The pretending game was very creative and in a way showed how the Riders thought of Gondor and such.
'And now we are riding like your cousin Théodred, who rides crazy'that just cracked me up!

too, too cute! i love love love love eowyn! shes so cute! eomers so funny!

This is so sweet! I love Eowyn's toddler speech,
"“Me ride!

Aw, a nice little story. It's hard to imagine Eowyn (or Eomer, for that matter) ever showing this much emotion, but they probably did back when their parents were alive. The different riding styles are pretty funny- Eowyn calling the Gondorians silly is a particularly smart stroke of irony. Good stuff.

Aw! That was great too! And I'd just updated my thingy so I can't add it until next week. Everything you write is just so true to life... especially the little things like watching that Eowyn's head doesn't hit her chin and Éomund's whole personality and the excitement of the father returning home. You just bring the story to life... the only bit I was a little confused with was... "soon Éomund sat small and happy on his father’s mount" - should that not be Eomer?

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Okay, my review probably sucks. I was reading your other ones and they were saying things about the climax and capturing the characters. All I really have to say is that I loved it, especially Eowyn's speech. I could vividly picture her as a young child and desperate to go riding. Keep up the good work!

Cute, cute, cute... what more can I say? The mental picture of a Eowyn as a toddler is thoroughly adorable. = )

~Iluvien~

loved it! there arent many little eowyn eomer and their parents fics out there
it was very sweet!

Aw! What a wonderful, cute story! :-) *beams happily* And it is a story with Éowyn in it! :-) If you have not already guessed, Éowyn is quite the only female character in LOTR that I liked rather well when reading the books...

You really have a way of writing convincing stories about children - they always seems so real and cute! :-)

I liked the beginning, with little Éowyn bouncing in her mother's arms - a Rohirric child indeed, she even likes riding when there is no horse to be had... ;-)

I also liked your subtle description of Théodwyn's behaviour - while trying to respond to her children, she is all concentrated (and probably excited) herself, hardly noticing Éomer's playing with her ring...

The little rhyme Théodwyn sang for her daughter made me smile... It is just so cute! :-) Pretty mount and spear, indeed... Even without the names, you could tell that this is a Rohan story. ;-)

Éomer's wish to go riding at once was so typically child-like once again - quite oblivious to his father's weariness, he only thinks of the wonderful, exciting things that they can do now that Daddy has returned (and yes, the terms "mama" and "daddy" work very well - they felt very much all right, so do not worry about that :-)).

I love that Éowyn wants to ride, too - a very determined young lady already... It is convincing that this is what she might have been like as a child! :-)

The gradual move towards the climax - first Éowyn riding on her brother, then both children riding on their father, then all the three of them riding on a horse - was nicely done and made me smile many times... So cute! :-)

And, of course, little Éomer must pout... He is a soon-to-be warrior, after all, and if his little sister is there with them, they will not have any fun... LOL!

I was shaking in mirth when the different riding styles were described... The silly Gondorians were wonderful, but the other ones also were so hilarious! *still laughing*

And, once again, this is the kind of story that leaves the reader with a warm, contented feeling... The best! :-)

You have managed to create a precious little jewel once again, mellon nin, and now I will be getting on your nerves, trying to talk you into writng more Éowyn stories... ;-)

WONDERFUL once again! :-)

This a wonderful story! You've captured the characters very well and it is nice to see the family of Eomund in their happier days. This made me feel all warm and cuddly :)

What a great story! You have captured the personalities of these three and so many of the details of being children of the Rohirrim and just plain children. Eowyn bouncing on her mother's hip, for instance, and their general joy at their father's return. And the different ways of riding at the end were marvelous. Very ingenious.