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For a few seconds Aragorn just froze in blind panic, before his brain kicked in. Crouching down by the Elf, he began to check Legolas over. Despite being was burning hot, Legolas was shivering as if he were cold. Removing his cloak, Aragorn wrapped it around his friend, in the hope that it would brake the fever. The Ranger knew it was no good though, the only thing that could help Legolas now was the ayam herb. A closer examination revealed that, although Legolas was unconscious, he was still responsive enough to register the pain he was in. His face was drawn in agony and his hands balled in fists. The Elf was breathing deeply and steadily, but wheezing softly, making Aragorn wonder how much longer that would last.
Aragorn called over Legolas' horse. His own had already carried both of them for many hours. Legolas' horse was more rested and would be able to carry them much faster. Without instruction, the horse knelt down in front of the Man.
Aragorn carefully lifted Legolas into his arms, placing him on the horse. The Archer whimpered slightly as the movement sent waves of pain through his already beaten body. Aragorn jumped up behind Legolas and bid the horse to ride on. As they travelled Aragorn used one hand to rub circles on his Friend's chest, hoping to stop his breathing from getting any worse.
When Legolas woke the first thing he became aware of was just how much pain his body was in. The ailing Elf could not stop the groan that escaped from his lips. He knew that he was one a horse and every step the animal took made the pain in his body almost unbearably worse. Legolas forced himself to open his eyes and blinked, thinking he had suddenly gone blind. It took his a while to realize that they were actually traveling at night.
Aragorn heard Legolas groan and decided he must be waking. The Ranger called softly to his friend and when the Elf didn't answer, Aragorn assumed that he was still too unaware to notice him. When Legolas continued to ignore him though, he started to get worried.
"Legolas. Can you hear me mellon nin? Legolas?"
"Aye, I can hear you Estel. But tis muffled, as if we were under water." Legolas replied, his voice soft and painfully raspy.
"Try and stay awake..." Whatever else the Ranger was going to say was cut off as and arrow flew past his shoulder, narrowly missing.
Orcs had surround the two friends, who were too distracted to notice. There didn't seem to be that many, but killing them would take time. Time that Legolas didn't have.
Seeing there was no way to flee, Aragorn resigned himself to having to fight. He was frustrated with himself for not noticing the enemy sooner. Jumping down from his horse, he carefully lay Legolas on the floor. The Elf struggled to sit up, intent on helping with the coming battle, but he couldn't even push himself up on his elbows.
"Lay still Legolas. This is no more than I can handle, it will be well"
Legolas tried to argue, but could not resist as the blackness took him once more.
The Ranger had been correct when he had said it was no more than he could handle, but the fight was made harder by the fact that he could not move around freely, having to stay next to Legolas. His movements restricted, the battle took longer than Aragorn expected but eventually the last orc fell to his blade.
Not even bothering to clean his sword, Aragorn picked up Legolas, remounted the horse and rode off.
For the third time Legolas regained consciousness on the back of a horse, and wished he hadn't. The pain had become so intense that it took all his will power not to cry out. He bit his bottom lip, forcing his mouth to stay shut.
Aragorn felt Legolas tense in his arms, and guessed the Elf had woken.
"Legolas?"
Legolas gasped in pain.
"Daur, daur. Saes daur." he begged, pride forgotten.
Aragorn was torn. Stopping would waste time, but Legolas was in so much pain that he could not ignore the request. Stopping the horse, he gently lower Legolas to the floor. He sat behind the Elf, Legolas leaning his head on the Ranger's shoulder, his arm supporting the Elf's back.
"Mani roeg?"
"Hurts" Legolas managed to gasp out before the pain intensified and caused his breathing to quicken.
"What hurts Legolas?" Aragorn asked.
"Everything... Hurt...to breath...Saes, make it...stop"The Elf turned his intense blue eyes on Aragorn's, begging him to relieve the pain.
"Help me" Legolas' voice wavered and Aragorn was shocked to see his eyes were filled with tears. Even as he watched, one fell from his friend's eye and slid down his cheek. In all the years he had known Legolas, Aragorn had never known the Elf to cry at physical pain. The Man felt his heart break when he thought about how much pain Legolas must be in to make him cry so.
"Aye, I will try mellon nin."
One arm still supporting the Elf, Aragorn searched through his pockets before producing the herb he was looking for.
"Here, take this. Careful now. " the Ranger instructed.
Legolas swallowed and smiled when he felt himself begin to drift off. Aragorn had given him a sleeping drug. Usually when the Ranger put Legolas to sleep, he could expected to be yelled at the next morning. This time however the Human knew that this would not be the case. Legolas was actually grateful to him. 'Ai Valar, do not let him get any worse.' the Man plead silently.
Aragorn struggled to stay awake. He didn't have any idea how long he had been riding, it could have been a few hours or a few days. Judging by Legolas' rapidly deteriorating condition, he was inclined towards the latter. The Elf hadn't woken since he had put him to sleep, but he slept uneasily, muttering under his breath and sometimes crying out in pain. The fever had intensified and Legolas' breathing was rapid and wheezing. All the time they rode, Aragorn had tried to calm his friend's breathing, but nothing had worked. Aragorn was sure that time had almost run out for his friend. Desperately forcing his mind and body awake he pushed the horse into a gallop. The Golden Wood was in slight.
Aragorn pulled his horse to a stop and climbed down, careful not to drop Legolas. His limbs shook with exhaustion but he forced himself on.
"Aragorn" a voice came. Aragorn looked up and blearily recognized the face of Haldir, Marchwarden of Lothlorian. "The Lady forswore your arrival. Give the Prince to me. I will take him to her."
Without even realizing want he was doing, Aragorn shook his head and gripped Legolas closer. He pushed his was past Haldir. His exhausted brain could only remember one thing; 'Get Legolas to Galadriel.' Stumbling slightly he headed into the heart of the Golden Wood.
He finally arrived in a clearing. A bright light seemed to be coming from the other side and Aragon knew it could only be Galadriel.
With one last burst of energy, Aragorn forced himself over to her. Drawing level he opened his mouth to speak, before his legs finally gave out and, clutching Legolas protectively close, he fell to his knees before the Lady of Light.
Daur, daur. Saes daur-Stop, stop. Please stop.
Mani roeg?-What's wrong?
Mellon nin-My friend
Pleas review and let me know what you think:)
Thanks for all the reviews for the last chapter. Very much appreciated :)
For a few seconds Aragorn just froze in blind panic, before his brain kicked in. Crouching down by the Elf, he began to check Legolas over. Despite being was burning hot, Legolas was shivering as if he were cold. Removing his cloak, Aragorn wrapped it around his friend, in the hope that it would brake the fever. The Ranger knew it was no good though, the only thing that could help Legolas now was the ayam herb. A closer examination revealed that, although Legolas was unconscious, he was still responsive enough to register the pain he was in. His face was drawn in agony and his hands balled in fists. The Elf was breathing deeply and steadily, but wheezing softly, making Aragorn wonder how much longer that would last.
Aragorn called over Legolas' horse. His own had already carried both of them for many hours. Legolas' horse was more rested and would be able to carry them much faster. Without instruction, the horse knelt down in front of the Man.
Aragorn carefully lifted Legolas into his arms, placing him on the horse. The Archer whimpered slightly as the movement sent waves of pain through his already beaten body. Aragorn jumped up behind Legolas and bid the horse to ride on. As they travelled Aragorn used one hand to rub circles on his Friend's chest, hoping to stop his breathing from getting any worse.
When Legolas woke the first thing he became aware of was just how much pain his body was in. The ailing Elf could not stop the groan that escaped from his lips. He knew that he was one a horse and every step the animal took made the pain in his body almost unbearably worse. Legolas forced himself to open his eyes and blinked, thinking he had suddenly gone blind. It took his a while to realize that they were actually traveling at night.
Aragorn heard Legolas groan and decided he must be waking. The Ranger called softly to his friend and when the Elf didn't answer, Aragorn assumed that he was still too unaware to notice him. When Legolas continued to ignore him though, he started to get worried.
"Legolas. Can you hear me mellon nin? Legolas?"
"Aye, I can hear you Estel. But tis muffled, as if we were under water." Legolas replied, his voice soft and painfully raspy.
"Try and stay awake..." Whatever else the Ranger was going to say was cut off as and arrow flew past his shoulder, narrowly missing.
Orcs had surround the two friends, who were too distracted to notice. There didn't seem to be that many, but killing them would take time. Time that Legolas didn't have.
Seeing there was no way to flee, Aragorn resigned himself to having to fight. He was frustrated with himself for not noticing the enemy sooner. Jumping down from his horse, he carefully lay Legolas on the floor. The Elf struggled to sit up, intent on helping with the coming battle, but he couldn't even push himself up on his elbows.
"Lay still Legolas. This is no more than I can handle, it will be well"
Legolas tried to argue, but could not resist as the blackness took him once more.
The Ranger had been correct when he had said it was no more than he could handle, but the fight was made harder by the fact that he could not move around freely, having to stay next to Legolas. His movements restricted, the battle took longer than Aragorn expected but eventually the last orc fell to his blade.
Not even bothering to clean his sword, Aragorn picked up Legolas, remounted the horse and rode off.
For the third time Legolas regained consciousness on the back of a horse, and wished he hadn't. The pain had become so intense that it took all his will power not to cry out. He bit his bottom lip, forcing his mouth to stay shut.
Aragorn felt Legolas tense in his arms, and guessed the Elf had woken.
"Legolas?"
Legolas gasped in pain.
"Daur, daur. Saes daur." he begged, pride forgotten.
Aragorn was torn. Stopping would waste time, but Legolas was in so much pain that he could not ignore the request. Stopping the horse, he gently lower Legolas to the floor. He sat behind the Elf, Legolas leaning his head on the Ranger's shoulder, his arm supporting the Elf's back.
"Mani roeg?"
"Hurts" Legolas managed to gasp out before the pain intensified and caused his breathing to quicken.
"What hurts Legolas?" Aragorn asked.
"Everything... Hurt...to breath...Saes, make it...stop"The Elf turned his intense blue eyes on Aragorn's, begging him to relieve the pain.
"Help me" Legolas' voice wavered and Aragorn was shocked to see his eyes were filled with tears. Even as he watched, one fell from his friend's eye and slid down his cheek. In all the years he had known Legolas, Aragorn had never known the Elf to cry at physical pain. The Man felt his heart break when he thought about how much pain Legolas must be in to make him cry so.
"Aye, I will try mellon nin."
One arm still supporting the Elf, Aragorn searched through his pockets before producing the herb he was looking for.
"Here, take this. Careful now. " the Ranger instructed.
Legolas swallowed and smiled when he felt himself begin to drift off. Aragorn had given him a sleeping drug. Usually when the Ranger put Legolas to sleep, he could expected to be yelled at the next morning. This time however the Human knew that this would not be the case. Legolas was actually grateful to him. 'Ai Valar, do not let him get any worse.' the Man plead silently.
Aragorn struggled to stay awake. He didn't have any idea how long he had been riding, it could have been a few hours or a few days. Judging by Legolas' rapidly deteriorating condition, he was inclined towards the latter. The Elf hadn't woken since he had put him to sleep, but he slept uneasily, muttering under his breath and sometimes crying out in pain. The fever had intensified and Legolas' breathing was rapid and wheezing. All the time they rode, Aragorn had tried to calm his friend's breathing, but nothing had worked. Aragorn was sure that time had almost run out for his friend. Desperately forcing his mind and body awake he pushed the horse into a gallop. The Golden Wood was in slight.
Aragorn pulled his horse to a stop and climbed down, careful not to drop Legolas. His limbs shook with exhaustion but he forced himself on.
"Aragorn" a voice came. Aragorn looked up and blearily recognized the face of Haldir, Marchwarden of Lothlorian. "The Lady forswore your arrival. Give the Prince to me. I will take him to her."
Without even realizing want he was doing, Aragorn shook his head and gripped Legolas closer. He pushed his was past Haldir. His exhausted brain could only remember one thing; 'Get Legolas to Galadriel.' Stumbling slightly he headed into the heart of the Golden Wood.
He finally arrived in a clearing. A bright light seemed to be coming from the other side and Aragon knew it could only be Galadriel.
With one last burst of energy, Aragorn forced himself over to her. Drawing level he opened his mouth to speak, before his legs finally gave out and, clutching Legolas protectively close, he fell to his knees before the Lady of Light.
Daur, daur. Saes daur-Stop, stop. Please stop.
Mani roeg?-What's wrong?
Mellon nin-My friend
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