LORD OF THE RINGS – THE LOVE OF SIBLINGS
By Princess-Pirate

Summary: Luthien, Legolas' younger sister is in love with Tirmo, a sentinel from Lothlorien. She's madly in love but Legolas has his doubts about the young elf and so does his father. When Aragorn and the twins comes to visit they uncover a plot to remove the Royal family.

Disclaimer: All the characters and places in the story belong to the original creator – JRR Tolkien - and the New Line Cinema. Some of the new characters are my own creations and therefore I have some ownership over them.

Warning: Rated PG for blood, torture, and angst.

Chapter 4

Inferno

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That word caused Aragorn to swing around and gaze at the burning place in horror. "No" he gasped as he realised where the flames were coming from. He spun and ran into the hall. From there, he ran up the stairs leading to the Royal Family's chambers. He met the others along the way, their guards already flanking them.

"Where's Legolas" Thranduil asked him as they followed the ranger down the hallway, leaving Luthien and Celestial in the protection of Celestial's guards.

Aragorn didn't answer the king but ran to a chamber door. He pushed against it trying to get the door to open. "Legolas" he called "Open the door. Can you hear me? I need you to open the door."

Elladan and Elrohir moved to help him break down the door.

Finally the door gave way and the flames jumped at them. Elrohir pushed them to the ground and held them out of the way of the flames.

Aragorn moved to get up but Elladan pulled him back down again. "Let me go" he yelled as he tried to free himself "Legolas is in there."

"No" Thranduil moaned as he ran forward and helped Aragorn to his feet.

The ranger pulled his cloak off and covered his face. The he bolted into the room with Thranduil hot on his heels.

Legolas' room was a burning inferno. The think smoked made it extremely hard to see and the heat was almost overwhelming.

"Legolas" Aragorn yelled as he and Thranduil moved to where Legolas' bed is situated.

"No" he heard Thranduil scream and ran to where the king was. He gasped as he saw the elven prince. He pulled off his cloak and tried to extinguish the flames covering his friend.

Legolas whimpered as the flames burned him but due to the potion in his wine, he couldn't move a muscle. "Help my Ada" he screamed as he looked at his father.

"Hang on Las" Thranduil yelled as he threw a blanket over Legolas to put out the last of the flames.

Suddenly they heard a moan and the beam above the room collapsed.

Aragorn pushed Thranduil down and pulled Legolas with him as well.

Both of them covered Legolas until Aragorn pulled the king up. They saw the way to the door was completely blocked.

Thranduil glanced around and looked at Aragorn. "Bring Legolas" he said as he ran to the balcony doors and kicked them open.

Aragorn carefully lifted Legolas in his arms and cradled him against his chest. He ran out after Thranduil and stopped at the railing of the balcony.

Thranduil was already on the ground and Aragorn gently let Legolas drop into his father's arms.

The ranger jumped just as the final beam in Legolas' room gave way. He landed on the grass and Thranduil helped him to his feet. He looked on as the guards started to extinguish the fire.

Legolas suddenly moaned as he lay in his father's arms. "Estel" he whispered.

"I'm here" Aragorn soothed the injured elf and took him from the king. Getting to his feet, he ran after the king towards the healing wing.

"Tirmo … find you … dizzy" Legolas whispered before he lost consciousness. His head rested limply against Aragorn's shoulder as he ran towards where he saw his father and brothers waiting.

Aragorn ran into the room and laid Legolas down on the bed. He and the others cringed as Elrond pulled the sheet covering the prince away.

Legolas' whole body except his neck and face was burnt. His left arm and waist looked the worst and his legs had minor burns here and there. He was as pale as the sheets beneath him and his long golden hair was stained crimson from the burns that had started to bleed.

Elrond look grimly on at the wounds. He knew he had to get the clothing from the burns or they would cause serious infection that in the end could cost Legolas his life. "Estel" he said as he turned to Aragorn "Get some cloths, warm water and herbs. We need to get these burns cleaned now. Thranduil sit down before you keel over. Elladan you help Estel and Elrohir" Elrond gave commands while feeling Legolas' pulse "Go and get Luthien and Celestial and bring them here. If this was an attack then we will be safest here where we are together."

Everyone in the room nodded and did as Elrond commanded.

Thranduil called Elrohir as the younger elf was getting ready to leave the room. He commanded that the guards find Tirmo and bring him there.

Elrohir nodded and slipped from the chamber.

Aragorn returned with the items that Elrond needed. They started to remove Legolas' clothing and Elrond covered the prince with a thin sheet to keep his dignity. The ranger felt sick at the sight of the burnt flesh that had started festering. He knew that Legolas was in serious trouble and watched as Elrond filled a waterskin with an herbal mixture and attached a thin tube to it. "Adar?" he asked as he saw the small hollow reed that his father attached to the other end of the tube.

"Easy Estel" Elrond soothed "We need to get his fluids up because he's losing a lot due to the burns. I'm going to get the herbs to go directly into his bloodstream. You start removing the cloth left on his legs while I do this. Elladan has finished with the paste that you can apply to the burns before you bandage them."

Aragorn nodded and saw Elrond pushing the reed into Legolas' arm, allowing the medicine to drip steadily into his body.

Legolas moaned and his eyes fluttered. He suddenly screamed in pain as the drug wore off and left him in agony.

"Las calm down," Aragorn said as he sat down on the bed next to Legolas "Ada is helping you. You're going to be just fine. Relax and let us help you."

Thranduil also sat on the bed and pulled Legolas' head onto his lap. "Easy ion-nin" he soothed "We're all here and we won't leave your side."

Just then, Luthien and Celestial came running into the room.

"Legolas" Celestial called as she ran to his side. She was nearly sick at the sight of her love.

Elladan pulled Luthien out of the way and kept her by his side while Elrohir calmed a nearly hysterical Celestial.

They finished with cleaning out the material and was now washing Legolas with water mixed with athelas and other herbs. While they did this, Aragorn and Thranduil continued to talk to and calm Legolas.

The elven prince was so traumatised that he was soon trembling due to shock.

Elrond left the treating of the wounds to Aragorn and moved to the table to mix a potion to calm Legolas down and help him get some rest.