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"These Guardians, our protectors who had let the enemies slip through the defenses to burn up our world, found other children."

This line very well sums up the fear and uncertainty if he could trust the Guardians or not. And the horror of his sudden loss.

Great, interesting interpretation of the history that became myth. :) Thank you for sharing. I'll be watching this.

A most intriguing story!  I think it could have been longer; it feels a bit like an episode in a miniseries; but the story is so imaginative and beautifully written that those are minor quibbles.  I love the sketchy portraits of the young narrator's mighty benefactor and his tent-mates - very good sketches of those individuals, indeed.  

And you know I want to see more of his sister in later Ages!

Thanks, Raksha!  Be assured I will keep adding to this series.  I love the challenge of having a "scientifictious" underpinning but described with more poetic language.  I try to imagine the narrator's attempts at explaining what would be very alien to a denizen of Middle-earth in terms that she or he would comprehend.

The sister will make an important appearance in The Elendilmir. :^)

Hey, I believe Spiced Wine mentioned me to you? Yeah, I'm finally getting around to reviewing your awesome 'verse, and have decided to do so in internal chronological order. So...

I cannot put in words how many feels I have for kid!Mairon. I just... :'( *hugs* *hugs rest of the Maiar*
The other children mentioned (apart from Mairëa) were Eönwë, Saruman, Radagast and Gandalf, in that order, right?

Hi, Khaosity!  Yes, indeed, Spiced mentioned you to me.  Thanks a million for tackling the Pandë!verse :^), and I really appreciate that you're reading these fics.  I'm afraid I have far too many WIPs (a bona fide Career™ cuts into my fan fic time :^D), and Light Over the Mountain is one of them.  That's not to say that I don't have very clear ideas of the next little vignette with young Mairon, his sister, and the other children.

Yes, that's exactly the right order!

Thanks again. :^)

 

 I absolutely love your backstory for Mairon and the valar! Your story is just so beautifully written, and the concept is great! I can't wait to see what happens to them and how it leads up to what happens to them in the future! I wonder what Gandalf thinks about Sauron in the future since they knew each other as kids.

 

Thank you so much, Yuhamara, for the lovely comment here and in response to my other fics!  Very much appreciated. 

My concept of the Valar and the Maiar is, well, a bit "out there," so I'm glad you gave this a chance. :^) 

I'll be back to respond to your other reviews, but for now, my work-related writing (dictated by regulatory agencies' deadlines) is calling...