Command me fic #6 - LOTR - Reflections

[erinrua]

Yet another installment in my command me self-challenge.
This is for telperion1 who requested, "I'd love anything with the Rohan trio (Theodred-Eomer-Eowyn) in the months or years before the Three Riders comes to Edoras. But a specific idea I've had is Theodred's reaction to how things are sliding downhill. What does he think about his father's decline in

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[merithehobbit]

I hope you don't mind if I reply given that it wasn't me who requested this. I just quietly nodded in agreement for this challenge and am happily rewarded my patience!

Beautiful work! Such imagery evoked is gorgeous! Love the paralleling pictures painted with words like 'claws', a falcon bound and a hawk waiting to fly in service. I love it. It's like a sparkley amber gem hidden in the grass. I bow to you, oh writer of the pretty. *hugs*

[erinrua]

Whew, I'm starting to get caught up on things! :-)

Goodness, dearest Meri hobbit, how could I mind you commenting on my little story? Silly you - *hugs* Thank you for saying such nice things. I wasn't sure I could still write the pretty, lol, so it was even more of a challenge for me to try and do that again. Gosh, I didn't realise how *long* it had been! Eeps!

Anyhow, you made my heart smile by saying such nice things. Thank you, mellon nin! :-)

[kayden_eidyak]

Ohhh...shiney! *pats and strokes pretty story*

[erinrua]

LOL, thank you, oh piratey elfy girl! *hugs* I'm glad you liked my little story. :-)

[torn_eledhwen]

Beautiful!

[erinrua]

Thank you, mellon nin! I'm glad you enjoyed. :-)

[geekmama]

How wonderful to see some LotR from you!! This was gorgeous.

[erinrua]

Thank you, GM! *sniffs deeply of pretty pink icon roses* :-)

[telperion1]

Ai, Erin, I'm so sorry I never replied to this. I filed it away to read when I had the chance, and then RL got very crazy, so I never got around to all those filed-away pieces.

Anywho. This is really fabulous. You have given the spirit of Rohan a voice, yet it is poised between proud (and brash) action on the one hand, and careful waiting and use of wit on the other hand. Really quite spectacular. I loved your description of Eomer as well as a falcon in the glove; quite possibly one of the most evocative descriptions I've ever seen of him in fanfic.

Have you fear, you haven't lost your Tolkien touch. :-)

And THANK YOU!

[erinrua]

Oh, hon, I completely understand about RL demands! Been there, done that, don't want the t-shirt. *smish!*

Thank you SO much for your lovely feedback! *squees behind hand* LOL, I'm mopping a virtual hand across my brow, because it *had* been so long, and I didn't want to bungle this for you. I'm so very glad you enjoyed this, and that you took so much away from it. Thank you, thank you! And thanks also for the prompt that inspired it! YAY, for goading my muses to stretch. {{*HUGS!*}

~ Erin