That was heartbreaking, and intense. That was a beautiful story you wrote, great job in depicting Elrohir and Elladan as these crazed vengeful elfs. Poor Legolas, being scared to death of the twins. Definitely enjoyed this story! Great job!

This was simply beautiful. I loved the way you showed this first meeting, and the end was lovely. It's very nice to think that Legolas and the twins might be able to help each other heal from the things they have seen.

love it. xD

Bravo, bravo wonderful job writing this :)

An excellent story. It was really put together well and definitely did a good job when presenting Elladan and Elrohir. I would have never guessed at the beginning that they were orcs. Infact, I had thought it was vice versa to be honest. ^^;; It was definitely interesting to read a story that started out with an orc's POV.

As for Elladan and Elrohir, you did a good job revealing a different side of the twins than most of us are use to reading. A nice change. The ending, I loved it. Good job~~`*

Hey! This was well written! I enjoyed your talented work of art and I appreciate this story! It was so sad, but very inspiring. I appreciate you sharing this! Hannon le!

~Qweayan Lothriel~

I really liked that story, and I think it is great. I never read anything about how Elladan, Elrohir and Legolas met before, and I would have liked to read on and on and see how they became friends, how Legolas was like then, and how Elladan and Elrohir managed to let go of their blind hunger for revenge. As you put it, Legolas seems to have been an essential part of that healing. All those poor boys, losing their mothers like this…
I also never saw the world from an orcs point of view before, you really tricked me there. I needed some time to realize that those dreadful Ravens seemed somehow very familiar. I believe this is a very important side of Elladan and Elrohir, which explains a lot about them. Thank you for writing about it.

that was... incredible! i think it needs a seguel :)

Amazing. You characterize Elladan and Elrohir perfectly, portraying their emotions and state of mind after their mother's torture exactly as I have imagined it. Also, you wrote the Orcish point of view very well. Not many authors have managed to do that. You definately deserve first place in the MC Awards! Congratulations on a job well done!

Wow, that was wonderful. *looks shocked* I really liked the 'twin bond' they had and I have always thought it would be fun to have a twin. That story was so well written. VERY GOOD JOB!

Ok, so that sounds like my English teacher, but whatever. I liked it alot.

that was the most touching story i hav ever read.
thank you for this and i encourage you to finish this one

Dear Alina,
This is a very well-written story. I appreciated the way you didn't quite tell us who the hunters and the child were right at the beginning. It gave us a bit of suspense and mystery, plus a little horror with the corpse and the child tied to the tree. I like the way you showed the twins together, yet separate at the same time. How guilty Elrohir must have felt when he thought back on his lack of response to Legolas. The words about healing both his and Legolas' soul were very touching and appropriate.

The only minor criticism I have is that the story is too short. I would have liked to see what happened after that. This is the first of your stories I have had the joy to read. You have a good imagination and a poignant way of describing things. I can't wait to see what other treasures I will find in your stories.

In God's peace,
Aglarendis

Another wonderfully told tale. You did a marvelous job of describing the inner feelings of Elladan and Elrohir, as well as the orc warrior. It is unusual to see things from an orc's POV.

I'm happy to say I figured out who the Ravens were, who the prey were and who the chold was. My powers of deduction are such that, if I had read this a day earlier or a day later, I might not have had a clue. :o)

So often the twins are depicted as pranksters. (I have done it myself.) You revealed their darker side, as fierce warriors trying to avenge what the orcs did to Celebrian. You did a great job of showing their spiritual connection to each other.

The end was great. I think Elrohir sitting on the rock and singing was far better than searching all around and calling Legolas's name. I love the sentence: "At some point, a small, shivering form slipped into his embrace." That was perfect.

BTW, thank you so much for reviewing all of the chapters of my story, "Black Mountain". It is always a thrill when one of my favorite authors reads and reviews any of my work-and likes it!

this was amazing, but...

when can we expect to see Sleigh Ride posted?
soon?

really soon?

tomorrow?

I hope so. i have been waiting impatiently for so long!

LOVED this story. It suprised me the whole way through... I was completely shocked when the child was Legolas, but it made so much sense too. Wow. Amazing. Great job!