[i]"What shall we do, what shall we do?" he cried. "Escaping goblins to be caught by wolves!" he said, and it became a proverb . . .[/i]
First of all, thank you to all my reviewers. I appreciate you taking the time to read and then telling me how the story affected you. I do have a sequel in the works, but it's currently bogged down, so I'm writing a story about Boromir.
Akstinger, I could not believe it when my muse insisted I write a story where I killed off Legolas. I love Legolas! Believe me, I fought it for several days until I realized the point of my story would be how everyone reacted to his death, and then figured out how to bring him back.
Periannath, the reason I wrote my story was to explore the Fellowship's reaction to Legolas' death. He was not reincarnated, i.e., returned to Middle-earth to live another life in a different body. Instead, Legolas was resurrected, brought back to life after apparent death. The Fellowship would not be surprised by this, as Beren & Lúthien had been resurrected. Aragorn knew that story and told it to the hobbits on the journey to Rivendell. I suspect Gimli knew it as the dwarves come into the end part of that story. According to Tolkien's timeline, Frodo and Sam had only been separated from the rest of the Fellowship for one month, from February 26th to March 25th.
EbonyBeach, both my husband, a Navy veteran of 26 years, and my younger son, who is 22, reviewed the story, and both of them found it believable that comrades-in-arms, who had fought together in such desperate situations, would act this way. Unfortunately, people who have never been in those situations tend to misinterpret the fellowship of those who have.
Again, thanks to everyone for taking the time to read and review!
First of all, thank you to all my reviewers. I appreciate you taking the time to read and then telling me how the story affected you. I do have a sequel in the works, but it's currently bogged down, so I'm writing a story about Boromir.
Akstinger, I could not believe it when my muse insisted I write a story where I killed off Legolas. I love Legolas! Believe me, I fought it for several days until I realized the point of my story would be how everyone reacted to his death, and then figured out how to bring him back.
Periannath, the reason I wrote my story was to explore the Fellowship's reaction to Legolas' death. He was not reincarnated, i.e., returned to Middle-earth to live another life in a different body. Instead, Legolas was resurrected, brought back to life after apparent death. The Fellowship would not be surprised by this, as Beren & Lúthien had been resurrected. Aragorn knew that story and told it to the hobbits on the journey to Rivendell. I suspect Gimli knew it as the dwarves come into the end part of that story. According to Tolkien's timeline, Frodo and Sam had only been separated from the rest of the Fellowship for one month, from February 26th to March 25th.
EbonyBeach, both my husband, a Navy veteran of 26 years, and my younger son, who is 22, reviewed the story, and both of them found it believable that comrades-in-arms, who had fought together in such desperate situations, would act this way. Unfortunately, people who have never been in those situations tend to misinterpret the fellowship of those who have.
Again, thanks to everyone for taking the time to read and review!