The Naval Treaty: A Very Weary Vigil

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Title: The Naval Treaty: A Very Weary Vigil
Author: gardnerhill                        
Word Count: 60
Rating: G
Warning: None.
Summary: Waiting is always the hardest part.
                                                                                       
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I have deduced where my prey will show; now I need only wait out the long night for the game to come to the watering-hole. Utter stillness, ennui and tension minute by minute, for hours.

But most of all I long for Watson's company. This, though hazardous, would have been a kinder vigil than the one that produced a serpent.

Comments

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Yeah, waiting's not fun at all without a Watson.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

He could really have done with his Watson in the ensuing fight too ^^"

But I suppose he had to be sure that Phelps was kept away - and he perhaps couldn't just tell Phelps what was going on because he couldn't be certain of his reaction.

[debriswoman]

Yep, a Watson at hand would have been very useful:-)

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

The company would have made the wait so much better.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

I like the theory that Holmes asked Watson to stay with him at Stoke Moran (even though he doesn't actually DO anything at all in SPEC), because he's morbidly terrified of snakes and needs the moral support.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

I can see Watson pop up behind the furious Joseph Harrison groping at his belt, holding something up. "Is this your knife, sir?"

"What th-! How did you GET that away from me?"

"Army training, blackguard!" THUMP! POW! SMACK!

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

The only injuries would have been bruises on Watson's knuckles from giving Joseph Harrison a butt-whupping.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

A little moral support is always nice in a tense vigil.