Oh my, what a touching story. I find I can relate to Elladan a lot - a frightening thought, that... but honestly, he had a point about the messiness often involved in handling babies ;-). I like how different you portray the two Peredhil. They are obviously close and love each other dearly, but they are not the same person. That makes them more real to me. Thanks for posting this story.

Author's Response:

Thank you, Amarok!  I'm glad you liked this ... and glad you liked that I made Elladan and Elrohir unique.  Not that I've known a lot of identical twins, but the ones I have known were very much each their own person, even though they had so many similarities (and of course that bond that only twins have).  The Peredhil are so fascinating to me, and those two in particular.  Glad you liked this, and thank you for leaving a review! :) 

This is a great story of hope lost and regained. I love this tale... all the action and emotion :-)..., I'll just point out a few things of the chapters that were really new to me, but I really liked it all.

I definitely liked your Glorfindel and your Erestor. I loved the others as well of course, but these two kind of surprised me :-). Sometimes they don't get a face of their own because they are minor characters, but you gave them life... Supportive Glorfindel and overdoing-it-with-explanations Erestor were very enjoyable - and believable - to me.

And I was also touched by all the pictures you created about what follows in war, after the actual battle is over, like the scenes in Windydale after the first attack. I loved how you wrote that, even though it was difficult to read, emotion wise. Hehe, and the 'Trotter'-Reference and other little things like that were very amusing.

OK, I'll also mention something I knew already: the Athelas scene, definitely among my favourites of this story – Halbarad’s worry and how Aragorn just barely manages to say what would aid him - is heartbreaking. And the recurring nightmare was great as well.

Well, I hope you'll soon tell us more about Aragorn and his chosen men - or alternatively about the hunt Gandalf and Aragorn are about to begin :-).

(...and now I've just seen there are Appendices..., have to check them out :-) ...)

I am so out of the loop, I havn't even read the Teithos.... and now I see what I missed :-). I like this little interaction between the two friends. And at least for me it is a nice twist that Legolas gives hope to Aragorn concerning the resoration of Mirkwood, and not the other way around. In my mind it would be hard to not lose hope after seeing Mirkwood only in darkness for so long, and I like Legolas' faith here.

Oh my, being warmed by a cow-loving dragon..., alone that picture is really fun to imagine :-). And even funnier is Aragorn's indignation at being called scrawny..., he should be happy the dragon thinks he has not enough flesh on his ribs ;-).

I enjoyed this story, it made me laugh quite a lot, without being shallow. Thanks for sharing.

Author's Response: Many thanks for your much appreciated review. I'm delighted you enjoyed my story and it made you laugh.

Pruuust.... poor Aragorn! Being caught so unawares in the tub of all things ;-). Loved the indirect connection to the movie, and had quite a laugh at the images created in my head by your story.

More soon please... I need to know that Aragorn survives Elronds wrath..., and the... hummm, what is it going to be... teasing?... of his sons ;-).

Oh, and I liked that you describe Aragorn as tidy and enjoying to be clean, that he just is smelly and dirty because he has no other choice in the wilds. That's how I also imagine him - and how it happens with me every time I come near a horse stable ;-).

Nice story. I liked the viewpoint of the oak most, because it is unusual, and because its acceptance of its ending life and at the same time its joy to live was well captured. And I am happy that Legolas was there when it finally died.

That the oak saved an older Aragorn was fitting as well. We all get older, don't we ;-).

Author's Response: Thank you, Amarok! I'm glad you enjoyed the tale. The Oak became an OC that just took over the tale! ;) Thanks for reading and reviewing

I've read this a few times already, and love it anew each time. You really had me for a moment the first time I read it, I indeed believed your character to be a handicapped beggar, despite the name that should have given it away ;-). My positive delight was even greater when I discovered who really was behind the 'mask', and also I of course love it that Aragorn takes care of the problems of some as 'low' as beggars!

Thanks for a great story!

As you luckily tell the reader more than poor Elrond and the others know, I could enjoy the many misunderstandings of the story a lot :-). Hehe..., I like this kind of mixup, the thought of Glorfindel as Aragorns wife and the angsty elements, eg while poor Aragorn lies in the coffin..., all in all it made for relaxing light reading, the whole vampire-thingy with Gandalf and his smoke figures. Thanks for an enjoyable hour :-).