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IsisStar...I believe it said his screams 'could have been' heard all the way to Minas Tirith. That does not mean they were actually heard there. It is an expression saying that HE YELLED LOUDLY!! VERY LOUDLY! lol K?
Nili..*dumps a bucket of ice cold water on Nili, who is passed out on the floor* .ehehe...so, you've heard of my history with very protective reviews....how true. I am very protective of my baby Aragorn! *cuddles MY Estel*
Well, Aragorn knows how protective the twins and his buddy is of him........and he kinda would get the idea they would come....but, sometimes, you need some time to recover if something bad happens to ya....so, Aragorn wants privacy. But.....that wish might not be granted...ya never know....read to find out! lol
ALSO...If I do a sequel, which I probably will, there will DEFINITELY be Glorfindel in it!
THANKS TO ALL MY REVIEWERS! HUGS TO ALL OF YOU! *hugs Marbienl (i'm glad you like it! reading a post from one of my authors makes my day, as well!)*
thanks to supernovacide, too for reviewing!
Ch. 4
"What?! He still doesn't want to see us?"Elladan inquired, incredulous.
"It's not that he doesn't want to, Elladan....it's because he *can't*,"Elrond said sternly, finally giving away the reason as to why his youngest son had retreated into solitude.
It had been 2 days since Aragorn's awakening and the young Dunedain had not wanted to see his best friend, nor his Elven brother. Afraid of being pitied, he had shunned all visitors.
"He.....can't?"
"Exactly......apparently, while the Orcs were....torturing him, they blinded him, as well,"Elrond stated softly.
Legolas shook his head sorrowfully. "I was hoping that would fade.....I am sorry I did not mention it earlier,"The Prince murmured, regret tugging at his heart.
"You could not have helped it by telling me any earlier, Legolas. It would not have made a difference. I have bound his eyes with some healing medicines, and hopefully those will heal him. If not, he will be blinded permanently,"Elrond said.
Elrohir nodded mutely, not voicing the sorrow he felt for his younger brother's plight. That was shown easily in his eyes and facial features.
After a long, awkward pause, Elladan spoke. "We have given him 2 days....I will not let him hide in his room forever."
Elrond looked sternly over at his eldest son. "You are not to bother Estel just yet."
"Very well, then.....I will give him two more days......then, I will go to him, whether he likes it, or not."
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"Your brothers and Legolas miss you,"Elrond said softly as he changed Aragorn's bandages.
When he was met with silence, the Elf Lord pressed on.
"The house is so quiet without you, Elladan and Elrohir roughhousing constantly—"
"I know....okay, I get it, Ada....don't you think I want to go out? I—I just can't..."Aragorn interrupted.
Elrond put a hand over his human son's hand. "Yes, you can. Your sight should not keep you from speaking with the people you care about and that care about you. They will not look on you any differently."
"I don't want their pity,"Aragorn murmured after a hesitant pause.
"They don't want to give you any,"Elrond replied, his voice tinged with sarcasm. "They merely want their brother back."
Aragorn smiled faintly at the sarcastic remark from his father. When the Elf Lord used sarcasm, which was rarely, it was put to good use.
Aragorn nodded. "Then I will go to them....I will not have them visit me as if I am an invalid."
"If you say so, Estel.......if you say so." A small smile tugged at the corners of Elrond's lips as he heard Aragorn speak those words. Finally, the old Aragorn was beginning to show.
Though he was blinded, he was not crippled.
* * * * * * * * *
Elladan leaned back in his chair, utterly bored. Elrohir was hanging upside down from the couch, his feet in the place where his head would usually be. Legolas merely sat on the soft, plush rug, trying to figure out what to do with himself.
They had gone hunting.......they had been fishing............they had gone hunting again...........and now, they were completely and utterly bored.
"I wish I could abuse Estel right about now,"Elladan commented, throwing a pillow over at Elrohir.
Elrohir just took the pillow to his face, barely reacting. "Yea.....so do I."
The door suddenly opened. The three warriors were so bored they did not even look up to see who their visitor was.
In their minds, it was undoubtedly Elrond, coming to tell them to get off of their behinds and do something productive in the beauty of the daylight.
"If anyone is to do the abusing, it will be me, brother,"Aragorn's sarcastic voice came from the doorway.
All three Elves heads jerked up, as if they had seen a ghost. "ARAGORN!"
Aragorn stood at the doorway, Elrond behind him, a hand on his arm to aid in guiding him, despite the cane he held before him to find his way through the room. A white strip of cloth ran across his eyes, but that did little to hide the smile on his face.
Legolas, Elladan, and Elrohir leapt from their places over to where Aragorn stood. "Estel, it is good to see you!"
"It's good to.........hear you guys, too,"Aragorn said, halting in his speech to correct the error he was about to make.
Legolas smiled faintly, "We were worried about you. I am glad to see you are well."
"I'm glad to be feeling better than I was before, thank you for saving me, my friend,"Aragorn said softly.
"It was my pleasure to save you, Aragorn.......what are friends for?"Legolas replied.
Elladan looked from his brother, to his Silvan friend. "They're for finding something interesting to do,"Elladan quipped, "which is something I am in desperate need of. Elrohir, Legolas, and I have been nearly brain dead with boredom, Estel!"
The Elf's words had the effect desired, sending a ripple of laughter throughout the four friends.
"I knew you couldn't live without me. That is why I am here,"Aragorn retorted.
The remark sparked a quick slap to the back of his head from his eldest Elven brother. "Now, I can catch up on what you need to get.......I need to beat some sense into you."
"Yea...at least now, it will be a fair fight,"Aragorn commented.
The remark sparked yet another whap to the back of the head. "Brother.......I'm warning you."
Aragorn laughed sarcastically, "Oooh...what are you going to do, Elladan? Now, you will have a chance to beat me."
Elrohir pulled his younger human brother behind him, shielding him from his twin's humorous wrath. "Do you have a death wish, Estel?"the younger twin murmured loudly enough for all to hear.
Legolas nodded. "Yes, it appears he does. Since the Orcs didn't get him, why can't Elladan?"
Elladan laughed, "My thoughts exactly.......come here, Estel...I need to have a talk with you..."
Outside of the room, the sounds of their laughter could be heard. When it reached Elrond's ears, the Elf Lord could not help but smile. Finally, maybe things could get back to normal.
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IsisStar...I believe it said his screams 'could have been' heard all the way to Minas Tirith. That does not mean they were actually heard there. It is an expression saying that HE YELLED LOUDLY!! VERY LOUDLY! lol K?
Nili..*dumps a bucket of ice cold water on Nili, who is passed out on the floor* .ehehe...so, you've heard of my history with very protective reviews....how true. I am very protective of my baby Aragorn! *cuddles MY Estel*
Well, Aragorn knows how protective the twins and his buddy is of him........and he kinda would get the idea they would come....but, sometimes, you need some time to recover if something bad happens to ya....so, Aragorn wants privacy. But.....that wish might not be granted...ya never know....read to find out! lol
ALSO...If I do a sequel, which I probably will, there will DEFINITELY be Glorfindel in it!
THANKS TO ALL MY REVIEWERS! HUGS TO ALL OF YOU! *hugs Marbienl (i'm glad you like it! reading a post from one of my authors makes my day, as well!)*
thanks to supernovacide, too for reviewing!
Ch. 4
"What?! He still doesn't want to see us?"Elladan inquired, incredulous.
"It's not that he doesn't want to, Elladan....it's because he *can't*,"Elrond said sternly, finally giving away the reason as to why his youngest son had retreated into solitude.
It had been 2 days since Aragorn's awakening and the young Dunedain had not wanted to see his best friend, nor his Elven brother. Afraid of being pitied, he had shunned all visitors.
"He.....can't?"
"Exactly......apparently, while the Orcs were....torturing him, they blinded him, as well,"Elrond stated softly.
Legolas shook his head sorrowfully. "I was hoping that would fade.....I am sorry I did not mention it earlier,"The Prince murmured, regret tugging at his heart.
"You could not have helped it by telling me any earlier, Legolas. It would not have made a difference. I have bound his eyes with some healing medicines, and hopefully those will heal him. If not, he will be blinded permanently,"Elrond said.
Elrohir nodded mutely, not voicing the sorrow he felt for his younger brother's plight. That was shown easily in his eyes and facial features.
After a long, awkward pause, Elladan spoke. "We have given him 2 days....I will not let him hide in his room forever."
Elrond looked sternly over at his eldest son. "You are not to bother Estel just yet."
"Very well, then.....I will give him two more days......then, I will go to him, whether he likes it, or not."
* * * * * * * * *
"Your brothers and Legolas miss you,"Elrond said softly as he changed Aragorn's bandages.
When he was met with silence, the Elf Lord pressed on.
"The house is so quiet without you, Elladan and Elrohir roughhousing constantly—"
"I know....okay, I get it, Ada....don't you think I want to go out? I—I just can't..."Aragorn interrupted.
Elrond put a hand over his human son's hand. "Yes, you can. Your sight should not keep you from speaking with the people you care about and that care about you. They will not look on you any differently."
"I don't want their pity,"Aragorn murmured after a hesitant pause.
"They don't want to give you any,"Elrond replied, his voice tinged with sarcasm. "They merely want their brother back."
Aragorn smiled faintly at the sarcastic remark from his father. When the Elf Lord used sarcasm, which was rarely, it was put to good use.
Aragorn nodded. "Then I will go to them....I will not have them visit me as if I am an invalid."
"If you say so, Estel.......if you say so." A small smile tugged at the corners of Elrond's lips as he heard Aragorn speak those words. Finally, the old Aragorn was beginning to show.
Though he was blinded, he was not crippled.
* * * * * * * * *
Elladan leaned back in his chair, utterly bored. Elrohir was hanging upside down from the couch, his feet in the place where his head would usually be. Legolas merely sat on the soft, plush rug, trying to figure out what to do with himself.
They had gone hunting.......they had been fishing............they had gone hunting again...........and now, they were completely and utterly bored.
"I wish I could abuse Estel right about now,"Elladan commented, throwing a pillow over at Elrohir.
Elrohir just took the pillow to his face, barely reacting. "Yea.....so do I."
The door suddenly opened. The three warriors were so bored they did not even look up to see who their visitor was.
In their minds, it was undoubtedly Elrond, coming to tell them to get off of their behinds and do something productive in the beauty of the daylight.
"If anyone is to do the abusing, it will be me, brother,"Aragorn's sarcastic voice came from the doorway.
All three Elves heads jerked up, as if they had seen a ghost. "ARAGORN!"
Aragorn stood at the doorway, Elrond behind him, a hand on his arm to aid in guiding him, despite the cane he held before him to find his way through the room. A white strip of cloth ran across his eyes, but that did little to hide the smile on his face.
Legolas, Elladan, and Elrohir leapt from their places over to where Aragorn stood. "Estel, it is good to see you!"
"It's good to.........hear you guys, too,"Aragorn said, halting in his speech to correct the error he was about to make.
Legolas smiled faintly, "We were worried about you. I am glad to see you are well."
"I'm glad to be feeling better than I was before, thank you for saving me, my friend,"Aragorn said softly.
"It was my pleasure to save you, Aragorn.......what are friends for?"Legolas replied.
Elladan looked from his brother, to his Silvan friend. "They're for finding something interesting to do,"Elladan quipped, "which is something I am in desperate need of. Elrohir, Legolas, and I have been nearly brain dead with boredom, Estel!"
The Elf's words had the effect desired, sending a ripple of laughter throughout the four friends.
"I knew you couldn't live without me. That is why I am here,"Aragorn retorted.
The remark sparked a quick slap to the back of his head from his eldest Elven brother. "Now, I can catch up on what you need to get.......I need to beat some sense into you."
"Yea...at least now, it will be a fair fight,"Aragorn commented.
The remark sparked yet another whap to the back of the head. "Brother.......I'm warning you."
Aragorn laughed sarcastically, "Oooh...what are you going to do, Elladan? Now, you will have a chance to beat me."
Elrohir pulled his younger human brother behind him, shielding him from his twin's humorous wrath. "Do you have a death wish, Estel?"the younger twin murmured loudly enough for all to hear.
Legolas nodded. "Yes, it appears he does. Since the Orcs didn't get him, why can't Elladan?"
Elladan laughed, "My thoughts exactly.......come here, Estel...I need to have a talk with you..."
Outside of the room, the sounds of their laughter could be heard. When it reached Elrond's ears, the Elf Lord could not help but smile. Finally, maybe things could get back to normal.
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