SICKNESS IN THE WILDERNESS
CHAPTER THREE
Brotherly love
Elladan watched Estel as he slept, he could tell that his brother was slowly getting worse, his breathing was more labored and his shivering never seemed to grow less.
"Oh Estel, you had to pick now to get sick didn't you? What would Ada say?" said Elladan as he ran his fingers through Estel's dark wavy hair. He was really talking to himself, for all the other elves had left to go back to their camp promising to return with food and supplies, and Estel was in his fevered sleep.
Elladan pored more water on the cloth that he had ripped off his cloak and placed it on his brother's burning head. "What will Ada think if we came home without you...No, stop thinking that way Elladan," Elladan said to himself. Estel was going to make it through this, he was going to see to that, or die trying.
"You know Estel I think that you and I need to have a little talk about trying to straighten your hair," Said Elladan as his fingers got caught up in one of Estle's curls.
Unlike Elladan who had long straight dark brown hair, and unlike Elrohir who had straight, long, almost black hair, Estel had beautiful shoulder length very wavy dark, dark brown hair, that really curled when it got wet.
Estel liked to keep his hair out of his face, even when a little bit of hair would fall into his face when he was little he would get very mad at who ever put it there, he also hated it when his hair curled he said it made him look like a girl. Elladan actually thought that right now it was best that Estel was asleep, for his hair was going every which way including his face. It was so curly that it was all matted to the top of his head.
"Estel if you could see yourself now, I think you might kill me, maybe I could persuade you to attack Elrohir first huh? Oh Elrohir, I hope he is alright.
Elladan soaked the cloth again and then sat back up against the tree waiting for Elrohir to return. He started to day dream, his thought's taking him back to happier times, the one memory that came to him right then was when Estel had first come to Rivendell.
..........................................flashback......................................................
"Elrohir! Get up!" Elladan shouted through the door that joined his brother's room with his own.
"Why? Glorfindel does not expect us in the Study for our lessons for anther three hours," Whined Elrohir, he was never very nice in the morning until he had time to wake up.
"Ada asked me to get you; there was an Orc raid last night on that small village just outside Rivendell, do you remember Arathorn his wife and little boy?" asked Elladan. Elrohir nodded.
Elrohir, Arathorn died last night, his wife managed to get here without being followed but she is hurt badly too, Ada does not think she will make it," said Elladan waiting for his brother's reaction.
"What about the boy?" asked Elrohir not really wanting to hear to answer.
"He's alright," Elladan said as a servant walked in and whispered something in his ear, he looked back to his brother, tears running down his face.
"What is it?" asked Elrohir. He already knew what it was.
"The boy's mother just died. He is in with her now. Ada wants to see us in the study." Elladan said as he headed for the door closing it behind him so that his brother could get dressed.
A few minutes later they were in the study waiting for their father.
"My sons, good morning," said Elrond as he came in.
"Is it a good morning Ada?" asked Elrohir playing with the top of his pencil.
"It is if you say yes to what I am about to say." Said Elrond. He was playing cat and mouse and the twins knew that they were the mice.
"What is it Ada," asked Elrohir wanting to get to the point so he could go and check on the little one.
"The boy's mother made me promise to find a place for her son to live, I said I would, when I had to tell the boy that his mother was dead he ran up and hugged me, it reminded me of when the two of you and your sister were young and well... I thought I would ask you if you two would like a little brother." Said Elrond as he watched his sons' reaction.
"A little brother?" They both said together smiling. "You mean... we are keeping him here?" said Elrohir almost shouting, and he would have too if his brother had not put his hand over his mouth.
"Yes, that is unless you two mind then I will just have to..." Elrond began but he couldn't finish the sentence.
"Mind!! Of course we don't mind we want him to stay!" said the twins together.
"Good then it is settle I am sure that he will like it here," said Elrond as his sons went to go find the soon to be smiling boy.
...................................................end of flashback.......................................
Elladan was brought out of his dream when Estel started to cough, he placed his hand on his brother's forehead yet again, and pulled it away quickly like it had been burned.
"Oh Estel," said Elladan as he pored even more cool water onto his brother's face and chest. It made Estel shiver even more.
"Oh please...hurry Elrohir." Elladan said as he pulled Estel's sweat covered tunic off and replaced it with a dry one. Elladan looked out toward the trees wondering just were Elrohir was. ..................................................................................................................
Elrohir was running, as fast as he could, all he was thinking about was Estel and Elladan and how he needed to find this Ryalthiar, and get her back to his younger brother.
It had only been a day since he had left his brothers in the wilderness, but to Elrohir it felt much longer. "I hope Estel is doing alright," Elrohir said to himself as he ran.
Elrohir was so preoccupied with this thinking that he didn't even notice the herd of goblins behind him before it was too late.
"Ohhhhh," Elrohir yelled as he felt the tip of the arrow hit him in the back, were in the back he did not know.
Elrohir fell to his knees as the goblins moved pass him not waiting for him to die.
It wasn't over; Elrohir saw feet lots of feet. He knew by the sound that the goblins were walking toward him.
Elrohir heard a yell and then saw the feet turn in the other direction and run.
Elrohir felt arms around his shoulders and felt himself being gently lowered to the ground on his side, all he could see were shadows of people, but he couldn't hear them.
It didn't mater to him what happened to him now, all that he could think about was that he had failed his little brother.
"I'm sorry Estel," was the last thing Elrohir said before he gave in to the darkness.
CHAPTER THREE
Brotherly love
Elladan watched Estel as he slept, he could tell that his brother was slowly getting worse, his breathing was more labored and his shivering never seemed to grow less.
"Oh Estel, you had to pick now to get sick didn't you? What would Ada say?" said Elladan as he ran his fingers through Estel's dark wavy hair. He was really talking to himself, for all the other elves had left to go back to their camp promising to return with food and supplies, and Estel was in his fevered sleep.
Elladan pored more water on the cloth that he had ripped off his cloak and placed it on his brother's burning head. "What will Ada think if we came home without you...No, stop thinking that way Elladan," Elladan said to himself. Estel was going to make it through this, he was going to see to that, or die trying.
"You know Estel I think that you and I need to have a little talk about trying to straighten your hair," Said Elladan as his fingers got caught up in one of Estle's curls.
Unlike Elladan who had long straight dark brown hair, and unlike Elrohir who had straight, long, almost black hair, Estel had beautiful shoulder length very wavy dark, dark brown hair, that really curled when it got wet.
Estel liked to keep his hair out of his face, even when a little bit of hair would fall into his face when he was little he would get very mad at who ever put it there, he also hated it when his hair curled he said it made him look like a girl. Elladan actually thought that right now it was best that Estel was asleep, for his hair was going every which way including his face. It was so curly that it was all matted to the top of his head.
"Estel if you could see yourself now, I think you might kill me, maybe I could persuade you to attack Elrohir first huh? Oh Elrohir, I hope he is alright.
Elladan soaked the cloth again and then sat back up against the tree waiting for Elrohir to return. He started to day dream, his thought's taking him back to happier times, the one memory that came to him right then was when Estel had first come to Rivendell.
..........................................flashback......................................................
"Elrohir! Get up!" Elladan shouted through the door that joined his brother's room with his own.
"Why? Glorfindel does not expect us in the Study for our lessons for anther three hours," Whined Elrohir, he was never very nice in the morning until he had time to wake up.
"Ada asked me to get you; there was an Orc raid last night on that small village just outside Rivendell, do you remember Arathorn his wife and little boy?" asked Elladan. Elrohir nodded.
Elrohir, Arathorn died last night, his wife managed to get here without being followed but she is hurt badly too, Ada does not think she will make it," said Elladan waiting for his brother's reaction.
"What about the boy?" asked Elrohir not really wanting to hear to answer.
"He's alright," Elladan said as a servant walked in and whispered something in his ear, he looked back to his brother, tears running down his face.
"What is it?" asked Elrohir. He already knew what it was.
"The boy's mother just died. He is in with her now. Ada wants to see us in the study." Elladan said as he headed for the door closing it behind him so that his brother could get dressed.
A few minutes later they were in the study waiting for their father.
"My sons, good morning," said Elrond as he came in.
"Is it a good morning Ada?" asked Elrohir playing with the top of his pencil.
"It is if you say yes to what I am about to say." Said Elrond. He was playing cat and mouse and the twins knew that they were the mice.
"What is it Ada," asked Elrohir wanting to get to the point so he could go and check on the little one.
"The boy's mother made me promise to find a place for her son to live, I said I would, when I had to tell the boy that his mother was dead he ran up and hugged me, it reminded me of when the two of you and your sister were young and well... I thought I would ask you if you two would like a little brother." Said Elrond as he watched his sons' reaction.
"A little brother?" They both said together smiling. "You mean... we are keeping him here?" said Elrohir almost shouting, and he would have too if his brother had not put his hand over his mouth.
"Yes, that is unless you two mind then I will just have to..." Elrond began but he couldn't finish the sentence.
"Mind!! Of course we don't mind we want him to stay!" said the twins together.
"Good then it is settle I am sure that he will like it here," said Elrond as his sons went to go find the soon to be smiling boy.
...................................................end of flashback.......................................
Elladan was brought out of his dream when Estel started to cough, he placed his hand on his brother's forehead yet again, and pulled it away quickly like it had been burned.
"Oh Estel," said Elladan as he pored even more cool water onto his brother's face and chest. It made Estel shiver even more.
"Oh please...hurry Elrohir." Elladan said as he pulled Estel's sweat covered tunic off and replaced it with a dry one. Elladan looked out toward the trees wondering just were Elrohir was. ..................................................................................................................
Elrohir was running, as fast as he could, all he was thinking about was Estel and Elladan and how he needed to find this Ryalthiar, and get her back to his younger brother.
It had only been a day since he had left his brothers in the wilderness, but to Elrohir it felt much longer. "I hope Estel is doing alright," Elrohir said to himself as he ran.
Elrohir was so preoccupied with this thinking that he didn't even notice the herd of goblins behind him before it was too late.
"Ohhhhh," Elrohir yelled as he felt the tip of the arrow hit him in the back, were in the back he did not know.
Elrohir fell to his knees as the goblins moved pass him not waiting for him to die.
It wasn't over; Elrohir saw feet lots of feet. He knew by the sound that the goblins were walking toward him.
Elrohir heard a yell and then saw the feet turn in the other direction and run.
Elrohir felt arms around his shoulders and felt himself being gently lowered to the ground on his side, all he could see were shadows of people, but he couldn't hear them.
It didn't mater to him what happened to him now, all that he could think about was that he had failed his little brother.
"I'm sorry Estel," was the last thing Elrohir said before he gave in to the darkness.
