Sorry for the mess up!
Chapter 3: Dislocated Fingers.
"Yes little one, you are my elfling, I welcome you home at last….."
Elixir couldn't quite comprehend what was going on, this is happening to fast, I don't understand, I want to be alone…………mother.
"No." Elixir whispered.
"What my child?" Nienne questioned, she didn't make since. "No what?"
"Leave me……please." Elixir spoke quietly.
Nienne understood quickly, but was still a little shocked and mildly hurt. "Yes child, but I still need to reset these." With that she motioned to the girl's right hand which had fingers going in awkward directions.
Legolas sensing the fear and confusion coming from Elixir spoke up. "I have had enough reset to do it my self if you want milady."
Elixir looked sharply over at him as if realizing he was there for the first time, she looked into his eyes and nodded feeling secure under his intense azure gaze.
"Alright then, I will be back in a moment, I will go check on your father and the other maiden." Nienne bowed her head and left.
As she was about to walk through the door she felt a gaze upon her and looked to her daughter once more and smiled.
The door closed with a soft click and Legolas gently sat down on the side of the bed and took her right hand in his own.
"This is going to hurt, forgive me milady." Her eyes stayed on the door so he wrapped his left hand around her index finger and gripped it firmly. "You look very much like you mother." For his statement she looked him in the eyes unsurely, Legolas used the distraction and realigned her finger with a loud crack.
She winced and bit her lip hard, drawing blood. He saw the way she was trying to hide her pain and spoke to her again.
"I know how painful this is, to cry out is not a sign of weakness." With that he relocated her middle finger, receiving a muffle whimper in return.
"It will take your mid of it if you spoke about something, where you came from perhaps?" he questioned here sincerely. She looked him in to his eyes with her own tear-filled ones but didn't respond. "It is only a suggestion milady." And in seeing she wasn't going to answer he moved on to her ring finger, and with a quick snap, it to was reset.
"Texas." She whimpered, but at his questioning gaze she answered louder, "I'm from Texas." And with that she looked at her hand in pain, willing it to go away.
"And what is it like there?" he continued to ask.
She had just begun to speak when he snapped her little finger into place causing her answer to come out quite loudly. "Plains! Rolling plains."
"Can you bend them correctly now?" she nodded and slowly clinched her hand into a fist, painful, but everything was in place.
"Thank you."
He smiled, her voice was low when she spoke, almost unsure of its self, but he knew now that it could get louder.
"Milady, if you don't mind me saying, you look as if you need rest, so please, sleep now you will be awaken later this evening for dinner. I will escort you if you would like." He looked at her hopefully and whipped her silent tears from her face.
She slightly smiled. Excepting her smile as a yes. He stood and began to exit the room.
"Legolas?" He turned back around at the sound of his name and awaited her to continue.
"You are forgiven."
He smiled again and left the room in search of Nienne.