5/12 c1 Phenomenally Extraordinary
Hey it's Phenom! Well obviously!XD I sort of got my schedule switched and I decided to still try to read your story:) Well, anyway of with the review. Ice Age as I mentioned before was part of my childhood. Seeing the tone of this story like you told me very serious tone and dark, I love it! I love the matureness. The dialogue is perfect very in character I love Manny's and Diego's bond it's very sweet and almost brotherly here. I love how the characters interact to one an another. Anyway, back to the detail the detail man it's so wonderful almost poetic. I love your ideas on Manny's and Diego's backstories even though Diego's was just beginning. Anyway, still with the way you described both you could see the differences of the intensity like Diego said. Also, the way you describe things is very beautiful. I can't wait to continue this story this is really good and this is only the beginning well for me. So as you may see of course I'm going to review each chapter!XD

11/18/2012 c7 7Goddess on a Highway
He's been chosen! XD

Wonderful chapter! I love your word choice, and your writing style as a whole.

Diego's fear to tell the story about his first hunting trip with Soto was very realistic and in-character. And the growing love that Brutus feels for Lucita can only mean trouble... It's sad that Diego will only realise that Soto is evil when they're fully grown and well till he meets Manny and Sid. Good thing they opened his eyes. Of course, he's still a naive cub in this story.

Glad to hear there might be more of Sid's story later, as interesting Manny and Diego's stories are, I'm also curious about his.

And for Manny, can't wait to get to part where he meets his first wife and here more about the baby he's lost.

Take care!

7/14/2012 c12 1Ludwig.fangirl
["And because the next time we'll hear of Cortez and Soto again," Manny broke in, finishing his sentence, "It'll be my turn to take up the story."]

Well, I was right about the little attack that took place. Anyways, good job and I can't wait to read the next chapter. :)

7/12/2012 c12 43nineteennintytwo
Gah! Long chapter! Must...stay...awake...

Things are really starting to build up, and I'm on the edge of my seat wondering about this battle/disaster which will happen...

6/15/2012 c11 36doodlechick12
Okay, so I read the next chapter (took me long enough; sorry 'bout that) and I have no idea if this was intentional or not, but I kept drawing parallels between Diego and Cortez and Simba and Mufasa. I couldn't help it; the conversation was eerily similar, and so were some of the actions [After a moment, he stopped short. His right paw had landed in one of the large pawprints Cortez had made.

Diego looked down at the pawprint. His own small paw was dwarfed by the sheer immensity of his father's.]



When I read that, I was instantly reminded of that one scene in the Lion King. A few other similar scenes made me think of the other animated movie as well, the Kings/Alphas of the Past thing.



Moving on, ["Name's Diego, friend," Diego said as gruffly as possible.] So cute! Does Diego aquaint himself with everyone this way? Perhaps when he met Manny in the first film, he was remembering his friendship with Hudson. (Who what I've read about so far, I like.) He greets both in the same way in their first meeting, and both end up being close friends.

["And I think you're just a… son of a **,"]["Congratulations… I believe that you are just…. Catty."] I laughed out loud. Their insults are not particularly heartfelt, but rather two kids feeling each other's defenses out. It was kind of cute.



["What's the story behind that constellation?" Diego whispered, his voice thick with awe.]



Can I say, "Awe," ? The story was sad. They were such good friends and their packs had pretty good relations with each other, but then Ramiro died and everything fell apart.



The story Samarkand told had Grecean origins, did it not? Achilles, Paris, Helen of Tor. Menelaus as her husband. Nice.



[warrior mammoth known as Achilles, who had returned into the fray at last to avenge his dear friend, the Columbian mammoth, Patroclus]

So is Patroclus just a dear friend or is he Achilles' cousin still?



["However, let it be known that any relationship between inter-species is condemned by both sides, and punishable by death. The affair of Paris and Helen doomed these 'lands to a war, which distracted their fathers from the matter at hand, killing them for breaking the laws of Brede."]



If Diego's lover was a mammoth, it stands to reason that this could be part of the reason they're not together anymore, eh? A simliar idea; perhaps they were found out and were punished, or they feared they'd be punished by death. Do the sabres know of this story as well?

[Their king was called Romulus] Is this idea perhaps borrowed from Romulus and Remus of Rome? (I think they were Roman . . . )



[changed to something resembling suspicion, "It has do with danger, doesn't it? Speaking of that, don't you know that just playing together has put us both in danger?"]



I'm starting to think that Hudson's the brains of this friendship :))

[These. Are. Mammoths.] Diego's excitement is palpable and contagious. It was funny reading that line in the context.



[Theodora. So that's her name. It's a pretty name. I like it.]



Uh oh. I sense trouble with a capital T. That's got to be Diego's girl that he loses, and because she's betrothed to Samarkand, I do NOT see this working out.

6/11/2012 c11 52KaylaDestroyer
An AWESOME chapter overall! The wonderful surprise sweetness of Diego's father, his friendship with Hudson, even his forbidden romance with Theodora is hugely interesting! Can't wait for more, update soon! :D

5/29/2012 c10 36doodlechick12
Hey, so I'll try to summarize my notes from my reply.

I thought the chapter was great and I really liked some of the little details like Axel always calling Manny, "Mr. Manny," and some of Manny's interactions with the other mammoths -the shy female mammoth Manny seems so taken with, I suspect, will be his first mate. His friendships with both William and Samarkand are sweet and interesting respectfully.

Also, the mammoths seem to be very predjudiced against any other creautures, really. They hate sabers, use the birds like slaves, and treat the others if as they're insignificant or naive children.

Also, the mammoths' speech patterns remind me of "Thor" of The Avengers. (I couldn't help noticing/mentioning that - I've been to see the movie twice now, and sometimes it's just like they're {the mammoths and Thor} speaking Shakespearean.)

Can't wait to hear more about Diego's story!