LOTR Drabble: Standards
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martasficTitle: Standards
Summary: Arwen entrusts the standard to Halbarad.
Word Count: 100
Rating: General (nothing objectionable
Timeline: Late Third Age (bookverse)
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Halbarad eyed the heavy staff. Even that was well-crafted, and he wondered again what the black covering hid. He knew better than to ask outright but could not keep the question from his eyes.
"Long have I wrought this in secret, and I shall not reveal it yet. Yet take heart, Halbarad uin-Dúnadan! Our chance now lies in stealth, but that soon shall pass." She stepped forward, placed the staff in the ranger's hand, and smiled wryly. "Shall we carry hope to Hope?"
Halbarad returned her smile. "Aye, my queen. We shall bear it in secrecy, and see it unfurled."
Summary: Arwen entrusts the standard to Halbarad.
Word Count: 100
Rating: General (nothing objectionable
Timeline: Late Third Age (bookverse)
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Halbarad eyed the heavy staff. Even that was well-crafted, and he wondered again what the black covering hid. He knew better than to ask outright but could not keep the question from his eyes.
"Long have I wrought this in secret, and I shall not reveal it yet. Yet take heart, Halbarad uin-Dúnadan! Our chance now lies in stealth, but that soon shall pass." She stepped forward, placed the staff in the ranger's hand, and smiled wryly. "Shall we carry hope to Hope?"
Halbarad returned her smile. "Aye, my queen. We shall bear it in secrecy, and see it unfurled."