Update: In the Court of the High King, Chapter Three!

[dreamflower]

I've just posted Chapter Three of "In the Court of the High King"!

Freddy and Berilac have a very revealing conversation with the King.

Comments

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

oooh, an exciting chapter! What an interesting thing, those letters to and from "Mr. White"!

[dreamflower]

I've long been fascinated by the fact that Saruman started in making deals in the Shire as early as SR 1353. I take it that it was dealing in pipeweed with the Bracegirdles, which explains how Lotho came in contact with him.

And in my Conspiracy story, the epilogue contains a portion of that second letter...

I think the King and his Steward will find those letters interesting as well.

[mews1945.livejournal.com]

I love the King's interactions with the hobbits. He's so fond of them, and it's easy to see how he wins them over in such a short time. The revelations that come to light about Lotho and the others are shocking. Poor, envious Lotho really thought he could control the men he was dealing with. He certainly paid the price for his treason.

[dreamflower]

Poor, envious Lotho really thought he could control the men he was dealing with. He certainly paid the price for his treason

Indeed, he did think that, and it was his doom. My own theory is that in order to insure his plans were carried out, Saruman ordered the Men to obey Lotho's orders until he (Saruman) counter-manded them. If that's the case, it would certainly have given Lotho the illusion of power.