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Firefoot · 02-04-2005, 10:02 PM

Sondo's eyes blazed at Falco. Couldn't lead, couldn't he? How many times had he schemed up interesting things to do on lazy days? How many times had he come up with their ideas and plans, most of which worked out brilliantly? How many times had he gotten them out of scrapes? And this was what Falco gave him? No longer did he doubt himself, for he saw that all along it had been Falco's grand idea to steal command of the group from him! Falco was just jealous that Sondo could lead and he couldn't!

"So do you, Falco, think that you could do a better job than me?" challenged Sondo, knowing full well the answer. Falco apparently decided that it was beneath him to respond, and Sondo had his answer in the other hobbit's retreating figure.

"You know what I think, Falco Brandybuck?" Sondo called out. "I think you are scared. Scared to go back home, scared to admit even you can't go on without supplies, scared to face me, and most of all, scared that you just wouldn't be as good a leader as you want to be." Falco stiffened. "And you know what else, Falco? All those years I thought you were my friend. But I can't see now that that's the case, because then you wouldn't be off and leaving us. Our only hope now is in unity, but you can't seem to see that. Go on, leave, if that's what you want. But know that even if you don't value friendship, I do. You're welcome back anytime, once you realize that if we stick together we can accomplish anything. If we all struck off on our own, we would be helpless, but together we are stronger. You said that my plans never work, Falco, but they have - countless times. Because all of us stuck together."

Sondo had realized somewhere in the middle of this fool argument that he was in danger of losing the rest of the band as well. Falco, he had nothing to lose. Sondo had everything, and so, though none of the heat had left his remarks, he had begun using his head again.

"You were honest with me, and I'm being honest with you," continued Sondo. "I think you're making a mistake. But go or stay, it's your choice."

02-04-2005, 10:02 PM	#77
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	Sondo's eyes blazed at Falco. Couldn't lead, couldn't he? How many times had he schemed up interesting things to do on lazy days? How many times had he come up with their ideas and plans, most of which worked out brilliantly? How many times had he gotten them out of scrapes? And this was what Falco gave him? No longer did he doubt himself, for he saw that all along it had been Falco's grand idea to steal command of the group from him! Falco was just jealous that Sondo could lead and he couldn't! "So do you, Falco, think that you could do a better job than me?" challenged Sondo, knowing full well the answer. Falco apparently decided that it was beneath him to respond, and Sondo had his answer in the other hobbit's retreating figure. "You know what I think, Falco Brandybuck?" Sondo called out. "I think you are scared. Scared to go back home, scared to admit even you can't go on without supplies, scared to face me, and most of all, scared that you just wouldn't be as good a leader as you want to be." Falco stiffened. "And you know what else, Falco? All those years I thought you were my friend. But I can't see now that that's the case, because then you wouldn't be off and leaving us. Our only hope now is in unity, but you can't seem to see that. Go on, leave, if that's what you want. But know that even if you don't value friendship, I do. You're welcome back anytime, once you realize that if we stick together we can accomplish anything. If we all struck off on our own, we would be helpless, but together we are stronger. You said that my plans never work, Falco, but they have - countless times. Because all of us stuck together." Sondo had realized somewhere in the middle of this fool argument that he was in danger of losing the rest of the band as well. Falco, he had nothing to lose. Sondo had everything, and so, though none of the heat had left his remarks, he had begun using his head again. "You were honest with me, and I'm being honest with you," continued Sondo. "I think you're making a mistake. But go or stay, it's your choice."