That was brilliant... many thanks...I had tears in my eyes at one point... we've all had painful partings!

Well done! I really enjoyed that, thank you!

Most touching story of Elrond I have ever read and he is as majestic as I have always imagined him. Please write more as there are not enough good stories about my favorite LOTR character.

"For duty we will fight the long defeat until we are lost, even to each other. So be it."
You are breaking my heart! What a bittersweet agony! I will never get over Celeborn/Galadriel I guess...gods-.
Not even done with the whole story but I have to utter my awe just right now.

Great story.

the whole chaper is amazing. the last line is great because it sounds like something cannon gandalf would say and also it seems like gandalf asks sam to do something which is the very esscence of who sam is. it is what sam does best.

oh wow that was amazing, and brought a tear to my eye.

i especially liked the metaphor of the footsteps, alone and washed away. well done

good chapter

Ahhh! Glorfindel is amazing - he says just the right things and he tries to protect Elrond.

"A gift, Celebrían, 'twas a gift. A time of innocence, a time to love without burdens. You must decide, my lady, if your love is what you thought it was; if you can still love knowing that his duties must be higher than his love for you. But remember this: if his duties are higher, his love must be deeper. You must decide if yours is deep enough to meet it."

I like how you describe Elrond here, bacuse often we see him pushing paper and he's more than just a beaurocrat.

"and like the old warrior he was, he instantly pressed his rekindled strength"

It just seems to me like you've captured this (great) concept excellently with words.

I love the romance, and the obstacles to it.

Thank you for sharing this amazing story. One of the top ten, if not the best Elrond/Celebrian fic I've ever read.

still loving this story. this has to be the 3rd time i've read it! xx

That was fantastic! Please tell me that you have a sequal in the making...I am very curious about what happens next.

Aw! beautifully done!