He Was a Good King ("Fate/Stay Night" one-shot)

[SpoonyViking]

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[RoydGolden]

Pretty cool stuff. I like the insinuations that Beowulf is actually way more scared of the dragon then he's letting on, but hiding his fear behind a valorous façade to inspire his people.

[SpoonyViking]

Pretty cool stuff. I like the insinuations that Beowulf is actually way more scared of the dragon then he's letting on, but hiding his fear behind a valorous façade to inspire his people.

Thanks! That's not what's going on, though; the ambiguity was deliberate, but the final lines reveal his heart is beating out of joy, not fear. :-)

[RoydGolden]

Thanks! That's not what's going on, though; his heart is beating out of joy, after all. :-)

You're welcome. I wasn't quite sure about that actually, since the way it was described ("not wanting people to see" and all) sounded more like fear to me. Though now that I think of it, it also makes sense that Beowulf would want to hide his immense joy for battle when he's surrounded by people who have pretty much lost everything because of it.

[Bird of Hermes]

It's always nice to read fics on Servants backgrounds and I think you have Beowulf nailed here. The ambiguity of his heart worked well given the fight was his swan song and all - which suits the tone well.

[SpoonyViking]

Thanks! :-)