That is one of my favourite stories of yours. Good to see it here!

(Had you meant to leave Glorfindel off the character list?0

I love this story so much. It is still funny and fun, but I always think of it as the serious story in this series. It moves me more the older I get. (I am kicking myself for not having nominated these for the Library of Tirion series. They really are classics.)

"Besides, he was not interested in proving his point, not as long as even thinking about thinking about the battle made him cold and shivery inside."

That line was such a great description! I usually have a hard time connecting to abstract ideas (like feelings, haha) but that got the point accross perfectly.

Overall a great story also. I think your point about the Gondolin warriors having little experience with real battle (much less all out warfare) was very acurate, and I like how this explores the effects of that on the residents of the city. I also like the different ways Glorfindel and Ecthelion react and process.