm sorry for not replying sooner though. It's been literally months since last I visited this site, and I wasn't much active in other sites too. RL's been burying me alive.
Thank you very much for the review (and the commiseration! ;)) I can't stop grinning even now.
Rey
6336
· 29 July 2011
· Chapter 27: Connecting the Dots
Bratty cousins are almost as bad as bratty little brothers, aren't they!
Lynda
Author's reply
*grin* Indeed! And I was also inspired by some childhood moments here, although the subject matter was -- thankfully -- never about lovelife. ;) -- Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment!
Rey
Rick
· 28 July 2011
· Chapter 26: Metal
These are all very good! I am enjoying them; they are very interesting. I like the thought of Cirdan having an extended family . Shiny!
Author's reply
... Shiny? Haha. -- But I'm glad you're enjoying the ride so far! I was worried you found it tiresome to keep up with the ever-changing scene and characters...
Ehh. It wasn't easy trying to build a family of OC's especially when it's connected to a known canon character. I'm not quite done yet with it even now; I don't know when I'll be done. I'm just relieved you enjoyed it even in this state of no-information.
Thank you for accompanying me still in this ride, and thank you also for taking time and effort to tell me how you viewed these snippets.
Rey