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Chapter 12 – The Morning After
The dawn came a few hours later. In the infirmary, nurses dressed his wound properly. Danrin slept outside Legolas's room that night. Elrond left Lianna to sleep at his bedside. She would not have left even if he wanted her to. She watched him sleep for a while, then fell to sleep herself, using his bed as a pillow, and holding his hand.
As the first few rays of the sun shone through the window, Legolas stirred. His eyes flickered open, but he shut them abruptly as a searing pain shot through his shoulder. His soft moan and stirs woke Lianna. She smiled as his eyes were still shut tight. "Good morning, mellamin." He opened his eyes enough to see her by his side, then shut them again with a relieved smile.
"A good morning it is, mellon, to see you by my side in the sunlight." Even in his fatigue, he found gracious words to praise her with. "How do you feel?" She asked, taking his right hand with both of hers. "Much better now. But I should think some breakfast would heal me quicker than any medicine." Lianna chuckled, "You always did love breakfast so. I shall call you some."
After the nurse left, Danrin entered. "Ada? What're you doing here?" Lianna asked, pleasantly surprised. "Your call woke me. You know not the strength of your voice. Especially when breakfast is involved." He chuckled lovingly. Ignoring his teasing, Lianna said, "You did not have to stay here." "I know, darling. But after such a night, I wanted to be near you."
Lianna left the bedside and gave her father a warm embrace. "A min mella lle, Ada. The glad morning sun delights us both." "A min mella lle, Lianna." Lianna returned to Legolas, taking his hand again. "I shall return home, now I know you both are well." With that, Danrin left.
"Tell me, what happened last night? I remember someone over me, then a pain in my shoulder. I heard your voice, and that was all." "From what I can figure, Katarina knew of our love and came to kill me. But instead of driving the sword through my heart, she stuck you in the shoulder, thinking you were me. You were in my bed, after all." Legolas smiled. "Yes, I was." The morning certainly cheered them both, and the events of the previous night did not seem so grave. He lifted her hand that was holding his, and kissed it. "What has become of Katarina?" He asked.
Lianna seemed to wince at the sound of her name in his voice. "Ada sent her to fetch Elrond to heal you, then I sent her home." "Will you not have her tried?" After much thought, Lianna replied, "No. Nearly killing her fiancé and nearly being killed, herself should be enough for a while, I think." "She was nearly killed also?" Legolas furrowed.
Lianna took her hand from his and stared at them, set in her lap. "I thought she had murdered you." She said quietly, ashamed. Legolas reached out to cup her cheek in his hand. "I'd have done the same, love." She placed her hand on his. He then slid his hand further behind her neck, and pulled her to him. They kissed gently, and smiled. Lianna climbed beside Legolas in his bed, resting her head on his good shoulder, his arm around her.
Like that they lay, completely content in each other's presence, until the nurse came back with breakfast for them both.
Chapter 12 – The Morning After
The dawn came a few hours later. In the infirmary, nurses dressed his wound properly. Danrin slept outside Legolas's room that night. Elrond left Lianna to sleep at his bedside. She would not have left even if he wanted her to. She watched him sleep for a while, then fell to sleep herself, using his bed as a pillow, and holding his hand.
As the first few rays of the sun shone through the window, Legolas stirred. His eyes flickered open, but he shut them abruptly as a searing pain shot through his shoulder. His soft moan and stirs woke Lianna. She smiled as his eyes were still shut tight. "Good morning, mellamin." He opened his eyes enough to see her by his side, then shut them again with a relieved smile.
"A good morning it is, mellon, to see you by my side in the sunlight." Even in his fatigue, he found gracious words to praise her with. "How do you feel?" She asked, taking his right hand with both of hers. "Much better now. But I should think some breakfast would heal me quicker than any medicine." Lianna chuckled, "You always did love breakfast so. I shall call you some."
After the nurse left, Danrin entered. "Ada? What're you doing here?" Lianna asked, pleasantly surprised. "Your call woke me. You know not the strength of your voice. Especially when breakfast is involved." He chuckled lovingly. Ignoring his teasing, Lianna said, "You did not have to stay here." "I know, darling. But after such a night, I wanted to be near you."
Lianna left the bedside and gave her father a warm embrace. "A min mella lle, Ada. The glad morning sun delights us both." "A min mella lle, Lianna." Lianna returned to Legolas, taking his hand again. "I shall return home, now I know you both are well." With that, Danrin left.
"Tell me, what happened last night? I remember someone over me, then a pain in my shoulder. I heard your voice, and that was all." "From what I can figure, Katarina knew of our love and came to kill me. But instead of driving the sword through my heart, she stuck you in the shoulder, thinking you were me. You were in my bed, after all." Legolas smiled. "Yes, I was." The morning certainly cheered them both, and the events of the previous night did not seem so grave. He lifted her hand that was holding his, and kissed it. "What has become of Katarina?" He asked.
Lianna seemed to wince at the sound of her name in his voice. "Ada sent her to fetch Elrond to heal you, then I sent her home." "Will you not have her tried?" After much thought, Lianna replied, "No. Nearly killing her fiancé and nearly being killed, herself should be enough for a while, I think." "She was nearly killed also?" Legolas furrowed.
Lianna took her hand from his and stared at them, set in her lap. "I thought she had murdered you." She said quietly, ashamed. Legolas reached out to cup her cheek in his hand. "I'd have done the same, love." She placed her hand on his. He then slid his hand further behind her neck, and pulled her to him. They kissed gently, and smiled. Lianna climbed beside Legolas in his bed, resting her head on his good shoulder, his arm around her.
Like that they lay, completely content in each other's presence, until the nurse came back with breakfast for them both.