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Gaaaaa, I HATE this site! I finished my review and was pressing the review button when it all disappeared! We hates it... OK, there we go again...

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Aaaa, good girl, Elven. I knew I would get you that way! In fact we had another great ROTK EE night, which is the reason I am still up at this unearthly hour of the night and decided to have a look for "Mask".

OK, back to your story, what to say about it whithout repeating myself?

I love the way you talk about Boromir's stormy eyes, because regardless of whether or not you make him good or bad in your stories, I DO think movie Boromir has stormy eyes! :)

I love the way you use the mask metaphor to describe Eowyn's fear before the upcoming wedding. So the title "Masks" really has a double meaning. Very nice!!!

I love the fact that Eowyn plays a more prominent role in this store. It is great balance to have the OC and Eowyn on one side and Faramir and Boromir on the other. I think if you keep it up it will help the story to stay dynamic. Plus I like to see a female character at the OC's side for a change rather then female OC plus guys (good and bad). :) BTW, have you ever thought of doing a story that centers around an OC + book/movie female character or two female OCs and changing perspectives? Or telling a story from a female OC and one of the guy's perspective in a story? I was just wondering and yes, I know one shouldn't change POVs in a story. It is just that have always been meaning to ask out of interest. :)

And oh that wonderful sense of foreboding! You can already feel that little tingle. I cannot wait to see what is going to happen, but I have a feeling you have some very good plans for those masks, the real ones and the metaphoric ones.

Great work and really originally plot, Elven. Keep going!

If this site eats my review again, I will FREAK!.... *presses review button*

Just realized I wasn't really making myself clear in my earlier post. What I meant regarding the perspective thing was: TWO women (either OC plus book character or two OCs) getting involved with our dear MALE book characters (Bormor, Faramir etc.), so not just one female lead character (and I am not talking about F/F/M here, either). So I wasn't talking about slash, just about actively using two female leads in your stories. Just an idea as it might give you a chance to play with your plots a little. Taking that plus combining it with a plot like Sons of Gondor or Masks might be fun. I enjoyed SoG, btw, as it had a few surprise turns (even though I looked through Aragorn's little number quite soon, but hey, that is just me, lol!), but I never would have guessed it was him spying at the river on the way to Gondor. But I am getting OT here, I was just going to clarify my earlier question. And again it is really just a question, not so much a suggestion. After all you girls write the stuff you feel most comfortable with, OK?

I really love the constellation in this story and the set up. In the first chapter, we get to know the two women better, the second one starts with a look at Boromir and Faramir. I also love the fact we get to see a bit more of Eowyn and that she is not just a mere sidekick. It is also exiting to see that we have yet to find out, what Denethor's marriage plans are exactly. Wonderful job so far, please continue! I hold my breath! :)

P.P.S.:

I really should learn to put it all in one review, shouldn't I? *g* Anyway, I reread your first chapter again and I am in love with the first paragraph. It's beautiful and captures the mood of Rohan (not unlike the one we see in the movies) perfectly. And I finally noticed what the masks are all about... or so I think. Mmmmh, something tells me you have plans for this mask ball.

Oh and ladies... enjoy watching the EE today: The first thing you should check out is one of the Easter Eggs. It is on the first disk, go to the scenes selection, scroll down to the last one then move down and you will see a golden ring. The easter egg is a mock interview that Dom did with Elijah posing as German journalist Hans Jensen and it is so funny I almost wet my pants! :D

Well, well, well... :D So it DOES help to poke you with a stick every now and then to make you crawl out of your Hobbit hole at last! *g* I am so glad you are still writing and are starting a new story. And why you would feel uncertain and coy about it... I do not know. This was a great start, mylady! I always love it when one of you puts in Eowyn in a supporting role, btw. :) Very different start in a way with just those two women having a conversation. And I am dead curious to what the title "masks" might refer to! So keep it up, Elven, keep it up! And about "Winter's Heart"... don't worry - because we will continue to poke you with a stick about it if it is the last thing we will do, hehe!

Forgot to mention this: I had to google "The Sims 2"! I swear I had no idea what on earth you were talking about, lol!

“Boromir … heavy.” *drool* WOOT, indeed!

*clears throat* Sorry, now where was I? Ah, yes ... Eowyn & Eomer off on an adventure to Gondor – I can smell the treachery from here! *grins* Can’t wait to see where you’ll be taking us this time, Elven m’dear!!