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Chapter 8: Another tragedy.
Aragorn swiftly rode his steed, trying his best to get to Legolas. Elrond and the others rode behind him silently,
awaiting there arrival to the mystic cave.
"What is that smell?" Elledan asked. "Orcs, dead ones, I did'nt even think of burning them, I was in to big of a hurry to make it back to Rivendell." Aragorn said. "But that means that we are closer, come we must make haste!" Aragorn said and his horse picked up speed.
But as soon as he picked up speed, he came to a halt. There, in the valley below him lay at least a hundread dead orcs. "Is this were you left him?" Lord Elrond asked. "Aye, it is." He replied and rode down through the carcusses of dead orcs.
Aragorn reached the tree that he sat under and jumped off of his horse. Aragorn looked down through the opening to see a body in the darkness, but at the head of the body was some bright being. Aragorn did not know to be comforted, or afraid. "Ada, there is a light on top of Legolas' head, what is it?"
Lord Elrond looked down the cave and saw the being. "Just as I have feared, Goreneth now resides over him, I must get down to him, to see if there is anything I can do." He thought, "I do not know son, but we must make haste and get down to him, go fetch some ropes." He instucted.
Aragorn, Elrohir, and Elledan went to fetch the ropes out of there bags on the horses. Moments later they returned with four ropes. "Now tie them together and I will go down to him." The three did as commanded. Elrohir handed the now tied rope to his father. Elrond tied the rope around his waist, "Now slowly lower me down to Legolas." The three did as they were told, carefully lowering their father down into the cave to make sure that they did not drop him.
After minutes of being lowered Lord Elrond felt the ground below him, "When I call to you pull the rope up, I will be sending Legolas up soon, then you can drop the rope back down for me." Elrond instructed.
"Allright Ada." Elrohir yelled. Lord Elrond spotted Legolas and walked over to him. He saw a glowing being at Legolas' head and walked over to it. "Who are you?" He asked.
"It is I, Lord Elrond, Queen Ariana Greenleaf, I told my son that you would soon arive." Ariana got up and walked over to Lord Elrond. "I should have known that was you, watching over your son, I feared that Goreneth was on his way to bring the elf into the darkness." Elrond said. "He came, but I fought him for my son's hope, he was trying to fill his mind with lies, I could not bear to hear my son giving up so easily, he wanted to pass into the darkness so bad, he wanted to come and live in the dead halls of Mandos." Ariana stated.
"As of any elf that has put through Goreneth's spells. He is lucky that you were there for him, always watching over your beloved penneth." "Lord Elrond, might I request something of you before I pass?"
"Yes Lady Greenleaf what is it?" Lord Elrond asked. "Watch over him, and make sure that he does not remember Goreneth, for he does not need to be rememered." "Of course, milady." Ariana kissed her son on the forehead and slowly faded away.
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"No! Nan-neth come back, Please Nan-neth, I need you, please!" Lord Elrond looked down at the young elf in the floor. "Stop it penneth, stop, your nan-neth has passed into the halls of Mandos again, I am here now, everything will be okay." Legolas slowly drifted back into a deep sleep as Lord Elrond tied the rope around his waist.
"Pull, Elrohir!" Elrohir and the others pulled up slowly and stedily, trying not to drop there injurned friend. They succesfully pulled Legolas up then Lord Elrond.
"Estel, get my medicine bag, Elledan, go boil some water, Elrohir fetch as many blankets as you can find." The three hurriedly set off to do as instructed while Lord Elrond looked over the injured elf.
Aragorn was the first to return with what he was asked and sat down on the other side of his friend. "What is the damage?" Aragorn asked. "The arrow here and here are deep, they will have to be forced out," He said and pointed at the two arrows in the young elf's chest, "these will be very easy to get out, but I am not sure if any of them are poisonous yet."
"Will he die, Ada?" Aragorn asked his voice shaky. "No ion-nin, I do not belive so." Elrond lied. He hoped that the young elf, one that was like a son to him, would not die in his arms. He knew that Aragorn did not need to worry himself to the point of death as well, and thought it best to lie to him, until matters got worse.
Soon the twins returned with what there father had asked. "Elledan, Elrohir, help me get these arrows out, Estel, go over to the fire that Elledan prepared and make ready a poison determiner." Lord Elrond said.
"Ada, would I not more benefit here helping you with Legolas?" Aragorn argued. Elledan, knowing what his father's intentions were, knew that seeing that much blood that might be shed after the arrows were removed, would hurt his brother deeply, "Do as Ada says, Estel." "But," "Go, Estel." Elledan replied.
Aragorn hesitated then went to do as his father told him. "It must not be good if you are sending Estel away." Elrohir said. "It is not, I need you two, to hold Legolas down incase he awakes, and get ready to bind the wound in case of major blood loss, I do not forsee him waking up for I gave him a sleeping drug, but just in case." The two nodded in understanding and held the young elf down.
Lord Elrond got his knife and started digging the arrow out of the young elf's shoulder. He was glad that the Legolas was unconcious for this would cause him much pain. Lord Elrond suceeded in getting all four arrows out, but had to immeadiately bind each wound, for there was alot of blood lost.
Aragorn returned after they had finished with the remedy he had made. He handed the remedy to his father and started to sit down. "You and Elledan go prepare camp, Elrohir will help me here." Lord Elrond said. "Ada, I wish to help you with my friend." Aragorn argued.
Lord Elrond shot a glance at Elledan. "Come Estel, the sooner we prepare camp, the sooner we can get Legolas comfortable." Elledan could feel his brother finally giving in. "Allright." Aragorn turned and headed for the horses, Elledan following close behind.
Elrohir grabbed the arrows and handed them to Lord Elrond. Lord Elrond put each one of them into the remedy. He waited a few minutes then checked the arrows. He let out a sigh of relief, "They have not been poisoned, but he still may not make it through the night, for he lost alot of blood, even before we removed the arrows." Lord Elrond said.
Elrohir sighed in relief, "At least they were not poisoned, Ada, what was that glowing being infront of Legolas?" "Ariana, her spirit was watching over her son, Goreneth had been there, but failed at his attempts to get Legolas to pass into the darkness." Lord Elrond said. "Come, we will take him down to the camp." Elrohir picked up the sleeping elf and him and Lord Elrond walked down the hill to the camp that Aragorn and Elledan had prepared.
Elrohir put Legolas beside the fire and covered him up. "The arrows were not poisonous, thank Valar, we made it time." Elrohir stated. Elledan walked over to his father, "Is it well?" "No, he lost alot of blood, we have to see how the affects will be." Lord Elrond said and walked over to his son and Legolas.
"Estel, let me see your wounds." Lord Elrond said. Aragorn looked down at his friend, "Ada, I wish to stay with Legolas." "No, you must come with me, you promised, you can come back after I tend to your wounds." Lord Elrond said. Aragorn hesitated and followed his father into a tent.
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"A few cuts and scratches indeed, you need stitches, you have nearly bled to death." Lord Elrond said and made ready his medical supplies. "Here, drink this." Aragorn sat there thinking about Legolas. "How could I leave him out there, I could'nt believe I did that." He thought.
"Estel," Aragorn did'nt even hear his father the first time. "Yes, Ada." "Drink this." Aragorn did'nt even ask what it was, before he drunk every drop of it. Aragorn handed the cup back to his father.
Lord Elrond turned to put the cup down, and when he turned back he found his son had already fell asleep. Lord Elrond smiled to himself then stitched Aragorn up. After he was finished he carried his son over to the fire, laid him there and covered him up to sleep.
"Ada, how is Legolas?" Elrohir asked. "Not well, I am afraid, he may not make it the night. Nor your brother, he lost alot of blood. We will just have to see."
"Ada, did you have someone to follow us?" Elledan asked. "No Elledan, why?" "I hear a noise coming from the north." "Get Legolas and Aragorn in hiding, Elledan make ready your bow."
"What do you see?" Lord Elrond asked Elledan. "Orcs."
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Now the battle begins! Will The three elves be able to fight off the orcs? Will Legolas and Aragorn be okay? Will any of them make it out alive? Find out in the next chapter!
A/N- (Slowly creeps to the corner and hides from angry reviewers.) I should either have another chapter up tonight or tommorrow.