There is such a thing as sexual harassment. When a person of any gender or age says 'no', it means no, continuing the point reaches the point of sexual harassment. The feelings Irulan describes is not different than a victim. This story has reached the point of disgusting that such an event is acceptable.

this is a wicked good story! love it!

This is beautiful! loved this!

Hello, hello,

First of all, congratulations are due. I read your story in one sitting and enjoyed it, from the beginning to the end! I admit I am not one to read much "Legomance", but I found your story on a community (sorry, can't seem to remember its name) and decided to give it a go. What a smart move on my part: I was not disappointed, far from it.

I loved all your characters. The way you made them interact flowed naturally and let us enjoy your writing with ease.

To go into details, I was particularly impressed (no other words) by your depiction of Arwen in the after-Sharing dream. She was perfect! In a short scene, you gave us an insight on her character I will not readily forget. You made her decision and path in the books clear and understandable, un-debatable even. I would go as far as to say you reconciled me with her character. I have always wondered at her, and your take on her gave me food for thought and sounds right.

Since I'm on the subject of the characters, I will make a passing remark on Michael, the disagreeable "villain" on the Circle's council. I feel he is the only one that maybe, in my humble opinion, (sorry), you treated a bit, well just too easily perhaps. The way you pictured him seemed just a bit easy to me.

Basically, I understand the greed and the want for power that motivates him, as well as the jealousy and envy for the easiness with which Irulan had it in the Circle and her disdain for it all. It must have irked him not just a little. (Writing it down, it is not "basically" anymore I know, but please bear with me). All these emotions are underlying and hinted at in your writing (which is something I deeply admire). However, those feelings seem a bit simple to me, a bit 'under-proportionated', when you consider what is at stake, that is the power you suggest rest with the Circle.

We don't know much about it, except its vast influence and its goal of a betterment of humanity. But surely, the secret society must have seen something of interest in Michael. After-all, he too passed the test of admittance and rose himself to the highest place available, and all this under the scrutiny of his peers and of the elves. I admit that I found it just a touch too easy, too labeled, and I had the impression of a missing tidbit of information that would have make all the pieces fit easily... Oh, well, it was just a small point and I managed to make a mountain of it.

On the main couple, and the intrigue:

Well, this is a review of the last chapter, so hopefully, no spoilers left when I say I never liked love triangle. I always disliked the fact that there is nobody to blame for the situation and yet everyone hurts so much. It feels oppressive, as in: no matter were the characters turn, only disaster awaits (and not the small kind at that). So to say I liked your intrigue was a surprise for myself. You treated everyone of your characters with respect and determination, making the situation, again, flow naturally, giving us this familiar sense of dread. And yet, once more, no one was to blame, just common emotions, some even worthy of praise such as Baeron's determination that Iluran make the decision to her heart's contentment, and not in hope of bettering the situation. So, bravo to you!

To have a go at the main couple, I found them very endearing but I focussed on your mastery of describing their tumultuous emotions. And you took your time and didn't rush anything! For that thank you so much. They were so interresting it would have been a shame, not to mention a waste.

Well, after such a long-winded review, I'll keep it short : I read it, I loved it, now I'm going straight to the sequel!

Again congratulations, and thank you for sharing with us,

Evohé.

P.S.: Oh, I almost managed to forget the fortress:I liked the fortress, I loved the fortress, I adored the fortress and all its residents, That was one BRILLIANT idea!

Thanks again,

Evohé.

uhm. I would like to ask. Do you travel a lot? I am sorry if you've answered this question before. To be honest I've been skipping most of your author's note a lot. I can't help, but be excited and jump to the story as soon as the page loaded, anyways after reading this with one whole swoop. I am still quite speechless (as speechless as the TALKATIVE person I am. Believe me when I say I am speechless now) I can only like everything here (at least until I haven't think it over yet.) minus the Irulan running away to another man! BUT THAT is really fine bec. this is after all YOUR story and as frustating and dissapointing she (irulan) may be and how it changes the whole story with her argh!. I wouldn't have it or her any way. All I really wanted to say is I may never always agree with you or to anyone but that makes the world interesting no? I mean the story. One more thing for this drag far too long. I apologise for this very c0nfusing review. I myself is confused. You may ignore it all if you want, but I will still submit this for reas0ns that reviewing while the feelings is raw is the best gift I can present to this and many others fabulous (you seems to use that a lot) fics. And I am again sorry for my horrible grammar. I am using my mobile right now and I cannot look back to the things I already typed and mainly for the reason that I am no good in english at all! Maybe I'll review a more coherent one after the jumble of thoughts has come to pass. For now! You have my sincerest and honest emotions.

Wow, I came across this story a few months ago and finally decided to start reading it, I just finished it and I'm at a loss to how I truly feel about this story. On one hand I feel incredibly bad for Legolas, staying in the world of man to please his friend, being lonely, bitter,alienated by choice, finding someone, making a stupid wager and being proven wrong, finding true love, and not stepping up and being truthful, being too over controling and pushing away that love, then the Irulan running off to baeron or whatever I know she just wanted space but those damn elven customs on dealing with such matters and their pride getting in the way and then irulan making mistake after mistake and the two elves again proving how elves aren't perfect, I wanted to hate this story so badly because noone got a happy ending. Im the type of reading that seeks fiction to read about the happy endings and when I come across stories that aren't that way usually i'm frustrated and bitter and unhappy but after all was said and done, both elves realized their faults and the love of Legolas' life was changed forever and everything was just off yet overall i think it was a beautifully written story, very creative, I loved your writing in this, but I truly disliked that things happened the way they did. I mean yes legolas was very controlling etc but Irulan also wasn't perfect, I feel as though I would have liked to see them happy but I digress, it is your story, I do not agree with the ending but i think it was a great way to show how the elves aren't as perfect as everyone made them out to be, and that Aragorns line still held that pride and that his decendants also made mistakes. surprisingly i'm not angry after reading this probably because im out of it today but overall i very well written story, and i will see if you have more stories though hopefully they don't have this stype of ending. i can only take so much of this type of ending.

You use the word demise incorrectly in several instances in this chapter. For example:

"To her demise, Anne only took that as an encouragement."

"She wore a casual and yet feminine dress that, with its baby blue color, served to bring out the olive tint of her skin and the dark tone of her hair which she had -to his demise- put up loosely."

Demise means death. I don't think you could have meant to write that. Perhaps you meant to his/her surprise instead?

I'm enjoying your story. It's quite dark, which I really like to see explored. Even so, those errors are jarring, and if they were corrected, it would greatly enhance the pleasure of your readers. :)

-sighs- I love and hate this story at the same time. Irulan is too stubborn and bull-headed. Unrealistically so in my opinion. I enjoy stubborn characters but there is a point where it becomes too much. I almost stopped reading this but your beautiful writing voice and the hope that someone would beat some sense into Irulan's head kept me going. Now in some ways I wish I had stopped so I could imagine the ending the way I wanted it. I must say I enjoyed discovering Haldir's punishment though. I look forward to reading more of your writing.

I especially enjoyed the parts where the inner battle of Irulan's feelings were personified. Unique and engaging.

Up until the point when Irulan learns of the test, I actually loved this story, but then I began to really dislike it. Irulan, so adamant in pointing out her "independent nature" turns to a man she barely knows? When she has just been disappointed by another and turns to a friend of Legolas no less (as far as she knows at the time)? Makes no sense at all. Girls usually tend to turn to their best female friends.

I understand that she ran away, but that whole grand escape with Baeron was more than a tad too much. Especially since she played him. All the time she's whining about Legolas but secretely still loving and missing him and yet she's being physical with Baeron. Which makes no sense, by the way, since she knows she doesn't like him like that and at the beginning of the story she was so proud of not succumbing to any man's or elf's charms. And really, if she would have just been strong in her rejection, Baeron wouldn't have died. Running from trouble with one man to another man and thus creating new troubles. If she would haven't been so selfish, she would have left Baeron as well and found time for herself to think in a city far away from both men.

Your writing style is great, don't get me wrong, or I would have stopped reading long ago and wouldn't have been so disappointed right now, but Irulan is a character I greatly disliked in the end, which is a pity, I guess, but she simply ruined this story for me.

hey darma druid! thought it was worth mentioning that this is one of favorite stories of all time!:) i keep reading it whenever i can. that is when university life let me.

good job on this! thought you might have heard it soo many times :D thank you thank you for sharing your wonderful story.

anyway wish you all the best and take care!

i love reading this story! :) ive read it several times and it excited me everytime!

Wow. Well done! I guess I said most of what I thought in my last post- but it was all great. Thank you so much for sharing with us!

Wow. Just- Wow. Not the ending I expected at all. This chapter was a whirlwind of craziness that I didn't expect, and it was lovely. I'm too curious to read the epilogue, so I'm going to read that before I write a detailed review. Not that any of my reviews have been detailed. This whole story is truly amazing though- I don't know how you do it. *bows to the master* I can totally see this being made into a book or a movie- it's just crazy good. :] Thank you for sharing with us!

Whoa am I so glad I don't have to wait for an update. This one would have killed me! Well done! I was wondering if it wasn't here that they would meet, and it was! Well thought out! :] Brilliant! Thanks for writing! I read on-

Ah man, those poor elves. I really enjoy how you intertwine the flashbacks. It's quite interesting to see that, because we get a snippet of history. I love it. Brilliant story all around. :] I shall read on soon!