Left in the Darkness
Chapter Five
Beyond Hope
"No, Estel wake up!" Elrohir yelled grabbing Estel by the shoulders and shaking him.
He would have shaken him until the sun came up but Elladan grabbed his brother's hands to make him stop.
"Elrohir! Shaking him won't help, he is in a coma, we have to get him to Ada-within seventy two hours," Said Elladan gently lifting Estel into his arms.
"How Elladan, we can't ride so fast that we fall off," said Elrohir looking worriedly at Estel and then back to Elladan as he gingerly got on to his twin's horse, being very careful not to touch his ankle.
"We won't have to, we are two hours away from home, we'll just go faster that's all," said Elladan gently lifting Estel so that he sat in front of Elrohir.
"Wait Elladan, your horse can't carry all of us," said Elrohir looking down at his twin with concern hoping against hope that he was not going to do what Elrohir thought he was going to.
"No, he can't, but he can carry the two of you," said Elladan going to the side of the horse were Elrohir's bad ankle hung loosely out of the stirrup.
"Elladan, I am not going to just leave you here," said Elrohir rearranging Estel so that his head was on his shoulder.
Elladan didn't say anything, instead he took hold of Elrohir's bandaged ankle, put two sticks on each side and tied it together with a leather strap. Then he gently put Elrohir's foot into the stirrup, and taking another leather strap tied his foot into the stirrup.
Then Elladan gently whispered something in Elfish into his horse's ear and before Elrohir could say anything the horse was off and Elladan was left far in the distance.
....................................five minutes later...................................................
"Elladan!" Elrohir yelled.
But it was too late, the horse had taken off and all Elrohir could do was watch as Elladan got smaller and smaller as he faded into the distance.
Elrohir sat quietly for a while. Sitting in a very uncomfortable position, trying to hold Estel upright with one hand, and trying to keep his ankle straight with the other.
"Well Estel, here we are again, how come every time we try to go on a simple hunting trip I always happen to be the one to carry you home half alive." Said Elrohir stroking his brother's hair with the hand that held him in place.
Elrohir looked up for the first time since Elladan had sent them off. Nothing looked familiar.
Elrohir looked done at Estel, the seventeen year old was shivering in his coma state.
Elrohir took his cloak and rapped it tightly around Estel and said. "Hang on tithen gwador, you will have help soon."
But he knew it was still a good hour and a half to Rivendell.
TBC
Chapter Five
Beyond Hope
"No, Estel wake up!" Elrohir yelled grabbing Estel by the shoulders and shaking him.
He would have shaken him until the sun came up but Elladan grabbed his brother's hands to make him stop.
"Elrohir! Shaking him won't help, he is in a coma, we have to get him to Ada-within seventy two hours," Said Elladan gently lifting Estel into his arms.
"How Elladan, we can't ride so fast that we fall off," said Elrohir looking worriedly at Estel and then back to Elladan as he gingerly got on to his twin's horse, being very careful not to touch his ankle.
"We won't have to, we are two hours away from home, we'll just go faster that's all," said Elladan gently lifting Estel so that he sat in front of Elrohir.
"Wait Elladan, your horse can't carry all of us," said Elrohir looking down at his twin with concern hoping against hope that he was not going to do what Elrohir thought he was going to.
"No, he can't, but he can carry the two of you," said Elladan going to the side of the horse were Elrohir's bad ankle hung loosely out of the stirrup.
"Elladan, I am not going to just leave you here," said Elrohir rearranging Estel so that his head was on his shoulder.
Elladan didn't say anything, instead he took hold of Elrohir's bandaged ankle, put two sticks on each side and tied it together with a leather strap. Then he gently put Elrohir's foot into the stirrup, and taking another leather strap tied his foot into the stirrup.
Then Elladan gently whispered something in Elfish into his horse's ear and before Elrohir could say anything the horse was off and Elladan was left far in the distance.
....................................five minutes later...................................................
"Elladan!" Elrohir yelled.
But it was too late, the horse had taken off and all Elrohir could do was watch as Elladan got smaller and smaller as he faded into the distance.
Elrohir sat quietly for a while. Sitting in a very uncomfortable position, trying to hold Estel upright with one hand, and trying to keep his ankle straight with the other.
"Well Estel, here we are again, how come every time we try to go on a simple hunting trip I always happen to be the one to carry you home half alive." Said Elrohir stroking his brother's hair with the hand that held him in place.
Elrohir looked up for the first time since Elladan had sent them off. Nothing looked familiar.
Elrohir looked done at Estel, the seventeen year old was shivering in his coma state.
Elrohir took his cloak and rapped it tightly around Estel and said. "Hang on tithen gwador, you will have help soon."
But he knew it was still a good hour and a half to Rivendell.
TBC