Reviews (10)

Lexilooper · 2 November 2026 · Chapter 1

This was a lovely lovely fic, and one day when I have such motivation, time, and energy I may leave the more detailed comment that it so well deserves. In the meantime: Her calling him young oneeee The unblinking panicked stareeeee Yessss him making a face at the idea of food and begging for no broth, just water, <:( TREMBLING HANDS and he tries to take the cup anyways ;-; Impossible to tell with this one indeed, and likely he's older in fact than you think him :) SILENT BUT FULL BODY TREMBLING AAAAAAAA FINALLY SNARLING THROUGH HIS TEETH AT THE STITCHES shaking and gasping by the end <:(((( THINKING ABOUT HIM BEING A KING AAAA even if she immediately dismisses it as silly Seeing her sons in him, knowing the value of a human life <:( "It was the women who endured, left behind" tragic <:( Letting her clean him and then thanking herrr <333 Exclaiming over the soup, himmm <33 He dipped his head once, but said nothing. Modest, then. She was beginning to like this fellow, whoever he was. yesssssss he can't help but charm any good soul <333 "...They are safe now, and I will see them again someday.” aww <:(( yes they are She glanced up to see a light kindled in his eyes that put to mind the night stars. “You will,” he said, with such surety that she was a little taken aback. She said nothing, but she felt warmed by his words nonetheless. <:((( thisssss agh I LOVE Aragorn's faith. The way this kindles light in his eyes, the way he says it so surely. Well he is named Estel. I loveee seeing these glimpses of their like, spirituality Anger flashed in his eyes. “I am no Dunlending.” yessss the anger flashhhh He is so fierce and good and gentle (and will never reveal his secrets xD) please trust him <:( They flashed with pride at times, and anger, but they held kindness as well. And now they held fatigue and no small amount of pain, and those were things easily understood. YES KINDESS and yessss fatigue and no small amount of painnn and she can have compassion for that THE EYE TWINKLEEEEE I LOVE HIMMMMM Yessss fever returneddddd Defending him to Aelfric <333 Also I looked up the meaning of all the names they're beautifullll Awake--after a fashion >:] WEAK LAUGH WITH GLAZED EYES “Grateful.” “How neatly you sidestep questions! Tell me, young man, how are you?” YESSSSS aaaaa my guy he is too smooth. Lucky we've got Mildred who won't take that nonsense for an answer HALBARAD'S DAUGHTER MENTIONED?! One of them anyways <33 His soft laughssss Arwen mentionnnn XD What was the bandit melted thing about is that actually what he was saying THEM RUNNING TO THE BARN TO HOWL WITH LAUGHTER I'm cracking up as well and they're such good friends I love them Quite fetching indeed :)) ildreth again had that queer sensation that somehow she had just met a king. But even if he were, he had no realm. A king of nothing, yet noble and proud and kind. “I think your heart speaks true,” she said softly, “and I wish him the best, wherever his road leads.” thisssss this this THIS She looked to the south, and though he was long beyond sight, she bowed her knee in a curtsey. ASJKFSHDJSK <:(( this makes me feel things the curtsy the respect for the unknown and crownless yet noble king

Inzilbeth · 21 May 2013 · Chapter 1

I absolutely loved this story from start to finish! Not just because for once I wasn't beta-ing and could just sit back and enjoy the ride, more it was the exquisite balance between humour, h/c and canon. Cairistiona brings each of these qualities to all her stories but here, by her own admission, she held the h/c in check and I feel this was a stronger story for that. I particularly liked [and, again, these are Cairistiona trademarks] the subtle glimpses of the man behind the disguise which inevitably leave those sufficiently intuitive to notice, scratching their heads and wondering. Very well done.

Linda Hoyland · 8 May 2013 · Chapter 1

I enjoyed this very much and loved your 2 OCS, both ladies I would like to meet!Their reactions to Aragorn made me smile.I'm not surprised he won them over!I'm delighted to see a new story from you! A word on the corn question. English people always mean "Wheat" when they say "corn" .I'm certain Tolkien meant "wheat" or he would have said "corn on the cob". That said, maize is plausible in M-e as they had potatos and pipeweed.

rs · 6 May 2013 · Chapter 1

Excellent! I love this! Mildreth totally reminds me of my mom. A survivor; a caring person willing to help those in need (my mom's taken in more than a few strays--we had a full house growing up); arthritic but yet she keeps on chugging along cause she has to; and a how do I say it??? "not so prudish" mind! Loved the potty humor! I love the opening scene. Very vivid. Glad your back, friend.

Larner · 4 May 2013 · Chapter 1

Oh, but I DO like this very well indeed. From the bawdy consideration to the enhanced healing likely to be known by this most hardy of Men, and the recognition of his innate nobility, this is a wonderful examination of how the northern Dunedain might well appear to the Rohirrim. Delightful look at our favorite Ranger!

Fiondil · 4 May 2013 · Chapter 1

Finally had some time to read this. Aragorn kissing Elwynna's hand, thinking it Arwen's was a hoot and the ladies discussing his... er... attributes had me chuckling. A very nice slice-of-life look at a typical Rohirric homestead. Aragorn was lucky to have found his way to Mildreth's place. I enjoyed this very much, Cairistiona. Thanks for sharing. We don't see enough of your stories and I hope you will grace us with more soon.

UTfrog · 1 May 2013 · Chapter 1

Lovely story. I especially like the women giggling and speculating on "attributes." Really good OC's. thank you.

Elentarri · 1 May 2013 · Chapter 1

Beautiful! :)

eiluj · 1 May 2013 · Chapter 1

Thanks for the story. Re. your thoughts about maize, tomatoes, and potatoes: remember that the hobbits' pipeweed also originated in the New World (Peru and Ecuador, apparently). So you've got tomatoes, potatoes, and tobacco all with an origin in the same part of South America ... and then there's the maize. (It eventually spread as far south as northern and central South America, but when?)

MP brennan · 1 May 2013 · Chapter 1

Oh, this was wonderful! You have a way of writing imagery ("wind snarled oak tree") that I could just read forever. Mildreth is a great character. She comes across so vividly, even without a lot of set up and your choice of detail throughout the story really fleshes her out. I got a little too much enjoyment out of her creeping on Aragorn. ;-) Her getting giggly with Elwynna made for a great scene and I loved Elwynna's panicked helplessness when he kisses her hand (although compared to Elladan in "Keeping Watch," she got off easy! ;) All of Mildreth's interactions with Aragorn are great, and I particularly love their last conversation about the wisdom of children. I think you ended on just the right note, with his rapid healing adding an air of mystery to the whole encounter. The women's reactions to that were very believable. This was an excellent piece, start to finish!