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The Kindness of Strangers
Aganaphel - 06 Nov 08 - 12:49 AM
The Kindness of Strangers
Aiwendiel - 06 Nov 08 - 3:56 PM
Thanks, Aganaphel! I so appreciate your comments, I didn't expect any since I hadn't submitted this for review yet. I am very pleased you like the characterizations and the ravens. Yes, it is a work in progress, and I am musing on the meeting between Saruman and the Nine, and probably one more chapter. Hmm, perhaps you shouldn't assume that they enter Orthanc... that light at the door doesn't necessarily mean "welcome, come on in..". I'm sort of following Unfinished Tales, version "C" of the story.
Aiwendiel
The Kindness of Strangers
thelauderdale - 30 May 11 - 12:23 PM
"But I don't see why you didn't just come out and ask me in the first place!"
Indeed! And while I suppose that, had he asked outright, the eagle might have said no at once...but then again, he might not have. Or he might have proved amendable to persuasion and the invocation of his uncle (as he finally does in this instance.) Sometimes Gandalf's penchant for cleverness, indirection, and manipulation are his undoing.
By the way, I liked our raven friends' discourse on the less...noble traits of the great Eagles.
