Drabble, Fire and Slaughter, 15

[fredbassett]

Title : Fire and Slaughter
Author : fredbassett
Fandom : The Lord of the Rings
Rating : 15
Characters : Aragorn
Disclaimer : Not mine, no money made, don’t sue.
Spoilers : None
Summary : Written for the tolkien100 challenge Mix Up

The work was back-breaking and soul-sapping.

Bodies stretched all around, lying in the ungainly sprawl of death, some with swords and spears still grasped in cold hands, others locked in their last mortal combat.

Pyres were already burning, glowing red as ever more fuel was lugged to them.

Armour had to be stripped off, thrown aside with weapons to be sorted and reclaimed later. There could be no waste with war still to be waged.

Aragorn bent to haul an uruk of Mordor off one of Prince Imrahil’s swan knights.

There would be no respite for any this long night.

Comments

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Well done.

[fredbassett]

Thank you!

[bigtitch.livejournal.com]

Join the Rangers, they said. It'll be fun, they said!

Great drabble!

[fredbassett]

Yep, that recruitment ad sucked.

[liadt]

I like how you have used the prompt! Excellent:)

[fredbassett]

Thank you! I like prompts where my brain can go all left-field.

[fififolle]

Eugh, horrible job, brilliantly written.

[fredbassett]

*nods* Thank you!