A Hidden Path by StarSpray

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Fanwork Notes

Written for the Hidden Paths event, for the prompt:

“There was also a pleached alley of hornbeams. To the imaginative, it is always something of an adventure to walk down a pleached alley. You enter boldly enough, but soon you find yourself wishing you had stayed outside—it is not air that you are breathing, but silence, the almost palpable silence of trees. And is the only exit that small round hole in the distance? Why, you will never be able to squeeze through that! You must turn back ... too late! The spacious portal by which you entered has in its turn shrunk to a small round hole.” - From Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees

Fanwork Information

Summary:

Roverandom set off at a trot over the road and into the fields beyond. He knew the meadows and fields surrounding his home quite well, of course, and had romped all over them with his boy and his brothers. But there was plenty of countryside beyond them, and, well, no time like the present for exploring!

Major Characters: Roverandom

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Artwork Type: No artwork type listed

Genre: Fluff, General

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Rating: General

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Chapters: 1 Word Count: 1, 282
Posted on 27 February 2023 Updated on 25 May 2024

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A Hidden Path

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This is such a happy ficlet! I could feel those scratches! I also like how it mingles vibes of both Roverandom and Lud-in-the-Mist (with faery roast rather than fruit!).

And "as lovely and old and young as springtime" is just perfect! I've never thought of it, but it really is so fresh and yet as old as time!

Thank you! I confess I have not actually read Lud-in-the-Mist--I'm pretty sure I meant for this to be a crossover with Smith of Wootton-Major!--but I'm glad I got the right vibes!

(I am also pretty certain I lifted the old and young as springtime phrase from a description of Goldberry, along with the Elf Faery Queen clad in living flowers, which is my favorite image and one I use whenever I can manage it.)