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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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princegreenleaf
2009-04-20 09:04 pm UTC (link)

Legolas nodded in approval at the choices that Robin made. The standard target would be easiest, and from the closest distance. More than anything, it would be a good warm up for the more difficult targets. The moving target was an interesting challenge, especially from slightly further away. Legolas, of course, had shot one of the fell beasts of Mordor right out of the air, and had no problem with moving targets. And the bottle would be most challenging, simply because of it's size. Add to that the challenge of distance, and it made a fair test indeed.

"I shall use the same targets, then, so we may fairly judge who won." He watched as Robin picked out the red arrows, and nodded, not needing to have it explained to him why. He did the same, picking blue ones, and then standing 30 yards from the first target. He had picked the distance out more or less just through long practice, but was sure of himself.

Carefully, he raised the bow and drew it back, testing it's pull, and then nodded. It would do. The king hadn't supplied poor supplies, just average. Once he was convinced of the worth of the bow, he nodded to the human, and gave him a smile. He really was having an amazing time.

"If you would do the honor of going first?" He politely offered, partly because it was courteous, but also partly because he wanted to see how Robin did. He stood still, ready to watch Robin take a shot, or, otherwise, to do so himself if that's what the human wanted.

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