Mael-Gûl, 41/? - Temptations
by Aislynn Crowdaughter
Rating: NC-17 - strictly adult only!!!
Pairings: Aragorn/Legolas, Boromir/Legolas, Gimli/Legolas, Others/Legolas
Disclaimer: The universe I play in is not mine. J.R.R. Tolkien owns the characters, safe a few original characters in side roles. Peter Jackson owns the Movies. I borrow their creations without permission. I make ( Read more... )
You have been taught by Elrond. You have learned much.
Oh, yes! What a delightfully ambiguous line that was!
Four times he had he seen his father, his people, his family again. What an incredibly precious and at the same time painful gift that had been! And given to him by Estel just because his master had wanted to do him a favor...
I am glad to see you acknowledge that to have returned home under such circumstances must have been exquisitely painful for all, no matter how longed-for the reunion.
'He can't be much of a fighter,' he mused. 'His people must be weak if they agreed to such terms. And so is he!
I do hope the Boromir will receive some . . . enlightenment on that subject soon. One was sorely tempted to place the toe of a light Elven boot right between the Gondorian's less than royal buttocks for that thought.
And he has precious little reason to be that grateful to this Ranger who lends him out to others at a whim and abuses him whenever he thinks his bed-toy did something wrong...
I, too, am slowly coming to enlightenment on this issue, having finally been able to read some of the earlier chapters without having to peek between my fingers in flinching horror. Legolas has, at the same time, little reason and much reason for his attachment and loyalty to Aragorn. I can only pray that Aragorn wins the fight for his own soul, lest he lead them both down into darkness.
Still not 'enjoying' this tale, but I am definitely engaged and waiting breathlessly to see how things will turn out. Excellent update!
Your Pal,
Randy
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"You have been taught by Elrond. You have learned much."
Oh, yes! What a delightfully ambiguous line that was!
Yes, well, it is the voice of the One Ring talking here. One supposes that it should be pleased at Aragorn's 'adeptness' at Elrond's lessons...
I am glad to see you acknowledge that to have returned home under such circumstances must have been exquisitely painful for all, no matter how longed-for the reunion.
No argument, there. Still, I suppose that Legolas' father and his friends would not have preferred to never see him again? At least, the Legolas in this tale still sees these visits as a gift...
I do hope the Boromir will receive some . . . enlightenment on that subject soon.
Never fear. Warg-fight, anyone? Or maybe a little cave-troll? But then, Boromir simply has no mental image for giving oneself up to imprisonment and worse to save others. Faramir would have. But then, we always knew that he probably would have been the better choice to send to Imladris... (or not. Things at Henneth Annun may have played out very differently, if Boromir instead of his little brother had been there.)
I can only pray that Aragorn wins the fight for his own soul, lest he lead them both down into darkness.
But at least he is still fighting...
Still not 'enjoying' this tale, but I am definitely engaged and waiting breathlessly to see how things will turn out. Excellent update!
Thank you! I shall do my best not to disappoint you and to meet your expectations...
On another note, thank you for your missive! I will reply in depth soon. There are just some annoying Real-Life issues keeping me from answering at the moment.
Greetings to you,
Aislynn
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No argument, there. Still, I suppose that Legolas' father and his friends would not have preferred to never see him again? At least, the Legolas in this tale still sees these visits as a gift...
Yes, he does. And I'm sure his family would see it as such as well. Yet . . . I think it must be like visiting a family member in prison, for only a short while and then they are taken away to resume a life with certain details that are best not thought about. It would be like thirsting in the desert, getting a drop of water on the tongue and then returning to the thirst.
I think that sometimes it is best not even to raise hopes only to crush them again.
Never fear. Warg-fight, anyone? Or maybe a little cave-troll? But then, Boromir simply has no mental image for giving oneself up to imprisonment and worse to save others. Faramir would have. But then, we always knew that he probably would have been the better choice to send to Imladris... (or not. Things at Henneth Annun may have played out very differently, if Boromir instead of his little brother had been there.)
Oh, indeed! I once read a very interesting discussion on what might have happened had Faramir been sent to Imladris rather than Boromir. The gist of it being that, change one small thing and the Quest fails. It was Boromir's temptation that forced the Fellowship apart, sending Sam and Frodo into Mordor alone, which was the only possible way for the Quest to succeed.
In terms of 'good fighters' I was thinking more along psychological lines, in that it takes far more courage to do a painful thing than to merely combat it by force.
Thank you! I shall do my best not to disappoint you and to meet your expectations...
And I shall strive not to make my expectation too unreasonable. However, I think I am not alone in hoping that in a darkfic of this length, you will reward your readers by taking us 'there and back again.' The end of this tale can never be 'happy,' but we may yet come out into a kind of light.
There are just some annoying Real-Life issues keeping me from answering at the moment.
Ai! And I fear the orcs are bout to get my monitor and computer again. Cursed things!
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