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Aragorn did not move. His body felt as if were made of lead. "Legolas where am I, and
what happened to me?" he more panted the words than said them. His breathing was
Labored and He could not focus his eyes. He kept blinking them as if he had something in them.
"We are in Lórien, and I am not sure exactly what happened." he looked down at the man
as he spoke "you were helping Haldir fix a rope bridge that had fallen in to the river. The
water was very cold and somehow you ended up submerged in it. When the
healers found you your breathing was coming only in short bursts and you were shaking
uncontrollably. They feared that you would not recover." Legolas by this time stopped
crying. He was happy to see that his lover was awake and was going to recover. He hoped.
Legolas turned to the elf he knew was standing behind them still "I want to know why I
am being treated this way. I am Legolas Greenleaf, son of Thranduil, Prince of
Mirkwood. I demand to see the Lady and Lord of the wood. I believe that your actions
were careless and almost cost me my mate, you should have known the water was too
cold for him and you should have stopped him from going into the river and you almost
robbed the lord of Imaldris of his son. For that there is no forgiveness Haldir of Lórien."
He knew that he had just let the cat out of the bag about his and Aragorn's relationship
never the less he would have his answers Now.
"Yes, Legolas you are right I should have known, but I was caught in the ropes and was
unable to get out of the river without his help. Please calm down. I must speak to the
Lady first…" Haldir tried to explain but it did not make the situation any better. It made it
look as if he was trying to hide something or cover something up.
"NOW Haldir," Legolas raised his voice a little. He was not going to let this moment
pass. He had never liked using his station in life with other elves; he saw most of them as
equals. However, he was not afraid to use it either. It was time to get those answers he
needed and he would use any means necessary.
"Yes, Prince" the older elf had never seen Legolas act like this. He bowed and left the
room to find the Lady of the Wood. He knew that Legolas had not followed him; the younger elf had turned his attention to the human on the bed. The human king had again
slipped in it unconscious. The Guardian also knew that the Prince would not be held at
bay long.
Haldir just hoped it was long enough to get the answers he needed.
"Aragorn" Legolas spoke softly to the king "please awaken I need to speak to you"
Aragorn opened his eyes and looked into the face of the one he loved; he smiled softly
and tried to touch his lovers face but his hand would not move. "Why can I not move my
arms?" he yelled as he discovered that he could not move his legs either. "Legolas what
happened to me I can't move my body." He was in a panic. He tried franticly to move parts of his body but to no avail; he was paralyzed.
"Relax my love, it is not permanent" Legolas started stroking the man's Hair. "Your body
needs time to heal the water may have caused some muscle damage, but we will deal
with that together. I will send the healer in to speak with you when I leave. I must tell you
what is going on. I believe that I am in some sort of trouble here I am not sure what but I
think that you were being used to repay me for a wrong I may have committed. I have to
see the Lady to get more information, but I must tell her what we are and what you mean
to me. I will not do this without your consent. I have told Haldir that you were my mate, and nothing more."
"I have nothing to hide and I am not ashamed of what we are Legolas. You asked me not
to tell your people, but if you feel that, it is time than all I ask is that you give the lady the
necklace that was Arwen's. I am sure she will find someone of her people to fill her life,
as she once filled mine. I hope that she finds the same happiness that I have found with
you." The king then closed his eyes and drifted back to sleep. This time his eyes were
moving, he was dreaming.
Legolas bent over and kisses the kings lips gently as to not wake him "Dream well Estel I will be here when you wake."
He stood and let the room; he needed to find the healer and the Lady Galadriel. Legolas
had not told Aragorn the whole truth. Aragorn believed that he would recover fully from
his injuries, but that might not be the case. He may never walk again for the water was so
cold and the time that he was not breathing had caused damage to his nerves and he was
lucky to be alive.
"Will he walk again?" Legolas asked as calmly as possible when he found the healer just outside of the room.
"I do not know yet sir." The healer answered in a worried tone "I am just glad he has awakened we need to take his healing one step at a time."
"Can I help him in any way? Is there something that I might do to speed his recovery?"
Legolas asked but he knew the answer to his question before he asked it.
"I have a salve that he will need applied to his legs twice a day. It will keep the blood
flowing properly and keep the limbs from Dying. You could do that. It would help quite a
bit." The healer said as he showed Legolas the large jar of ointment that he was holding.
Legolas took the large closed jar from the other elf and thanked him for his kindness.
The healer knew that he could have done the task of applying the ointment alone but it
would help Legolas' feeling of helplessness if he could help the one that he loved.
Legolas' next task was to find Galadriel.
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"Lady Galadriel," Haldir had looked for his queen everywhere. He could not seem to find
her. However, when he had found her, he was shocked as to the condition he found her
in. She was found in a glade near her Mirror. She was weeping and her face looked as if
it had been struck by something, it was red and a large bruise was forming. "What
happened?" The Guardian asked his Lady as he approached her. It must have been
something terrible to make the woman cry. Elves almost never cry, and the guardian of
Lórien had now seen two of the strongest elves he knew in tears.
"Celeborn grew angry when he heard what happened to Aragorn. I told him of the
mission I sent you on and why. He told me that we do not kill our own kind. I told him
that is what Legolas is doing, and I had to stop him. Celeborn just shouted that we are not
supposed to interfere with the lives of other elves…" she started to sob and gasp for air.
"He defended that murderer to his own wife. He is going to talk to Elrond on the matter
as we speak."
"Lady perhaps that is a good idea, Elrond will have good and wise counsel. He will know
how to handle the matter" Haldir tried to comfort his lady "I have another issue to speak
it you about." He helped her to her feet "The prince of Mirkwood has demanded an
audience with you. He wants to know why he was being treated poorly. What he has done
to offend you and if what has happened to Aragon is because of something he did."
"Tell him I am not accepting visitors at this time." She smiled at him " Tell him I will see
him tomorrow, also tell him to spend this night with the rest of the fellowship. Has
Aragorn awakened yet." She was planning something but Haldir did not know what.
"Yes he had but he was asleep last I saw him." He answered. What was she up to? "Lady
you know that I would not question you or your orders but I must know. Who did
Legolas Kill?"
"Arwen Evenstar" She answered calmly. She knew that would enrage the man.
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Enjoy.
Please Read and Review.
Disclaimer. I do not own any of these char. They belong to the great JRR Tolkien. I get nothing out of their use but self esteem from reviews.
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Aragorn did not move. His body felt as if were made of lead. "Legolas where am I, and
what happened to me?" he more panted the words than said them. His breathing was
Labored and He could not focus his eyes. He kept blinking them as if he had something in them.
"We are in Lórien, and I am not sure exactly what happened." he looked down at the man
as he spoke "you were helping Haldir fix a rope bridge that had fallen in to the river. The
water was very cold and somehow you ended up submerged in it. When the
healers found you your breathing was coming only in short bursts and you were shaking
uncontrollably. They feared that you would not recover." Legolas by this time stopped
crying. He was happy to see that his lover was awake and was going to recover. He hoped.
Legolas turned to the elf he knew was standing behind them still "I want to know why I
am being treated this way. I am Legolas Greenleaf, son of Thranduil, Prince of
Mirkwood. I demand to see the Lady and Lord of the wood. I believe that your actions
were careless and almost cost me my mate, you should have known the water was too
cold for him and you should have stopped him from going into the river and you almost
robbed the lord of Imaldris of his son. For that there is no forgiveness Haldir of Lórien."
He knew that he had just let the cat out of the bag about his and Aragorn's relationship
never the less he would have his answers Now.
"Yes, Legolas you are right I should have known, but I was caught in the ropes and was
unable to get out of the river without his help. Please calm down. I must speak to the
Lady first…" Haldir tried to explain but it did not make the situation any better. It made it
look as if he was trying to hide something or cover something up.
"NOW Haldir," Legolas raised his voice a little. He was not going to let this moment
pass. He had never liked using his station in life with other elves; he saw most of them as
equals. However, he was not afraid to use it either. It was time to get those answers he
needed and he would use any means necessary.
"Yes, Prince" the older elf had never seen Legolas act like this. He bowed and left the
room to find the Lady of the Wood. He knew that Legolas had not followed him; the younger elf had turned his attention to the human on the bed. The human king had again
slipped in it unconscious. The Guardian also knew that the Prince would not be held at
bay long.
Haldir just hoped it was long enough to get the answers he needed.
"Aragorn" Legolas spoke softly to the king "please awaken I need to speak to you"
Aragorn opened his eyes and looked into the face of the one he loved; he smiled softly
and tried to touch his lovers face but his hand would not move. "Why can I not move my
arms?" he yelled as he discovered that he could not move his legs either. "Legolas what
happened to me I can't move my body." He was in a panic. He tried franticly to move parts of his body but to no avail; he was paralyzed.
"Relax my love, it is not permanent" Legolas started stroking the man's Hair. "Your body
needs time to heal the water may have caused some muscle damage, but we will deal
with that together. I will send the healer in to speak with you when I leave. I must tell you
what is going on. I believe that I am in some sort of trouble here I am not sure what but I
think that you were being used to repay me for a wrong I may have committed. I have to
see the Lady to get more information, but I must tell her what we are and what you mean
to me. I will not do this without your consent. I have told Haldir that you were my mate, and nothing more."
"I have nothing to hide and I am not ashamed of what we are Legolas. You asked me not
to tell your people, but if you feel that, it is time than all I ask is that you give the lady the
necklace that was Arwen's. I am sure she will find someone of her people to fill her life,
as she once filled mine. I hope that she finds the same happiness that I have found with
you." The king then closed his eyes and drifted back to sleep. This time his eyes were
moving, he was dreaming.
Legolas bent over and kisses the kings lips gently as to not wake him "Dream well Estel I will be here when you wake."
He stood and let the room; he needed to find the healer and the Lady Galadriel. Legolas
had not told Aragorn the whole truth. Aragorn believed that he would recover fully from
his injuries, but that might not be the case. He may never walk again for the water was so
cold and the time that he was not breathing had caused damage to his nerves and he was
lucky to be alive.
"Will he walk again?" Legolas asked as calmly as possible when he found the healer just outside of the room.
"I do not know yet sir." The healer answered in a worried tone "I am just glad he has awakened we need to take his healing one step at a time."
"Can I help him in any way? Is there something that I might do to speed his recovery?"
Legolas asked but he knew the answer to his question before he asked it.
"I have a salve that he will need applied to his legs twice a day. It will keep the blood
flowing properly and keep the limbs from Dying. You could do that. It would help quite a
bit." The healer said as he showed Legolas the large jar of ointment that he was holding.
Legolas took the large closed jar from the other elf and thanked him for his kindness.
The healer knew that he could have done the task of applying the ointment alone but it
would help Legolas' feeling of helplessness if he could help the one that he loved.
Legolas' next task was to find Galadriel.
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"Lady Galadriel," Haldir had looked for his queen everywhere. He could not seem to find
her. However, when he had found her, he was shocked as to the condition he found her
in. She was found in a glade near her Mirror. She was weeping and her face looked as if
it had been struck by something, it was red and a large bruise was forming. "What
happened?" The Guardian asked his Lady as he approached her. It must have been
something terrible to make the woman cry. Elves almost never cry, and the guardian of
Lórien had now seen two of the strongest elves he knew in tears.
"Celeborn grew angry when he heard what happened to Aragorn. I told him of the
mission I sent you on and why. He told me that we do not kill our own kind. I told him
that is what Legolas is doing, and I had to stop him. Celeborn just shouted that we are not
supposed to interfere with the lives of other elves…" she started to sob and gasp for air.
"He defended that murderer to his own wife. He is going to talk to Elrond on the matter
as we speak."
"Lady perhaps that is a good idea, Elrond will have good and wise counsel. He will know
how to handle the matter" Haldir tried to comfort his lady "I have another issue to speak
it you about." He helped her to her feet "The prince of Mirkwood has demanded an
audience with you. He wants to know why he was being treated poorly. What he has done
to offend you and if what has happened to Aragon is because of something he did."
"Tell him I am not accepting visitors at this time." She smiled at him " Tell him I will see
him tomorrow, also tell him to spend this night with the rest of the fellowship. Has
Aragorn awakened yet." She was planning something but Haldir did not know what.
"Yes he had but he was asleep last I saw him." He answered. What was she up to? "Lady
you know that I would not question you or your orders but I must know. Who did
Legolas Kill?"
"Arwen Evenstar" She answered calmly. She knew that would enrage the man.
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Well this chap. Is longer but not by much sorry hope you all like it.