A/N Anyone read my new fic? Since most here are probably Merry-fans (like
me) you'd like it, I think...It's called "the greatest tragedy". Oh, and
I've got a "Pupil" lol! Her pen-name is Filla and she is currently doing a
fic 'bout HP meets LOtR, I'm gonna beta it and I know *nothing* of Harry
Potter. *wipes sweat away from forehead* Reviews:
Oumpa-Loumpa: Thank's for your 345 reviews, just watch out, they might get longer than the actual story (if you put 'em together lol)
aelfgifu: Many questions and I'm telling you: Just wait and see what happens! (But thanks for the help)
Pearl Took: Are you kidding? I have had help, (from Oumpa *hugs*) but I always need help, if not with this story then with another. I could use some help with MP: TP, I'm rather affected by Rudolf (My fateful writers block) there...
crazytook: Hehe so not wanted, I love the sentence it's like she really didn't want it, put the stress on "so" and see where it goes from there lol!
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'Merry? Merry?' Estella jumped up from her chair, tiredness forgotten. She almost screamed and the door opened, revealing the doctor, with a surprised look on his face.
'Already awake? That's good. How are you feeling?'
'Quite normal.' The doctor looked surprised, not knowing what "normal" meant for Merry.
'You don't mean you're feeling fine already, do you?'
'No I don't.' The doctor shook his head confused, but decided to drop the matter and instead turned to Estella with a smile on his face.
'Maybe you should go home to your parents now and tell them your brother is fine.' Estella blushed and looked at her shoes, if she had had any, so she watched her feet instead.
'He's...not my brother.' The doctor looked taken aback.
'Then I must ask you to leave immediately!' Estella wanted to plead with him, but realised it wouldn't do any good. One look at Merry and she could see he understood too. She turned to leave.'
'No, she doesn't have to leave.' It was Paladin who had spoken. The doctor looked at him, not objecting. He had a large amount of respect for the Took and Thain. Paladin smiled, then he talked very silently to the doctor, but Estella could hear it.
'You see doctor, Meriadoc has been abused by his father about all his life, it's never been life-threatening, but this time he tried to escape and well, it went too far. Estella here has been helping him for a time when he was hiding in Hobbiton, she found him in the forest and without her he probably wouldn't be alive now. I most certainly think she can stay here with him.' The doctor nodded.
'You mean his father did this to him? I had no idea!' Paladin nodded.
'We probably shouldn't talk about that now. Though...we've got to take care of it, maybe sooner than we think.'
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'Good morning sleepy-head!' Merry shoved a pillow at Estella, then grimaced at the pain it created in his chest and arm.
'Hey! Show some respect for a mortally wounded! I have the right to sleep, you know!' Estella smiled and sat down on her own bed, stretching her legs. She had asked to sleep in Merry's room, and the doctor couldn't say no under the piercing gaze of Paladin.
'Of course you have to sleep. It's still early, I was just kidding.'
'Me too. I'm actually getting tired of just laying here.' Estella laughed. With bandages here and there, he certainly didn't look like getting up.
'The doctor says two of the stabs hit ribs and cracked them. Let's see, it was one in the chest and one in the arm. Not the arm you threw the pillow with though, and thank Elbereth for that! Anyway, Frodo had to go back home, but I'm sure he'll be back soon.' Estella's smile faded and her face darkened. 'He brought a letter that he would give to my parents. They won't be too happy with me.'
'No, probably not.'
'Merry, speaking of parents...' Estella was completely serious now.
'I know. We have to do something. But, as much as I'd like to, I'm not even allowed to get out of bed for another two day's. That'll give us time to figure something out.'
'Merry...what are we going to do?' Right then, the door opened and Paladin entered. Estella immediately rose.
'Mr. Paladin.' He smiled.
'Sit down again girl.' Then he stopped smiling and looked at them. 'I've spoken to a judge, a lawyer and several other people who works in legal service. All of them says the same thing. If we can't prove anything, we can't do anything.' Estella gasped.
'Which means what?!?' Paladin shrugged.
'Which means we can't get Saradoc imprisoned for what he has done. He will deny, and word will stand against word. We have to be able to prove something, or there'll be no charge against him.'
'Does that mean Merry has to go back to him?!?' Estella was devastated. She had never been able to imagine it would turn out like that, after finding him in the forest half-dead, and he might have to go back?
'I hope not. The way I see it, there's only one thing to do.'
'What?,' asked Merry, entering the conversation. Paladin caught his gaze and looked straight into his eyes.
'You have to be very, very brave Merry.'
A/N This writing makes me tired *yawns* Think I've got to go to bed and get some sleep now! (or not lol) G'night!
Oumpa-Loumpa: Thank's for your 345 reviews, just watch out, they might get longer than the actual story (if you put 'em together lol)
aelfgifu: Many questions and I'm telling you: Just wait and see what happens! (But thanks for the help)
Pearl Took: Are you kidding? I have had help, (from Oumpa *hugs*) but I always need help, if not with this story then with another. I could use some help with MP: TP, I'm rather affected by Rudolf (My fateful writers block) there...
crazytook: Hehe so not wanted, I love the sentence it's like she really didn't want it, put the stress on "so" and see where it goes from there lol!
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'Merry? Merry?' Estella jumped up from her chair, tiredness forgotten. She almost screamed and the door opened, revealing the doctor, with a surprised look on his face.
'Already awake? That's good. How are you feeling?'
'Quite normal.' The doctor looked surprised, not knowing what "normal" meant for Merry.
'You don't mean you're feeling fine already, do you?'
'No I don't.' The doctor shook his head confused, but decided to drop the matter and instead turned to Estella with a smile on his face.
'Maybe you should go home to your parents now and tell them your brother is fine.' Estella blushed and looked at her shoes, if she had had any, so she watched her feet instead.
'He's...not my brother.' The doctor looked taken aback.
'Then I must ask you to leave immediately!' Estella wanted to plead with him, but realised it wouldn't do any good. One look at Merry and she could see he understood too. She turned to leave.'
'No, she doesn't have to leave.' It was Paladin who had spoken. The doctor looked at him, not objecting. He had a large amount of respect for the Took and Thain. Paladin smiled, then he talked very silently to the doctor, but Estella could hear it.
'You see doctor, Meriadoc has been abused by his father about all his life, it's never been life-threatening, but this time he tried to escape and well, it went too far. Estella here has been helping him for a time when he was hiding in Hobbiton, she found him in the forest and without her he probably wouldn't be alive now. I most certainly think she can stay here with him.' The doctor nodded.
'You mean his father did this to him? I had no idea!' Paladin nodded.
'We probably shouldn't talk about that now. Though...we've got to take care of it, maybe sooner than we think.'
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'Good morning sleepy-head!' Merry shoved a pillow at Estella, then grimaced at the pain it created in his chest and arm.
'Hey! Show some respect for a mortally wounded! I have the right to sleep, you know!' Estella smiled and sat down on her own bed, stretching her legs. She had asked to sleep in Merry's room, and the doctor couldn't say no under the piercing gaze of Paladin.
'Of course you have to sleep. It's still early, I was just kidding.'
'Me too. I'm actually getting tired of just laying here.' Estella laughed. With bandages here and there, he certainly didn't look like getting up.
'The doctor says two of the stabs hit ribs and cracked them. Let's see, it was one in the chest and one in the arm. Not the arm you threw the pillow with though, and thank Elbereth for that! Anyway, Frodo had to go back home, but I'm sure he'll be back soon.' Estella's smile faded and her face darkened. 'He brought a letter that he would give to my parents. They won't be too happy with me.'
'No, probably not.'
'Merry, speaking of parents...' Estella was completely serious now.
'I know. We have to do something. But, as much as I'd like to, I'm not even allowed to get out of bed for another two day's. That'll give us time to figure something out.'
'Merry...what are we going to do?' Right then, the door opened and Paladin entered. Estella immediately rose.
'Mr. Paladin.' He smiled.
'Sit down again girl.' Then he stopped smiling and looked at them. 'I've spoken to a judge, a lawyer and several other people who works in legal service. All of them says the same thing. If we can't prove anything, we can't do anything.' Estella gasped.
'Which means what?!?' Paladin shrugged.
'Which means we can't get Saradoc imprisoned for what he has done. He will deny, and word will stand against word. We have to be able to prove something, or there'll be no charge against him.'
'Does that mean Merry has to go back to him?!?' Estella was devastated. She had never been able to imagine it would turn out like that, after finding him in the forest half-dead, and he might have to go back?
'I hope not. The way I see it, there's only one thing to do.'
'What?,' asked Merry, entering the conversation. Paladin caught his gaze and looked straight into his eyes.
'You have to be very, very brave Merry.'
A/N This writing makes me tired *yawns* Think I've got to go to bed and get some sleep now! (or not lol) G'night!