No Monkeys at Cuiviénen, by Elleth

[ladyelleth.livejournal.com]

B2MeM Challenge:
N31: Weapons and Warfare: Guerrilla Warfare
Format: Drabble
Genre: Humor
Rating: General
Warnings: N/A
Characters: Arwen, Éomer
Pairings: N/A
Summary: Beer and the origin of warfare don't mix.

"No, not gorilla," says the queen to Éomer, delicately spooning soup. "It is a style of warfare. The Laiquendi – the Green Elves – favoured it. Small, mobile troops attacking suddenly, then withdrawing – ambushes, and often in forested terrain. It is an ages-old technique, presumably learned from the First Enemy himself, for he would appear, grasp the unfortunate, and speed away. The Elves of Cuiviénen reclaimed it for themselves."

"Then why is it named for monkeys? Were there monkeys at Cuiviénen?" asks Éomer, less preoccupied with history and more with beer, and takes another swig. Arwen rolls her eyes.

Note: I blame GG, entirely. Her, and the English pronunciation. Why are these things homophones? (And yes, I know that gorillas are apes. ;))

Comments

[aliana1.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear. Poor Arwen! (Though I can sympathize with Eomer, having grown up with visions of Great Apes staging armed battles. :p )

[ladyelleth.livejournal.com]

*sniggers* I'm not a native English speaker (and German, thankfully, makes a pretty clear phonological distinction between the two), but I can easily imagine the puzzlement. XD Or the visions.