Very great story!
I really do like you writhing style and the point of view is brilliant!
Thanks for your work!
But of cause it wouldn‘t be a drama If you would decide to go on writhe such stories about Aragorn.
I would surly read them all :D

Greetings!

Augh, I cannot get over how remarkable this story is. The pacing, the vividness of every single character, the way you build your themes, the rich painting of detail. It's a real achievement.

I'm so glad to find this story again! Daerion is such a well crafted character. It's amazing to see him grow up and grow old, and to see how he changes in many ways yet never really leaves the path he has chosen as a young lad.
Thank you for a wonderful story!

Thank you for writing this! The research involved was quite breathtaking.

what a powerful journey for the Boy. he did his captain justice, from the beginning till here...

great Story!

Nice. So Daerion at last follows the captain he always wanted to follow in the first place xD, took just a little bit longer than he thought...
It's also interesting to see not only Carrion growing up but also 'the captain'. They are both wiser than at the beginning, even if Daerion might have bee the one to grow up more... nicely done, that one.
I truly adored this fic.
Thanks for sharing.
Ebenbild

You've obviously changed your stance on Aragorn's Rohan name since then (and I like the way you went about it).
Here, I love how this outsider point of view is not just an observation, but a story in its own right, a person in their own right, and how it all comes together. It's a very persuasive story, it drew me in with Daerion, daydreaming, angry at Iorlas, with hopes and conflicting thoughts, doing his duty as he himself sees it. He feels like someone out of the books - I can't remember now, is his name dropped somewhere, or is he entirely your own creation?

This is just the kind of story I want to read in LOTR fanfiction. Thank you for this beautiful story.

Oh my.
This is absolutely wonderful. Since two weeks I have a LOTR fanfiction frenzy and I'd never have thought I'd stumble upon this little shiny diamond.
Torn between duty and love. That is so right. One of the things Peter Jackson DID manage to portray in the films was this honour/dishonour dilemma. How can a man like Denethor inspire, indeed. Daerion and his devotion is lovely. The fact that he grew up staying loyal to the person who many percieved as a traitor or a coward (there sure were people like that, maybe those words are too strong but surely they felt lost and a bit betrayed after Thorongil left) is amazing. Good job. That piece was inspiring. Though I'd like somewhere there a scene with Daerion's reaction to his first captain, how different he was from Aragorn. Not the you-suck-Thorongil-was-better feeling but more like an ache of heart or sth. Anyway, great job.

Loved this story. The childish voice was well done and I loved seeing Daerion mature. It’s funny how much that maturity coincided with decreasing respect for Iorlas at every interaction- an immature boy if there ever was one. Not sure what his extreme disappointment at being rejected by the guard is says about him, as the only problem was his age, which time will remedy. He’s old enough to know that.

The men’s dependence on Thorongil is a little bit sad and it’s frightening to think that anyone can have this effect on others. I like the underlying theme of the captain not the cause; it just gives the piece a really solid unifying theme that adds to the depth of the piece.

It was heart warming when Daerion realised that he was now the captain to the younger generation. And that realisation came after the readers had already seen it. On the surface this seems like a very simple little story, but obviously a lot of thought and polishing has gone into it. Daerion’s steady rise in rank to captain, the eventual parallel between the two captains are so well done.

Lovely little story - Daerion is an excellent viewpoint. Brave, grown up, responsible, not one of the great but one of the necessary.

Thank you.

Brilliant stuff.

So glad I stumbled on this. Occasionally when someone reviews one of my stories, I check out their profile and sometimes find gems like this on their Favorites list.

This was well told and the characters nicely rendered. There are many lovely turns of phrase, so appropriate to the setting. Below are a couple of typos I noticed, and a couple of phrases that especially jumped out at me.

- Deandra

but I was the only son, so my future was written - beautifully phrased!

Daerion remained when he was. - should be "where"

"And who sees more of pain and injury than a warrior? Some lords find it easy to send men to bleed and die for them. The healers see the cost of it, afterwards, while the lord sits out of sight and feasts off gold and silver. But a lord who is also a healer… He will not waste lives needlessly, because he knows the cost." - very true and nicely phrased

The wardens saluted, his hand on his breast - should be "warden" in keeping with the rest of the sentence

Daerion still wore his dagger though all his waking hours. - probably should be "through"

Love this!

That was so well written and so well researched (to my very limited knowledge) that there's nothing I can say except I salute you. A great tale of friendship, admiration set in Gondor's darkest days. Keep on writing.