And how can I accurately review? Well done!

Words are inadequate. But as one man said; "Friendship is born at the moment one person says to another; 'What, you too? I thought I was the only one."
Petra, I smiled throughout your narrative. I couldn't help but grin and nod with your pictures of the magnitude of Aslan's roar. For myself, similar to you, it is "a roar that isn't just heard, but felt." (a slight paraphrase I hope you don't mind). In the new Walden Media films this is one of my favorite scenes. I just want to thank you for putting into words what others of us have felt as well and yet haven't been able to pen. Thank you, Petra. It's nice to be one of two rather than one of one.

That is awsome! So beautiful and descripteve!


PS. please excuse my spelling:)

I can't belive that I hadn't reviewed this before, that was wonderful not words can tell how amazing this piece was. I can almost the Aslans' Roar calling out to me. Thank you for writeing this oneshot. and Princess Aravis was right when she wrote she can see the gifts that the Lion has given you to write on His behalf. I can see it too.

Wow. That was incredibly well written. Amazing. It sent shivers up and down my spine, though in a positive way. You painted a vivid picture in my mind perfectly! If you think about it, it must have been similar to the Roman soldiers when the stone rolled away, or when Jesus gave up His spirit and the veil to the temple tore. Probably a similar feeling of fear and defeat to some; and joy, hope, courage and peace to others. When He said "It is finished", and conquered death, conquered the White Witch of this world. Not to say that we don't have Queens of the Underworld still fighting against Aslan (and us), but you perfectly portrayed how Jesus--er, Aslan--conquered evil once and for all. Wow. I'd like to see you write one about the Last Battle, before the door closes. Great writing. I can definitely see that the gifts the Lion has given you, you have given back to Him. Only then is when you can unlock its tru potential, and I can see that He is writing through you.

Aravis, a daughter of the King

Bravo! I do believe I have stumbled upon a masterpiece - and a wonderful author.

You capture all of the emotinos in this so well! I envy your ability to convey the unexplainable. The descriptions of Edmund's and Lucy's emotions in particular made me grin ear to ear, because I personally know what that feels like. Indeed, nothing can escape the sound of his roar. I also loved how you ended it with the poem line.

A lovely, sweetly short fic.

-Elfpen

O my word!! amazing... When I read about Lucy's feeling to Aslan's roar I couldn't help getting a shiver down my spine, I think u should write more of these things, meanwhile I'm putting this in my favorites.

Words truly cannot describe such a thing as Aslan's roar, but you came pretty close!

Great job; I was truly moved. The last line is especially meaningful: At the sound of his roar, sorrows truly were no more.

Again, amazing job!

KC

This is a wonderful way to show the effect of Aslan's Roar. I love that you described how each of the four children reacted to it according to his or her nature and was strengthened by its mere sound. You remind me of one of the reasons Lewis chose a Lion as his Highest King: that roar is like nothing else in all of Nature. Now that I'm rereading Caspian, I notice that there's a moment when he roars in there, also to gorgeous effect.

WOW.

Aside from A Faun and His Flute, this is probably the best thing you've ever written.

Petraverd...you're amazing and your words are amazing too (again, WOW), but you're also right. All words and all imagining pales in comparison to the One they describe. Thank you for bringing me yet closer to the Champion of my heart through this story.

May Aslan keep you in His mighty paws, and DON'T EVER STOP WRITING!!

Awed and humbled,
Dearheart

PS: Forget about my nurse fic. After reading this, my one-shot seems rather pathetic. :-p

Oh, lovely story! I love the beginning and the reactions of the Pevensies and the Witch when they hear it. That's one of my favorite lines from the books.

Ah Petra, truly "every knee shall bow and every tongue confess", eh? :-) The second half of this in particular is very moving, as the roar passes through the being of each who hears it.

My very favorite line is your penultimate sentence: "...you could almost hear the icy chains that had frozen Narnia to its core for a hundred years shatter into a thousand unseen pieces."

Beautifully done, bro! God bless. :-)

Bravo! Excellent! It's almost a poem... you're right, words have got to be inadequate, if just a portion of what you're feeling made it onto the paper.

One nitpick... " firmer determination than ever before, his heart blazing with a courage like nothing he'd ever felt before." you use the 'ever before' combination twice in this sentence.

I love the paragraph about the Witch especially. This whole thing was very stirring.

You did a beautiful job of capturing the awe of Aslan's roar. I get the same kind of feeling when I hear it in the movies--it's one of the films' most spectacular aspects. I love how you described it for each character, and how you said the effect was even greater when it is heard in the Narnians' hearts. And the paragraph about the Witch's feelings truly sums up what you see in her eyes in the movie the minute before she dies. I also like the bit about the ice shattering--it reminds me of Ed shattering the Witch in the PC movie. Wonderful job yet again ^_^

Luv,
Miss Pookamonga ;-P

You did a wonderful job, Petraverd. I could hear and feel just what you meant. Or, at least, I certainly hope I did! The way you went deeper through the roar, from the sound and the effect it had on creation, to its otherworldly vibration and that effect, and then flowed right into how it impacted the children. And I think you summed up the feelings of the children very well. Each description fits each child very well. Peter the warrior, Edmund the Just forgiven, tender-hearted Susan, and Lucy, who Aslan called beloved. Makes you think of the apostle John, doesn't it?
Again, wonderful job, Petraverd!