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[rabidsamfan]

Herblore of Ithilien

He’d borrowed a book on medicinal plants from the herb-master, because fretting about Pippin and Aragorn reminded him about galenas and westmansweed and it was better to wonder if pipeweed grew wild in the South than to think about the armies marching to the Black Gate or Frodo and Sam somewhere beyond the bleak fence of mountains to the East.

It got into his pack in the confusion of joy, and he was glad of it at Cormallen, for the long sonorous passages that let Pippin fall asleep, and for the pictures of flowers he could recognize through his tears.


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[lame-pegasus.livejournal.com]

So Pippin was a difficult audience for the marvelous minstrel? *grins*

What an interesting and moving idea (to show the "roots" of Merry's own book of herblore), and how beautifully written (not that this was anything new, but I'm delighted nevertheless).

Thank you!

Have you seen the changes I've made in the first chapter?

[ansostuff.livejournal.com]

Oh! This was beautiful and almost made me cry. Poor my Merry.

[azur-infinie.livejournal.com]

This was really beautiful, and very moving. I love the picture of Merry reading to Pippin in Cormallen.

[shirebound]

So that's what started Merry's interest in herblore! Very nice!

[baylorsr.livejournal.com]

Whoot! for Merry the herb-lore expert! This made me all wibbly, because I love this aspect of Merry and it's seldom remembered.

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

"in the confusion of joy" I love the way you write. :)

[gentlehobbit.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I do like this! I can see so vividly how Merry must have engaged in conversation with the herb-master to keep himself from fretting, his naturally inquisitive and analytical mind taking over (and protecting the emotional one). And for the book to come out in Ithilien to comfort him there...

So in keeping with Merry. Lovely!