Oh meckinock, I can't tell you how pleased I am that all this worked. I am not a writer and these Aragorn stories are my first attempt at doing anything like this so I'm really glad these emotional scenes worked. It was trying to get inside the heads of these characters to better understand their choices that made writing this whole series such fun. I'm glad the sadness showed in those small moments. Anyone who has ever suffered a bereavement knows only too well those split second lapses when you forget and then feel guilty about it. And it was fun to try and look at Rivendell through Gilraen's eyes. Who wouldn't be awed by such a place?

Elrond is a far more elusive character to understand. I am trying to write his story at the moment but its hard going for that very reason. Yes, I agree, I did have to work on coming up with a plausible explanation for Elrond's decision to hide Aragorn's identity even from himself. It must have felt like the final straw to Gilraen.

Thank you so much for your encouragement.