Thanks so much! It's really reassuring to hear this because sometimes I do feel like I'm a bit out theeeeere on the undesirable eastern edge of the world with nary an elf in sight! (Well, not yet!)

And I'm really appreciating your proofing and feedback as I write, and the things your comments make me think about.

Thank you! I'm relieved some of the marvel is conveyed—it's really pretty hard imagining what something that is (and has always been) so every-day must have been like to witness for the first time ever. Without Ulmo's aqua-musical reassuring I'm sure some may have quite lost their minds. (And I didn't have time to write that for this ficlet, although I may explore the theme more fully another time.)

My description of the moonrise is derived from a very vivid memory of the first full moonrise I witnessed outside of an urban area without light pollution, while hiking overnight in remote mountains—about 30 years ago! We watched the glow grow brighter and brighter and kept thinking any second now the moon would appear, but it took much, much longer, and was still a surprise because it was so much brighter than we thought it would be. I watched the moon pop over the horizon three times that night, because we could run a little way down the hill until the opposite hill hid the moon again. Magic!

And I'm so glad you find the the Dream Time concepts interesting; my mind keeps asking for explanations and it's been interesting working through the issues of mingling versions of the legendarium and figuring out reasonable solutions/compromises. A few more ideas are vying for my attention, although that's further back than I intended to go, but I'll see where it takes me.

Thanks for sharing your impression!