Drabble, Hiding in Plain Sight

[fredbassett]

Title : Hiding in Plain Sight
Author : fredbassett
Fandom : The Lord of the Rings
Rating : 12
Characters : Aragorn
Disclaimer : Not mine, no money made, don’t sue.
Spoilers : None
Summary : Written for tolkien100 challenge Cliché Busting

Aragorn slipped into Umbar under the guise of a guard with a trader’s caravan.

He’d travelled with them for a month, earning Southron money and making himself invaluable to a wealthy merchant whose life he’d saved.

By day, he escorted the man to the markets, dressed in weather-beaten clothes.

By night, he dressed in finer attire and accompanied his employer to meet wealthy men and women in their salons, smiling and charming the potential clients.

Remaining unobserved did not always entail sitting in smoky taverns hooded and cloaked.

Sometimes it was easier to gather intelligence whilst hiding in plain sight.

Comments

[bigtitch.livejournal.com]

Great stuff. I like Aragorn being sneaky!

[fredbassett]

Thank you! I'm fascinated by the possibilities his time in Harad brings.

[grondfic.livejournal.com]

Nice to know that he gets to dress up once in a while!

[fredbassett]

I couldn't resist the idea of Aragorn as Thorongil getting to dress up!

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

oooh...I like that premise.

[fredbassett]

Thank you!

[justjo2u]

Ooh I like this. Hiding in plain sight. People rarely see what's right under their noses.

[fredbassett]

Thank you! Yes, I totally agree!

[liadt]

I like the thought of fancy Aragorn:D

[fredbassett]

Me too!

I have a plot bunny of him getting hit on by a bloke there and not knowing quite how to deal with it. *g*

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Good.

[fredbassett]

Thanks!