So glad that you like it. Quite honestly, of all relationships within LotR, it's Eowyn and Merry's that fascinates me the most, simply because it's based on mistruth and secrecy. And then it all comes out in the open... and Tolkien hardly addresses it. So I can think and write about it all I want, lol!

Dernhelm to me is both incredibly brave and also shirking her responsibility, another reason why I find Eowyn/Dernhelm so compelling. Thanks for reading and commenting!