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I’ve been meaning to poke my nose into RAFA since meeting you during B2MeM.  I’m glad I got the chance through this short piece, which makes me curious about what else is going on in your ‘verse.  It seems the old debate about a woman choosing a career over a family is alive and kicking in Aman.  And I like the use of Varda’s dome, that’s an angle I don’t see taken every day.



Yes, I'd say this is a sequel to Never Look Back (which I loved), and it's a very poignant one.  I really like how you've captured Elrond's voice as a mature man compared with his younger voice in the earlier story, and how he has come to grips with his brother's choice, and then his daughter's.  The last scene made my eyes misty.  

Very nicely done, Indy!



I like their thoughts and dialogues about (im)mortality, and I especially like your Arwen. Tolkien and some fanfiction writers describe Arwen and other main female characters as beautiful, and that's all they say. Is that all that those women are? Pretty faces and nothing more? I really love how you describe Arwen - "a wonderful, strong, brilliant, beautiful, brave woman". Well done.



Thank you! Arwen's actually the character I identify with most-- I consider her equivalent to a military wife, and I'm a military brat. I'm used to waiting, and how hard that is. Add in the strength of character it took to forsake the culture she grew up in? I can't just ignore her, nor write her as anything but what you quoted. So I'm especially glad it rung true for you.