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Summary: AU After the death of his friend, Aragorn falls in to depression and there may only be one person who can draw him out of it.
How Can I Survive
Chapter 13
Aragorn still wasn't sure what he was going to say when he arrived back. Especially after the letter he left. He told Elrond he would stay away as long as necessary, what if he wasn't gone long enough? He had written another note for just Arwen that he would give to her with the necklace. He had written all his deepest thoughts. Then another question crossed his mind. What if she didn't want him back?
He had no more time to ponder these thoughts for he was ambushed. Orcs and lots of them. "How could I have not heard" Aragorn cursed himself. The man was surrounded by tons of these foul creatures. He unsheathed his sword, but he knew this was a fight that he was not going to win.
An orc slashed Aragorn across his left arm cutting his skin deep and leaving a huge gash. All Estel was able to do was stab the being, before he was knocked unconscious by the hilt of a blade.
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"You can not hate your brother for his actions. His words were cruel yes, but he still loves you and he still loves Estel and that will never change. Even I know this" these wise words were spoken by Pityon. He had been residing in Imladris since he arrived with Legolas.
He had seen the fight between Arwen and Elladan and he knew the other would need his father and brother. He also knew that the Evenstar wouldn't let them talk to her. But she trusted Pityon and would talk to him and that was something that she needed to do. Talk.
"But he blamed Estel for everything. Things that weren't his fault" Arwen exclaimed, surprised that Pityon had taken Elladan's side. "I know my dear and that wasn't right, he shouldn't have done that. But you have to understand, he was blinded by his anger. And his anger was overthrown by his love for you" he said gently.
Deep inside Arwen knew this was the truth, she knew her brother loved her and Estel and she knew that she loved Elladan as well. She wrapped her arms around Pityon, as they stood on her room's balcony that looked over all of Imladris. Earendil was shining brightly against the darkness of the velvet sky.
A knock on the door brought Arwen out of her thoughts. She went back into her room and opened the door. Elladan stood there with his chin touching his chest and he was looking to the ground.
"Ill leave you two alone" Pityon said as he excused himself and left the two siblings to talk.
"Can I come in?" the older elf asked. "Yes you may." They went on the balcony as she and Pityon had done earlier.
"Arwen…I am so sorry…" "No I am, I shouldn't have said what I did. If I was acting like that I had no reason to be angry with because you acting like that was the basis of why I was mad in the first place" she blurted out. "Well how about we leave it at we are both regretful about our actions" Elladan offered and his suggestion was met with an accepting nod from his sister.
"I never meant for him to run away. I still love him as a brother" the twin said. "I know you do, and he does too wherever he is" Arwen comforted. "I guess I can hope, but I don't see how he could after what I said. What good and loving brother would verbalize such anger and resentment because of something the person couldn't help" Elladan said shaking his head in disappointment for himself.
Arwen rubbed her brother's arm. "You are a good brother, to me and to Estel" she softly said hoping to lift Elladan's spirits considering she had failed to lift her own.
He laughed at her statement "No I am not. I got angry because he had finally found love. No doubt because his heart was turned towards you I would be upset because of the consequences, but I didn't have to be so hard-hearted about it."
"Elladan" Glorfindel shouted as he ran into the room. Worried about the elf's haste the twin ran in off the balcony to meet Glorfindel.
"What is it?" he demanded. "The patrol just brought news. Bad news. There are orcs on the premises and somebody was attacked" the elf lord said. By this time Arwen was also wondering to find out what had happened so she was waiting for the story to continue.
"Who? Who was attacked?" Elladan questioned. "We are not positive for we have no body. The beasts must have taken it with them, or the person is not dead" Glorfindel reported conveniently leaving something out. But Elladan sensed this.
"What aren't you telling me?" "We think it was Estel."
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