I'm so amazed of how wonderful your stories are... You have beyond talent... have you ever considered being a writer? I'm sure you have... and sincerely hope you do because if you dont so many people will miss out on the beauty of your writing... Your characters are so real and inspiring the turmoils and struggles they confront is eye opening... Its amazing how through your characters you hand out YOUR own wisdom and beauty of spirit... It's brought me some realizations about my own life,I swear it brings me to tears... how do you open up like that? It's so freshening... just Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing your talent and bringing so much pleasure to all of us in the process...

I know that it is wrong to see stalker type stuff and laugh...but I love how Legolas is not giving up! I love that he promoted her after a month of working at the mag...and I love that she knows he will stop sending flowers only to send candy! Wonderful story...but you know I am super sad to not have a happy ending!

Am I the only one who does not wait for Irulan 3?
You have a great gift, one of the best fan fiction writers I have ever read, this is sure. But Irulan's story compared to this (that's irulan's anyway, but you know what I mean) just fades forgotten. This is not the place to talk about why I don't particularly like the other Irulan and why I don't care much for chapter 3. But it's the right place to say why I loved this. It's true, every single chapter of yours pours strong feelings. It grabs the reader strength and pulls it out until, by the end of it, you almost feel "tired". But yet, you feel like you have something more within yourself. And this is why I liked this story, it gives me (it gave me, but it will continue, a good story never ends on the last chapter, but it becomes part of the reader's imaginary too) something. I wasn't a passive reader, I got involved, and now the story is part of me as well. Honestly, I wouldn't have acted like Irulan most of the time (Except in the last chapters where I don't know what I would have done. When the matter is death and past, you can't never say what reactions will be, so hands up on that), she misses the plot and she is quite selfish too. But as I said on another review I wrote, she needed a friend and she doesn't have one that can walk her through some other point of view. Irulan has only hers and it's limited. But then she's sweet, she is tricked by herself in the 1st place... She thinks she's fighting, but she doesn't... (this is *my* point of view and way of seeing her. It might be terribly wrong, just personal) ...
Anyway, thank you for sharing this amazing story, thank you for what you gave me with your writing.

I really enjoy reading this because of the unusual way you have portrayed Legolas- I think you may have thought of a very true aspect of him that the books do not show, so many ppl don't see it. I hope you write more soon!

Wow. That is really the only thing I can say. After reading both Irulan and the sequel and now this story, I am very much impressed. Your stories are at the very top of my favorite fanfiction of all time-and I have read a LOT of fanfiction! Congrats and keep up the great work!

i dont know what to say...i have to thank you for that ending cuz i was quite literally distraught over the last chapter...i like how you gave physical characteristics to emotions like hope and trust etc., i'd never really thought about what they might look like, andi found that really interesting.
there are so many things i want to ask you about your stories. like irulan, how did you come up with her name? did you write her based on someone you know, or yourself (both physically and mentally)...and other questions like how did you feel when you wrote about baeron's death (i know that when i write, or even think about writing a death of a character, its very hard)
i wish this wasnt the end of the story, because i want to know what happens next. but maybe it would be safer if i thought about it in my sugar coated idealistic mind, instead. x]
cant wait for irulanI,
love always,
crystyna

i dont know what to say...i have to thank you for that ending cuz i was quite literally distraught over the last chapter...i like how you gave physical characteristics to emotions like hope and trust etc., i'd never really thought about what they might look like, andi found that really interesting.
there are so many things i want to ask you about your stories. like irulan, how did you come up with her name? did you write her based on someone you know, or yourself (both physically and mentally)...and other questions like how did you feel when you wrote about baeron's death (i know that when i write, or even think about writing a death of a character, its very hard)
i wish this wasnt the end of the story, because i want to know what happens next. but maybe it would be safer if i thought about it in my sugar coated idealistic mind, instead. x]
cant wait for irulanI,
love always,
crystyna

happy ending! we want a happy ending! although i must say that i was not expecting an epilogue and even if you decide not to write an epilogue of the epilogue this is a really good end and although my heart is not satisfied and i really need more, its still really good. i dunno if you have read gone with the wind but i am feeling the same frustration as when i finished that awesome work of literature. can you please consider making it a happy ending. i want the fortress to fall. let it fall. i love the like when legolas says that "that day, my flag will rustle on your tower." i loved that! amazing. and dare i say it again, happy ending please? even lort had a happy ending and that was a pretty sad book during certain parts. please an amazing story desrves an amazingly happy conclusion.

Great job...I must say, I didn't expect this ending... ] Quite original. Can't wait till you write another story ] I love your works!

A very nice chapter
Forgive me for the lack of comments, I was listening to L'Arc and even the worst seems very
nice to me.
x
Kishi Seta

Ah, that was such a cute little ending! It was, in some ways, funny. It has such a happy, sort of, ending! I'm so glad you posted this story! It's wonderful to say the least and so on.

Aww! Well...that turned out MUCH better than expected! Honestly, I was expecting some horrible "parting" chapter where Irulan leaves him for the last time. Really! I had def. lost hope! You never cease to amaze me. You wrote such a heart pounding previous chapter, that I had totally given up on them ever being together again. Wow! So there is hope after all. I couldn't help but thinking how he'll get her again in the end. It's just meant to be. *sigh* How lovely. Your whole idea about fortress, and the personified emotions like Hope and Fury really made a big difference. This is one of the only stories where I love seeing symbolism. You know, whenever you first had to do those silly literay analysis for school, I hated it. I hated picking out what things stood for. "What does the one tree in the garden symbolize?" I don't care! Ha ha! But yours was so much different and capturing that I saw it right away. I wish I could be of some sort of help while I review...I know you don't need anymore people gabbing on and on about how great of a writer you are. You should know that by now. A well-rounded critique? Hmm. That'd be hard to give, because there's not much I'd change. It was such an amazing journey that I never thought I'd take part in, you know? Who knew that I'd be booting up my laptop in hope that some writer I have never met has updated a chapter to her fanfiction? But everyone knows that you are much more than "some writer", lol. You could get published, no joke. It's such a great feeling to be reading and sharing comments about these stories. This one was no exception! Your grammar and puncuation was excellent...except that I think you forgot a word in the last chapter. When Irulan started to cry on Legolas' shoulder. I forget what it is now, but if you look, you'll see. That's as good as a critique as I can give. So, as everyone keeps pointing out...you'll finish Irulan 3 now! Yay! You deserve a break, but are you really going to wait until the extended DVD comes out? That's such a long time...because it's not coming out until November. And if you look around the internet, I think I remember reading somewhere that they didn't have a lot of extra footage going into it. Hmm. Arg! I can't wait that long! Well, whatever you do will be great in the end. I most def. have faith in that. :-) Thanks again for sharing your writing with us! Salut!

So, does Leggy and Irulan get together at last?

I'm sorry its taken me so long to review... i've been thinking about what i wanted to say(though i must admit, you are so close to 10 reviews (lucky fanfiction goddess you are) that i want to be your 996th reviewer...unless someone else reviews while i;m typing... which is of course possible. right.
I'll get back to the point.
I'm sure you've thought of this, but because Irulan is a descendant of Arwen and Aragorn, wouldn't she have the smallest sprinkiling of elf blood left in her? or would it not be passed on due to Arwen's choice of mortality? what are your thoughts on this?
I'm afraid this ending was a little difficult for me to take... it works, but it seems a little quick to me... (i'm also a tad upset that she hasn't chosen love as is the trait of her bloodline.) Poor Legolas.
I'm glad Hope has come back. :D
hm... I had something else to say.
Oh!
in the back of my mind (thanks to a few re-reads) I seem to remember an elf named Baeron in the first few chapters of the first Irulan. He just plays one of Legolas's companions...but still, is he the same person, or am I just going quietly mad? (entirely possible as well)
Well I'm going to go take a nap. I stayed up till 5 am last night watching both of the extended lord of the rings movies... Some would call me a very sad case *shakes head* *sigh*
I really would like to know what you think of the Irulan elf blood thing. I can't decide which way would make sense...
untill the next time,
always,
Kirjava the 2nd

I've been trying to follow along with the adventures of Legolas and Irulan and have been drawn in deeper and deeper. Excellent story and writing! I would also like to see Irulan not quite so easily lead around by Legolas! Keep it up!