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rabidsamfan ([personal profile] rabidsamfan) wrote2010-02-07 03:41 pm

Defiance

"I want to be a healer."

Bergil looked at his feet, waiting for the roof to fall, but he couldn't help but be glad he'd finally spoken out. The adults had gone silent, the room so quiet he could hear the splashing of the fountain outside the window, and the bark of the sergeant in the training square below, trying to make the thump of the recruits' feet all fall into the same pattern. All his childhood he had wanted to be in that pattern, but he was not a child any longer, and he knew the cost of war.






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[personal profile] dreamflower 2010-02-07 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Aww...aww...Oh, your Bergil is so *sweet*! And I am quite sure the roof wouldn't fall-- if the adults around him are the ones I'm imagining, I can't see them as being anything but supportive, for they know how Bergil lost his childhood during the siege. He'd have no illusions left about the "glory" of being a soldier.

And I'm pretty sure I know four hobbits who would be thrilled to hear of his decision.

[identity profile] rubynye.livejournal.com 2010-02-07 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
And then they hugged him and kissed him and said "Indubitably", right?

[identity profile] elendiari22.livejournal.com 2010-02-07 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I think Bergil would be a great healer. He's such an appealing character.
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[personal profile] shirebound 2010-02-08 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
Ooooh. I'm so thrilled to see another LOTR drabble from you!
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[identity profile] claudia603.livejournal.com 2010-02-08 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
oh I love this! oooh, Bergil, one of my favorite minor characters!

[identity profile] periantari.livejournal.com 2010-02-08 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
I love your description in here-- And innocence lost is indeed a huge theme in LotR.

[identity profile] lily-the-hobbit.livejournal.com 2010-02-08 10:09 am (UTC)(link)
Very poignant! Love it!

[identity profile] lame-pegasus.livejournal.com 2010-02-08 10:34 am (UTC)(link)
Wonderful. Simply wonderful. *smiles*

[identity profile] telstar109.livejournal.com 2010-02-08 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I can definitely see Bergil making that choice.