You used hope, despair, drama, humuor, tragedy and more emotions to make a really good story. The language is god and the plot is great, and how you turned despair into hope was very good, because you didn't go for the easy fix, everything didn't have a happy ending just like that. You went to a dark place and I didn't think of leaving because you really caught with the first chapter of Ilfirin Meleth.
To make a long praise short, you did amazing and I'm looking forward to read more of your stuff.

Applause and bowes from Skytteflickan

Love it love it love it. More please! Sequel please please please.

Write more, please. I thought Dawns feelings, or lack of them came across really well, she was really lost. Cool Spike Dawn bonding. I liked it. If I ask nicely will you write more?
Please?
Anyway, coolest of the cool.
Please?

loved it loved it loved it!!!
both parts i read the entire thing in a day. i am not kidding!!!
please please please do a part 3!!!
waiting impatiently....

this is great. will there be anymore with b trying to find Dawn???

You know, I was suprised on how good these stories were untill I looked at who wrote them.
Suprise, Suprise.
I've really enjoyed both of these stories, and I've especially liked how you made Dawn a strong figure in both. I'm starting to see that you REALLY like her character, don't you? I've always thought she has lots of potential.
While the first one was excellent, the second one just blew me away. I sped-read through it in about an hour, jus to see where you would go from chapter to chapter. And leaving it open at the end- EVIL. Though I'd have to wonder how Dawn (and Legolas) would react to Buffy popping into Mirkwood.
One small complaint- the timeline in the Buffy-world. It took me a while to decipher that you put The First into Glory's place, and Glory into the First's. A little disclaimer, or a timeline even, would have helped my understanding a lot. And if there was one, well, it's me reviewing here. NEver been the brightest star in he universe;)
Great story, can't wait for the inevitable thrid part (also can't wait for the next installment of The Key to Maurading, hint hint:)

-Drew Niehaus
The Nature Boy
Stylin' and Profylin' sicne 1980

Please post the third story soon. My computer crashed and lost all of my files that I had saved. One of them was the postings to the differen list that you had the teasers for the third story. So please please post it soon. I really enjoy this series and would like to see were you take it. Hands and Key to Maurading are also two of my all time favorite stories. So keep up the good work and post soon. Thanks.

Ok! so i have a problem, your writing is amazing, but i didn't like the angst, i'm smacking myself for reading it despite the angst warning, second time i've ended up sobbing my heart out today...

just to let you know, your writing is wonderful, but pleeeease, something happy for me? Please with sexy spike on top!!!

Kk

Great job with both stories. I just started reading them last night and finished this afternoon. They were both great. I would love to see a third part with Buffy and Spike dealing with Dawn being gone, maybe possibly going to see her. Plus Dawn and Leggy need another chance at having a baby. Plus it would be great to see Legolas' jealousy come out if Spike were to show up :) Hope to see another part sometime, but if not the stories were great as they are.

Both of these 'epics' were wonderful and I greatly enjoyed reading them! Keep up the good work and I can't wait to read more from you!

~Muse's Inspiration

Ok I have loved this sequel and it predesessor from the beginging. I loved the ending with Buffy telling Spike that he is going to take her to Dawn. I would love to see that. So not going to push or anything, but I would not be opposed to this becoming a trilogy. wink wink nudge nudge. lol. Hope to see more. You wrote this amazingly. I am very glad that Dawn and my tall blong and oh so yummy elf are ok. I also like that Aragorn paid Dawnie a visit and had her pass on a message to Arwen. So again I have to say that this was one of my favorites, and I hope to read more from you soon.

Hasta Luigi,

Michele

I loved this story and would really like to see a sequal to this series.

Please write a third one. I'm happy that Dawn and Legolas are back together and you left it at that cliffhanger and grrr! I'm sure everyone would be happy if you wrote a third one.

I really loved this story, Anoron, as well as the first one. A third story would be extra-spiffy, but if you don't have the time for it now, I can wait.

-- Rosy the Cat

YEY!!! All's well that ends well - but that little Spike and Buffy thing at the end sorta demans a sequel doncha think? I for one would love to see the look on Buffy's face when she realises just what she took away from her little sister with her little bring-back-from-'hell' stint.