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crowdaughter

Mael-Gûl, 42/? - Night on Caradhras, Part I

Jun 29, 2006 23:06

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... )

slash, Mael-Gûl, a/l, au, lotr

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crowdaughter June 30 2006, 17:52:03 UTC

Hi, Calenharn! Thank you for your comment!

I am sure that you didn't intend it, but I almost get the impression that the Valar would be indifferent to Aragorn both keeping Legolas and marrying Arwen (or some other "noble lady"), if the spell were still intact.

Believe me, every line of this conversation is very carefully chosen and intended. Your impression may not be wrong... but would that make it the opinion of the Valar, or of Gandalf, or of Aragorn? intriguing question...

Consider: apart from the sadistic aspects of his relationship with Legolas (which he seems to have carefully concealed from Gandalf), Aragorn is casually willing to break the sacred laws of binding/marriage,

If that can save Legolas' life (and if Legolas indeed would gift him with staying) then, yes. Wholeheartedly.

On the other hand, I am a little troubled that Gandalf seems to think these sacred laws are more important as what happens to Legolas... hmm. Higher purpose, and all that, I suppose.

and he does not see that offering Legolas to the Fellowship ( ... )

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crowdaughter June 30 2006, 20:29:35 UTC

Hi, Calenharn! Thank you again for your insightful comments.

However, let me be blunt here. Obviously, Aragorn hopes that Legolas survives the breaking of the spell, if the spell can be broken. Should that be the case, and Legolas should - against all probability and against Aragorn's own (very justified) believes - choose to stay with him, he is determined to keep him as his lover, marriage be dammned, laws of the Valar be dammned, and good riddance! The issue of dying-from-grief or how to justify the whole thing is just a part of this equation. The main point is that he wants to be with his longtime-companion, however messed up their relationship has become, and if he could miraculously do so by Legolas' own, free will, he is prepared to break every law there may be to make this possible. Meanwhile, he knows how very unlikely it is that Legolas would choose so. All right ( ... )

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autumnverse July 5 2006, 21:05:55 UTC

Oh no! Legolas may die when the spell is revoked?!

*is off to read the next chapter* Still loving it sweetie!

crowdaughter July 6 2006, 06:29:21 UTC

Hi, Autumnverse! I'm glad you are still reading, and I'm glad you like the chapter!

Oh no! Legolas may die when the spell is revoked?!

That's what Gandalf says...

Aislynn

anonymous July 6 2006, 03:29:48 UTC

I like the way you write Boromir here. Very 3D. I'm actually quite sympathetic towards him and understand his POV regarding the ring. It's all good intention. He just underestimated the power of the ring.

The opposite POV between Legolas and Boromir is also well-written. They are obviously not on the same wavelength. Boromir put dignity very high on his priority list while Legolas put the well-being of others over his own dignity. This kind of self-sacrifice, Boromir couldn't understand.

abc

crowdaughter July 6 2006, 06:37:21 UTC

Hi, abc! I am glad to see you here! Thank you for commenting!

I am glad you like Boromir and haven't given hope on him yet. Unlike Aragorn, Boromir does not even know yet that he's tempted and the voice placing all these thought inside his head isn't his own... and you are right, Boromir has good reasons for his wish to use the ring and does not see why it shouldn't work. I think he has a point, asmisled as he is in his belief that he or Denethor could use the thing...

And no, Boromir simply has no real concept of what Legolas did, or why. At least not at the moment. We'll see if he gets any wiser...

Thank you again for commenting, it means a lot to me!

Greetings to you and Cheers,

Aislynn

Lamiel anonymous July 12 2006, 04:09:19 UTC

Goodness I'm behind. This is a tremendously thought provoking chapter. I especially love Aragorn's response to Gandalf's angry query, "You would break the laws of the Valar that easily." I thought Aragorn's reply that the Valar had tolerated the Mirkwood Elves' enslavement and would be bound to tolerate a bit of untidiness afterward is very telling. Not only does he make a good point, he also shows some of the strength and determination of his character. I wouldn't want to face an angry Maia, but Aragorn does it well ( ... )

Re: Lamiel crowdaughter July 13 2006, 05:33:59 UTC

Hi, Lamiel!

How glad I am to find your comment here; your reviews are always a delight to read! Which reminds me, I owe you a review for the new chapter of "This Present Darkness", and will give it as soon as I can! Sorry for being late!

I am glad you like Aragorn's response to Gandalf; I, too, think that Aragorn has a point. And after all, he is a descendant of Numenor, so he has a bit of power of his own. He should be capable of facing off to an angry Maia, if he wants to fight against Sauron ( ... )

alliwantisanelf August 16 2006, 03:33:48 UTC

I always get a big kick out of the comments left for your chapters. I'm not an educated cannon scholar like some who read FPS stories, and I always come away from reading the entire page you have posted and all the comments knowing SOOOO much more than I did when I started reading at the top! The discussions are really in depth, and so well thought out ( ... )

crowdaughter August 17 2006, 19:50:14 UTC

I, like Aragorn, hadn't considered anything bad would happen to Legolas once the spell was broken! What a shock! No wonder Gandalf hadn't been in too big of a hurry to break the spell before! It will be interesting to read what Legolas has to say about the whole idea.

Well, when you think about it, it's only logical; since the spell prevents dying from rape and grief, given what those uder it have to endure, it is clear that when it is revoked some of the former slaves might do what they couldn't do before. However, te question is if that is really an automatical occurrence...

As for Arwen... I would not count too greatly on her generosity. Her attitude is very practical, and more than a little selfish, in this special case...

Thank you for another great chapter. I love all the fine details you have so carefully put in and planned out! I'm slowly but surely catching up, but don't let that stop you from continuing to write more and more! *grin*Thank you for your thorough reading and comments! Your reviews are a delight to read and ( ... )