Hee, well, I am glad that you're not bothered that I basically took only your premise (exploration of what Denethor's motives might have been) and just ran in a different direction. I admit that I poked around your lj and saw that you are a little embarrassed about your older stories, but hey, after writing for 7 years I am sure your abilities have grown and improved. All I can say is that it's a good thing that the stories that I wrote when I was 14 survive only in my parents' scrapbooks.