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Pain radiated through my body with no end. It was so unbearable I wasn't conscious for any certain periods of times. I knew for certain that I was no longer in the hands of the enemy but in the arms of my family.
In and out of consciousness I faintly heard the voices of Aragorn and Legolas speaking to each other or to me but I couldn't respond.
Ever so carefully I would feel myself being lifted and the mouth of a water skin placed to my lips. I would begin to gulp the sweet liquid but I would hear one of them say to slow down and only to sip.
Finally I felt myself slip into a deep sleep. I'm going to hurt him I thought as my sluggish mind realized that the drink had been drugged.
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Arwen anxiously waited the return of husband and friend and prayed that they had found Shealyn in time. Fear coursed through her as she prayed to Valar that they were safe.
"Nana when with Ada bring Lyn home?" little Eldarian asked tugging at Arwen's gowns.
Bending down Arwen picked up her young son and turned towards the window looking for any sign of her husband. "Ada is searching for Lyn and he will bring her back as soon as he finds her." She whispered to her son.
Eldarian scrambled out of his mother's arms scampered to the window his bright gray eyes searching the horizon.
"Be patient my son." Arwen said as she swept out of the room.
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Shealyn lay heavily against Aragorn's chest as they galloped at top speed towards Gondor.
Legolas glanced back at Aragorn and pushed his horse a little faster in hopes that the girl would survive.
The early afternoon sun began to wane as they came closer to Gondor. The Great White City loomed ahead of them and the two men's hopes began to rise as they got closer to their destination.
Aragorn glanced down at Shealyn as she groaned in pain as her small body bounced around.
Horns blared when they approached the gates as the guards announced their king's return home. Crowds gathered bowing politely woman gasping at the sight of the adopted princess in the King's arms.
The people scrambled out of the way as the horses galloped through the levels of the city in urgency to get to the palace. Coming to a halt at the foot of the stairs guards stepped up to take the reins of their horses. Tanyc ran forward and took Shealyn into his arms her head falling limply against his shoulder.
The three raced up the stair to the doors and ran down the corridors towards Shealyn's room.
Entering the room Tanyc laid the girl down on the bed and stepped aside so that Aragorn could go to her side. Shealyn's body was marred with bruised and cuts. Aragorn immediately stripped her revealing all of the wounds that were inflicted upon her young body.
Anger coursed through Aragorn's blood as he gently cleaned the cuts with athelas laced water his eyes roaming over the damage.
A groan escaped Shealyn's lips when he carefully unwrapped the makeshift dressings from her side wound. Arwen and Tanyc gasped at the sight of the ugly wound while Aragorn examined it.
The skin around the wound was flame red and infected. It was spreading rapidly which was causing Shealyn's temperature to rise.
"Arwen place the blade into the fire." Aragorn ordered softly handing his wife a small dagger.
The queen hurried over to the fireplace and stuck the blade into the flames for a few moments and quickly brought it back to her husband who took it.
Shealyn gasped in pain as the heated blade touched her skin and she tried to move away from it. But Arwen and Tanyc would have none of it. They gently held her down as Aragorn worked his way around the wound effectively cauterizing it.
Tanyc lifted Shealyn up allowing Aragorn to wrap the wound securely with fresh linen bandages. Arwen eased a loose night shirt over Shealyn's head and the three laid her back down among the pillows.
The king and queen of Gondor sat heavily into chairs on either side of the bed and looked down at the girl with hope. May Valar protect her Arwen thought.
Seeing that this was a private family thing Tanyc left the room quietly glancing back at the dark haired girl in the bed. She is home where she belongs.
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