Summer Sports Challenge: Archery

[blslarner]

Title: Competition
Author: Larner
Characters: Aragorn, Faramir
Rating: G
Warnings: N/A
Book/Source: LotR
Disclaimer: The Master gave us world and characters; I present the drabble.

Comments

[engarian]

I assume that the bow was originally from Arathorn? Very nice. And no doubt that Faramir would do well, his life depended on his bow skills as well as his blade work in Ithilien. A nice response to the prompt.

- Erulisse (one L)

[blslarner]

Yes, I've always imagined that Aragorn preferred to carry Arathorn's bow rather than an Elven one, once he'd accepted his role as Chieftain of the Dúnedain of Eriador. And I've always suspected that Faramir was the better archer.

[curiouswombat]

And then Legolas arrived and split Faramir's arrow with his... ah - no! That would be a different story - and he does have the advantage of a few yéni's practice over them!

Seriously - I like this picture of a Faramir not afraid to better his King in some things - it speaks of a good relationship between them.

[blslarner]

I doubt Aragorn would continue to honor fully anyone who pulled his punches to "let" the King win--he'd have been delighted to see how well Faramir did in this.

[shirebound]

I like that. It's wonderful to think that Aragorn kept something of his father's, and how excellent that Faramir wouldn't hold back when competing with his liege lord.

[blslarner]

I'm not certain how many of his father's possessions might have come down to Aragorn, but what he did inherit would mean a good deal to him, and particularly, I'd think, those items that were more personal in nature rather than those items that were heirlooms of the lineage of the kings. And a bow is a personal item that would help tie Aragorn to Arathorn the Man, I'd think!

And I doubt that the King Returned appreciated false victories. He was there that all would be encouraged to be the best they were capable of, and didn't have a frail ego that must be catered to by bowing and scraping and having others allowing him to win. No one person, after all, can be best at everything!

[azalaisdep]

Faramir has too much integrity to give it anything but his best shot - I like that. (And Wombat is right, just as well there were no pesky Elves around to show off...)

[blslarner]

I so agree, Azalais. And here they were but two Men together, each excellent in many ways, able to appreciate one another's strengths and weaknesses. The pesky Elves won't be there all the time to show the two of them up--they need to learn where they complement one another at this time.

[someplacetobe]

I liked that their relationship was so good between that Faramir didn't hold back or feel as though he had to.

[blslarner]

I agree, not that I think Aragorn ever felt he needed to have others be less than their best in order to bolster his image as The King. Thanks so, Someplace!