Thank you! What an awesome surprise to find nine reviews to match the series! :D

Btw, I still owe you an email to set up a date. I have not forgotten. I\'ve just been more-than-usual overwhelmed with some RL Issues and a greater than usual touch of winter depression.

This is absolutely what I was going for with this second drubble. That and the fact that, the more I thought about Elrond because of your writings and such on him, the more I realized how rough he had it, that everyone left him. I wonder if this was intentional on the part of JRRT, who seemed eager to demonstrate that the mortal\'s lot in life truly was a gift.

*adds to sighs*

Thank you (again! :) What I\'m not sure here is if Elros will live to return the next year. I can contemplate, but do not think I have the strength to write (right now), the year Elrond will return to their meeting place and Elros never comes ...

I know, I\'m adding to the awful mood here. ;)

I can\'t be a wholly mean author. (I think I\'m at about 99% mean though. ;)

You know I had to put some naughty bits in a story intended for you. ;) Unfortunately, I didn\'t realize when writing this the depth of your loathing for Celebrian, so in hindsight, I should have written a different character opposite Elrond in the pairing ... :^S

*hides*

I definitely agree with you on the second point. Elrond gives hope to bookish geeks everywhere! ;)

Yes, he does. And thank you. :)

I could write a novel on Elrond. So many moments in his life (like this) beg further exploration. However ...

Well, you know. ;)

I know! :D Someday, I will make it up to you by writing an Elrond story with a character you don't dislike so much. (The Tides of Time isn't up anymore, is it? Well, maybe I can do justice to my own OFC. ;)

Thank you so much for all these reviews. It was quite a delight to find these when I'd logged on to do a school assignment. (So much more fun than a school assignment!) *hugs*

Thank you, Clotho! This was written years ago for my friend Juno; I hadn't given Elrond much thought before then *hangs head* but she really inspired me to understand and want to explore more deeply the complexity of his life. Since it was a gift, I felt it should end on a happier note (a goal I haven't always met in subsequent gift stories :).

What a delightful surprise to receive a review on this dusty old story! :D Thanks so much, Idril!

That was a fun scene to write; I love tackling challenging sensory descriptions. I'm glad it worked for you. :)

Wow--you're observant, Maglor! :) There was no reason for this. It was just a discrepancy that, now that I'm aware of it, I'll fix. I suspect it happened because I don't really consider this story to be part of the AMC-verse, even though there's no reason it couldn't/shouldn't fit in.

Thanks for reading and taking time to comment! :)