Sam's Thoughts

Elvish translations

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She finally made up her mind she took a deep breath and screamed at the top of her lungs. She then threw one of her daggers at the nearest spider and tried to run towards her sword. But they weren't going to fall for the same trick twice.

One of the spiders pounced on her from behind. As she tried to crawl away it revealed a large sting on its tail end. The last thing she remembered was a severe pain before everything went black.

"How is she?"

"There's still no change."

"Legolas you have been sitting here for the last two days, you haven't slept or eaten. If your not careful Adar will come and order you removed." His sister insisted.

"I don't care; it is his fault that she was injured so now he can live with it." Legolas said.

"well then do it for me. I'll fetch some food for you and bring it here for you. I don't want you to get sick and I'm sure that Lady Sam wouldn't either."

"Fine. But I still refuse to leave this room till she wakes."

His sister left the room, leaving him alone with Sam who was still unconscious on the bed.

His heart had stopped when he saw the spider stab her. He had heard the scream and they had gone as quickly as possible towards the sound. They had found her under the spider just as she lost consciousness.

Gimli had attacked the spiders while Legolas made his way to Sam also killing as he went. They had killed most of the creatures before they scattered into the trees. Legolas has picked Sam up and the three of them had ridden back to the palace.

That had been two days ago and she was still asleep. The healers said that she should wake soon but they had had to give her a drug to keep her asleep while the poison was worked out of her system but some other herbs. They had told him that they were unsure as to what a spider's poison would do to a human and they didn't want to risk her waking before the poison was mostly gone.

So he had sat next to her usually with Gimli but otherwise on his own. The healers came in every few hours to check on her status, but they always said that she would wake up soon but she never would.

His sister returned not long after she had left with a tray of food. She then left to go to bed like everyone else in the palace, except Legolas.

After he had finished his meal he picked up a book that his sister had brought to him the day before and continued to read. But not long after that he fell asleep from extortion.

When she woke up she found herself in a white room.

Ahh great yet again I've found myself in an infirmary. Why is it that no matter where I go I always fine myself in a hospital?

She look around the room, taking in the objects around her and the sleeping prince next to her. She tried to sit up but stopped when pain shot through her abdomen. She thought back to why she might be in pain and slowly remembered her fight with the king, her leaving and the spiders attacking her.

Great not only is this place completely inaccurate to Physics it is also inaccurate to Biology.

She turned her attention back to Legolas who was still sleeping next to her.

Strange, usually he would wake at the slightest sound. But then knowing him he probably refused to leave the room while I was asleep. How did I get here anyway.

She decided to leave the elf asleep and lay there trying to fall back to sleep.

When she woke next she found Legolas reading a book next to her. He was so ingrossed that he didn't look at her but at the same time his eyes weren't moving as he looked at the page. After a moment she realised that he was still asleep. It still freaked her out that elves slept with their eyes open but then Gandalf did the same thing so she had decided that it was an immortal thing.

She lay there watching him while he slept till a healer came in and started to fuss over her.

"Have you any pain?"

"Yes in my abdomen when I move."

"Well I'll give you some herbs to dull it. I need to inspect the wound so could you please move the covers?"

She did as she was asked and found that someone had changed her into leggings and a lose tunic while she was asleep. The healer started to inspect the wound and Sam turned her attention back to Legolas. As she watched him he started to stir and his eyes came back into focus.

When he saw her staring at him he jumped up and started to fuss over her until she told him to sit down.

"I'm fine. You know you really shouldn't have worried and you should have gone to bed that chair can't have been comfortable."

"How do you know I didn't just come in before you woke up?"

"Because you haven't moved since I woke up last night." She said in a matter of fact tone.

"Why didn't you wake me you should have seen a healer straight away."

"One: because I hate healers. And Two: I could see even when you were sleeping that you were and are tired. So go and sleep in your own bed, I'm fine nothings going to happen while your gone."

"But…"

"No out with you before I call Gimli to chase you out."

"Fine but I'll be back in a hour to check on you."

"No you'll be back in two hours if not longer. You need a good nights sleep and I don't want you father hating me even more then he already does."

"Fine but I will be back later today." He said before leaning over and kissing her before leaving the room.

"You really have a way with him." The healer said when the Prince left the room. "We've been trying to get him to leave for the last two days."

"Yes well he is very stubborn."

"Heard you were having problems with the king."

"Yes he doesn't approve of me and honestly I don't like him much either. He's a grumpy, old racist."

"You should be careful what you say you could be thrown in prison for saying things like that." He warned. The healer then got up and moved over to one of the cupboards nearby and came back with some bandages and a bowl of water.

He cleaned her wound then sat her up to rebind it.

"You should get some rest. You don't heal as quickly as us elves." He said as he helped her lie down again.

"No. I don't." she took the herbs that the healer told her to put in her mouth then closed her eyes and went back to sleep.