"The Good and the Bad" by Lyra

[oloriel]

B2MeM Prompt, Card and Number:
On the Fëanatics card, 072 (Fëanor: saviour of Middle-earth), I18 (In Beleriand... freedom fighter), B14 (The war of Telerin Aggression) and I25 (Knight in shining armor);
on the Person vs. Self card, I16 (peer pressure), I24 (making tough choices) and N44 (self-doubt);
on the Emotions card, N44 (amusement);
and on the Mary Oliver 1935-2019 card, G55 (perfect imperial distance).
Format: Short Story
Genre: Character Study? sort of
Rating: Gen
Warnings: Discussing of canon-typical violence in the most vague terms
Characters: Erestor, Aragorn
Pairings: N/A
Creator’s Notes (optional): Inspired by Lordnelson100's fic Untended and Tolkien's "Notes on Motives in The Silmarillion" (published in Morgoth's Ring).
Summary: Young Aragorn discusses Noldorin history with Erestor, touching upon matters of good and evil, tough choices, and how to deal with mistakes.

"The Good and the Bad" on SWG

Comments

[shirebound]

What a marvelous conversation. I'm sure Aragorn remembered these lessons all his life.

[oloriel]

I'm sure he did, if not in detail, then at the very least the core of it. Thank you!