| Date | 2008-04-23 |
| Message | ah stef, you are on track indeed. fennas gave away a lot of hints and i'm happy to see you found them intriguing. oh yes, the family had big plans for legolas and they did not include marriage to anyone from Imladris you can be sure! the trip to the havens was meant to re-establish ties there, for there must, i think, be some Sindarin families there who once lived in Doriath and would have known Thranduil's people. Thranduil had already made overtures to one or two of these noble Sindarin families, suggesting Legolas as a possibility for just such a political union you have mentioned! as we will see, that marriage would have secured an influx of needed resources to the Woodland Realm, hard hit by predation from Orcs and Wraiths. Legolas has given several hints of his own that he might not have been so pleased to be traded off in such a manner, hence his intense interest in being the best with the bow Greenwood has, making himself indispensable. What he failed to consider was that his mate might have moved to Greenwood instead of Legolas moving away. He's young and we are going to see further evidence of his lack of thinking things through thoroughly before acting. i considered having legolas know of the ulterior motive behind his inclusion on the trip, using that as his reason for diverting to Imladris in order to delay the inevitable. i rejected that, obviously. i've decided he understands he would have eventually had to marry for politics, but nothing more. |
| Date | 2008-04-22 |
| Message | Thank you Ceren Cae! to be honest, i've been working on this chapter for months and finally decided to stop here and save the fish hunt for the next go round. don't know how long that will be, working on Aearlinn again now. thanks for all your support and praises! ![]() |
| Date | 2008-04-16 |
| Message | you guys are the very best!more thanks are in order: Vickie, so pleased you felt the scene in the courtyard 'came to life'. it was different to do it this way, shifting from one point of view to another so we watched and shared the thoughts of our four principal Imladrian nobles (i'm including Lindir). poor Erestor must really be sweating now! he is in for aurprise, though, that will cement his loyalty to Legolas forever more. you are so right about Legolas' transformation. some very important things did happen and i will make sure to bring that out in full. the twins may have been all about driving him away before, but now that they are his mates, they have another perspective. just as lindir helps Elrond understand sylvan ways, the twins can help Legolas understand their father better. thank you for your kind praises,means the world to me! stef: ah, i am SO pleased you picked up on that little description of Rhun'waew! yes, i have many things to reveal about her and i can see you are hot on the scent already. since we don't really know anything at all from tolkien about Legolas' mother, i have a free hand. i hope i can do her justice. thanks again for the kind words! |
| Date | 2008-04-15 |
| Message | Wow! 3 chapters all at once - what a treat, thank you! I don't know where to start, there was so much covered in these chapters. It was all written so beautifully that by the end I was so absorbed I was almost surprised to find myself in front of my computer rather than in the crowd watching the Wood Elves' arrival. Your exquisite descriptions of the Elves in all their finery really made me feel as though I was watching. Glorfindel's and Erestor's reaction as they realised just who Legolas' parents were was priceless. As for Elrond - I'm still not convined that it's sunk in yet ![]() Going back to an earlier chapter, I was almost crying when Legolas disappeared for days after their misunderstanding. I hope there won't be any more disagreements - I don't know if I could take it. But the Legolas who returned seemed transformed - I'd be interested to know just what happened between him and the twins! |
| Date | 2008-04-15 |
| Message | much thanks are in order! Ceren Cae: Oh, you are so kind! Makesme happy that this all went over so well. Yes, I am taking a break from it today but I will start back on the next chapter quickly. I need a moment to organise what comes next so as not to leave out any of the things I've been planning. Tanya: the pleasure is all mine, in sharing with such good and appreciative folks! thanks so very much! |
| Date | 2008-04-14 |
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| Message | Thank you so much for your fiction and for sharing them with us!This is amazing chapters and so long.Wonderful! ![]() |