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May 20, 2005 at 12:00 AM
#82
Oh goodie the twins. You write them in such a delicious manner. They just seem to be so alluring. Sigh.
This is another great beginning. The lovely descriptions of the weather, the forest, the rivers and streams but all is not well in Imladris. No one singing, no elves around, the vision of Imladris, deserted and in ruins. Well it's protector is in ruins that's for sure. And he has deserted common sense for an obssession. This will not be a happy homecoming.
So Elrond thinks he is off the hook. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The Valar or the Fates. whatever have only begun to lay out his future for him. Dream on Lore Master, the wreck of you life hasn't even begun yet.
What a conversation that was. It made me feel as if I was watching a tennis match. A really tense tennis match. Back and forth until my neck hurt. For all the lies, helf truths and diversions his sons have discerned enough of the truth that things are going to be very tough for them all to cope with. Elrond the mighty laid low by a misbegotten elf. Pitiful.
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Oh goodie the twins. You write them in such a delicious manner. They just seem to be so alluring. Sigh.
This is another great beginning. The lovely descriptions of the weather, the forest, the rivers and streams but all is not well in Imladris. No one singing, no elves around, the vision of Imladris, deserted and in ruins. Well it's protector is in ruins that's for sure. And he has deserted common sense for an obssession. This will not be a happy homecoming.
So Elrond thinks he is off the hook. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The Valar or the Fates. whatever have only begun to lay out his future for him. Dream on Lore Master, the wreck of you life hasn't even begun yet.
What a conversation that was. It made me feel as if I was watching a tennis match. A really tense tennis match. Back and forth until my neck hurt. For all the lies, helf truths and diversions his sons have discerned enough of the truth that things are going to be very tough for them all to cope with. Elrond the mighty laid low by a misbegotten elf. Pitiful.
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May 20, 2005 at 12:00 AM
#83
This was a great chapter. You have many of them to be sure but every once in awhile one of them just shines out above the rest. This one does. It makes us understand Thranduil so much better. Also hate him so much more.
Truth. It isn't truth tht hurts or heals but how you use truth, how you view it. I know Thranduil and his kingdom have had it rough and they have had to fight long and hard to get where they are but it is based on shifing sand.
I too look askance at the Kin Slayings and wonder at the Noldor. The Valar are a puzzle because we don't know why they do some things and let other things go. The song has to be sung until Eru declares it is time to cleanse all things and start again if that is his wish for the song.
Just as Ningloriel was not a very constant mother so Meril's motherly concern has it's drawbacks also. They are both very selfish. Only if Thranduil intercedes with these two youngest will they have the life he wants them to have. He totally ignored Legolas and left him to his selfish, promiscuous mother and so the problems being manifest now can be laid at the king's door. He will just step over them and ignore them if he can. He may not be able to do that much longer.
I truly feel now that he will never allow his fea to go the the Halls of Mandos or try to dwell in Aman. He has put himself in such a bad position that there is no way he would every leave the Halls. He has the same sin as Lucifer, better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven.
What Thranduil has done is much worse than the Kin Slaying. That was just the hroa and it would be succored until rebirth. But to enslave the fea is beyond what the Valar would ever allow. He is on their hit list. No sin could possibly be worse.
I don't like his view of the wood elves but what else is new. You have already made clear that he just uses them as a means towards an end. His father loved them and their way of life. He surrounds himself with Sindar and doesn't even know the most basic laws and rules of the sylvan culture unless he can make use of them for his own ends.
I know he "loves" his offspring but only for what they represent, promise and that is HIS dynasty. I enjoyed Ningloriel being the instrument the Valar chose to punish him. He probably transfers this to Legolas and oh Legolas will punish him just by surviving and thriving.
So much he has to pay for his sins and so much time to pay it in. I am smiling here and it is not a very nice smile.
Great chapter. giggle
This was a great chapter. You have many of them to be sure but every once in awhile one of them just shines out above the rest. This one does. It makes us understand Thranduil so much better. Also hate him so much more.
Truth. It isn't truth tht hurts or heals but how you use truth, how you view it. I know Thranduil and his kingdom have had it rough and they have had to fight long and hard to get where they are but it is based on shifing sand.
I too look askance at the Kin Slayings and wonder at the Noldor. The Valar are a puzzle because we don't know why they do some things and let other things go. The song has to be sung until Eru declares it is time to cleanse all things and start again if that is his wish for the song.
Just as Ningloriel was not a very constant mother so Meril's motherly concern has it's drawbacks also. They are both very selfish. Only if Thranduil intercedes with these two youngest will they have the life he wants them to have. He totally ignored Legolas and left him to his selfish, promiscuous mother and so the problems being manifest now can be laid at the king's door. He will just step over them and ignore them if he can. He may not be able to do that much longer.
I truly feel now that he will never allow his fea to go the the Halls of Mandos or try to dwell in Aman. He has put himself in such a bad position that there is no way he would every leave the Halls. He has the same sin as Lucifer, better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven.
What Thranduil has done is much worse than the Kin Slaying. That was just the hroa and it would be succored until rebirth. But to enslave the fea is beyond what the Valar would ever allow. He is on their hit list. No sin could possibly be worse.
I don't like his view of the wood elves but what else is new. You have already made clear that he just uses them as a means towards an end. His father loved them and their way of life. He surrounds himself with Sindar and doesn't even know the most basic laws and rules of the sylvan culture unless he can make use of them for his own ends.
I know he "loves" his offspring but only for what they represent, promise and that is HIS dynasty. I enjoyed Ningloriel being the instrument the Valar chose to punish him. He probably transfers this to Legolas and oh Legolas will punish him just by surviving and thriving.
So much he has to pay for his sins and so much time to pay it in. I am smiling here and it is not a very nice smile.
Great chapter. giggle
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May 20, 2005 at 12:00 AM
#84
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May 20, 2005 at 12:00 AM
#84
Something funny happened while I was reviewing. I hope this goes through. I think I must be the kiss of death on this site. I have been thrown off, my reviews have been lost in cyberspace and I have been unable to even open the site. It is kind of scary.
Erestor is an artist. That may explain a lot if I think about it hard enough.
Glrofindel was being as discreet as he could be until the twins showed up and then all was out in the open. How many more are to be drawn into this maelstrom of lies. Elrond has the three main elven kingdoms like wasps nests when someone has hit them. All that noise and movement is going to get out of hand any minute. Poor twins. It is hard to realize that your parents aren't the paragons of virtues that you thought. Elrond, like many humans, has feet of clay. He has managed to keep the two parts of his life from meeting before but now the collision will like a supernova. Someone is going to get hurt.
OOEE! Dambethnin takes no prisoners does she? I think Elrond had a narrow escape with the Galadhrim and he was very lucky. He was so focused on what he wanted and not the repucussions if he was discovered. Too many years as the all mighty head of Imladris to realize that it could all be lost so easily.
I enjoyed this chapter even if Elrond didn't.
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Something funny happened while I was reviewing. I hope this goes through. I think I must be the kiss of death on this site. I have been thrown off, my reviews have been lost in cyberspace and I have been unable to even open the site. It is kind of scary.
Erestor is an artist. That may explain a lot if I think about it hard enough.
Glrofindel was being as discreet as he could be until the twins showed up and then all was out in the open. How many more are to be drawn into this maelstrom of lies. Elrond has the three main elven kingdoms like wasps nests when someone has hit them. All that noise and movement is going to get out of hand any minute. Poor twins. It is hard to realize that your parents aren't the paragons of virtues that you thought. Elrond, like many humans, has feet of clay. He has managed to keep the two parts of his life from meeting before but now the collision will like a supernova. Someone is going to get hurt.
OOEE! Dambethnin takes no prisoners does she? I think Elrond had a narrow escape with the Galadhrim and he was very lucky. He was so focused on what he wanted and not the repucussions if he was discovered. Too many years as the all mighty head of Imladris to realize that it could all be lost so easily.
I enjoyed this chapter even if Elrond didn't.
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May 19, 2005 at 12:00 AM
#78
OOh this was a good one. Lies, half truths, gossip, slander. This so reminds me of Rome during the time of the Ceasar's. Such a perilous time to live if you had any noble blood at all.
Well I was a little put out at the lovely fairy tale and the nice big fat ruby. Legolas treated like a dog and these two treated like the prince and princess that they are. My blood boiled. This I put at Thranduil's feet. Any elfling should be accorded the dignity of help and comfort but not the king's son.
The vocal two step; two opponents feinting and circling. So we will get the truth at last. Or not. Meril is the king's foe in this coversation. She doesn't want the truth. She wants fog and darkness to hide her part in all this mess. Trying to get the truth from Meril in this scene is like pulling hen's teeth. Only if it strengthens her position is she going to let loose of some information. The king has had a lot of experience in this kind of conversation between alllies and foes so he will at least discern when the truth is there and when it veers off course. I thought the lovely eyes all full of huge crocodile tears was good. She is scared and it shows. Isn't it interesting that she tries to shield Lindcalon so much and yet she herself has set him up for every loss and heartache he has had so far. The loss of his father, being in the stronghold with someone he despises, having a career he hates and trying to protect his "brother" and his siblings from pain. Yet she is the one bringing the pain. What a selfish hypocrite she is.
The cross coversation was great. She didn't know that her piece of nasty gossip would hit the king like a ton of brick. He has a lot to answer for and Legolas treatment isn't the least of it. I don't think this king every thinks he is going to Aman and have to pay for his sins. He will want to stay right here and have his illusion of a dynasty. The elves time is almost up and his illusions will fade along with his woods.
She truly loved Valtamar. Be careful Thranduil. Let this be a warning. If she decides that you stand in the way of her children you too will be history. All she wants is to be Queen Consort, have her son with Valtamar be a prince and then have her second son be a king on a throne. If Thranduil steps out of line then he could be for the chopping block just like her first mate. Black widow indeed. She would mate with an orc or an ogre if it meant getting what she wants for her children. I wonder if love sick Thranduil will ever figure this part of her personality out.
It is difficult to get a real feel for the truth here. Is this an outright lie or just a half truth? Is she blaming elves that aren't around to get out of a sticky situation or is this a desperate attempt to deflect any attention she might get for this? Time will tell what the author has up her sleeve. I did like the king realizing that they are two of a kind. She is so similar to him and how he acts and reacts. He can't condem her, that would be condeming himself. He is in a real quandry now. Does he believe his wife, who is such a good liar or does he try to find out the truth of the situation. Even if it will condem her even more. Wonder and worry. I giggle gleefully over this. Rubbing my hands together and hoping for a real pay back.
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OOh this was a good one. Lies, half truths, gossip, slander. This so reminds me of Rome during the time of the Ceasar's. Such a perilous time to live if you had any noble blood at all.
Well I was a little put out at the lovely fairy tale and the nice big fat ruby. Legolas treated like a dog and these two treated like the prince and princess that they are. My blood boiled. This I put at Thranduil's feet. Any elfling should be accorded the dignity of help and comfort but not the king's son.
The vocal two step; two opponents feinting and circling. So we will get the truth at last. Or not. Meril is the king's foe in this coversation. She doesn't want the truth. She wants fog and darkness to hide her part in all this mess. Trying to get the truth from Meril in this scene is like pulling hen's teeth. Only if it strengthens her position is she going to let loose of some information. The king has had a lot of experience in this kind of conversation between alllies and foes so he will at least discern when the truth is there and when it veers off course. I thought the lovely eyes all full of huge crocodile tears was good. She is scared and it shows. Isn't it interesting that she tries to shield Lindcalon so much and yet she herself has set him up for every loss and heartache he has had so far. The loss of his father, being in the stronghold with someone he despises, having a career he hates and trying to protect his "brother" and his siblings from pain. Yet she is the one bringing the pain. What a selfish hypocrite she is.
The cross coversation was great. She didn't know that her piece of nasty gossip would hit the king like a ton of brick. He has a lot to answer for and Legolas treatment isn't the least of it. I don't think this king every thinks he is going to Aman and have to pay for his sins. He will want to stay right here and have his illusion of a dynasty. The elves time is almost up and his illusions will fade along with his woods.
She truly loved Valtamar. Be careful Thranduil. Let this be a warning. If she decides that you stand in the way of her children you too will be history. All she wants is to be Queen Consort, have her son with Valtamar be a prince and then have her second son be a king on a throne. If Thranduil steps out of line then he could be for the chopping block just like her first mate. Black widow indeed. She would mate with an orc or an ogre if it meant getting what she wants for her children. I wonder if love sick Thranduil will ever figure this part of her personality out.
It is difficult to get a real feel for the truth here. Is this an outright lie or just a half truth? Is she blaming elves that aren't around to get out of a sticky situation or is this a desperate attempt to deflect any attention she might get for this? Time will tell what the author has up her sleeve. I did like the king realizing that they are two of a kind. She is so similar to him and how he acts and reacts. He can't condem her, that would be condeming himself. He is in a real quandry now. Does he believe his wife, who is such a good liar or does he try to find out the truth of the situation. Even if it will condem her even more. Wonder and worry. I giggle gleefully over this. Rubbing my hands together and hoping for a real pay back.
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May 19, 2005 at 12:00 AM
I always enjoy your descriptions of the natural wonders of Tawar and Arda. So lovely. Such a contrast to your scheming elves.
The hammock sounds lovely. Just the place to take a nice book and read. Although I don't think literature is on the elves minds tonight.
I was wondering for a moment as to who as touching whom. Then we started into another OMG chapter.
I thought this tale was going to be Elrond/Legolas in the end. We woud have one of those star crossed lovers with lots of apin. hurt comfort and angst. Learning on both sides as to love and letting go and being healed by the poiwer of love. So having Erestor binding with Legolas is surprising. It has been a long time since I have read this in its entirety so I may have missed the clues. Sometimes a story just takes a U-turn and we get some new scenery.
I am glad that Erestor is going to try to get Legolas to open up and then heal. The prince will never by whole until he faces all that has happened to him. Maybe this isn't the best time since so many are ready to rip him to shreds but we will see.
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The hammock sounds lovely. Just the place to take a nice book and read. Although I don't think literature is on the elves minds tonight.
I was wondering for a moment as to who as touching whom. Then we started into another OMG chapter.
I thought this tale was going to be Elrond/Legolas in the end. We woud have one of those star crossed lovers with lots of apin. hurt comfort and angst. Learning on both sides as to love and letting go and being healed by the poiwer of love. So having Erestor binding with Legolas is surprising. It has been a long time since I have read this in its entirety so I may have missed the clues. Sometimes a story just takes a U-turn and we get some new scenery.
I am glad that Erestor is going to try to get Legolas to open up and then heal. The prince will never by whole until he faces all that has happened to him. Maybe this isn't the best time since so many are ready to rip him to shreds but we will see.
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May 19, 2005 at 12:00 AM
Part of the healing, cleansing process will be the loosening of the hold the lash has over him. So Rochendil (I can spell that name) has always hated Legolas. That is interesting. I am sure someone knows why. HMMM. That lousy excuse for an elf drugged and raped Legolas. Has everyone in that stupid army gotten a piece of the prince. He never gets a break does he?
I was so sad over the litany of scars and wounds as Erestor kissed them to make them better but I got tears in my eyes when Legolas began to open up about the lash marks and the attempted suicide he endured. Also the beating that the elves gave him to hurry his death. If Erestor hurts Legolas in any way I hope you have a troll spit him over a fire and then eat him. Erestor, not Legolas. My pronouns weren't clear.
Legolas needs a psychiatrist or a lot of love. I'm sure by the end of this tale (this epic tale) he will be acknowledged as the noble elf that he is. I'm not sure if all he has at that time will be enough to make up for such a terrible youth. He will rise above all the self hate, pain, angst and misery to salvation. He is already far more noble than most of the elves he has dealt with. And that list includes Elrond and Erestor. I am still not really happy with Erestor.
Great chapter. I loved it.
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I was so sad over the litany of scars and wounds as Erestor kissed them to make them better but I got tears in my eyes when Legolas began to open up about the lash marks and the attempted suicide he endured. Also the beating that the elves gave him to hurry his death. If Erestor hurts Legolas in any way I hope you have a troll spit him over a fire and then eat him. Erestor, not Legolas. My pronouns weren't clear.
Legolas needs a psychiatrist or a lot of love. I'm sure by the end of this tale (this epic tale) he will be acknowledged as the noble elf that he is. I'm not sure if all he has at that time will be enough to make up for such a terrible youth. He will rise above all the self hate, pain, angst and misery to salvation. He is already far more noble than most of the elves he has dealt with. And that list includes Elrond and Erestor. I am still not really happy with Erestor.
Great chapter. I loved it.
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May 19, 2005 at 12:00 AM
YAY! An update! About time :P *unobtrusively hides unfinished copies of Trouble with Dragons and Two Worlds behind back* About time, indeed! Wonderful, as usual. Hey, when can we expect a new chapter of Legolas and the Balrog? (I know, I'm a pest :P). SO... how have you been?
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May 19, 2005 at 12:00 AM
#77
Well, now that aff is back on track and Real Life has eased it's nasty clutch on me I am going to try to catch up again. The only problem this time is when aff crashed stories were gobsmacked. I will be reading along nicely and then there will be a bunch of junk letters and I have to figure out what you were trying to say. That slows me down. Let's give this a try though.
I really enjoyed Thranduil and Meril being on the outs. It is so nice to see her annoyed and thinking she can weasel her way to the top again. I do hope Gwileth gets her way and Legolas gets to come and have tea. That would just frost Meril.
I really did like the idea of Meril watching and waiting to assess the forces she can count on and on the foes ranked against her before she strikes. Thranduil's first wife was all talk and no real substance but this wife is another matter entirely. If the king was grieved by his first marriage this one could easily break his heart. Oh I hope so, these two so deserve all the misery they bring each other. I will enjoy watching that.
Wonder and worry. Yes the king is, but so does Meril. Do you watch, wonder and worry also? HA.
Legolas did want to see his siblings that badly. The king really underestimates him doesn't he? If the tunnels are to be used for escape then why don't all the elves know about them. They need to have orc drills or something. Practice once a century at least.
Obstinate male. Is this the pot calling the kettle black? She has no idea what she could really be up against. I think the king is the rock and she is the hard place and the whole kingdom is caught between these two. If they continue the entire kingdom could be crushed. I don't think Thranduil would let that happen.
Well let's leave them at loggerheads and continue to the gossip. Meril seems to realize that even her old time friend may not be totally faithful to her anymore. The ranks of her allies grows thin. Don't we love that.
She is so stubborn that she is going to do more damage that anyone or anything else. Can't wait till she gets her come-up-ance. IWe can't hurt the elflings so it won't be public but it can be private and really tough on her. HA
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Well, now that aff is back on track and Real Life has eased it's nasty clutch on me I am going to try to catch up again. The only problem this time is when aff crashed stories were gobsmacked. I will be reading along nicely and then there will be a bunch of junk letters and I have to figure out what you were trying to say. That slows me down. Let's give this a try though.
I really enjoyed Thranduil and Meril being on the outs. It is so nice to see her annoyed and thinking she can weasel her way to the top again. I do hope Gwileth gets her way and Legolas gets to come and have tea. That would just frost Meril.
I really did like the idea of Meril watching and waiting to assess the forces she can count on and on the foes ranked against her before she strikes. Thranduil's first wife was all talk and no real substance but this wife is another matter entirely. If the king was grieved by his first marriage this one could easily break his heart. Oh I hope so, these two so deserve all the misery they bring each other. I will enjoy watching that.
Wonder and worry. Yes the king is, but so does Meril. Do you watch, wonder and worry also? HA.
Legolas did want to see his siblings that badly. The king really underestimates him doesn't he? If the tunnels are to be used for escape then why don't all the elves know about them. They need to have orc drills or something. Practice once a century at least.
Obstinate male. Is this the pot calling the kettle black? She has no idea what she could really be up against. I think the king is the rock and she is the hard place and the whole kingdom is caught between these two. If they continue the entire kingdom could be crushed. I don't think Thranduil would let that happen.
Well let's leave them at loggerheads and continue to the gossip. Meril seems to realize that even her old time friend may not be totally faithful to her anymore. The ranks of her allies grows thin. Don't we love that.
She is so stubborn that she is going to do more damage that anyone or anything else. Can't wait till she gets her come-up-ance. IWe can't hurt the elflings so it won't be public but it can be private and really tough on her. HA
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May 18, 2005 at 12:00 AM
It has been a wonderful chapter like always. I am wishing that Legolas and Berenaur are again together. It is sad that we did not prune to understand to us better, because of the language. Greetings.