"Would you like to spar with me? I had not really had a good match for five years," requested the Man.
Legolas looked at the ranger questioningly. He heard again the quiet authority in Aragorn's tone and knew it was not as much a request as a demand.
But why? Whatever the reason, it would not hurt for me to access how good Estel had become, thought the Elf as he reached for the training swords on Lightening's saddle.