Chapter 10 Hurt
Faramir's POV
We were riding through the forest. Earlier Eldarion, Gilorn, Bo, and I had decided to go for a ride. Now, we were going to a clearing in the forest to eat our lunch.
"Are we there yet?" Bo groaned loudly.
"Do all you hobbits think about is food?" Eldarion laughed. Bo shot him a glare and kept on grumbling.
"We'll be there soon." I said laughing and sure enough, we entered a clearing. Bo let out a shout of victory and literally leapt off his horse.
"The food won't vanish Bo." Gilorn smiled and gracefully got off his own horse. Eldarion was handing the food to everyone as I got off my horse, Taren, I was handed a piece of bread.
"Sit." Gilorn motioned next to him as he took a large bite of his bread. Soon everyone was sitting and eating. The horses were grazing in the large clearing.
"Hey, ho, to the bottle I go, to heal my heart and drown my woe, rain may fall and wind may blow, but there still be many miles to go." Bo sang suddenly as he sipped at his water and grinned.
"Sweet is the sound of the pouring rain, and the stream that falls from hill to plain, better that rain or rippling brook, is a mug of beer inside this Took!" I finished laughing.
"The elves and men make songs about cities or of our people, but never of food and drink, you hobbits are indeed strange creatures" Eldarion smiled and finished his meal.
"Oh, really, sing one of your songs then!" Bo grinned.
"Gondor! Gondor,
between the Mountains and the Sea!
West Wind blew there; the
light upon the Silver Tree
Fell like bright rain in gardens of
the Kings of old.
O proud walls! White towers! O winged crown and
throne of gold!
O Gondor, Gondor! Shall Men behold the Silver
Tree,
Or West Wind blow again between the Mountains and the Sea?"
he sung proudly. "That is a true song! I bet you Halflings don't
have battle songs?"
"No, we don't need them. Would you rather sing of food and drink or of people dying?" I answered.
"That's not the point!" He snapped. The rest of us laughed and sat back to watch the horses.
Suddenly, a large bird shot in front of Taren, startling him. He always was pretty jumpy. The horse shrieked and reared back. I got up to try and calm him. Normally he listened to me.
"Taren! Stop!" I reached out to grab him reigns but in his terror he kicked out and his hoof hit my arm, hard. There was a sickening cracking sound and a white hot stab of pain burned in my arm. I gave a small gasp and stumbled back.
"Far!" I heard Bo shout from behind me and saw them all run over to me. It hurt horribly if I even moved my arm. Gilorn reached me first and ran a hand over my arm.
"It's broken. Do not move it!" I saw Bo go pale at that and Eldarion's eyes widened.
"We don't have any bandages here. Someone needs to go for help. I should go, I can ride fastest and we need you Gilorn to help him." Eldarion said quickly and called to his horse. "I'll be back soon Far, relax." He gave me a reassuring smile and galloped into the forest.
"Sit Far." Gilorn had removed the saddle and placed it on the ground so I could lean against it. "Don't move your arm." I gritted my teeth as I sat and a pain so unbearable that I thought I would pass out shot through me. Bo gave me a drink and they both sat by me.
"Just relax Far." Gilorn said softly and smiled a lot like Eldarion had. I just hoped they would come soon.
Pippin's POV
I hadn't been surprised when Far asked if they could eat in the clearing in the woods. Far and Bo always went there to eat and I had known sooner or later he would go. I was glad for the peaceful lunch today. Yesterday Far had put a frog in Elanor's water glass causing her to go into hysterics. Even though I feel bad about saying this, it was pretty funny.
We decided to eat on the long table outside because it was a really nice day.
"Aren't you afraid your son is getting into trouble? Like stealing from Farmer Maggot?" Sam asked me.
"No, he can run fast enough, and I use to do it when I was a lad, so I couldn't stop him. I'll get angry if he is caught." I grinned.
"Stealing Peregrin? Now that wasn't proper for the future Thain." Aragorn smiled back.
"Merry did it too!" I laughed and Merry grinned.
"I believe I taught you well Pip." This got a laugh from the entire table.
Suddenly, the sound of galloping hoof beats met our ears and Eldarion shot into view.
"Hurry! Come quick! Far is hurt!" He said quickly. Instantly, I jumped up from the table and Diamond gasped in fear. "He broke him arm. We aren't sure how serious it is, so please come!"
"Send someone for the horses!" I shouted and a maid raced off to the stables.
When we got to the stables a stable boy ha already gotten out; Arod, Brego, Elenril, and Stybba. I mounted quickly and rode alongside Eldarion.
"How did it happen?" I asked him.
"His horse was spooked and he tried to calm him down. The horse kicked him in the arm and it broke." He said. The poor kid looked terrified.
"Here!" Bo was waving us over and I quickly dismounted and ran into the clearing. Far was leaning on a saddle. His arm was at a strange angle and he was extremely pale.
"Hey Far." I smiled and kneeled down next to him. "How are you feeling?" he smiled and shifted slightly, his smile turned into a grimace.
"Can I move your arm?" Aragorn kneeled down also. Far nodded weakly and gasped slightly when Aragorn gently took it in his hand.
"We have to move the bone back into place then bind it. This is going to hurt badly." Far nodded and bit his lip. Aragorn smiled and placed his hand on the broken part. He quickly pushed the bone into place and held it. Far gave a small cry of pain and closed his eyes.
"Almost done." The king mumbled and pulled a short flat stick and a bandage out of his bag. He put the wood under his arm and bound it tightly with the bandage.
"When we get back, I want to check it again, just incase. We can use a painkiller through." Far nodded weakly and I realized he wouldn't be able to stand. The others knew this too, he was too young to be able to function under this amount of pain.
"Someone needs to carry him." I said and his eyes widened even more.
"No." he muttered.
"Stupid Took pride." Merry whispered and smiled.
"You can ride on your own but we can get you to Taren." He nodded and let Aragorn pick him up. The king gently put him on his horse and he took the reigns in his good hand. I rode beside him and made sure he wouldn't fall.
What would Diamond do?
Author's Note: Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I had Solo and Ensemble (Band contest) anyway now that band is out of the way I can post a lot faster.
Reviews:
Ice Ember- True, it is mean. But think about it, they're Merry and Pippin Jr. They have to live up to their namesakes! Thanks for the review!
Araphin- Thnks. He could flirt with Goldi but Kassy might cut her throat. Lol. I had watched the cast commentary before I wrote the chapter and decided to put that in, glad you liked it! Fare thy well my friend may we meet again!
Cherryfaerie- Good point, I guess Far likes to think ahead. I was always told you know the person you're going to marry and Far knows that person is Goldi. Thanks for the review!
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