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Deana- Thank-you for telling me that! I will make all the necessary changes and over-write that chapter with the correct one. I think I got Elladan's nameright this time! (LOL) Thank-you for reviewing!
Maya-Pippin-of-the-Shire- Thank-you for reviewing! And don't cry! Please! Now I'm going to cry because this chapter is sad:( :( :(
ElvenFantasy- No, I do not like to torture elves and man, but it does make a good tragedy! Yeah, it is the halls of Mandos, instead of Imaldris (Rivendell), Deana done informed me of that! But thanks for telling me!
Here's the next chapter!
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Chapter 9: Don't give up!
"Elladan, when you see the first orc, shoot." Lord Elrond said. "Yes, Ada." As soon as he agreed with his father he saw the first orc, and let go of the arrow. It glided toward the orc and landed straight into the orc's forehead.
Elrohir came out of the trees where he hid Legolas and Aragorn. He ran over to his father and brother and helped with shooting the arrows. Each one glided into the orcs forehead, or heart and each one died instantly.
They all finally ran out of arrows, and pulled out their knives. "Elladan, Elrohir, fight as hard as you can." Lord Elrond yelled. The three split up and started to battle the orcs. One by one, the orcs fell dead to the ground as soon as they were struck. After minutes of fighting, either the orcs were dead, or running away.
The three burned their enemies, then tended to their wounds. Luckily they only had a few minor scratches, nothing that couldn't be healed instantly, packed up camp, and went to go get Aragorn and Legolas.
Elrohir grabbed Legolas and Elladan grabbed Aragorn.
"Come my sons, we must get them out of here and make camp somewhere else." Lord Elrond said and he mounted his horse. Lord Elrond held Legolas, and Elladan held his brother. While Elrohir led the two friend's horses, closely behind his.
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Elledan rode upon his horse in the rain. He looked down at his brother. "I can't believe you got yourself into this, you should have let Ada tend to your wounds when you got to Rivendell, but you, the stubborn human that you are had to refuse." Elledan whispered to his sleeping brother. He pulled Aragorn closer to him, so the rain wouldn't land on his head.
"I would not know how to react if I lost a friend like Legolas, but loosing a brother would be much harder." Elladan brushed the hair away from his brother's face. "You need to start taking care of yourself better than this, you can get yourself killed one day, if not this time." "Legolas, we have to save Legolas!" Aragorn groaned. Elladan laid a hand on Aragorn's head. "Calm down, Estel, be at peace." Elladan said.
Aragorn drifted back into a deep sleep. "Ada, Estel has a fever." Elladan said. "How bad is it?" Lord Elrond asked. "It is pretty bad, he needs medicine." Elladan said. "I do not know what to treat him for, I gave him enough sleeping herbs for him to be asleep for atleast two days." Lord Elrond answered and reached a hand over to touch Aragorn's head. "When we get back to Rivendell, I will have to check his and Legolas' wounds for any trace of poison, so we must make haste back to Rivendell." Lord Elrond added.
"Ada, the rain is getting harder, it could make Estel sick traveling in the rain, if it hasn't already." Elladan said. "Aye, Indeed it can, I know that the trees will take care of Legolas, but I do not know about Estel." "We need to check on the two of them and get them out of their wet clothes, get them warm." Elladan said.
They entered into the forest and found a cave, they entered it and began to build a fire. "Ada, Aragorn is growing cold, as of Legolas." Elrohir said. "Elrohir, go get some blankets." Elrohir went and got atleast six blankets and covered up Estel and Legolas. Legolas moaned as Elrohir covered him up.
"Penneth, can you hear me?" Lord Elrond asked, "If you can, open your eyes." Legolas stuggled to get his eye's open, and finally suceeded. He looked around at the three elves around him, "Where is Estel?" Legolas asked. "He is asleep, by the fire, we fear for his life, as well as your's, how are you feeling?" Lord Elrond asked.
"Like I have been shot at with arrows four times." Legolas said. "Your wounds were deep, none of the arrows were poisonous, thank Valar, but we have not determined about your, or Estel's cuts." Lord Elrond told him.
"Will Estel live?" Legolas whispered looking over at his friend. "I do not know, he has grown a fever, and lost a lot of blood, but you need not worry, drink this." Lord Elrond said. Legolas slowly drunk the medicine that Lord Elrond had prepared for him. "Thank-you." Legolas said. Legolas slowly fell asleep. "Well at least we know that he is fairing well." Elrohir stated and walked over to his brothers.
"Aye, indeed he is, but he is only in the first stage or his recovery, he has lost alot of blood, atleast we got him to stop bleeding." Lord Elrond said and walked over to his three sons. "Ada, Aragorn is still bleeding, through his stitches." Elladan said after uncovering Aragorn's wounds. "They are infected, and have been ripped out, his fever is increasing, Elrohir get medical supplies, I must re-stitch his wounds, get his fever down, and fight off this infetcion." Lord Elrond said as proping up his son's head.
"Legolas, we have to get to him." Aragorn yelled, not opening his eyes. "Estel, we got Legolas with us, he is asleep, now calm down." Lord Elrond said, and started to re-stitch his son's wounds. Aragorn yelped in pain and tried to move as he felt the needle in his skin. "Estel, calm yourself, calm yourself, we are trying to help you." Elladan said helping his brother and father hold Estel down.
"No your not, you don't want to help me nor Legolas, you only wish to put me through torture!" Aragorn screamed, then yelped in pain. "Ada, is there something that you can give him for the pain?" Elladan asked and looked hopefully at his father.
"I will only use it if I have to, now Estel calm yourself, you know we love you." Lord Elrond pleaded and continued to stitch up Aragorn's side. "No, you don't, ever since you got me, all you wanted to do is put me through torture, you do not love me!" He yelled and kept squirming and yelling in pain.
Lord Elrond looked at Elladan, "I should have seen this before, there was poison on the knife that cut him, I must reopen his wound, and get whatever poison is in there out." Aragorn's eyes was filled with pain and rage. "Give him this." Lord Elrond said and Elladan grabbed the cup and put it up to Estel's face, "Drink this, Estel." Elladan put the cup up to Aragorn's face to let him drink it, but Aragorn spit it out, "Now you are trying to poison me?"0
"Estel, I did not want to do this, but you left me with no choice." Elladan said. Lord Elrond and Elrohir looked up at Elladan. Elladan raised his hand and made a fist, "Forgive me brother." He said and punched Estel in his wounded side. Estel let out a cry of pain, and looked up at his brother, then closed his eyes in unconciousness.
Lord Elrond continued to cut open Estel's side, then looked in disgust at what he saw. He pulled a peice of a knife out of his son's side. "This is poisoned, the orcs, poisoned the blade that cut him, we must get back to Rivendell, so I can determine what kind of poison this is. Elrohir, make ready the horses, Elladan, give your brother this, then get on your horse and ride to Rivendell as fast as you can, I will take Legolas, on Arod, and treat them there. Hurry, we must make haste!"
Elladan nodded then gave his brother the sleeping herb, and picked him up. Lord Elrond did the same with Legolas and they both mounted their horse's.
The three rode, fastly through the woods, but Elladan's mind was on what his brother had said. Why would the people who loved him, want to hurt him? Elladan knew it was probably the poison reacting in him, but his words still pained him deeply. "Have hope, Estel." He whispered. And prayed a silent prayer, that Aragorn, and Legolas, would be okay. He sat there and wondered how long it would take for them to give up fighting for their lives, for hope.
He knew that Legolas had a mother in the halls of Mandos, and Estel had both of his parents there. He kept praying that the two would continue fighting, and not giving up.
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Will the five make it back to Rivendell in time to save their friend, and loved one's lives? Will Legolas, and Aragorn, continue to fight? Was what Aragorn said, just babbling from the poison, or did he mean it? Find out in the next chapter!