I'm not new to fanfic. I've been doing it for some time under the penname Ithilien. Now I call myself Anarithilien, though my Ithilien stories still exist on this site here: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/174385/Ithilien.

At one point this site stripped "Dark Forest" from its pages and all its reviews went with it. I'm not really sure why they yanked it. Granted, the story is rated M for mature themes, but I have purposely tried to keep it from getting into explicit territory. Regardless, when it was pulled I had to begin anew on my review count. If you've written fanfic before, you know those reviews are treasured like gold. Therefore I will ask if you are reading this tale if would you please be so kind as to leave a review as you go? It need not be lengthy. Just a word of acknowledgment is all I ask in payment for this story.

From time to time I come across authors whose work I marvel at. Most recently I've been reading a fascinating AU written by Ziggy3 entitled "Deeper Than Breathing". It explores an AU account of Legolas' time in Rohan during the period between Edoras and Helms Deep and it especially focuses in on his particular gifts as an elf and the potential for his relationship with Eomer. It's really a well-crafted piece of writing and I encourage you to read it if you will. Go to http://www.fanfiction.net/u/248489/ziggy3. And please don't forget to leave a review for Ziggy too. As I said, reviews are like gold. Many thanks!