Almost mised this chapter (although it sickened me) It was well written and I felt Erestor's terror! A bit of a cliffy, too. Just remember...we have a deal... ;) ~G

Author's Response: Thanks, Gwaelinn.

I knew that this chapter would not be ... well-liked? And I mean that's ok, it is non-con after all. I had some problems with it, too, though somehow I didn't want to delete it once it was written, it just didn't seem right.

Honestly, I had no problems at all to write it but somehow could not edit it later on - usually I'd write a chapter and then practically rewrite it after a few days of thinking, going over language and correcting errors and generally embellish it, which somehow didn't work here. This chapter only made me lose my muse and I needed more than a month to complete the chapters that lead to this scene and this chapter itself ("Welcome Home", "Like The Dove Against The Falcon" and "Rage").

At some point I thought of deleting it completely but after I put so much time in it, that just felt wrong; and I think it is important, especially after I had Fiondil behave so nice and caring and sweet and dare I say lovable; I wanted to remind everyone who Fiondil really is, what he is: cruel, ruthless and insane.

Anyway, if that reassures you: this will be the only non-con scene in Scarred Fate and I don't plan to write something similar in the next stories that I'm maybe going to write, seeing as I didn't really enjoy writing it.


I hope you'll like the coming chapters better.

Greetings,
Massanie

Interesting...very interesting! I am hooked and looking forward to the next update--love a good mystery ;)
~G

Author's Response: My heartfelt thanks and welcome to the story!

If You had better have a REALLY GOOD plan if Erestor actually bonds with that slimy sorry excuse of an Elf! Great chapter though...liked the length as it kept the story flowing. Looking forward to more!
~G

Author's Response: I am working on it! I promise I have a plan, and it IS starting to get to it's end: finally the knots start to unravel and I am getting all my chess pieces into their proper positions.
For me as a writer the really fun part has just started. Some of the following chapters have now been waiting for months to be shown to another pair of eyes...

And I am really glad: my cockatrice seems to get the reaction I wanted him to get. Just wait for the next chapters...

Thank you again!
Massanie

We learned from the best! Wonderful update...I never saw the turn of events coming--hmm, maybe Erestor knew about the traitor? Will patiently await the next update...now off to write another chapter myself. :)
~G

Author's Response: :D Thank's again, I was hoping to surprise you all, but it will get more twisted in future chapters, that I promise you! I needed a map where I drew the travelling routes of each of the parties involved to plan everything out and a huge chronological table with the events and still I got confused sometimes; but then again, sometimes I didn't write for a month or longer and that didn't help much either...

I read this this morning and now have a moment to comment...this cliffy isn't so bad (esp. cause I see you updated!) anyway, I am notorious for my cliffhangers so I cannot be too hard on you. This story is just so...so...intense and I just want more and more. Well, off to read the new parts :)
~G

Author's Response: Awww, that must have been one of the nicest things I've ever been told about any story I've written so far... So thanks again ;-) And don't worry, together with The Bitter Glass you have only just seen little more than a half of what is already written. Looking forward to show you all the rest of Scarred Fate.

Great to see an update! Out of the frying pan and into the fire? More like into the fires of Mt. Doom! And that Eagle had better live and the twins and Erestor and...oh, well you get the point!! (otherwise, something might just happen to Hesgar.......) ;p
~G

Author's Response: Thanks! Yeah, I know. It's like everything that can go wrong is going wrong in this story. But don't let anything happen to Hesgar! I have a sweet little chapter to appease you ;-) I think you’ll like it. And don’t worry, I couldn’t kill Landroval. He is needed to carry Frodo and Sam into safety in the future ;-) Furthermore I promised everyone a happy ending and I’ll stick to that!

Okay, so he loves elrond and Fin *snicker* I think elladan is a better match so I'm going to root for him--even thought I know you already have it all mapped out and I am wrong.

Loved Arwen in this chapter (and to be honest, I'm not a fan of hers--at least as depicted in the movies) cute chapter and waiting for more :}
~G

Author's Response: Yeah, I know. When I wrote The Bitter Glass I was determined to have an Eresor/Elrond/Glorfindel pairing. And then Scarred Fate changed everything. I never intended for Elladan to get so damn close to Erestor. But then it just so happened that he was captured along with the advisor (and that's really the way it was, I tried to change it, but couldn't find a logical possibility).
You know, I am contemplating to rewrite it to an Elladan/Erestor pairing. Haven't decided yet, though. If enough of you would prefer Elladan, I guess I will
I am glad though, that you like Arwen. She is a little brusque sometimes in my story, but a good person.

Awesome chapter!! And no, the twins are not behaving dishonorably--for the life of an inocent is more important than a vow made under durress and blackmail!

I love erestor's cousin--his rather dememnted warped sence of love...he truely loves Erestor (at least in his mind)--sick! Looking forward to more and remember our deal...Sons of Rohan is not done yet so Hesgar is not entirely 100% safe.....*wicked wink*

Author's Response: I am very glad you see it that way. I normally dislike it when the protagonists in a story value honor more than a life. To me it seems like a highly *wrong* way to set one's priorities.

And I really am honoring our little deal: I saved Landroval and the twins! ;-) Now it's only Erestor who is in dire need of saving and I am coming to that ... in time. But don't do something rash, okay? Because it's going to get worse before it gets better ... ;-)

And the cockatrice (I love that nickname ;-)). Yeah, I like him, too, in that rather strange way ;-)
I guess with Brandon as a father he never really had a chance to turn out right. And there is no doubt about him loving Erestor, with everything in his being - body, mind and soul. They are just not soul mates and the cockatrice is too egoistic and ruthless to be understanding towards Erestor or not hurt him when it is meant to keep Erestor in line or when he thinks it would benefit himself.

Thanks again!

I like your Thranduil...he certainly is not bery diplomatic in The Hobbit! Great update and just what I needed...now I can see a happy ending thought there is still a LOT of baggage to sort through!

Ack!! You can't stop there!! Hope for an update soon...very good start.
~G