Hmm, I might have come up with a few... right now my brain isn't cooperating and I can barely remember what stories I've written let alone if I put proverbs in them. LOL  I'm terrible about not remembering details about my own stories--I always have to refer back to them when I'm writing new ones.  But it's highly likely I tossed a few in for "flavor", especially with Halbarad, because I do think that everyone, even Rangers and Kings and Eagles, uses idioms of one kind or another and writing those kinds of things into dialogue helps it flow in a way that sounds real and natural and helps the reader connect better with the characters.  I know I had Ferdinand Took using a few hobbity ones in "The Ranger and the Hobbit".  I'm glad you enjoyed the ones I made up for my Eagles.   It was a lot of fun to think about how Eagles might express themselves in that way.  :)

Thanks, babschwi... sorry that one didn't have enough Aragorn for you--this is, though, a story about Gandalf too, and as Aragorn was a bit out of it, he couldn't contribute as much.   And you can hardly blame poor Gandalf for fretting.  It can't be easy, trying to keep a king alive. :)   But the next chapter should more than satisfy you--it will go up on Tuesday this week, however, because of maintenance/server moves on this website.  I thought it best to be safe and not post the chapter while all that was going on.  But tomorrow morning it should be up and ready for you to read.

Thank you, Etain!  And yeah, I'm updating on Mondays and Thursdays, so 2 chapters a week. :)  I'm glad you're enjoying the story, and glad the Eagles' sad story stirred your sympathies! 

New chapter up on Monday. :)