Oh I'm so evil for making you wait so long for this chapter. I really am sorry but I've finished my exams now and I have about 9 weeks to kill so expect a lot of updates and new stories. Anyway, here is my next chapter and please review for me.
For the next few days Aragorn rode without a rest. It was now the third night since he set out from Rivendell and he couldn't go a moment longer without a stop for food and sleep. His horse too was rather weary and although he hated to stop he knew that if he carried on he could end up having an accident and that would be no good for Legolas at all.
He found a quiet spot under a tree and after some food, which Elrond had packed for him, he tied up his horse and settled for the night.
It was early the next morning when he woke and set off almost immediately. He didn't want to waste any time. He made his way over many streams and through many hedges when he couldn't see a way around. Although there were times when he could not ride his horse, he made progress quickly. He reached the old mans small home quicker than he expected. He just hoped he was in time.
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Legolas was getting worse and more afraid. It had been so long since he had seen any light and the darkness now scared him more than anything else before had. Maybe he was dead already. Maybe this was what death looked like. He could no longer tell the difference between being awake and asleep so maybe this was what death was. To be trapped in fear and darkness for eternity.
When he was awake he was in so much pain. He tried crying out into the darkness several times but no sound appeared. When he rarely slept he dreamt of the pain. It haunted him and he couldn't escape it. He felt the need to run. Run away from the hurt and the darkness but he couldn't move. When he tried he was overcome with a stabbing pain and had to give up.
He thought for many hours whilst trapped in the darkness. He thought of what Novavar and Aragorn were doing whilst he was separated from the real world. Was the world carrying on around him and he was no longer a part of it? Were they missing him? He would give anything to talk to them and tell them how much he missed them.
He hoped that Aragorn and Novavar weren't too worried about him and they were carrying on with their lives yet he hoped they hadn't forgotten him. He wasn't sure that he would be alright himself and was very afraid but he hoped that they weren't. Legolas pleaded with all his heart that they weren't afraid for him.
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Aragorn was already on his way back to Rivendell. He had barely stayed for two days in the old mans small house yet he wished he hadn't stayed so long. It had taken a while for the old man to figure out what poison it was but he had done it in the end. Aragorn had described in great detail Legolas' symptoms and how he had been shot and after almost one and a half days of reading the old man had an answer, and cure for it.
Aragorn had never felt as happy as when the old man had handed him some small dry leaves telling him what to do with them. He only hoped he had been quick enough. He was glad that Novavar had remembered the old man otherwise they would all have given up hope. He would now ride with great speed back to Rivendell but he knew that he and his horse were tired and that the journey back would take longer than the journey there.
He had the leaves securely in his bag and repeated the instructions to himself over and over as he rode. Half of the leaves were to be placed in warm water and Legolas was to drink them. The other half were to be split into two again. One of these was to be mixed with a drop of hot water and placed on the wound at the time when Legolas drank the drink. The others were to be rubbed on the wound with a little water a few days later. Aragorn must not forget this otherwise the whole journey would have been a waste. He wouldn't forget it. It was too important.
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It had been almost one and half weeks since Aragorn left. Novavar was very worried. Legolas was getting worse and Elrond's healing powers didn't seem to be helping anymore. Legolas' pain grew worse as the days went by and his hands were constantly clenched into a fist. He was very hot all the time and Novavar had to use a wet clothe to keep him cool. Aragorn had to hurry.
Novavar hardly left Legolas side and she knew he was getting worse. He was very hot and shaky and occasionally he would stop breathing, which scared them all deeply. She stayed by his side talking to him, telling him that everything will be ok and that he would be better soon. She hoped he could hear her yet she doubted it.
Novavar stood for many hours a day looking out over the balcony view when she new Legolas was settled. She watched for any sign of Aragorn. A sign that he was almost home and would make it in time. But time was running out for Legolas and she knew it.
The past few days she had cried a great deal. She felt so helpless. There was nothing she could do to help her friend and that made her feel very small and insignificant in the vast world. If they couldn't cure a simple Orc poison, what could they do that was worth doing?
Novavar was once again lying next to Legolas when Elrond entered the room. He sat beside her and wiped the tears from her cheeks.
"I love him so much, Elrond." She sobbed. "Aragorn will make it back in time won't he?"
"I hope so." Elrond spoke softly.
"But how can this happen to such a good person? Someone who is loved so much by everyone."
"I don't know my dear." Elrond let a single tear run down his cheek. "If love could save Legolas then he would never be in danger again. But it can't. And we have to hope that what we do have the power to do it enough."
Elrond rarely spoke like this. He usually hid his emotions from other people but this had touched him deeply. He cared for Legolas and he felt helpless not being able to help.
The two elves sat on the bed for sometime before they moved. At last Elrond persuaded Novavar to join him for some supper. She had hardly left the room and although she hated leaving Legolas, it felt good being able to see other people for a short time.
Oh, I forgot to mention that we are having another change wit the internet and may be cut off (again!!!) for a few days. Won't be long but if I don't update then you know why (I doubt anyone will miss me anyway).
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