Friends of Nimrodel: Tapestry of Dreams - Discussion

[Aylwen Dreamsong]

Just wanted to give an advance warning: I will be going on a trip to Costa Rica on Monday, June 26th and won't return until late on July 6th (I think that's a Thursday?). There will be no posts from me during that time because I will be having fun in the sun, looking at three-toed sloths, and traversing the canopies (yesss!).

Hopefully I can get one or two more posts in before then.

-Aylwen

[alaklondewen]

Aylwen, that sounds so fun! I hope you have a great time!

I had planned on getting a dinner post up tonight, but I have something on my mind and I just can't pull it off tonight. So if anyone else is itching, feel free to get dinner going or tales or songs or whatever moves you.

Let's see, today is Wednesday (amazing grasp of the obvious, you say?), I would like have the current night completed by this weekend and the morning started. Is that doable? Am I asking too much?

I just know there's going to be quite a bit happen before they all leave Minas Tirith, and I want us to have time to do it all.

That reminds me...what do you all want to do with the women? Should Mellonin have a dream and sleepwalk? But if that happens, how will Leafa and Bella know she is gone? Will the women stay together? Or will something else happen?

Ideas? Suggestions?

[Aylwen Dreamsong]

In my post the group has dinner, talks for a while, and is quickly shooed out by Mellondu. Hope it's okay...if not I'll revise as requested.

I can't see Mellonin going to Leafa and Bella and saying "I had this dream, come with me." I can see her going off on her own. Maybe they should each have their own dream? That would have to be one big coincidence though...I don't know.

Be back July sixth!

Aylwen

[alaklondewen]

Aylwen, I thought your post was just right, and thanks for moving on and through the dinner. I hope you have a blast on vacation!

[alaklondewen]

Mowing is a great time to think, and while I mowed this evening I had a couple of concerns came to mind.

The women will have to be told that they are not going on the next half of the quest. I know Bellyn believes she is going, but what of Leafa? I know Leafa is originally from Rohan, even though her family has gone the wayfaring way. I also know that Bella lives in Rohan currently. Without thinking of what has been planned for the ladies to go a different way...how would they get home? I mean, the men are leaving them stranded in Gondor and their money would last only so long for the inn. Would Mellonin's parents take them in temporarily? That would mean sleeping on the floor, or do we need someone in the inn to meet and take a liking to the girls and offer them a place?

If a place with Mellonin was offered, that would leave room for Mellonin to sleepwalk and the girls to look for her, thinking she'd not gone far and then find themselves off toward the mountains. Another idea would be to have them staying with someone who lived closer to Mellonin than the inn and then have a dream come to Bella or Leafa (or even a possible visitation of Gwyllion's ghost?). One of them disappears, the other runs to Mellonin's to ask for help and they're off.

What do you think about this? We need a realistic solution.

[littlemanpoet]

Mellonin remains under the care and rule of Estelyn Telcontar, and that ladyship had her staying at The Seventh Star. Now that the "quest" is "done", isn't it a natural fit for Mellonin to take up her serving role there again? And couldn't the other women stay there as guests?

Ædegard's point of view is that with Mellondu in the protection of his parents, and the Amroth part of him under the guidance of Erebemlin, there is no reason for him to stick around, especially as he wants to take Leafa back to her father and both get the man's permission to marry her, and convince him to return to Edoras with them. How Leafa feels about this is up to Nuru, of course. I'm up to page 11 of the reread, and my opinion may change as I refresh my memory as to what has happened to Ædegard - - something about a lost hand, I'm thinking - - but the lost hand is more likely to convince him to leave the quest rather than stay.

So, something to perhaps lend aid, and something else to add confusion.

[alaklondewen]

You know, lmp, you bring up a good point, whether it was your intention or not. I had in my head that all the men would pick up and follow Amroth without question (that's the Erebemlin part of me), but you know, why would any of them want to go now? I can maybe see Liornung because of the adventure and song possibilities, but (and of course these are all up to the writers, I'm just talking off my head) Ravion may want to stay where Mellonin is (or he may want to run). Erundil and Aeron would be likely to stay or go with Ravion, no? Taitheneb will go wherever Erebemlin goes. Ædegard will want to go home, but what of Raefindan?

It will be interesting to see who goes with Erebemlin and who wants to stay in Minas Tirith or go home. Of course, if the women disappear, it may bring them all back together, but we might have a couple of days conflict in the meantime.