Sorry, I accidentally wrote in reply to your review as another review and now I can't figure out how to remove it.  In any case, what I meant was that I'm glad you're enjoying it and I will be putting up more soon.

I'm glad you like it.  I'm going on the assumption that Orodreth is struggling with depression after the loss of Tol Sirion. I think being on the recieving end of Sauron's phantoms would have been very nasty, and could probably cause damage that wouldn't show physically. I have rather more experience with depression than I would wish so I based his reactions on how I think I might react to such a situation.

I'm glad you like it; I have thought Orodreth was badly misunderstood ever since I found out in HoME that he was a loremaster. Why would such a smart man make so many mistakes?  There must be a reason... although he could just be an impractical academic. Without more information, you really can't tell. 

I had to rewrite this chapter a couple of times, and I found it got darker each time I did so. I'm glad it worked for you.