Chapter 5
Usual disclaimer…
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"Legolas!" Elrond cried as the knife penetrated Legolas's stomach. Kathios simply looked surprised for a moment, but then he laughed, and continued to laugh. Legolas's hands went to his stomach as the pain shot through his body. His knees weakened and he fell. Elrond rose quickly and caught him before he hit the ground. Kathios continued to laugh. Glorfindel went to the obviously mad elf and restrained him. Kathios didn't resist this time, since he had finally gotten Legolas.
Elrond slowly lowered the elf onto the grass. Blood was seeping from the wound. His eyes were clouded over. "He'll live. You there!" He shouted to come soldiers. "Take him to the cell now. Glorfindel, carry Legolas to his room." Elrond ordered the elves. Some guards took over Kathios and took him away. Glorfindel picked up the elf in his arms and rushed to the House of Elrond. Elrond hurried to find Mithrander.
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Kathios was taken to the only cell in Rivendell. He didn't particularly like to lock people up, but sometimes they had to be. It was a small brick building with one small window and another one in the door. The windows were barred with iron bars. One soldier went ahead and unlocked the door, the other shoved Kathios into the small room. He landed on the ground, still laughing hysterically. The soldiers shook their heads and sat down beside the building to guard it.
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"Mithrander!" Elrond called, seeing the old man in gray walking with the hobbits. He looked up.
"What is wrong, Elrond?" He asked.
"Legolas is hurt!" Elrond informed him. Mithrander apologized to the hobbits and hurried off after Elrond.
Glorfindel quickly went to Legolas's room and laid him on the bed. The knife was still sticking out of him, and it made Glorfindel a little sick to see it there. He watched Legolas. His eyes unclouded a little, and he screamed. He figured that Legolas had gone unconscious for a few moments, and he had just woken up. He watched helplessly as tears filled the elf's eyes. The pain was too much for him to bear. To Glorfindel's relief, Elrond and Mithrander burst into the room. Elrond quickly poured a little liquid into a cloth and held it to Legolas's nose. Legolas shook a little, but was soon asleep. Mithrander readied a few clothes, and Elrond carefully pulled the knife out of Legolas. It had gone in deep. When Elrond finally got it out, he pulled off Legolas's blood stained shirts, and Mithrander quickly placed the clothes over the wound to stop the bleeding. Elrond dropped the knife on the floor and picked up a small bottle. He put some on another cloth, and Mithrander moved his. Elrond squeezed the liquid out of the cloth and it dripped onto the blood. It was a quick test to see if it had been poisoned. Luckily, nothing out of the ordinary happened and Elrond nodded in satisfaction. "Hand me the bandages." Elrond said, while rubbing a yellow salve on the wound with yet another cloth. Mithrander passed the bandages to Elrond and with the help of Glorfindel, managed to wrap the gauze around his stomach to cover the wound. Then they carefully laid Legolas back in the pillows of the bed and pulled the blankets up over him. "He will be in pain when he wakes up. I will stay here with him. It may be best if Thranduil does not find out, for he will worry, and probably send an army to kill Kathios." Mithrander and Glorfindel chuckled a little at that.
The three of them lingered in Legolas's room for a while. Glorfindel was looking around the room, and he spotted the picture Legolas had drawn sitting on the desk. He picked it up and looked at it. He remembered that day. It was the first time the elves of Mirkwood had actually paid a visit to Rivendell. Little Legolas and the Little twins were so entertaining. They were always playing tricks on everyone. He smiled as he scanned the picture again. This time, he saw another little elf who looked familiar. "Elrond, does this not look like Kathios as an elfling?" Glorfindel asked. Elrond looked at the picture.
"Indeed it does. How odd…" Elrond mused.
They were quiet again for a little while, when suddenly Legolas cried out in pain. Elrond sat up in his chair. Legolas's eyes opened and he bit his lower lip. "Ada…" he whispered.
"It's alright Legolas. You will be ok." Elrond said comfortingly. Legolas put his hands over his stomach and closed his eyes, trying to block out the pain. Elrond sighed and put a little bit of an herb in a glass of water. Then he held it to Legolas. Legolas opened his mouth and Elrond poured it in. In a few minutes, Legolas's eyes were drowsy, and he was soon asleep. "I didn't want to have to drug him, but the pain must be immense. You two may leave. I can take it from here." Elrond announced. Mithrander and Glorfindel nodded and left the room.
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Sorry for the short chapter and the time it took me to get this up. I didn't think I would have to stay after for Tech Crew today, but I did and I didn't get home until six, and naturally I had other school stuff to do * evil * and THEN my brother made me teach him how to play violin… grr… and THEN I was finally able to get on and write. But now I need a shower and I want this up so you don't kill me!! Review!!
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