Thanks! I'm glad this is holding its own through more than one read. :)

Thank you! The story was tremendous fun to write, and Maglor I think is quite a challenging character to get right. There is a trend (or was) that writes him as wholly whimpish and incapable, rather than as a competent but very flawed person, and that is something that I'm trying to avoid in my own fics about him, even if it needs foregrounding by other means, like his alcoholism here (which to me falls into the same behavioural category as his wanderings; recognition of his faults and mistakes - at this early point in his history - a large degree of avoidance rather than the self-imposed penance he will come to do).

There are a lot of Fëanorian-centric fics on the archive, and many of them are well worth a read if you have time.

As odd as it sounds, I'm glad the story was a painful one - that's some success at the portrayal of a painful situation, and Lasbaneth convincing as Maglor's wife made me happy. I do enjoy the Vingariës and Narmincës and Aurels of different authors' fic-verses, because it's awesome that the Finwëan wives get a spotlight, but Lasbaneth (naturally!) is quite dear to my heart.

You're right, too; there is another part in the works (I need to do more research to determine the ending, but it's looking good so far), and there may be more (albeit more loosely connected) of the same series depending on the B2MeM prompts that come up.

Thank you very much for such a lovely review. :)

Maglor doesn't do very much here to motivate any kind of forgiveness here, does he? Without apologetics for him, I don't think he is a bad guy, though he is definitely letting his flaws get the better of him in this fic, and that isn't very commendable behaviour (nor is the kinslaying, for that matter, though I tend to read the Silm as presenting a very fine line between outright condemnation and acknowledgement of a less clear-cut tragedy in that regard, and that's something I'll definitely try and address in the sequel).

But yes, she comes back - it was tricky enough to figure out the why and how - but she does. As I said to Angelica, I'm glad the story as a whole came across as sufficiently disturbing and/or painful because that's the overall tone I was trying for, and knowing that Lasbaneth's strength shines through all that is wonderful. Thank you for your review! :D

Thank you very much, Indy :D! I found (and still find) it very surprising that the story is garnering such favourable reviews because it is rather dark. But - I'm glad the layers here are noteworthy; I think they do some degree explain (not excuse!) Maglor's decisions and his behaviour. And Lasbaneth convincing here makes me happier than I could say. So, thank you very much for taking the time to let me know! :)

Thank you, Oshun! I had the story's concept in my head almost immediately when I saw the prompt, and it was quite easy to write down, but it was quite a rough experience to engage with the characters in this particular situation. I'm glad it paid off, and that a skilled writer like you could enjoy it.

I'm sitting here all starry-eyed and happy about your review - Lasbaneth is near and dear to my heart and I was a little afraid that writing her asserting herself and pointing out the... less savoury aspects of her marriage would provoke a lot of dislike, but seeing the fic received so well has been a wonderful surprise. Thank you so much! :)

Thank you, Huin - I quite agree that Maglor made a huge blunder (mildly put) there, so it seems only fair that he should deal with the consequences. Lasbaneth has appeared a few times, though mostly as a tangential figure (in Breaking Bread and By Any Other Name in Postcards from Arda, and Sunset Into Night and Mithrim Flowers in Súlimëo Quentar) since I didn't quite trust myself to do her justice in a more in-depth fic before writing this - she's a much greater presence in my mind (and Maglor's), so far, but hopefully that will be remedied eventually. :)