Chapter One

Elrohir's POV

The last couple days have been a blur as we race to Imladris. We have pushed ourselves hard desperate to make it to adar in time to save our friends. Thankfully we are near home and help. We have pushed the horses hard to make it so quickly with only short rests in between. Right now we are taking one of those short rests before we make the final push for home. I look at my unconscious friends and feel guilt take hold of my heart. I look at my twin and see the same guilt written on his face.

"This is all our fault if we had only left like Brina wanted us to. They wouldn't be hurt right now." I whispered quietly to Elladan.

"I know." Elladan answers as we watch our friends.

"All will be well we are almost home and I know your father can help those two. Lay aside your guilt for it isn't helping Arathorn or Brina." Glorfindel's voice startled us both.

I felt an angry retort rise to my lips but quickly stopped myself from uttering it.

"Arathorn's wound can be treated easily for the poison and if anyone can help Brina it is your father so just focus on getting them to Imladris." Glorfindel's stern voice commanded us.

"We will try Glorfindel," I answer him softly.

"Good. Let's get our friends to safety." Glorfindel said as he gripped our shoulders in a comforting manner.

Elladan and I moved to pick up our friends to resume our ride.

"Besides the one, you have to worry about is Erestor and what he will do to you if something happens to Brina," Glorfindel called with a teasing smile.

I shared a look of horror with my twin. "He will kill us both." Elladan whispered.

Glorfindel looked at the look of horror on the twins faces and was hard pressed not to laugh in their faces. "Good now they are worrying about Erestor instead of focusing on their guilt."

We quickly mounted our horses and set off with our friends. A few hours of hard riding later we reached the Bruinen. We quickly crossed the river. I felt relief flood through my body as I knew we were almost there. I shared a quick look with Elladan and we urged our horses to travel as fast as they could. I knew adar would know we were coming and would be waiting for us. Even so, the ride seemed to drag on forever as we raced through the forest of our home. Trees flew by us with blinding speed.

Finally, we could see our home and on the steps stood a calm dark-haired elf with silver eyes like our own.

"Adar." I thought with relief and weariness warring inside of me.

We quickly dismounted with our unconscious companions standing before our father.

"Ion nin it is good to see you but what has happened to your companions." I heard adar ask.

"It is good to see you as well ada. Arathorn has a poisoned wound but the one that truly worries us is Brina. We are not sure what is wrong with her." Elladan answered.

I watched our father quickly examine our friends before looking back at us.

"You two need to go rest. I will take care of your friends," he said.

I felt a protest rise in my throat. I looked at Elladan and saw he was about to protest as well.

"No protests from you both. You are both dead on your feet from the long journey to get your friends here. You need rest before you can help anybody now go." ada spoke sternly before rushing Brina and Arathorn to the healing rooms with the help of the nearby elves.

My twin and I could only stand there for a moment watching them disappear from our sight.

"Well, we had better see to our horses..." Elladan said to me as we turned to find our horses weren't there.

"Hir-nin your horses have already been taken care of please go rest like your father asked." One of the elves from the stables told us.

"Thank you." I managed before turning to go to our rooms.

I was so exhausted from everything that had happened I barely remember bathing and changing my clothes before falling into bed.

Before I embraced the sweet oblivion of sleep I had only one thought. "We arrived in time with our friends."

I felt a smile grace my face with that thought and drifted off to some much-needed sleep.