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

Consequences

Chapter 8

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Aragorn was so shocked when he heard that this was Thartel who had kidknapped him and his brother and his friend. Elrond had told him about Thartel and how he was the richest man in this city and that people flocked to his feet. He never thought that this man would go as far as to hurt the people that he loved dearly.

"You told me that he took you both under your will. Why didn't you fight? And Legolas I thought you were going back to Mirkwood to cool off. And Elladan,… I'm so confused.

The two elves smiled at their friend's immaturity. He sounded how a young man should sound. They also didn't want Aragorn to feel bad about them giving themselves up to save him.

This time Legolas was the first to speak. "Estel promise you won't get mad" "I will make no such promise" "Estel" "Fine I promise" he said reluctantly. The blonde elf made a sigh of relief at the Dunedin's guarantee.

"Good, we made the promise because Thartel said if we willingly gave ourselves up, he would leave you alone. I didn't go back to Mirkwood because I had to come back here. Which also brings me to the fight we had. Thartel told me to leave on bad terms with you, I didn't mean anything I said." The blonde price finally got out all he needed to say and it made him feel a lot better.

"Apology accepted, I'm sorry too. Friends?" "Friends" Legolas replied. It was Elladan's turn to be perplexed now. But he knew he could survive without knowing what fight they had been talking about.

It was then when the pain from his abuse hit him. The dark-haired elf grabbed his mid-section and fell to the ground. In the process of falling the sleeve of his greyish blue tunic hooked onto the lock of the door. It ripped through his shirt and made a deep gash in his left arm. He laid himself in a fetal position on the cold cement floor of his cell.

"Elladan, are you okay, wake up" Aragorn shouted at his foster brother. Legolas also cast a worried glance at his friend. But there was something else that caught his attention. Thartel and two of his men entered the room. One of them was Laeander the other he knew not. "Well I see my little powder is working. It was delayed but working none the less."

Aragorn was to busy on his knees calling out to his brother to notice what was happening. "What are you talking about" Legolas demanded to know. It would be Elladan who answered his question. In between laboured breathes he said "After they cut me, they put some sort of powder in my wounds. It made my blood feel like it was on fire."

"Very good elf" Thartel said in a mocking tone. "What it does is shut down all of the organs in the body. Less vital ones first, so he can feel the pain of it all. And it does it slowly. He will be dead within two days. Now that they've been informed, get the blonde one and Aragorn. I want him to witness this one get tortured." With that he left and made his way to the torment room.

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"Glorfindel, you know we need Elrond's help to heal his son. We still no not what has caused the prince to black out." the healer concluded, his name was Diego. "I know my friend, but we can not ask him to help, right now Elrohir is all he has." "But then who can help us?" Diego questioned.

"Send people out to find Gandalf. He may be the only other besides Lord Elrond who can save his son." Glorfindel answered to Diego. "Milord, may I ask where the Istari may be?" "He knows when he is needed, you will find him, I assure you". "Then I will send people right now" the healer said confidant in Glorfindel's words.

Glorfindel made his way to the houses of healing and to his surprise he saw Elrond leaning over Elrohir. He was shocked to see the lord of Imladris trying different herbs to heal his son. Elrond was definitely stronger than people gave him credit for. Most elves and humans that he knew could never heal their own child.

"I am having no luck my friend, nothing I try works. He has to be okay Glorfindel, he is all I have left." "Do not worry mellon nin, I have sent for Gandalf." "There was no need milord" interrupted Diego, who had another with him. "The party you told me to send barely made it out of the palace before they saw him exiting the woods". Elrond was very happy to see his friend.

"Gandalf I thank you for coming" "That is not necessary Lord Elrond, I am happy to help, besides I felt like a visit to Rivendell, now If I could have a moment with Elrohir." "Of course Gandalf." said Elrond.

After about a half an hour the wizard called Elrond and Glorfindel back into the room.

"Have you been able to cure him?" Elrond asked truly worried. "I'm afraid not, what had happened to your son is more complex than I thought." Elrond and Glorfindel were both confused by the wizards words. "Continue" the elf lord asked.

"Well it seems he does feel guilty about the missing Estel, but there is more, much more. Elrohir is bound to Elladan in more ways that just being his twin." "Well of course, the two could always communicate without words" the peredhil said. "More than just that" Gandalf continued. "It looks like wherever Elladan may be, he is in a lot of danger and pain. Now I know this doesn't make it any better, but you must know. Elladan is in danger of dying and because of that so is Elrohir."

Glorfindel and Elrond both tensed at the wizards words. Neither of them wanted to believe it was the truth.

"Please continue Gandalf" Elrond asked. "Elrohir and Elladan are bound by their hearts and by their immortality. It was the gift that let them talk in their minds, but it could also be the curse that takes the lives of both of your sons. Elrohir feels not only his own grief but also that of Elladan. So Elladan will also feel his. The only way to save your sons is to find Elladan. If we fail they will both die."

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