I am glad to see an update on this story! What a nice way to spend a "winter" evening! LOL! I guess Starr will stir things up a lot more than Wynter and Orlando plan. But I am glad that she gave Orlando the excuse to get close to Wynter again for innocent reasons. Or at least that's how they started out! Hope the next chapter is much sooner! I enjoyed this one very much.

Author's Response: You've got it right! Starr is just what they need right now, more than you imagine... :P Thank you for reading! :D

I can't wait for the showdown! I am more curious than Marissa about why Orlando feels the need to meet with Kate. I sense there is more to the meeting than just getting over pettiness and jealousies. I hope that there is a good resolution for all 3 concerned (and kudos to Marissa for sticking to her guns about a neutral meeting place). Looking forward to the next chapter!

Author's Response: I think what it comes down to it, Orlando has a very hard time letting go of the past AND since Kate was his girlfriend for about 2 or 3 years, there's definitely some emotional investment there on his part, even it is only a friendship thing. I think above all, he has a hard time admitting that maybe she hasn't changed for the better and the best way to that is to see her face to face. After all, if she really responsible for the article and pictures, that would the ultimate betrayal in anyone's eyes.

Hope that this ominous phone call is not what I think it is! Please don't let it be Kate doing something rash like "attempting" suicide! Other than that I enjoyed this chapter, as it kind of is laying the groundwork for the eventual formal commitment between Orlando and Marissa (dare I say marriage!?)...more soon please!

Author's Response: Oh you may dare, I mean that's usually why couples get engaged, right? And as far as the phone call, I'm not ENTIRELY sure what's going on with Kate or why she needs to get therapist involved but somehow that seems a bit extreme, but then she hasn't exactly been poster child for normalcy to date has she? Hmm, what IS that call about? Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

I am loving the perspective of this story with Achilles as a woman...I just saw "Troy" again last nite on TV, so I was elated there were a couple more chapters to read today. I think you are very skillful in your storytelling, that you use the dialogue from the movie and tweak it for this tale. I, for one, can't think of a thing to tell you to improve. This is good as is! Thanks for a great read!

I don't know what advice I'd give you, cos you seem to be doing fine on your own. All of this is of course leading up to the Achilles/Paris encounter, so I hope you don't leave us hanging now! :-O You have lots of room to do your own thing at this point, cos it's the part of the story that you will create. I am looking for maybe a big conflict between Achilles and Agamemnon regarding the treatment of Paris, leading up to the part where she rescues him from the soldier's having sport with him, and takes him to her tent. Other than that, I think you are doing super on your story, I for one am enjoying it immensely. Pam

This was so very descriptive and made me feel the tension, anger and desire acutely! (cold shower time!) I like that each of these characters fight for domination of the situation, Paris wants to forget certain aspects of what happened (or almost did) to him and Achilles for trying to right the wrong done to him. They both are used to getting their way, and being in complete control of their destiny. (Paris is more of a let-the-chips-fall kind of guy) But being royalty Paris had been indulged, and I imagine he's in shock at this point to the extremes he's seeing in Achilles. Also how she stirs him! I liked this chapter a lot!

Author's Response: OMG! Thanks so much. I love it when reviews like this are actually detailed. Although I like it too when people just tell me whether they do or don't like what I'm doing, it's great to actually know what it is that people are getting from what I do. Thanks a whole lot!

Excellent imagery! I look forward to the tent at last!

I really liked this story and I hope that you do find some time to write a sequel. I love horses so much, and used to own 2 until a few years ago, when my last mare died of old age. I never rode except for pleasure, so it was fascinating to read your story about horse shows, and the training. I loved how you wrote about each of the horses' personalities that Nicole rode, it's so true! It was a great background for the romance angle as well. I will be looking for your sequel in the future, Debbie. Thanks for a nice story! Pammie

Author's Response: That's sweet! Thanks for reading and reviewing Pammie. I'm sorry to hear about your mare, it's nice to hear of horses being allowed to die of old age these days. I can't wait for the university year to be over, I wrote Horseplay about this time 2 years ago while I was hunting for summer work. This took over, and I would sit at my computer most the day just writing and riding my horse for breaks. I think we'll be meething some new horses in the sequel, I'm already forming them in my imagination! :)

I was happy to see an update, as I am really enjoying this story. I am glad for now that Legolas' journey is ended so maybe he can heal...and that Aragorn and he can formulate a plan. BTW, where is that pesky dragon? LOL

Author's Response: I'm happy you are enjoying the story. Yes, Legolas can rest now, and he and Aragorn will definitely need a plan. Treco will be showing up soon but perhaps not the way you think.

My first thought about the last paragraph was that Allaura isn't what she appears on the surface to be! Am I close? Does the jewelry change her? All in all, it was a good chapter, I am glad Leggy is healing and getting better, I think that to get out of their jam, it will take both Aragorn and Legolas to accomplish their escape. Please give us more soon!

Author's Response: You are correct. Allaura isn't what she seems. The jewelry doesn't change her exactly, but it is a factor in the story. Thank you. Escaping will be very hard for our boys. More will be coming.