omg, i love this fic. Brilliant! :D
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Quite lovely! I will have to recommend this one to a friend of mine who is a Merry-fan. You've done a great job of keeping in character. I particularly liked how hobbits heal each other!

How sad!

Oh, your stories are all so wonderful!

I envy your talent!

Thank you, thank you, thank you, for this glorious tale. The awakening in Cormallen has been told in many ways, but this is the best I've seen from Merry's perspective.

But wonder if fitting a uniform for Pippin to Merry might be a problem...tall enough, but Merry's a bit wider! LOL But that takes away not a bit. Wonderful story.

Gorgeous, just beautiful, though I must admit I'm a bit frustrated that you seem to have all the same ideas as me! The last two chs were my favorites. They were v. v. funny!

Luv

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I got a weird feeling of deja vu during this chapter...

LOL!

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"The End " - ? No! There is so much more to cover!

The scene of the guardsman bringing news to Beregond's family of his (assumed) execution was supurbly well-written. You followed the character's thoughts and thost thoughts were real and logical. Well, if you insist on wrapping this one up, I'll just have to go on to "Jewels." Thanks for a very enjoyable read.

You portray so well the little touches that add humor and depth to a story; Merry's embarrassment at the special treatment in the bathing tents line, the conversation about being hunted with Pip. It is these little touches rather than the sweeping action scense that make us love LotRs.

Just a fabulous, fabulous story. Thank you for writing it.

I loved Frodo's automatic assumption that he was dead - it was so in character for him, and a perfectly logical assumption. And Merry's solution was so Merry - no fuss and utterly practical. You certainly have studied their personalities to be able to represent them so well.

Frodo's awakening was beautifully written, knowing the importance verse and song play in the lives of hobbits. There are so many details in this chapter that make the story; a younger Merry protesting Frodo's moving from the Hall, the references to a previous shared danger. Merry and Pippin are so close that we often forget that Frodo and Merry were together for years before Pip was born. Again, excellent work.

*crying silently* Oh, goodness, but that was beautiful. I kept hoping for something, and hoping more, and more, and here... oh, goodness, I haven't cried like this in such a long time. This was beautiful, Lindelea.

"'O hello, Strider!' Frodo called cheerfully, and Pippin whirled." What a delightful line!

I was scared! during this chapter, but you handled (and wrote) it so beautifully I wanted to cry. What a marvelous, marvelous story. Thank you SO much for sharing it.

"I'm afraid to sneeze for fear someone will pop me into a bed." Cute! Oh, you're filling in the tiny gaps in this part of the story beautifully.

Aw, I was so surprised to see 'the end'. It's being continued in another fic? Can't wait. This was a such a good story, and I even felt suspense with the Beregond stuff, even though I knew the outcome. :)