Chapter 6
A/n: I wasn't able to post yesterday as my internet was down. So as a make- up, this is a long chapter. Enjoy! I am sorry about the mistakes I made (esp this chapter and chapter 5 too) ignore them if you can.
Here comes the story. . .
"Elladan! Elohir!"
"What?" they questioned.
"Look," Aragorn said, pointing at the blood that was continuing to stain Legolas's tunic. Their eyes widened in shock.
"So, just as we expected right?" Elohir asked
"Yes. . ." Aragorn answered.
/flashback/
"Hey look. . ." Aragorn and Elladan turned around.
"At what?"
Elohir slid off his horse and walked towards the tree. He picked up a long piece of cloth. "This."
Aragorn took it, and held it up to his nose.
"Eleven blood." He muttered.
"Legolas's?" Elladan asked
"No idea. But most probably."
"So, his IS most probably injured. No surprised though." Elohir added.
"Come on. Better find him quick if his is injured. . ."
/end of flashback/
legolas moaned.
"Legolas. . . finally awake?" Elohir asked.
"Stupid question" Legolas replied rather weakly.
"Are you ok?" Aragorn asked, faced etched with worry.
"Yes, of cos."
"Then what is this?" Elladan asked, pointing at his shoulder.
Legolas look down mildly curious. He gasped when he saw that his wound has reopened and as bleeding freely once again. His gasp resulted himself in a coughing fit. Aragorn patted him on his back.
"Elladan, can you help me hold him up for me? I need to check his wound."
Legolas opened his mouth to protest but was cut off by Aragorn. "No arguments, or I will put you to sleep." Legolas stared at Aragorn wordlessly, his eyes blazing.
"Fine, but I really am alright!"
"I will believe you the day kiss an orc." This made Legolas laugh, but stopped when he felt his head throbbing again, a frown formed on his faced. Aragorn noticed this but said nothing, deciding to question Legolas later.
Aragorn carefully cut off part of the tunic. Legolas heard Aragorn draw breath as he saw the wound. The wound had been infected, as it was not carefully taken care of, blood was flowing out of the wound. Dried blood could be seen caked around the wound. Aragorn used some warm water and wiped the blood away. He sighed when he saw that the wound was greenish black. "Poison" he muttered.
"Care to explain how you got this and what happened? The full story." Elladan asked 'politely'.
Legolas sighed, not really fancying that idea.
"Fine." He took a deep breath and started. "As you know, I was heading to Rivendell to deliver a letter from my father to lord Elrond. There days ago, I was ambushed by orcs. Knowing that I had to fight to get away as I was outnumbered, I ordered my horse to get away, to Rivendell. And-"
"But why didn't you notice them before? If you had to fight, they were already very close by. . . I thought you were always very alert about very surroundings?" Elohir cut across.
"Let him talk Elohir." Said his twin. Aragorn was silent, still tending to Legolas's wound. Legolas winced slightly when he applied too much pressure.
"I was tired Elohir. I hardly had any rest for quite some time already. I think about. . . two months? Yes, around there. Before coming here, I was on patrol at the west borders of Mirkwood. The scouts told us that orcs were spotted roaming that area. Our patrol was sent out to take a look and if possible, to get rid of them."
"We found the orcs, killed them all. Thankfully, only some of us suffered minor injuries, other than that we were ok, only tired after the long fight."
"On our way back, I received a message from my father, asking me to deliver a letter to lord Elrond. So I came. I rode hard as my father was expecting an answer soon. I had rests when my horse needed it, I was also wary about orcs as I knew that there were many roaming at the borders of Rivendell, from my past experiences."
Legolas paused, a grin spreading across his face, recalling his past 'adventures' he had.
"Though I was wary about those orcs, weariness brought down my alert, I didn't realize the orcs were tracking me until they were close by. There were many of them, far too many for my weary body."
"My body was pushed over the limit under the intense battle, it wasn't long before my legs gave way and I fell. That's how I got that." Legolas pointed at his ankle.
Aragorn nodded.
"The orcs used that moment that I fell and shot something," he pointed at the wound on his shoulder. "I knew I was in no condition to continue fighting, so I took a chance and escaped through climbing the trees."
"That something was a dart. As usual, poisoned by the orcs. But I soon noticed that it was I different kind of poison, not the usual one they use. This one made me nausea and made my head pound. The nausea also made me retch out everything I eat."
Aragorn sighed. "So what have you eaten since you were shot?" he asked.
"So far. . . water, and some squashed berries."
"Do you have any idea what poison this is Estel?"
"No." Aragorn sighed. "We better we get you back to ada soon. The poison has been your body for too long and is spreading. What's more is that we don't even know what kind of poison is it."
Aragorn finished bandaging up Legolas's wound.
"Done. Lets go."
They set off once again, Legolas sharing a horse with Aragorn. Which Legolas obviously did not oblige immediately.
They rode for an hour peacefully. Elohir and Elladan were having one of their usual arguments about their skills, but Aragorn noticed Legolas was unusually quiet.
"Are you alright?"
"Yes, just a little tired."
"Sleep. When will reach Rivendell by nightfall."
"No, its alright." Legolas started.
"Legolas just rest, you need it. . ."
Aragorn suddenly realized that the twins were quiet and looked up. The twins were looking frustrated.
"What-"
"Shh!"
Then he heard it. Footsteps, harsh and loud ones, they were not elves, nor humans, they were. . .
"Orcs!" he said in an audible whisper when it hit him. . .
tbc. . .
Like this cliffhanger? Is this long enough? Yes? No? Well just review!!! Next chapter will be up soon! (I hope) by the way, Happy New Year to all! Review! Review! Review!
A/n: I wasn't able to post yesterday as my internet was down. So as a make- up, this is a long chapter. Enjoy! I am sorry about the mistakes I made (esp this chapter and chapter 5 too) ignore them if you can.
Here comes the story. . .
"Elladan! Elohir!"
"What?" they questioned.
"Look," Aragorn said, pointing at the blood that was continuing to stain Legolas's tunic. Their eyes widened in shock.
"So, just as we expected right?" Elohir asked
"Yes. . ." Aragorn answered.
/flashback/
"Hey look. . ." Aragorn and Elladan turned around.
"At what?"
Elohir slid off his horse and walked towards the tree. He picked up a long piece of cloth. "This."
Aragorn took it, and held it up to his nose.
"Eleven blood." He muttered.
"Legolas's?" Elladan asked
"No idea. But most probably."
"So, his IS most probably injured. No surprised though." Elohir added.
"Come on. Better find him quick if his is injured. . ."
/end of flashback/
legolas moaned.
"Legolas. . . finally awake?" Elohir asked.
"Stupid question" Legolas replied rather weakly.
"Are you ok?" Aragorn asked, faced etched with worry.
"Yes, of cos."
"Then what is this?" Elladan asked, pointing at his shoulder.
Legolas look down mildly curious. He gasped when he saw that his wound has reopened and as bleeding freely once again. His gasp resulted himself in a coughing fit. Aragorn patted him on his back.
"Elladan, can you help me hold him up for me? I need to check his wound."
Legolas opened his mouth to protest but was cut off by Aragorn. "No arguments, or I will put you to sleep." Legolas stared at Aragorn wordlessly, his eyes blazing.
"Fine, but I really am alright!"
"I will believe you the day kiss an orc." This made Legolas laugh, but stopped when he felt his head throbbing again, a frown formed on his faced. Aragorn noticed this but said nothing, deciding to question Legolas later.
Aragorn carefully cut off part of the tunic. Legolas heard Aragorn draw breath as he saw the wound. The wound had been infected, as it was not carefully taken care of, blood was flowing out of the wound. Dried blood could be seen caked around the wound. Aragorn used some warm water and wiped the blood away. He sighed when he saw that the wound was greenish black. "Poison" he muttered.
"Care to explain how you got this and what happened? The full story." Elladan asked 'politely'.
Legolas sighed, not really fancying that idea.
"Fine." He took a deep breath and started. "As you know, I was heading to Rivendell to deliver a letter from my father to lord Elrond. There days ago, I was ambushed by orcs. Knowing that I had to fight to get away as I was outnumbered, I ordered my horse to get away, to Rivendell. And-"
"But why didn't you notice them before? If you had to fight, they were already very close by. . . I thought you were always very alert about very surroundings?" Elohir cut across.
"Let him talk Elohir." Said his twin. Aragorn was silent, still tending to Legolas's wound. Legolas winced slightly when he applied too much pressure.
"I was tired Elohir. I hardly had any rest for quite some time already. I think about. . . two months? Yes, around there. Before coming here, I was on patrol at the west borders of Mirkwood. The scouts told us that orcs were spotted roaming that area. Our patrol was sent out to take a look and if possible, to get rid of them."
"We found the orcs, killed them all. Thankfully, only some of us suffered minor injuries, other than that we were ok, only tired after the long fight."
"On our way back, I received a message from my father, asking me to deliver a letter to lord Elrond. So I came. I rode hard as my father was expecting an answer soon. I had rests when my horse needed it, I was also wary about orcs as I knew that there were many roaming at the borders of Rivendell, from my past experiences."
Legolas paused, a grin spreading across his face, recalling his past 'adventures' he had.
"Though I was wary about those orcs, weariness brought down my alert, I didn't realize the orcs were tracking me until they were close by. There were many of them, far too many for my weary body."
"My body was pushed over the limit under the intense battle, it wasn't long before my legs gave way and I fell. That's how I got that." Legolas pointed at his ankle.
Aragorn nodded.
"The orcs used that moment that I fell and shot something," he pointed at the wound on his shoulder. "I knew I was in no condition to continue fighting, so I took a chance and escaped through climbing the trees."
"That something was a dart. As usual, poisoned by the orcs. But I soon noticed that it was I different kind of poison, not the usual one they use. This one made me nausea and made my head pound. The nausea also made me retch out everything I eat."
Aragorn sighed. "So what have you eaten since you were shot?" he asked.
"So far. . . water, and some squashed berries."
"Do you have any idea what poison this is Estel?"
"No." Aragorn sighed. "We better we get you back to ada soon. The poison has been your body for too long and is spreading. What's more is that we don't even know what kind of poison is it."
Aragorn finished bandaging up Legolas's wound.
"Done. Lets go."
They set off once again, Legolas sharing a horse with Aragorn. Which Legolas obviously did not oblige immediately.
They rode for an hour peacefully. Elohir and Elladan were having one of their usual arguments about their skills, but Aragorn noticed Legolas was unusually quiet.
"Are you alright?"
"Yes, just a little tired."
"Sleep. When will reach Rivendell by nightfall."
"No, its alright." Legolas started.
"Legolas just rest, you need it. . ."
Aragorn suddenly realized that the twins were quiet and looked up. The twins were looking frustrated.
"What-"
"Shh!"
Then he heard it. Footsteps, harsh and loud ones, they were not elves, nor humans, they were. . .
"Orcs!" he said in an audible whisper when it hit him. . .
tbc. . .
Like this cliffhanger? Is this long enough? Yes? No? Well just review!!! Next chapter will be up soon! (I hope) by the way, Happy New Year to all! Review! Review! Review!
