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Legolas (princegreenleaf) wrote in labyrinth_rpg,
@ 2009-04-06 20:41:00

Entry tags:

complete, day five, legolas greenleaf, robin of locksley

WHO: Legolas Greenleaf and Robin of Locksley
WHAT: Archery competition
WHEN: Day 5, afternoon
WHERE: The archery range, I should think
WARNINGS: PG? If that?
STATUS: Complete

He'd almost forgotten, in the excitement of the ball and everything, that he was supposed to have a competition with Robin. He got up from the deep state of elven reverie that served as his sleep, and got ready to go out. It was only as he was thinking about his day, planning it out, that he remembered. He'd half-planned to search out Giselle, but it would be fun to practice his archery, as well. And the redheaded girl was confusing him a bit, really. She didn't behave as he expected her to.

So, perhaps it wasn't bad that he had a day to step back and examine the situation. And, of course, archery made anything better, as far as he was concerned. Though it was a tool to be practiced, and used only at need, he did take satisfaction from it. It would be a good distraction. As he stepped outside, the warm air made him smile a little.

First, food, but he was soon off to the archery range. He and Robin had made arrangements as to time and place, but Legolas was there a little early. Wandering around while waiting, he surveyed the site. It was really, really good. As well as the typical bulls-eye targets, of which there were several, there were also many other things to shoot at. Stuffed dummies of all sizes, wooden posts, and even cans and bottles. Legolas looked at these things curiously. Metal and wood were much more common where he was from, and he'd never seen anything quite like it.

So, there was plenty for him to amuse himself with on the range, as he waited for the human archer to arrive. There was a rack of bows, too, and somehow, he wasn't sure it would be fair to use the Bow of Galadriel, which was magical. It gave him an unfair edge, not being part of his natural talent. So he occupied himself for many moments, simply pulling down bows, testing their pull, and then putting them back on the rack again.

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taylorwade
2009-04-19 06:51 pm UTC (link)

Robin couldn't help but smile and nod his agreement that yes, this was a fine day for an archery competition. He also couldn't help the smile from continuing when the elf let him know that he was going to beat him, but not unfairly. "Good to know." He pulled his own bow off his back and held it loosely in one hand.

He glanced at the elf once he was at his side and then turned his attention to the range. He nodded and murmured his assent. There were many targets they could hit, it was true. They didn't have a judge, but neither of them were dishonest. At least, he didn't take the elf for a dishonest man. He was certain that the match would be fair. "It is a nice day." He smiled wistfully. It was really too bad that no one from his world was here to see him get beaten. They'd never let him forget it.

"It's simple in my world. We choose a target, and whoever comes closest is the winner." He'd never really tried inanimate moving targets. Much of the time it was someone running behind a large shield or haystack. He should have thought of moving targets when he was training the merry men. Perhaps they wouldn't have been taken so badly in the fight with the Sheriff if that had been the case.

"What if we both choose three targets and whichever of us hits them most accurately is the winner?" He turned his curious eyes on the elf once more to gauge his reaction to the suggestion.

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princegreenleaf
2009-04-19 11:05 pm UTC (link)

The elven prince grinned, pleased that the human reacted so well to his teasing. In truth, Legolas had seen Robin shoot, and knew that, whatever he said, it wasn't going to be as easy as all that to beat him. He would have to work for it, and honestly? If it were any other way, he wouldn't be nearly as interested in this competition. There was nothing to be gained by beating someone who couldn't put up a fair struggle, and he sensed that Robin would do that.

He smiled and let his eyes drop to the bow the human held. It looked like a nice one, and Legolas approved. Not the Bow of Galadriel, by any stretch of the imagination, but still well-crafted. "Yes, and no wind, as I am certain you have noted." He glanced around approvingly at the set up, and then turned back to the human to listen to him.

By the end of the explanation, he was nodding in agreement. It wasn't so different from the way it was done on Middle Earth when the elves had these competitions, and very much close enough that he could work with it. He had one addition to it, though, to make it more interesting.

"We should do the first one from 30 yards away, the second from 50, and the third from 70. That will add some challenge to it." He raised an eyebrow, his eyes sparkling mischieviously as he waited for the human to respond.

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