"Lenion are you ok? You've been quiet."
"Aren't we always quiet?"
"Not like this, you look like you've seen a ghost. Maybe we should rest."
"How are you tired?"
"I'm not but you look like your going to fall straight off that horse if it didn't keep kicking up to wake you."
" I stayed up to watch fro rogue orchs."
"Well I'll watch tonight and you sleep."
"I don't need sleep."
"You haven't slept in days"
"I'll sleep when we aren't in the open."
"Lenion, it is open field the rest of the way to Gondor is it not?"
"Exactly"
"You.."
"What?"
"Oh be quiet. Please I will feel better"
"Fine, if you promise no more stops along the way."
"I promise."
Legolas and Camille laid down on the hard earth and prepared for sleep. Legolas was sleeping in no time but Camille kept her word and stayed awake to listed for Orchs. She wasn't the most attentive person . She was easily distracted by the time she heard the Orchs they were in arrow range. She quickly grabbed an arrow and made a shot in the dark. Legolas heard the sound of her bow and instantly stood and fired until his quiver was dry. He couldn't hear anymore Orchs but he heard Camille wincing in pain. He turned to her and she was on her knees with an arrow in her left shoulder. He removed the arrow as carefully as he possibly could so as if not to do any more harm. The wound was deep. He would need Mandrake Root. They were miles from the Great River and the root always grew near water. He knew that the root was her only hope so he went to check on the horses to see if they were ready and able for the trip to the River. Arod had been badly wounded; he would be of no use to him. He grabbed his dagger and cut his palm. Then placed his hand on Arod's wound it yielded the same effect as on the tree.
"how does that work?" whispered Camille.
"I'm not sure exactly" replied Legolas as he was checking Natu to see how he was, "Animals and plants I can heal with my blood." Then turning back to Arod he whispered something in elfish that was to quit even for Camille to hear. Then Arod took off back to Mirkwood with a renewed passion.
"What did you say?"
"Just return to Mirkwood and home to Prince Legolas."
"Oh yes, I'd almost forgot that they weren't your horses. What are you doing?"
"Come on we have to ride Natu."
"No, I've seen that horse try to buck you off. Maybe if you called Arod back."
"Nonsense I'm a horse charmer. Don't worry."
"Yeah your a charmer alright" whispered Camille under her breath. She didn't mean for Legolas to hear it but he was standing down wind and he heard her sly comment. A slight smile crossed his face as he was helping Camille onto Natu behind him.
"Lenion, I can't move my arm."
"What?" he said in disbelief.
"Owe!!" she screamed as Natu bucked and she fell toward the earth. Legolas slid off the horse easily and caught her before she hit the ground.
"Maybe you should get on first."
"ok."
They both were finally mounted onto Natu's back and he showed no more signs of fighting. "Lets go already" she joked.
"Would you like to drive?" he joked back
She would have laughed if it weren't for the extreme pain in her arm. It was taking everything Legolas had to keep Natu calm without reveling that he was indeed the prince. Legolas directed Natu to the Great River at full speed.
"Aren't we always quiet?"
"Not like this, you look like you've seen a ghost. Maybe we should rest."
"How are you tired?"
"I'm not but you look like your going to fall straight off that horse if it didn't keep kicking up to wake you."
" I stayed up to watch fro rogue orchs."
"Well I'll watch tonight and you sleep."
"I don't need sleep."
"You haven't slept in days"
"I'll sleep when we aren't in the open."
"Lenion, it is open field the rest of the way to Gondor is it not?"
"Exactly"
"You.."
"What?"
"Oh be quiet. Please I will feel better"
"Fine, if you promise no more stops along the way."
"I promise."
Legolas and Camille laid down on the hard earth and prepared for sleep. Legolas was sleeping in no time but Camille kept her word and stayed awake to listed for Orchs. She wasn't the most attentive person . She was easily distracted by the time she heard the Orchs they were in arrow range. She quickly grabbed an arrow and made a shot in the dark. Legolas heard the sound of her bow and instantly stood and fired until his quiver was dry. He couldn't hear anymore Orchs but he heard Camille wincing in pain. He turned to her and she was on her knees with an arrow in her left shoulder. He removed the arrow as carefully as he possibly could so as if not to do any more harm. The wound was deep. He would need Mandrake Root. They were miles from the Great River and the root always grew near water. He knew that the root was her only hope so he went to check on the horses to see if they were ready and able for the trip to the River. Arod had been badly wounded; he would be of no use to him. He grabbed his dagger and cut his palm. Then placed his hand on Arod's wound it yielded the same effect as on the tree.
"how does that work?" whispered Camille.
"I'm not sure exactly" replied Legolas as he was checking Natu to see how he was, "Animals and plants I can heal with my blood." Then turning back to Arod he whispered something in elfish that was to quit even for Camille to hear. Then Arod took off back to Mirkwood with a renewed passion.
"What did you say?"
"Just return to Mirkwood and home to Prince Legolas."
"Oh yes, I'd almost forgot that they weren't your horses. What are you doing?"
"Come on we have to ride Natu."
"No, I've seen that horse try to buck you off. Maybe if you called Arod back."
"Nonsense I'm a horse charmer. Don't worry."
"Yeah your a charmer alright" whispered Camille under her breath. She didn't mean for Legolas to hear it but he was standing down wind and he heard her sly comment. A slight smile crossed his face as he was helping Camille onto Natu behind him.
"Lenion, I can't move my arm."
"What?" he said in disbelief.
"Owe!!" she screamed as Natu bucked and she fell toward the earth. Legolas slid off the horse easily and caught her before she hit the ground.
"Maybe you should get on first."
"ok."
They both were finally mounted onto Natu's back and he showed no more signs of fighting. "Lets go already" she joked.
"Would you like to drive?" he joked back
She would have laughed if it weren't for the extreme pain in her arm. It was taking everything Legolas had to keep Natu calm without reveling that he was indeed the prince. Legolas directed Natu to the Great River at full speed.