Chapter 11

The story continues. . .

"I am strong to handle a horse by myself Estel."

"I don't think so."

They argued for the next five minutes over the same matter.

"Look over there!"

"What?"

Legolas took this chance when Estel's attention was else where and quickly got on the horse, riding away quickly. Estel frowned. //lost to him again..//

"Fine! Wait for me!"

He quickly caught up with Legolas. Legolas smiled. It was good to be back within nature (without injuries) once again after so long.

They spent the afternoon riding around, enjoying the day, recalling and talking about their past 'adventures'. Their joy was soon spoilt by the appearance of a small group of orcs while they were resting. //not now! Legolas has not recovered yet!// Legolas was slowly tiring throughout the day, though Legolas did not say anything about it, Estel could tell.

"Legolas, if I beg you to ride away now, back to Rivendell yourself, will you?" Estel approached Legolas slowly.

"Don't ask the obvious! Of course not!"

"Please Legolas. You got to get away, its only a small group, I can handle it myself." Estel pleaded with a slight tone of urgency in his voice.

Legolas frowned. He was aware that he was not in really good condition to fight and he also didn't want to burden his friend to protect himself, but he was worried for his friend's safety. "Promise me Estel, let me see you back in one piece, without any of your blood spilled and none of your bones broken or dislocated," he said in one breath.

Estel smiled and nodded, pleased. The orcs approached. Quickly, Legolas got onto his horse. He rode away. Out of the dozen orcs that appeared, two followed the elf (deciding that elf flesh tasted better).

Not even half a mile later, an arrow found its way on Legolas's horse, when it skidded, and fell, Legolas falling together with it. Legolas suffered a few minor bruises on his legs and hands.

As he got up, his head pounded, it caused his leg to buckle. Legolas caught himself in time before he fell onto the ground. He turned around to find two orcs coming towards him one carrying a bow. His eyes burned with anger and hatred, they had killed his horse, it had died protecting him. A tear slid down his cheek. Legolas hastily wiped it away, drawing out his twin knives.

The orcs were soon killed, Legolas got away with a long gash down his arm (the previously uninjured one). He had been too concentrated in killing one of them he forgot about the other one. He had dodged just in time from the fatal blow.

Legolas leaned on a tree for support, panting heavily. His whole body ached, especially the one that was injured, blooding was flowing swiftly down. Thankfully, it wasn't poisoned, Legolas couldn't be bothered to try and stop the bleeding, he didn't have the strength to even try. His head pounded. He was exhausted.

/meanwhile. . ./

Estel finished off the last orc. Orc blood covered his tunic, (for the first time in his life) he was not injured. He quickly made his way back home, expecting and hoping to find Legolas already there, waiting for him.

"Not back yet?" Estel asked, a chill went down his spine. Many unpleasant possibilities of what had happened to his friend went through his mind. Making the situation worse, Legolas was still weak, and he had not fully recovered from the injury he had sustained two weeks ago.

Moments later, Estel, Elladan and Elrohir were off, each taking a different route to find Legolas.

/back to Legolas/

Legolas fell onto the ground. He did not bother to pick himself up again. He was tired, too tired. He was nearing Rivendell already. Knowing Estel and his brothers, he would likely be found soon. //if I am not dead yet. . .//

Legolas willingly let darkness take over him. . .

Somewhere near him, his anxious friends (especially Estel) looked everywhere for their friend.

/sometime back./

"Make him drink this."

"What is this?"

Elrond smiled. "Cure."

Estel was so happy and relieved he almost laughed out loud.

"But, the poison has been in there for a very long time. The cure will remove the poison, there will be side effects and the effects of the poison may also take place. It will take some time for Legolas to fully recover. Meanwhile, straining the body too far out has its consequences. . ."

"Yes I understand ada."

To be continued. . .

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