"Come within, Lord – blast it, which are you?"

Funniest part in the whole story! : )

I thought Shakespeare had some hand in the naming of your works. It's nice to see I was correct, for once. : )

Great story. Poor Kenuric. : (

The alert has been in my inbox for way too long, but im so glad i finally had the time to read! You are one hell of a writer. Your OC was wonderful, I certainly didn't expect that! I especially like the way it was compared to Aragorn and Legolas's friendship, and the way Kenuric became a mentor in the end. Brilliant, good job!!

AW! Sequel please?

Brilliant! Sorry its taken me so long to get to the second half, but I'm very glad I took the time to do so. I agree with the twins; the taming of the badger was certainly the mightiest deed. Fave bits were the talk between Trallen and Estel (the way the friendship between legolas and Estel was compared to the friendship of Arathorn and Kenuric really brought home the latters pain at his friend's death), and the subsequent talk between Estel and Kenuric himself, with the wonderful Estel managing to break down the barriers and sympathise in a way only he can (remembering back to Enchain and his understanding of Valendil here!)

But my favourite part of this, as always with your writing, is the family interaction. My fave line had to be "Elladan broke in, his voice warm and fond, "You have always seen the truth within, even as a child. It is part of your gifts." In a strange way that line in particular touched me.

Well done on another lovely fic, I look forward to your next long one!

V :)

PS: I've just started a psychology degree at my local uni, so I know how annoying it is when you want to write but education demands you do your work instead (I'm determined to post my last chapter of my hobbit story by christmas though! Just hope my uni doesn't try and disagree :s)

I enjoyed this very much.Kenuric is an interesting and well rounded OC.

Once again--great job!

I really enjoyed this story..and I don't always enjoy tales focusing on OC's.

Poor Kenuric..you could understand his pain, and how seeing Aragorn, so unlike yet, so different, would cause the healer great pain and as another reviewer said it made it all the more understandable when you related the pain to Aragorn's relationship with Legolas.

Good Job!

Poor Kenuric, to be reminded of his dead friend, whenever he saw Aragorn. Loved how Aragorn took the rangers in hand to give them better training. Great story, really enjoyed reading it.

I really enjoyed this

that story was just wonderful
it drew such a greeat image of estels first command and the problems he might have suffered while taking it, i always found it a little hard to imasgine how he would just walk up to the dunedain and become their chieftain
but your version and the explanations you gave helped me to visualize it and like i saidf that was just wonderful
all oc's are well pictured and characterised, too ^^
- and i certainly love aragorn *lol* ^^

Great chapter, I love how you have written the rangers and their camp. Aragorn and the twins are perfect. Kenuric does seems to have some problems with Aragorn.

This chapter was very good as well.

I found that I was quite involved in the story and moved by Kenuric's plight, which is quite a feat when dealing with an OC IMO. I love your portrayal of Aragorn. He is decisive and strong, yet kind and willing to listen. In other words, the epitome of all the best leadership qualities.

A very enjoyable and well-written story.

peredhil lover

Kenuric is a very intriguing character, and you fleshed him out so well. Sometimes difficult people are worth getting to know, and Aragorn is mature beyond his years to realize this. I'm glad he didn't dismiss Kenuric based on his initial behavior, but took the time to get under that thick skin. And poor Kenuric, it really must have been difficult to be bested at his own game, but he's also mature enough in the end to accept Aragorn's gifts for what they are. A lovely tale.

Okay, once again you are leaving me quite speechless. I didn't get through the Teitho stories this time, so I had the pleasure of reading this story for the first time. Your grandfather must have been a fascinating man. I loved the background story you have given Kenuric, and how you compared his friendship to Arathorn to Aragorn's friendship with Legolas (you obviously found a way to insert Legolas in the story :) - it made the terrible grief he must have felt after Arathorn's death all the more understandable, and I think it also made Aragorn just the right person to help him and understand him. Once again I also liked how caring your Aragorn is, and that he is able to repay refusal and dislike with understanding and even healing instead of reacting in kind, which is one of the things that make him so special. It was very interesting to accompany him on his first mission as a chieftain. I'm glad Aragorn was able to help Kenuric, and that Kenuric allowed him to help.

I also liked how you described Aragorn's relationship to his brother's - Elladan's "Command as you will, and I will obey" was very touching, as was the scene when Aragorn healed Elrohir. I really could understand Kenuric's envy, btw - who would like to suddenly feel superfluous because someone appears who can do everything better than oneself? It would be difficult to handle even for someone who doesn't have Kenuric's other problems. Oh, and last but not least I also liked your other OCs very much, Trallen and Ros. :) All in all, this was another story I really loved.

Almut

So far, this is wonderful, Pentangle. I enjoyed this chapter thoroughly. Of course, I'm always up for reading a good brothers fic, especially when it is so well-written.

I loved your mature portrayal of the twins and their relationship with Estel. Elladan the over-protective worrier--I wonder why it is so many of us think of him this way?

Usually, OC's send me scurrying. For some reason, I seem to have an inherent fear of them, but I enjoyed yours. They provided us with a nice glimpse into Aragorn's early years with the rangers. Kenuric and his attitude is most intriguing and I am not sure how this is going to work out. I look forward to reading chapter two.

peredhil lover