Journal of Boromir: Day 5

“…I should have just minded my own business. I should have let the fact that the hobbits were showing gross incompetence with their swords use roll right off me and not gotten involved. But no, I had to go in there and insist on showing them how to use their swords properly, and now suddenly I’m ‘Uncle Boromir’ to Merry and Pippin. Their tickling antics had me on the ground, rolling around, laughing in a manner that has the elf thinking I’m a pansy…pot calling the kettle black if you ask me, but that’s for another debate. Now I’m getting requests for piggyback rides from these hobbits every five minutes. I’m a warrior for Eru’s sake, heir to the Steward of Gondor, not a bloomin’ carousel for their amusement…”