Very nice story, thank you.

So glad your PM dropped into my mailbox reminding me to find time to immerse myself in your AU. You have a really gentle touch as a writer and your stories are a delight to read.

Many thanks for sharing your gift.

Wings.

What do I say to this?

Perfection, yet again.

One (two-ish) thing(s).

I thought that, in the books, the Pevensies weren't given their titles during the coronation, but after. "They were called..."

But, it would completely ruin Phillip's incredible advice. So, that isn't really important.

The other thing - quick, random, I-feel-like-I'm-telling-Pablo-Picasso-how-to-paint - but when you use "ZzZzZzZzZzZ", there is a button on the formatting bar of the Document Manager page-thingy that just shows a line, and if you push it, a line/section break shows up.

Yeah, I just told Pablo Picasso how to paint.

Anyway, gorgeous as usual, and I want more, as usual.

~Shadow

C'est fantastique. :)

The people who recommended your stories to me say that you do not disappoint. And indeed, they were quite correct.

I just wish there were writers here with even an inkling of your talent here. It has gotten quite depressing in the Narnia fandom since the new movie came out, and before that even.

Yeah, you'll be getting all my reviews all at once. Sorry.

I love Philip. I love that in this he pretty much refuses to call Edmund anything other than "king" yet also bends the rules so that he can serve his king more. It's an understated complexity which shows his character in a deep and profound way.

And it just occurred to me...putting one's foot (or hoof) in one's mouth makes one awfully unbalanced, no? :smile:

If Edmund and Phillip's conversation had just been serious, it wouldn't have worked at all. But it was nicely balanced - the levity of putting one's hoof in one's mouth, the riding lesson, and then the real point of the conversation. I also like it that Edmund's not frustrated with the subject change - he's not eager to hash that out but rather he's quite reluctant to bring up his struggles.

I'm not sure how I feel about ending the piece with Susan. Edmund's the main character, so it feels like the focus should remain on him.

Nice! I like the delicacy of Susan's touch.

I love the way you write Edmund in your fics...he's not overly childish or overly...ermmm, grown-up? I dunno. It's just so in character!:3

ROTFL

I had a very similar reaction when I first heard someone say 'I put the foot in my mouth' - English is not the language I spoke in my childhood and back then I was still in the learning phase when you have to process the words twice to get the meaning... of course I realized quickly that it was an expression but for a moment I had this absolute weird image of the guy I was talking to trying to do a contorsion to suck on his foot like a baby...I broke down laughing and didn't even know enough words to explain to the poor bloke...

Anyway.

The story is beautiful, and I loved Blessed to, and now I'm off reading your other works :-)

Awww, that was beautiful! I love Phillp! This makes me love him more!

And here I thought there wasn't any truly good Narnia fanfiction on the web. Silly me!

I'm sure I'm not the first to say this, but I have to say this is excellent. It's not exactly in the style of C.S. Lewis, but it fits very, very nicely with what he wrote. You've got a good feel for the characters, as well as the spirit behind the stories.

Like I said, excellent. :)

I am finally beginning to fulfill a cherished ambition to read all of your Narnia stories in order. I've just been through "Blessed" and "Balance," and I love them. I had already read "Halcyon" and a couple of others that are in my favorites, but I was determined to read them properly. :) You write absolutely beautifully! I'm looking forward to reading more.

Edmund and Phillip were very good. I like what you did with the "Castle Finchley in the shining city of Wardrobe in the great land of Spare Oom", and how they had to learn how to sign their names before they botched up any more official records.

I love it!

You have a sense of humor that I can thoroughly appreciate (Or Qu Lu) and I love how you wrap that up along with the seriousness of the fic, having humor but yet never losing the seriousness.

I like how you show Philip and Edmund's relationship, and especially that you had Edmund go and apologize, even though it wasn't necessary. It was refreshing, really. :) I also enjoyed how the two of them where real friends in that aspect, encouraging each other and etc. :)

The bit when they are discussing the white witch is amazing. I love how, instead of letting Edmund be all glum, Philip points out the facts and keeps it honest, but without over embellishing.

Again, love the way you keep it humorous and serious at the same time, and the way you wrap it up is amazing. Keep writing!