One word for Lord Trefor: Burned.
Oh, I love Mae! She's quite the character! I'm glad Eilonwy was able to find a kindred spirit.
I can't believe how long it's been since I've read the last chapter of this, but in coming back, it's even better than I remember. I need to start making time for it!

I love imagining Eilonwy jumping on a table singing bawdy songs! Funny! I really really like Eilonwy. She is awesome. And I really like Eilonwy's descriptions of other people around her like Rhun (fool, but lovable), Queen Teleria (her look), Dallben (always writing in that Book of Three)!

Oh I just love the story so far, I'm rally sorry to see that it has been so long since you have updated it! I hope that you have the intention of finishing it. Soon perhaps?

love the story. udpdate soon.

GAH! I just reviewed this, and a technical glitch disappeared it! (And yes, the transitive form of that verb seems to be legitimate.) Well, it was excellent, and I delighted in the romance and in the excellent conundrum you made for them XD plus, it was all for a good cause (cheering up Mae).

Ah, another chapter! I finally got around to reading my email today, and there were TWO in my mailbox! Squee!
I personally didn't mind the "staticness" of this chapter; after going through so much in her head, Eilonwy's really due some time to sort it out, and the foreshadowing makes up for lack of physical events, so to speak. Also, I'm very glad to see her thoughts turn outward, even for a moment--it speaks well to her recovery.
And you don't need to apologize to us ;) Even having a small child as a sister is exhausting; I shudder to think of what mothers must endure! (Mine is pestering me to go play with her outside... but I want to read the next chapter first, and then go to the library and beg them to give me my book early--I've been stringing out my current book for days, waiting for the current reader to turn it in, and it's finally here! Plus, it's the last in the series!)

Totally smexy chapter, loved it. Most note need more chappies with a risque flavor.

2 more chapters! i can't keep up with you!
phew - things are a bit steamy in caer dallben! love it!!
you make write these moments so well they are beautifully tangible, it's very skillfull of you.
can't wait for rhun's return!

Oh, I love it. And I would not have thought you had writer's block at all if you hadn't said so. Indeed, your voice seems to get more confident and assured all the time.

I don't think the chapter is "static"; after all, the point of your story is to provide the rumination that we don't get in the chronicles themselves while the adventures are happening. As you yourself point out, it's not so much that things happen to Eilonwy while she's on Mona, but that she gets to think about things and define her own identity in the process.

Lovely use of similes here, again, in true Eilonwy-an fashion. I loved the bit about the brood mare. That really does capture the humiliating situation of being a royal maiden in danger of being matched to a husband for breeding reasons. Not one of the more attractive features of feudalism.

I also really like the description of Rhun courting Eilonwy out of "misplaced noble obligation"; that's so--Rhun, somehow. I smile at the idea of Eilonwy plotting her own spider web (another appropriate image) to catch Rhun and Mae in.

And I appreciate Eilonwy's nuanced meditations on her father and mother. Indeed, how would Angharad stood up to the quiet life after a while? One can make the "right" decision and yet suffer from doing so in certain ways.

As always, a delight!

Tee-hee. I can't help but giggle over Eilonwy's embarrassment and impulsiveness. But really, isn't that one of the things we all love about her--how her heedlessness leads her into awkward situations? After all, how many of us are always in control of ourselves all the time, however much we might wish to be?

And it is nice to see her sharing a happy memory, instead of the grim ones that have been plaguing her lately!

Interesting thought--had Achren not intervened, Eilonwy would never have met Taran, and then Arawn might never have been defeated. Who knows, Achren herself might not have met defeat. Just goes to show that life really is like a tapestry, as Alexander himself suggested in "The Rope Trick"--all the threads are woven together, and if you change just one, you change the entire pattern!

Sorry for the philosophy--this is not exactly a proper review, just thoughts inspired by Eilonwy's own thoughts!

Hey, I just got to read the last 3 chapters and thought I'd review them all at once lol. First off, its great to see you back to writing! I love Prydain and its characters so it made me happy dance to see your update in my inbox. ^_^

Chapter 34 was definately my favorite, the whole image was very sexy lol. And well yeah. I loved it. Can't wait to read more. (:

I always find myself rather deep in thought when philosophy comes up, grinning at the words, or laughing at the situation. Either way, I always walk away from the computer flower petals singing in my head.

Well writen chapters. I liked the similies and metaphors. Every which way theres something new.

I loved the memory! I could just see that happening, like it was something I saw once. The character was prefect. If I was in her position all I could find myself doing would be slipping on nothing, then blaming the mud though the ground is cracked from the heat. GOOD JOB!

~*leal*~

p.s. luck with the baby and kid! I may be a teenager but I've had to take care of a two year old for a year.

:-D doesn't even go to describe the grin on my face. XD

Oh dear! How'd Terran break his leg?
And I was ecstatic as usual to see the notification. Especially since I'm sick again...seems the chapters always appear when I need them... and it was nice to have some...static-ness...er... :-) She must write about static goings on every ONCE in a while. :-D