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"Move farther north," Caranthir says to her a month after the attack, gaze steady on her even as his hands continue briskly gutting fish. "There is plenty of land closer to my fortress, and my people can help protect yours if there is another attack."
Fëanor shrugged, studying the contents of his wine glass. “Something must be done about that house. It will fall down eventually.” “It does not follow that it must be you that tears it down single-handedly. Are you sure you do not want help?” “It’s not as though I…
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This is a very satisfying story. Like a fairytale, history, and legend all blended together. Love the creativity in using the languages to create the ambiance of the tale.
This is stunning. The atmosphere (of both the coming storm and the otherness of Faerie), the sensuality-- they work extremely well. And the characters are lovely. Such a wonderful story, Elleth.
This special gem I always allocated to Luthien, don't excactly remember why...
But it is a nice idea, to involve a human female, still innocent. Were you inspired by the song cycle, and maybe the last ship? The whole atmosphere feels somehow similar.
Once again, thank you! I'm beyond delighted you're reading and enjoying my stories. :) The atmosphere I'm sure is partly to be attributed to Tolkien's songs, especially the Tom Bombadil ones which I read for research, but more directly also fairy mythology and my own local Barrow-downs in summer. But with these ingredients it's not a far stretch, so I can see why it would remind you.
As for the gem belonging to Lúthien, I'm intrigued by the idea. I'm not sure how that might have happened unless it was passed down from her to Elwing and then was among the heirlooms that survived past the Downfall of Númenor all the way into Cardolan (since Lúthien for all we know never went further east than Ossiriand and lived/died long before Cardolan was a twinkle in anybody's eye), but the association makes sense to me. Lúthien is noted for wearing blue, she's known for being very beautiful, so is the lady from the barrow, and the brooch is blue as well, so you may have connected these ideas?
I just discovered this on my Goldberry hunt and ♥♥♥. I would leave a better review, but this just took my breath away. All I can say is that I love every part of this: the bittersweet tone, Goldberry, the theme of mortality/immortality, and Ivriluin. Ivriluin. Again, ♥♥♥. What a beautiful story!
I'm doing the hugest, dorkiest grin at my monitor right now! :D Thank you so much for such a glowing review! This was the fic that made me fall in love with the pairing and it's the reason that I keep requesting it all the time, because I want everyone's version of Goldberry and the Cardolan lady, but I'm so glad Ivriluin and all the rest appealed to you, writing such wonderful Goldberry fics yourself! :D ♥♥♥
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