(-)Chapter 6(-)
"Oh back to that again are we!"
Elladan snickered, "You have to admit that was incredibly pathetic of you!"
"I am not pathetic 'Dan..."
"Just keep telling yourself that my friend, who knows? Maybe it'll come true one day," he nodded.
"That was low brother," Elrohir informed him.
"If I hadn't said it you would have."
"How dare you imply such a thing!"
"Admit it 'Ro. I know you."
Elrohir shrugged, "Yeah I would have."
Legolas rolled his eyes, "Why don't you two just climb the highest tree you Noldor can and yell at these men to wake up and hang you from a taller tree? For the one you were in would be too short to tie you to!"
"Sorry 'Las! No can do my friend, we're tied up!"
"You can't climb a tree with your hands bound?"
"Sure! But we can't when we're tied to posts!"
Sardyn cleared his throat in amusment.
They all stopped again.
"Sorry, I forgot you were there," Elladan muttered, eyeing him slightly.
The man sighed at the look, "I'll be back in a moment," he muttered, though he was sure they didn't care.
He wandered over to where Nathil was tied and untied him, lifting the tired child into his arms, causing him to awaken fully and immediately begin to protest, which Sardyn ignored and brought him over to the elves, tieing him to the post the twins were tied to.
Nathil blinked at them, "Elladan! Elrohir!"
The two glanced at each other in confusion.
Legolas blinked, partially recognizing the voice, though it sounded much older, "Nathil!"
"Legolas! You're the three elves they caught!"
"No, there are three others," Elrohir said brightly yet somehow managed to sound slightly sarcastic at the same time.
Nathil chuckled slightly and sighed.
Sardyn smiled and left, returning a moment later with a large blanket and throwing it over the human, "Try to get some rest."
Legolas sighed tiredly, "Good luck me."
Sardyn smiled slightly and walked over before leaping into the tree silently and carefully pulling the weak elf up into the tree, "Sleep," he smiled, then sighed, "I will have to wake you and lower you again before sunrise."
Legolas just smiled, "Hannon lle."
Sardyn smiled, "Nay, Hannon lle," he then winced slightly and dropped from the tree.
Legolas chuckled slightly.
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Aragorn yawned as he woke, glancing about slowly to find no one was a wake yet, even the elves were still asleep though he had to turn away when his head began to throb again. He frowned and slowly turned back, moving towards the elves slowly, this time ignoring the pain, he had heard them arguing last night, and though it pained him greatly he couldn't help but find it amusing.
Once he reached the three elves and the one human that were tied there he simply sat and stared, wondering why it hurt so much to see or think of anything that has to do with them. The three elves hurt him the most. The teenager pained him but not near as much. Even Kelanus caused a slight throbbing at times.
One of the twins decided to wake at that moment, his eyes cleared and he jumped when he caught sight of the man in front of him.
Aragorn flinched in pain and immediately jumped backwards, gritting his teeth in the process, and backing into someone who had silently come up behind him. He spun around in shock and froze, panting when he found himself staring at Sardyn, his shoulders slumped in relief.
"Are you okay?" the man frowned beneath the hood, "You should not be up so early."
Aragorn nodded and made as though to go back to bed.
"Nay," Sardyn smiled, "come, help me with the blonde elf will you?"
Aragorn bit his lip, "It hurts..."
"I know Ruith, but you have to face it if you want your memories back."
Aragorn frowned a moment before nodding in agreement, "Okay."
Elrohir smiled slightly, he dare not move for fear of waking Nathil who had curled up against him some time during the night. He paused when he caught his younger brother's eye, flinching at the growing pain in them but the man just continued to stare at him this time before going to help the mysterious hooded man help Legolas out of the tree. The elf grinned wickedly at that thought.
Sardyn made to jump into the tree but Aragorn stopped him.
"Let me try this," he muttered, sizing up the tree before crouching slightly and leaping into the tree without a problem then inched down the branch and carefully woke the elf.
Legolas winced as he woke, his eyes opening, the fact that they were closed showing how tired and weak he was, "Estel?" he muttered, blinking at the human.
Aragorn flinched deeply at the name and clung to the tree to keep from falling off, he calmed himself and managed a slight smile, "I have to help you down now, if Master sees you up he'll be mad."
Legolas flinched at his words and nodded quietly, pushing himself into a sitting position.
Aragorn carefully lowered him then until the elf's weight was resting on his wrists again.
Legolas winced slightly before settling with a sigh.
Aragorn stared down at him, a flare of sadness and anger running through him, though he knew not where it came from. He dropped from the tree, landing with almost no sound whatsoever and moved back to stand next to Sardyn.
The man smiled, "You are a good climber."
Elrohir smiled from where he sat.
Aragorn shrugged, "I guess so..."
Sardyn sighed, "Come, if we don't wish to look suspiscious we should go back to bed."
Aragorn sighed and nodded.
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Kelanus growled angrily, a week and a half later he still hadn't managed to break the elf. He may claim to be patient but he was obviously the opposite. He'd had enough with this elf, his time was up.
Aragorn woke with his loud passing but the enraged man took no notice of it.
A few of the men peeked out of their tents with the man's passing, glancing at each other nervously.
Sardyn pushed past the man he shared his tent with and quickly followed the man, "Kelanus, what do you intend to-"
"That is none of your business," the man snapped.
"You do not want to do anything rash sir."
"I will do as I wish."
"You could be accused of murder if-"
He was cut off as Kelanus swung out and threw him tot he ground with an unexpected, well-aimed punch, "You are in no position to question me," he hissed, kicking out at the man on the ground, his foot connecting solidly with his head, and the man went silent.
He pulled out a blade and sliced the ropes that held the tired blonde elf above the ground.
Legolas gasped slightly as he hit the ground awkwardly, before being dragged off into the trees.
The twins glanced at each other wide-eyed, before turning to stare in the direction their friend was taken, completely horrified by what they knew was about to happen.
The other men, having witnessed what had just happened with Sardyn and them not knowing if the other man was even still alive quickly went about their assigned tasks, not daring to anger their leader while he was in this state of mind.
Aragorn leaped to his feet and ran over to where the man lay limp of the grass, "Sardyn? Sir? Are you okay?" he shook in fear, getting no answer from the man. He sat with him for about fifteen minutes in silence.
He narrowed his eyes suddenly, glancing in the direction Kelanus had gone, his anger overwhelming him, he ran in the same direction, not knowing what he would do when he got there.
Nothing could have prepared him for what he was about to see. He had not watched another being beaten before, and the sight of it made him want to curl into a ball and just dissapear, attempt to forget the grusome scene before him.
In that short span of time, Kelanus had managed to get blood everywhere. A small pool of water nearby held a red tinge to it. It the growing light the sky seemed to reflect the water, not the other way around, it reflected the blood the small clearing held.
The blonde elf was tied to a tree, obviously unconscious.
Kelanus stood, blood soaked his entire being, and he stood heaving angrily in front of the elf.
Aragorn shook in complete horror of the scene, how could anyone do something like this? He shook his head, backing up slightly and accidently stepping on a dead branch, producing a loud crack that seemed to echo in the eerie silence that filled the clearing.
Kelanus spun around at the sound and grinned wickedly at the sight of the man, the look of his face, "Come here Bodruith."
Aragorn seemed to shrink slightly and he scrambled forward, shaking.
Kelanus shoved a sword into the man's hand, "Kill the elf."
Aragorn gulped, his eyes widening in horror.
"DO IT!"
The man flinched and took a step towards the elf, shaking in fear, gripping the sword hilt tightly.
A/N
Elven Kitten: Okay, I just have to start this off by saying... MicroChips... I lied :P horrid attempt at gore right there points with more to come of course :)
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