LOTR Drabble: So Other Men May Fight
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martasficTitle: So Other Men May Fight
Summary: Bergil tries to convince his father to let him stay in Minas Tirith during the siege.
Word Count: 100
Rating: General (adult themes)
Timeline: Late Third Age (bookverse)
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Bergil glared at me, a defiant look in his eyes. "I am not going."
"Please, son, listen to reason..."
"I will not be sent away. You have always called me your little man. And if I am not yet old enough to wield a sword, surely I can help some other way, so other men may fight?"
If we could muster half that defiance, perhaps Gondor would stand, if only on one leg.
"Besides, Gelmir is staying."
And he would not abandon his friends. I sighed.
"Very well; you may stay."
Summary: Bergil tries to convince his father to let him stay in Minas Tirith during the siege.
Word Count: 100
Rating: General (adult themes)
Timeline: Late Third Age (bookverse)
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Bergil glared at me, a defiant look in his eyes. "I am not going."
"Please, son, listen to reason..."
"I will not be sent away. You have always called me your little man. And if I am not yet old enough to wield a sword, surely I can help some other way, so other men may fight?"
If we could muster half that defiance, perhaps Gondor would stand, if only on one leg.
"Besides, Gelmir is staying."
And he would not abandon his friends. I sighed.
"Very well; you may stay."