Here Ends Part One.
That's right, people. Part One of the Brothers in Arms saga is finished. Complete. All done. Right, so you can expect Part Two sometime about a year from
now. Sort of like the movies!
Kidding, kidding. Actually, we've gotten started on Part Two already. We'll resume posting sometime in the new year, perhaps sooner, it all depends. Posting
will continue under the same story. It's not going to change or anything. No Brothers in Arm 2 will pop up. Come back here to see more. One of the authors
has been kidnapped by the Olympic synchro coach. The other two are headed away for their provincial curling championships. Please remember, all three
Nightrunners are highly competitive athletes in their respective fields, and they're approaching open season. Be vewy vewy quiet...
First off, major appreciative thanks to our beta readers, the ever-lovable Shmerin-the-Erin and the amazing Yavanna. These are the ones who make sure we
don't spel stuf rong. Take a bow, ladies!
We would also like to take this opportunity to thank you, our reviewers, without whose support this fic would have tragically died. We love you and cherish
you all. Honest. Big snuzzle-hugs for everyone.
Elf-kisses and lots of thanks to *trumpet fanfare* : Starbrat, Jessica, Ani Cir Ki, Samus, Zurizip, ElvenDragonSorceress, Europa, Emryn, Nevrantwen,
coolkidkc, Rhikat, The Phantom, crazy-squirtle, Lady Cinnibar, wacky_witchie_15, ola, Elly Gamgee, Sprite, Niphrandl, Tiger Girl, Mille Nomina, Shivvy,
Cloudy Magic, Shivani, mala, Aileen, Ali, Soyotome, Chrisami, Mecredi, Silent Assassin, Lasse-Lanta, Sandman, The Black Lady of Rohan, Elf Who Walks
Alone, Bex, St. CatherineEvangelineWoodsorel, AloriaMoonbeem: The Last Fae, Arenel Greenleaf, Migratory Coconut, FaithOfSorrow, Aria, Emma, Seren,
Tamsin Flamearrow, MegumiFuu, BurningTyger, barmy-the-elf, Lissy, Lili, Sukara Black, the PenMaster, Clarinelf, angelmad_222, Seanthi, She-cat, Net4,
Emma the Lame, Argentum-Draco, romeninque, Laureril, punkpunk, KarateElf, Tough Cookie, Amazon Bitch, SKS, The Dishwasher, Tierl, Mercury, Alisha,
Kat Nicholls, AsheRhyder, Letanica, Lil' wHiTe, Caramine von Strade, Jinx0-0, CN Ravenhair, Ellipsis, Alex, Shawnisgoingnowhere, The Daughter of Death,
LNB, Losseniaiel, CassandrAIarwen, kat, Anya, tallhobbits85, Autumnsfox, Insane_Person_Drooling_Over_Legolas, Nurharma, Becky, Anyari No 'Min, Dark
Faerie, CatchtheSnitch01, Elethril, Sobakasu, Faithfulbeyondfear, Syranade, Lassemista, Andtauriel Longwood Baggins, Winged Guardian, Vana Everyoung,
Susie, Jens, Willow Whiteamber, JC Rocket, Mira Bella, Esgalfeniel, Faye, Wellduh, Lady, Cindy, Allycat, Iris, Kathreena, Laihiriel, Sunoko, HoshikoIzumi,
Nikki, teen_ah, rstarbreze, Samantha, San, Arigua, and Miriam!
Whew! *Nightrunners fall about comically, gasping for breath* That's a lot of reviewers! If we forgot anyone, we humbly beg forgiveness, as we made this list at approximately 1 am. We love you all, whether you reviewed once or thirty times, whether you were reviewing since the beginning or you only started last week. Blessings on your house and family, everyone. We love you all.
Ugh. Meanwhile, this story has spiralled completely out of control. Thirty-five chapters and no end in sight. Considering we haven't even met all the
characters yet...let's just say we may be shooting for the dubious honour of having the longest LOTR fic on ff.net. Hope that nobody minds too much.
The intrepid authoresses are considering discontinuing the pre-chapter soundtrack. We've had some readers who have violently campaigned against the songs
we set for each chapter. Considering the time and effort it takes to find songs and set them to the text, we may simply stop doing it. Your reviews will factor
heavily into our decision, so let us know. To song, or not to song? You decide.
Jai, currently typing, made the mistake of looking over her shoulder. This is a mistake because Meg is trying to teach Dru to knit, and Jai nearly got a knitting
needle in the eye. Jai must remember to face the nice monitor and let the radiation fry her brain instead. Much safer. Dru and Meg have also realized that Jai
has some type of Oedipus complex, but without all that scary incest stuff. She makes reference to her eyes quite often.
Anyhoozles, see what happens when you try to type in the frantic pre-Christmas season, when your penniless co-authors are trying to knit lovely wooly
presents? This is what happens when you write very long stories about characters that you don't own, and consequently cannot be paid for. And when the
damn publishers do not believe you're a reincarnation of Tolkien, well...the fact that the Nightrunners were born too early to be reincarnations of Tolkien
probably doesn't help. Publishers are notoriously suspicious of such things...bastards. *Jai humbly apologizes to any readers who might, in fact, be publishers.
She is quite sure that you are wonderful publishers and not, in fact, bastards at all.*
But enough of this hilarity. This seems to be a good time to remind everyone that we are not Tolkien, and to restate the obligatory disclaimer:
"Tolkien is God, and we hope he doesn't mind if we muck around in his universe. We are broke students who own nothing except our everlasting adoration for
the characters and worlds he created. Wait, that's a lie. We own 2 copies of the Aragorn bookmark between us, the Ringwraiths, Frodo, and Arwen
bookmarks that came with reproductions of the Ring of Power. Which don't turn you invisible, by the way. Ivory Moon was quite pissed with this
development. To this collection, we have added the Galadriel, Gandalf, Legolas, and Legolas/Gimli bookmarks. *the Nightrunners cavort with glee, realizing
that soon they with have collected the entire cast between them and can enact LotR puppet shows. Be afraid, be very afraid...* We can also probably scrap
together several battered copies of Harry Potter, LOTR, and the Nightrunner books. These will probably not yield much in the way of monetary value should
such be your aim. Also, we would like to point out that Eirual is the only one with a job, and she only gets paid one check per term. Her financial status has
declined since last we spoke of it. How sad. Anyways..."
Yes, this is a direct rip-off of our first disclaimer. Who has time to come up with another disclaimer? Anyway, that's enough for now.
Happy Holidays to all, and may the Valar protect you on your path under the sky.
Look for Part Two starting on Boxing Day!
Cheers,
Meg, Jai, and Dru
The Nightrunners