Is Elrond a wuss?

[Tirned Tinnu]

Phew, so many times I've seen threads that start out with "So-and-so a wuss?" BAH!
I won't rant, but I will try to be cilvilzed in my reply...

I tell you, live it. Learn sword fighting and run through the forest yourself, lugging all your provisions on your back, living by fireside and dragging your tired feet leagues and leagues and tell me that you would be hungering to risk your life in battle!
It's not a fun thing. It's hard work! You need a cause that forces you to do such things. Have you ever been forced to fight a battle over and over again? Seen your family destroyed before your eyes? Watched as cities were reduced to burning rubble?
I ask you, when you call someone a wuss, put yourself in his shoes for a moment. Perhaps them you might understand more of why Elrond let the youngest of his family do the scouting and warring. It's a job for fresh minds who have not yet seen the gore of battle. Ponder on it, please.