On the road
Aragorn set up camp again for the 3rd time. Legolas hadn't woken up since he re-bandaged the shoulder wound. They were a day from Rivendell. Aragorn lit the fire. It blazed before him like a million stars in the night sky. The light didn't wake Legolas. The Prince lay there on the sleeping mat, the fever taking into a deep sleep. The fever. It was worse. The poison was getting to the Elf.
The dark circles around his eyes hadn't faded. His temperature was high in the 100's and burning to the touch. His wounds were badly infected and the poison hadn't helped at all. Aragorn wetted a cloth and placed it upon Legolas' forehead. "We are almost to Rivendell, mellon nin. Hang on just a while longer, until we get to Rivendell and Lord Elrond can heal you." Aragorn said, gazing at the Prince.
Aragorn didn't know if Legolas could hear him, but he talked anyways just in case Legolas could hear him. 'Now would be a good time to have brought a horse' Aragorn thought. He smiled in spite of himself. "Now, when you wake up and you are fully healed, I don't even want to hear a word about me not having a horse with me. Understand, Legolas?" Aragorn joked. Aragorn could have sworn that Legolas smiled briefly.
Aragorn took Legolas' hand. "Hold on to the light. I won't leave you...even when Elrond tells me to. I promise and...you know a promise is never broken, Legolas." Aragorn said. Legolas, in response, weakly squeezed his hand. It was so faint that Aragorn could hardly tell if it was real or if he had imagined it. "Legolas?" Aragorn said, looking at the sleeping prince. "That was a start." Aragorn said nodding.
Aragorn didn't sleep this night. He sat by Legolas, trying to get the prince to squeeze his hand again. He didn't get anything. His fever was getting worse and Legolas was slipping farther into unconsciousness. The Prince was loosing way too much blood. Aragorn wouldn't be able to sleep when his friend was worse off than before. He remembered that just a day ago he and Legolas were joking each other and now...
"We are going to leave early today, Legolas. I can't sleep. If we leave now, we will get to Rivendell faster." Aragorn said, packing everything up and putting the fire out. He tenderly picked Legolas up and they went down the road.
The moon was full and the stars were just lovely tonight...Legolas would have loved to see these stars! They were brighter. Aragorn could see why Elves like the stars and the sky. Well, maybe just some of the reason. "Legolas, please, wake up. The stars are a beauty!" Aragorn thought this might trigger something to wake him up. It didn't. The Prince just stayed in the void of darkness.
Aragorn kept walking and then he reached a cliff. There was no path anymore. Aragorn's fear rose up. The cliff was steep and even if Legolas were awake, he wouldn't be able to climb down it in his condition. But, going down the cliff was the way to Rivendell. They could take a detour but it was 2 days out of the way and Aragorn needed to get his friend to Rivendell...NOW!
Aragorn surveyed his surroundings. The detour or down the cliff? Down the cliff wasn't safe for Legolas and Aragorn probably couldn't carry him down. That was the down side, but the up side was...they would get there faster. The detour was two days out of the way but it was also safer for both of them.
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So? Did you like it? Yeah! I know! It's short, right? Well, sorry! Have a wonderful halloween! I get off of school thurday and Friday but it isn't for halloween...the teachers have a conference. So what are you going as? I'm going to be an Elf from lord of the rings. I won't name myself..I had nothing to go as so..........
Well, please review! Glad you all like! ~Jaymee~
Aragorn set up camp again for the 3rd time. Legolas hadn't woken up since he re-bandaged the shoulder wound. They were a day from Rivendell. Aragorn lit the fire. It blazed before him like a million stars in the night sky. The light didn't wake Legolas. The Prince lay there on the sleeping mat, the fever taking into a deep sleep. The fever. It was worse. The poison was getting to the Elf.
The dark circles around his eyes hadn't faded. His temperature was high in the 100's and burning to the touch. His wounds were badly infected and the poison hadn't helped at all. Aragorn wetted a cloth and placed it upon Legolas' forehead. "We are almost to Rivendell, mellon nin. Hang on just a while longer, until we get to Rivendell and Lord Elrond can heal you." Aragorn said, gazing at the Prince.
Aragorn didn't know if Legolas could hear him, but he talked anyways just in case Legolas could hear him. 'Now would be a good time to have brought a horse' Aragorn thought. He smiled in spite of himself. "Now, when you wake up and you are fully healed, I don't even want to hear a word about me not having a horse with me. Understand, Legolas?" Aragorn joked. Aragorn could have sworn that Legolas smiled briefly.
Aragorn took Legolas' hand. "Hold on to the light. I won't leave you...even when Elrond tells me to. I promise and...you know a promise is never broken, Legolas." Aragorn said. Legolas, in response, weakly squeezed his hand. It was so faint that Aragorn could hardly tell if it was real or if he had imagined it. "Legolas?" Aragorn said, looking at the sleeping prince. "That was a start." Aragorn said nodding.
Aragorn didn't sleep this night. He sat by Legolas, trying to get the prince to squeeze his hand again. He didn't get anything. His fever was getting worse and Legolas was slipping farther into unconsciousness. The Prince was loosing way too much blood. Aragorn wouldn't be able to sleep when his friend was worse off than before. He remembered that just a day ago he and Legolas were joking each other and now...
"We are going to leave early today, Legolas. I can't sleep. If we leave now, we will get to Rivendell faster." Aragorn said, packing everything up and putting the fire out. He tenderly picked Legolas up and they went down the road.
The moon was full and the stars were just lovely tonight...Legolas would have loved to see these stars! They were brighter. Aragorn could see why Elves like the stars and the sky. Well, maybe just some of the reason. "Legolas, please, wake up. The stars are a beauty!" Aragorn thought this might trigger something to wake him up. It didn't. The Prince just stayed in the void of darkness.
Aragorn kept walking and then he reached a cliff. There was no path anymore. Aragorn's fear rose up. The cliff was steep and even if Legolas were awake, he wouldn't be able to climb down it in his condition. But, going down the cliff was the way to Rivendell. They could take a detour but it was 2 days out of the way and Aragorn needed to get his friend to Rivendell...NOW!
Aragorn surveyed his surroundings. The detour or down the cliff? Down the cliff wasn't safe for Legolas and Aragorn probably couldn't carry him down. That was the down side, but the up side was...they would get there faster. The detour was two days out of the way but it was also safer for both of them.
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So? Did you like it? Yeah! I know! It's short, right? Well, sorry! Have a wonderful halloween! I get off of school thurday and Friday but it isn't for halloween...the teachers have a conference. So what are you going as? I'm going to be an Elf from lord of the rings. I won't name myself..I had nothing to go as so..........
Well, please review! Glad you all like! ~Jaymee~