Chapter 155: Cield is in a poorer state
Thranduil was now aware of why no one had yet to find any trace of Legolas. Thranduil had left hours and hours ago, but not a single elf had passed his hiding place.
"I've lost Legolas forever." Thranduil shut his eyes. "I've failed as a father, I've failed so badly. My elfling is somewhere right now, perhaps not still even in Middle Earth. I just wish someone found me and Legolas' body, a least that way, I could cremate him and then fade away knowing Legolas' body was taken care of." Thranduil said to himself.
"Tonus will do Mirkwood good. He will be a good king. Cield will be a good father to the child Firelien carries. Illiendal will one day meet an elf she loves enough to marry and mate with if she has not already; perhaps Elladan is whom she will marry. Legolas, if he is still in Middle-Earth, I pray he is found or he dies a quick and painless death, and that he does not stay suffering for long. I can die at ease knowing that."
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"Elfling!" Haldir yelled. Legolas was running through the halls naked, giggling, avoiding the three brothers who all tried to dress him.
"Can't you threaten to punish him? Father would have slapped our rears instantly if we acted like that." Orophin said, regrouping with his brothers.
"I am not slapping him. He is not my child and I have no right to discipline him in such a manner." Haldir said. "Fine." Orophin stormed off. Haldir and Rumil remained quiet and Haldir winced when he heard what sounded like something hitting bare flesh, followed by a loud high-pitched yelp.
"Orophin!" Haldir ran off to find Legolas curled in a little ball on the ground, still naked, sobbing.
"I did not hit him hard! He's over reacting!" Orophin said as Haldir fell to his knees and picked up the elfling.
"His backside is red. Orophin! You are such an orc!" Haldir gasped when the elfling screamed.
"An orc slapped me? EWY!" Legolas clung to Haldir.
"I was only jesting! Hush hush. Orophin is a bad elf to hit you. Don't cry. Do you want something to ease the soreness?" Haldir asked. Legolas sniffed and nodded.
"Ice cream." Legolas whispered.
"Ice cream for your backside?" Haldir tried to get the elfling to smile, and he did.
"No!" Legolas wiped his tears away and giggled. "Just to eat! It will make me happy. Can Orophin be punished, too?"
"Yes, he can, and yes, if it will make you happy, you may eat ice-cream." Haldir smiled.
"Orophin has to go to his room. Or Haldir's room, since his room is not in this house." Legolas ordered. Orophin grumbled and left.
"You can only have ice cream if you allow me to dress you." Haldir said. Legolas nodded and allowed Haldir to dress him, before he was served ice cream.
"HALDIR!" Haldir gasped when Lady Galadriel ran into the room.
"Yes my lady?" Haldir quickly bowed.
"My dear, loyal, noble, heroic, talented husband," Galadriel said and Celeborn entered the room after his wife and blushed. "Has bought me a new Mirror and I ask that you test it, to make sure it is good." Galadriel commanded.
"What would happen if things where not as they should be?"
"Worst case, you will fall in and get stuck. It happened to Erestor not so long ago." Galadriel said. Haldir whimpered and nodded.
"I will come and test it my lady, just one moment if you please, I am caring for Legolas as you can see." Haldir said. Legolas came up to them both and wiped his mouth on Galadriel's dress. Haldir moaned quietly.
"I am so sorry my lady. Legolas, that was not a napkin." Haldir said.
"Well if it's not a giant napkin that what…" Legolas looked up and screamed, running away.
"Gather the elfling up and come, as soon as it is tested you may return to whatever it is you where doing." Galadriel ordered. Haldir bowed and ran after the elfling.
"He runs faster than you, that's what I like about our march-warden." Galadriel said in Celeborn's ear.
"I used to be able to run like that." Celeborn scoffed.
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"Oh…" Cield whimpered, slowly sitting up. Firelien gasped and smiled, helping Cield up and fixing his pillows to keep him up.
"Cield, how are you? Dear?" Firelien put a hand on Cield's, and he pulled his hand away.
"My head hurts… I can't remember much… Oh… Firelien… How… Urg…" Cield vomited on himself, at the same time Tonus entering. Tonus winced at the mess Cield had created, and a few moments later Florien had rushed into the room and was cleaning the sheets.
"Don't both-
"No, a- Sir. This is my job." Florien said, bowing before he left.
"I'm sorry." Cield whispered. Tonus thought miserably in his head, 'No, I'm sorry.'
"O! Tonus, what's this?" Firelien put her finger on a splotch of red blood on the wall. Removing her finger, she had blood on her.
"It's fresh…" Tonus shut his eyes. It was Cield's blood, and his fault.
"Cield, do you recall banging you head on the wa…"
"He would not remember if he did." Tonus said, pulling his brother's head towards him a searching until he found the cut that had been created from hitting his head against the wall.
"Firelien, pass me that injection. I must anaesthetize him so that he will not feel the stitches." Tonus said, grimacing as he took the needle and slowly injected its contents into his brother, trying his best not to pay attention to how tense Cield had became.
"The injection is over Cield, relax. Tell me if you feel this." Tonus took a knife off the table and gave his brother's head a little prick.
"Nothing felt… Felt nothing." Cield said, blinking and clearly forcing himself to stay awake.
"Alright, so just sit there are remain calm as I stitch you." Tonus took the needle and began to stitch his brother, Cield still very tense.
"Be at ease Cield, you cannot feel anything, remember that." Tonus said.
"I know but I can feel and hear the thread going through my skin…" Cield shuddered.
"But it's not as if you feel any pain. If you do, you tell me, so I can anaesthetize you once again." Tonus said. Cield loosened up a bit and sighed when his brother was finished.
"Not so bad, now was it?" Tonus asked. Cield made a face. Tonus shrugged and smiled.
"Now Firelien, you keep him company, I am lord of Mirkwood at the moment and cannot remain here. Call me if anything is amiss with my brother." Tonus said before leaving the room.
"May I sleep?" Cield asked Firelien.
"Of course you may, Cield, you must need all the rest you can get." Firelien said, holding Cield's hand and running her fingers down his knuckles.
"Will you be here when I wake up?"
"Yes, of course. I wont leave your side." Firelien smiled as Cield fell fast asleep.
To be continued…
Sorry that this is short but hey… It's my birthday!