A great story. Very good.

Wow, what an ending!

I really enjoyed this little piece. I was a bit confused by the pov at first, but it all evened out as the story progressed. You did an awesome job of writing in the style of the CoN and developing the main idea of the story. Grull and Bulge's talk reminded me a bit of Puddleglum defending Aslan and Narnia to the Green Lady in Silver Chair. It was nice to see Bulge developed for once too!

Truly touching JotM, I love it, I love it! Great take on the Bulgy there, I don't know what to say other than that I love it!

I usually make myself say some constructive critisisum after I read a fan-fic, but this time I cannot think of a single thing!

Ah, that "starting and ending with the same line" trick is one of the oldest in the book, but it works beautifully here. It took me a long time to realise Trumpkin was the narrator, but I think that the whole discussion in the middle is interesting. Your characterisation is excellent as usual and provides some interesting back story for some of the less significant characters in Prince Caspian. Well done!

You did a wonderful job at showing the differance between the Buldgey Bear and Grull. The ending was sad,but it deepens Trumpkin a bit.

I love Bulge! His sweet blind faith reminds me of a character from one of my favorite books. *hugs Bulge*

I really liked how you had Trumpkin as the Narrator. I liked the insight. That's a lame way of expressing my amazement, I know, but I'm at a loss for words. Interesting that Grull was the one who turned Dumb. I wonder what happened to Bulge...

*sniffles* Very good! But very sad. Poor Grull bear. Poor Trumkin. Great Job, Moon. keep it up!

Wow. /shakes head/ Just...wow.

I'm utterly speechless. How powerful. How awful. I'd an idea by almost the end that either Grull or Bulge was the wild bear that tried to eat Lucy, but I had no idea that Trumpkin was their classmate.

Truthfully, I don't know what else to say. God save us from what we've become, as only He can.

I love this story. It's different. I assume Grull was the bear that attacked Lucy in Prince Caspian, and that the narrator is Trumpkin? (That's the only part that was a little unclear).

Love it, love it, love it!! This is a wonderful, semi-sympathetic look at the wild bear, and the character of Bulge is perfect (I just want to hug the little guy), and the insertion of Trumpkin is a very nice touch. Hecl, I can't say enough good things about this story. I love your stories, and do my own little dance of Narnian glee every time you write a new one. Tbankyou for your fantastic writing, and your thoughtful insights.

You're right, it's a dark story, but it's also a very True story. And like all Truth, it gives Light, no matter how Dark it may seem in tone.

It is a sad story (sad seems such an inadequate word for such tragedy), but Bulge, licking his paws, provides hope in the midst of it all. Even more than Grull, I think I grieve with Trumpkin (that is supposed to be Trumpkin's voice, right?) for the way he discovers the fate of his friend, and the collapse of all his worldly-wise policy of I'll-believe-it-when-I see-it. And yet, he's the focus of hope in the story as well, for although he doesn't have the child-like sturdy faith of Bulge, he's still given the chance to see and so to believe. It makes me grateful for being given such grace myself.

You've written it well, capturing the three distinct voices of a story largely told through dialogue. It also works well to have Trumpkin tell the tale, the voice of supposedly calm reason in the middle between the voice of 'blind' faith, and the voice of strident scepticism. You've also set the narrative tone of looking back at long-ago schooldays with the benefit of hindsight really well.

There are bits and pieces that could do with a bit of tightening up and correction. Maybe read the whole thing over again - a few minor mistakes -- check out the last line of the fourth paragraph, I think you've left out a couple of words there.

Overall, a grand story. Thanks very much!

PS: Why is it inspired by the movie? I've only seen it once, but can't remember anything that could have inspired this that wasn't in the book. What am I missing?

PS2: It just struck me -- this kind of repeats that theme of being foolish enough to believe what you cannot see that you had in It's All Right as well. OK, I guess it may be something of a common theme, but still, your stories bring it to life for me. (I was humming Michael Card's God's Own Fool again by the time I finished reading about Bulge's foolish faith, which is what helped me make the connection!)