"Once your friend awakes we will leave."
"But isn't he injured he cannot simply wake up and walk out,"
" He has to."
"I don't understand the reason for urgency."
"The ring is at work and the hand of my brother. We must bring the fellowship together once again to defeat the ring that was forged again. I really shouldn't have told you that but I will not speak of it further that should be enough to satisfy you for now. If Gimli doesn't wake within a day we shall carry him on horseback."
As if timed Gimli awoke to that thought. He gasped at seeing his friends lying there and the Elf sitting next him with a cloth.
"Do not fret friend Gimli, this is a friend, Sari, and she will take us to the dwelling of our old companions."
"Legolas what happened in the woods?" To this Legolas had no answer. He had not even thought of asking the lady of this and deep down he wished not to know. For the familiar feeling was in his heart. "Orc's attacked you with many arrows, then I used my sacks of sonsinite I hide you from view and rescued you. It was your strong voice Master Gimli that led them to you."At this Gimli blushed. He had remembered his strong words to his friend.
"Sorry about that Legolas. I was fairly distressed about not finding anything, and I brought evil upon us. Could you forgive me?"
"Of course, I did not bring you along to simply hate after you grew anxious and let it out fiercely."
Then they heard it. It was the same call that they heard just before the Orc's attacked. The Legolas and Gimli recoiled in fear, then look to Sari as if to council. She looked gravely upon the two.
"Tomorrow, we leave with dawn."
" Err… I have some questions for you Sari. Why did you save us and what has pierced my leg and Legolas' shoulder?"
"I have no clear reason to saving you but now I do. A poisonous arrow as hit you but the poison has been cleared,"
Gimli and Legolas sighed in relief. The expression of Sari's face was happy for an instant then changed when she looked back to Legolas.
"But you has faired something more unfortunate. A tree, purposely, swung out and hit you in the left shoulder, with a more deadly toxin."
To this Gimli cried out in dismay. Legolas was stunned.
"But I had a small amount of antitoxin that was boiling on the fire. I am truly sorry Legolas to not alerting you, but the toxin would have spread at an alarming rate faster if you were distressed. But now that I have bathed the wound we will see what happens. I will be constantly bathing the wound and it may begin to hurt a fair amount."
Legolas closed his eyes in dismay. Gimli who was crying freely, now stopped. With tears on his cheeks, managed to get out.
"Will he live?"
" If he survives the night, yes, but I will bid you to sleep tonight. You will need much strength tomorrow to defend him in case he has none. We have to ride horse back to arrive sooner. The sooner the better if we get there before either of your wounds have sealed they will trouble you no more for Elrond will lay a healing hand upon them."
The two friends looked at each other and Legolas relaxed then laid his head back and began to doze.
"Gimli drink this."
"What is it Lady?"
"It is a draught that will help you sleep through Legolas' night of pain."
" I wish to deal with this with my friend."
" I wont allow it. He will feel so much more pain then if you are not watching."
" Okay, if you know best then I will listen, but hear this I trust you not of myself but of Legolas for he bids me to do so and you life is in is hands. That is all."
With that Gimli took the draught and fell into a sleep.