I loved it! Really brought tears to my eyes. Coincidentally I was listening to a sad song in iTunes at the times, so that added to it :)

sigh i love this story, this is my second time reading it.A very unique story. I am very happy this plot bunny chased you down! You are a great writer and portray the lotr characters well, which is a real accomplishment when you compare your self to most of the writers on . Great job.

I must admit I was... dubious about reading this at first. I have witnessed my fair share of bad death fics, believe me.

However, I must say that you pulled it off quite well! I enjoyed the subtle way you incorporated the stages of grieving into the story, and the plot was well thought-out and not rushed. Your characters were pretty spot-on, and I absolutely adored the epilogue. Altogether, you did a fantastic job, so thanks for the great read! I really enjoyed myself. :)

Oh my gosh! This is a wonderful story, and I don't know why I hadn't read it before now! Oh wow, what can I even say about this? Your depictions of grief were very accurate, your characters were wonderfully in character, your plot kept me guessing but I wasn't confused... You are amazing.

and this chapter made me cry yet again! why and how dare you put me through such pain to see my dear legolas die? lol

omG! you are so horrible... lol.. YOU MADE ME CRY! lol... i love legolas! -__-... he cant be dead! DEAD! NO! lol

Wa! You killed him! *sobs*
But then u brought him back to life again so its ok!
:D Great story!
V*

Well, now I've finished all of them. What am I supposed to do now! It was wonjderful, I loved it. And all your portrayals of characters.

Wow... I'd read this a couple of years ago, and when I saw it in the archives, I remembered it being so amazing I thought I'd reread it. And yay, am I glad I did!

Truly spectacular mellon-nin. This is one of the few stories that can reduce me to sniffles, and you do it so well! Wonderful plot line, fabulous descriptions, amazing characterizations... and I haven't even gotten past the second chapter yet! I do seem to remember though, that our lovely elf comes back to life after some trials, so I must keep this in mind... even as I sniffle while I read these next chapters...

Do you have a big head from flattery yet? I hope so, you deserve it! :D

"Grief is much like water, Gimli son of Glóin. Trapped it becomes stagnant and sour; only when released can it remain pure."

That is truly one of the BEST metaphors for grief I have ever seen. Bravo for beautiful wording andsentiment.

Oh god. Short as it is, this is probably my favorite part of the entire fic! :3 So touching! I congratulate you on a job well done with this fic. :D

Holy Jesus, I might have cried if you killed him again. I certainly came close the first time around! D:

*scurries back to read*

Great story! Out of all your characters, I especially like your interpretation of Galadriel. She's one of those very removed characters in LotR, but you do a very good job in portraying her grief.

It strikes me as I read this that in most Legolas-centric fanfics I read, Thranduil's on the verge of having a heart attack the whole time. Poor guy; and just because we like our angst, too.

This story made me cry sevral times, and I ruined my homework =( But its readable...somewhat (like all my writing...) then people were bothering me...and I was hiding I was crying, it was not fun! But...it was worth it! Write a new one soon!

WHA...WHAT? I THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD! TRICKY WENCH!

*is still ranting* here you had me balling my eyes out (they actually HURT, you know) and he wasnt even dead! that, missie, was pure evil of you! i do feel sorry for legolas' mother, though :(

well, at least i know why the story is so long now...