DISCLAIMER: Again, I do not own The Lord of the Rings; all rights to J.R.R. Tolkien!

This is the first official chapter! I hope you guys like it and thank you to all my reviewers!

"Are you sure you are up to this?" Sparkling blue eyes met Aragorn's sea gray ones.
"Legolas, for the fourth time, I am well." The Ranger protested, tightened the cinch on his saddle and giving Roheryn a gentle pat. (Readers, don't ask why it's not Brego, since it was Brego in Part I. I decided I liked Roheryn better, so, there you go.)
The elf threw the man a skeptical look.
"I will not stand by while someone threatens my steward."
"Do not forget that they have put a price on your head as well." Looking away, the Mirkwood elf launched onto his horse's back. Legolas had insisted that he didn't need a saddle, but he did not refuse a bridle.
Aragorn ignored the remark and tried to change the subject. "Where do we look first?"
Legolas smiled, knowing what the human was trying to do, but he let him get away with it. He passed him the small, crumpled piece of paper he had found shoved underneath the door of the Last Homely House. The Ranger took it and unfolded it carefully, as if some sort of bomb were inside.

The cliff. 11 sharp. We'll discuss your friends' lives.

Aragorn shivered. Apparently this paper was meant for Legolas, since whoever it was was apparently threatening himself and Faramir.
Just then Elladan and Elrohir burst from the House and came racing towards the two. Aragorn quickly shoved the paper in his saddlebag.
"And where do you think you're going?" Elladan asked.
Aragorn looked behind him. "Who, me?" He put on a face of mock shock.
A look of annoyance crossed Elrohir's face. "Yes, you."
"I think we are going to search for whoever threatened Faramir's life." Aragorn replied.
"And your own." Legolas chimed in.
Ugh. Why can't Legolas just shut up about that? The man thought, knowing what would come next.
"What? Who threatened you?" Elladan demanded, standing beside Aragorn.
"No one. Nobody threatened me. Legolas is just overreacting."
"I am not!" The blond elf argued.
"I will not have you going off and getting yourself killed." Elladan said. "I command you to stay home."
"What?" The Ranger asked in shock. "I am sorry, Elladan, but you cannot prevent me from going. I am not a child anymore."
"Then we are going with you." The younger twin insisted.
"Oh, no, you're not." Aragorn argued with his brothers as Legolas watched quietly. "Remember your promise."
"What pr—" A look of remembrance crossed Elrohir's face. "That's not fair." He skulked.
"Yes, it is, Elrohir. You must stay home and tend to Faramir. Legolas and I will go and no one else."
"But—Estel!" Elladan said.
"No, you two." The Ranger mounted his horse. "Novaer, muindor nin!" [Farwell, my brothers!] And with those last words of parting, the two were off to find the assassin.

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The elf lord was getting more and more worried by the minute. He had been trying to lower the steward's fever all night, and nothing had worked. Thankfully, though, it seemed that his herbs were working, for the poison was receding. He placed another cool cloth on Faramir's forehead and let his attention wander for a moment.
Since the steward's arm had already been set and was beginning to heal, Elrond had only fastened the man's arm in a sling. He had cleaned the deep gash on Faramir's forehead along with the one on his cheek. Neither of them needed stitches, which made Elrond rest a little easier. The next second, the twins came into the room. They weren't their usual boisterous, loud, obnoxious selves, but quieter and more respectful.
"Quel amrun, Ada." [Good morning, father.] Elladan said, standing beside his father. Elrohir echoed the phrase and came to the other side of the bed.
"How does he fare?" The younger twin asked, looking up.
"Not well. Though the poison seems to be through with its course, he has not awakened. I have not seen this type of poison before."
There was silence for a moment.
"Estel and Legolas rode out." Elrohir said.
Elrond looked up. "They did? When?"
"Just now. They are going to find person who threatened Faramir's life."
Elrond looks at his two sons with an admonishing stare. "Why did you not speak to me of this?"
"We tried to make him stay, but he would not." Elladan piped up.
"I am trusting that he is well, then?"
Both the twins nodded quickly.
"Oh, Ada. You do not think we would let Estel go if he were not well?" Elrohir questioned.
"No, I know you would not." Elrond said quietly before changing the subject. "Elladan, in my study, there is a book of different poisons and illnesses, get it for me."
"Yes, Ada." Though the task was for Elladan only, Elrohir followed him out of the room.

Well, I hope you all liked it, and special thanks to fandomer for being the first to review!

REVIEW REPLIES

fandomer: wow, thank you so much for the encouragement! I'm so glad you like it! Yeah, I guess I've attracted a lot of Faramir fan-girls to this story, and I guess that was kinda my goal. But I really made it about Aragorn/Legolas/Faramir for my two sisters and I. Those are our crushes. And, as you could probably tell, mine is Aragorn. And I am green with envy! I want a dog so bad but we haven't gotten one 'cause we don't have a fenced yard! :( you're so lucky! And, actually I didn't name Callisto for either of those reasons. I named him after Callisto, one of the moons of Jupiter. I saw a picture of it during science class and immediately taken by how beautiful it was. I know, that probably makes Callisto sound super wimpy, but oh well. I like naming most of my OC's stars or moons. All the heavenly bodies have such cool names! Yeah, that's really the only times I pay attention in science class, when we're talking about astronomy. Okay, enough talk about science. Thank you so much for reading and reviewing!

SONG OF THE DAY

Outcast
Artist: Kerrie Roberts

Okay, I need to correct myself. Last story, I put Red. Its actually RED. But, anyways, now that that's all cleared up, I won't be putting any more RED songs, 'cause all of them are awesome. So, just check them out yourself. And, if any of you like Skillet and want me to make one of their songs Song of the Day, then you're gonna have to tell me, 'cause they're not really my favorite band.

QUESTION OF THE DAY

Do you like The Hobbit book or movies better? Why? And if you have not read the book, then just say what you did/did not like about the movies.

If you haven't read the book or heard new about the third Hobbit movie, then this is a *SPOILER ALERT* Okay, you guys are not gonna believe this, but I saw an article about Peter Jackson planning on NOT killing Thorin! I mean, okay Kili, Fili, and Thorin are all supposed to die in the end. ARGH PJ! As much as I like Thorin, you HAVE to kill him! I mean, it's in the book! Prepare for a rant everyone…
Peter Jackson has ruined the Hobbit movies. Don't get me wrong, I still like (love) them and am going to see There and Back Again in theaters as soon as it comes out (December 17!), but PJ ruined it! He did the same thing with the LOTR movies, he changed them so much, though…I can't really argue with himabout that. The Lord of the Rings movies are still awesome and PJ hit it on the nose with the actors. (Especially Viggo Mortensen :) But The Hobbit, oh man. He shouldn't have changed it. Okay, end of rant.

Sorry for the excessive talking everyone. Anyway, I hope you liked it! Hold on a minute ya'll, just found this out. They changed the name of the third Hobbit movie from There and Back Again to The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies. Jeez, they shouldn't have done that. There and Back Again sounded so much better. Oh well, it won't change the movie. Or the fact that Kili and Fili die…*sobs*

Na lu e-govaned vin! [Until next we meet]

Sorry everything was double-spaced. I had some trouble with doc manager.

Mrs. King Aragorn