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Nimruzimir, a natural philosopher recently out of his apprenticeship, hardly considers himself very important to anyone, least of all his colleagues. When his strange, prophetic fits bring him to the attention of the High Priest, however, he may find that his existence is less superfluous than…
This is my new poetical attempt to add my own interpretation to Tolkien's Cosmology as to Eru's Creation and the Valar's minds and behind-the-scene providence reasons and mechanisms.. I often review Eä as part of our own world, just in another dimension, this is why I have always seriously…
My newly drawn map of Aman, as complete as I could make it.
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He and Diamond were visiting, though Pippin had been disappearing every afternoon, and taking Frodo and Elanor and most other lads and lasses in the neighborhood with him—though why they couldn’t use Pippin’s own pony, Sam couldn’t imagine.
So gathered they were to Bree, what lieutenants who could be spared, from their scattered watches west and east, for their chieftain had returned from his long sojourn in lands godless and mountains strange.
Aragorn returns from the South to tells his tales. Halbarad listens.
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I think it works as-is. I love the details used to distinguish between the twins--bringing in past differences (in addition to or in support of their counterposed reactions to this woman).
Thank you so much for all your support with this little story. I do like it, but you know I have trouble letting go once I start chewing on the deeper issues. :) Time will tell!
Oh, Sulriel, this is chilling. I love the tension between the brothers, that one is drawn to Lome while the other is distant. Excellent work on the mood and atmosphere and a nice twist at the end as well.
Thank you Bard. I'm glad you liked it, I know that dark sort of mood is not to everyone's taste! I find that I enjoy writing the various twins and playing with their alikes and differences.
I raelly enjoyed this story. It was original, it plays with the legendarium without copying it straight off.
The way you have differed between the twins makes the story beleivable and a nice change from the very similar twin interpretations that are common in the fandom. I enjoyed both the openness and the distrust of respective twin and despite the disagreement between them (or rather the suspicion that grows between maras and Lome) you can still snese the fondness the twins has for each other.
Very nicely written and very original, I really really enjoyed this story.
Ah, a great story! The moment you mentioned the tone of her voice that reminded one of the twins of Aman, I knew straight away that this was not an elf since elves from that regions never made it to Aman. It somehow immediately reminded me about Thuringwethil and Lomë would be right in her Maiar league, a sister perhaps. That was a fast shape shifter by the way! Enchantments is cast, but a good hunter is not easily swayed and Amras could not do more than to watch helplessly that this net was cast on his brother – this must have been hard for him. The hints Amras gave were well placed. Btw, what is it with those oath swearing Fëanorians ;) This was a nice Amras & Amrod tale, often so ignored but put to good use in this piece to show both sides of the tale: the one being enchanted and the outsider. Well done!
Thank you Rhapsody. I'm glad you enjoyed it the chracterizations as well as the little twists and turns of the story. It was fun to write and more fun to hear that readers are enjoying it. :)
I may not be original here, but I'd like to say that I like the differences between Amrod and Amras. They might have been identical in appearance but they were separate beings and I do like how you characterized them and gave them independent voices.
This is a great, thrilling and intriguing story. You set the atmosphere perfectly. :) Thank you for sharing.
I'm so glad to hear that you felt the atmosphere fit the story. I was going for a very chilling kind of romance and I'm glad I was able to convey that to you along with the intrigue. Thanks for reviewing.
Very original story. You add dimension to the twins (very nicely portrayed as two different people) and to the vast spaces that canon leaves. I hope to read more
I enjoyed reading this immensely, thanks for the mouth-watering scenes for Ambarussa. It's great to have the spotlight on them for a change. I liked the way you fleshed them out and was hanging on to every word--this read like a horror/suspense movie. I started getting suspicious with the OFC when she refused to eat and the climax was priceless. On a lighter note, the oath of protection was such a nice "Feanorian" touch. Thanks for sharing this.
What a wonderful surprise to get a new review on this older story. Thank you so much for reading and reviewing. I'm glad you enjoyed my Ambarussa, and the story overall. I love exploring these bits between the existing tales and it's always so rewarding to know they're being enjoyed.
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