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Summary: Legolas sacrifices himself to save Aragorn but he doesn't know someone else did the same thing.

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Chapter 6

Aragorn was getting restless, because they had been searching for over two hours and had still found nothing. "Estel, I sense the uneasiness in you" commented Elrohir. "Maybe Glorfindel or Erestor can escort you home" "No I want to help" Aragorn replied. He was a little upset by Elrohir's words, so he walked away from his companions. Elrohir was about to go after him, but was stopped by Glorfindel. "Don't go after him, it's best for him to be by himself". Elrohir still wanted to go but he knew his father's advisor was right.

"I hope they don't follow me" aragorn thought to himself. "I just want to be alone". He had travelled away from where they were originally supposed to be searching. The Dunedin didn't know why, and he wasn't thinking about it when he did it. Then he laid his eyes upon a very light track of footprints. It wouldn't be noticeable to the eye, but since he had grown up around elves he learned how to follow the slightest clue. He was going to go get the others but something stopped him. It was a feeling he never experienced before and he didn't know what it was. So instead of getting them he just kept following the tracks.

They eventually led him to what looked like the remains of a camp. It looked as if they had tried to cover that they, whoever they were, had stayed here. They weren't very successful. He was about to go get his companions but was stopped again. This time not by that feeling but by a hand covering over his mouth, and an arm wrapping around his midsection. Aragorn was then pulled behind a tree. He saw men come out of their hiding spots, that consisted of trees and behind bushes.

The person holding him then let go of him and shoved him in to a tree. He was not expecting this, so he could not prepare himself. Because of this, he stumbled and fell to the grassy ground of the woods. "Get up" the man yelled. Aragorn looked up at the person who screamed at him. "Who are you" he asked, for he could not place a name to the face. "Don't you remember me" Thartel asked in a joking manner. "Tie him up" he ordered. Aragorn tried to fight off the men coming towards him but to no benefit. He was still taken down.

The walk seemed to take an eternity. His nose was bleeding, which made it hard to breathe. But finally they arrived. It was a rundown city, and the people looked as if they'd be happier in the Halls Of Mandos. Thartel and his group led Aragorn into a building that looked like a house. When they got inside it had the appearance of a residence. But then they went down two flights of stairs, and it no longer had the cozy look of a home. It was dark and dank, and the smell made Aragorn want to vomit.

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The screaming finally stopped, and Legolas stood up. He went to the door of his cell. He did not want to see what they brought out of that room. "Elladan, no" he whispered. He was barely audible even to him self. The dark haired elf was a bloody mess. The men that were carrying him then just threw him into his cage. "Let me take care of him" the blonde prince pleaded. No one else had, so this was something that needed to be done. The 3 men looked at each other, then finally granted Legolas's wish. They put him in elladan's cell and locked him in. "Hold on mellon nin" he said to his long time friend, hoping that he would.

"It's going to be okay" he said. Elladan then let a moan escape his lips. "Legolas?" "yes it is I". "Are you okay" older elf asked. Legolas let a small smile appear on his face at his friends words. "Yes I'm fine, and you will be too" he said. "You have to save Aragorn, make sure he's okay. "He will be" said Legolas his voice cracking at his words. "And take care of Elrohir" he said. "You can do that, you do a good job" "Legolas, I'm not joking, I'm not going to survive, you have a better chance of getting out of here without me." "I'm not going to leave you here to die" "Legolas…" Elladan said as he picked himself off the ground, but was interrupted.

"Let me go" Aragorn demanded. Elladan and Legolas' blood both froze at the sound of the voice that belonged to the man, they were both trying to save. Then Aragorn saw them. The only thing he could manage to saw was "no".

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