"I'll Larn Him!" - by Larner

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

B2MeM Challenge: 2009 Chosen cue 9: Characteristics of the anti-hero - covetousness, dishonesty, conniving, cowardice, hubris.
Format: drabble
Genre: general
Rating: PG
Warnings: n/a
Characters: Bill Ferny, Harry Goatleaf
Pairings: n/a
Summary: After an undescribed slight, Bill Ferny plans his revenge.



"I'll Larn Him!"

“That Strider—thinks as he’s the boss. Goin’ t’learn different one day!” Bill Ferny downed his pint and turned to signal Jace, the barman at the Prancing Pony, for more.

“You think as you’re the one to teach him, then?” asked Harry, who kept the south gate to the town of Bree.

Ferny shrugged. “Don’t see why not, if someone else don’t beat me to it.”

Harry laughed. “Don’t see you confrontin’ no Ranger, Bill Ferny.”

With a grimace, his companion muttered, “Just let me get the jump on him, and I’ll teach him right enough. Just you wait!”

Comments

[kayleelupin.livejournal.com]

Oh, but I imagine he thinks he will! Too bad he won't ever be able to 'get the jump on' our Strider! Hah! Most enjoyable. :)

Kaylee Arafinwiel

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

I, too, suspect he never had the chance to carry out his threat, although I doubt it was due to lack of wishing! He's not likely to take Strider unawares, I fear.

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

Lol. I suppose he thought he did manage to "larn him" when he sold him his broken down pony for that exhorbitant price. And we never did learn what he had to do with the raid on the PP, if anything.

I like the tone of this piece. It has a bitter edge.

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

I suspect you are right, Elwen. His head is rather hard as well as a bit too big for his hat! Heh!

[hhimring]

Ferny managed to cause quite a bit of harm, despite his pettiness, didn't he? Although I doubt that it taught Aragorn anything he hadn't already figured out for himself!

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

I doubt that Aragorn had much time for the likes of Bill Ferny, much less any "lessons" the fool might have thought to teach him. But, fools are fools are fools!

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed this. I'd love to see Ferny and Goatleaf encounter Aragorn as king!

[blslarner.livejournal.com]

It would certainly turn Ferny green with surprise, I'd think!