Disclaimer: I do not own LotR from the smallest hobbit to the tallest elf, hannad- (thanks in Sadarian) I do not even own the elvish that I speak!
A/n- All reviews appreciated, all flames used on the camp fire to maks smores! Mmmm:) I had an original copy typed up but my computer went awall, and I had to re-write the whole chapter! I hope that you will like this chapter as much as I know you would have liked the original one!
Now to my reviewers:
Maya-Pippin-of-the-Shire- Thanks for reading and reviewing, it will get happy in due time, hopefully this chapter will bring a smile to your face.
Flamesofthemoon- Thanks for the nice review! Hope you like this chapter!
Deana- Thanks for the nice review! I hope that you like this chapter!
Stacy- My story is soon to come to an end, Aragorn is actually getting better, but in one of my other stories there is some Estel pain and suffering, physical pain, but I will see what I can do, within these last chapters, but this one is a happy chapter! Hannad, for reading and reviewing. :)
A/n- If I have forgotten anyone, or has added someone who did not review, I am so SORRY! Thanks to everyone who has read the story!
-CklovesMe2040.
Chapter 16: In Mirkwood, one step closer for the cure!
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"How are you fairing?" Sadarian asked. "Fine." Elrohir moaned, sat up, and opened his eyes. "Is your arm fairing better than it was in the latter days?" Sadarian asked. "Tancave, it is, hannad, how did you know about my arm?" he asked. "I have my ways." Sadarian smiled and handed the young elf a peice of lembas. "Of course, your 'ways'." Elrohir mumbled and grabbed the lembas, "When will we set off?"
"As soon as I pack up camp, and you destroy the fire." Sadarian said and quickly went to do what he said he would do, before Elrohir could protest. "Destroy the fire, he doesn't even think that I am well enough to help him with the camp, stubborn elf." Elrohir mumbled, and got up, not before destroying the fire though.
"Man pennich?" Sadarian asked, he knew what he said. "I said that you are a stubborn elf." Elrohir replied and mounted his horse. Sadarian smiled and mounted his as well and the two rode off once more, toward Mirkwood.
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Legolas woke with a start to see Lord Elrond. "Calm down Legolas, calm down." Legolas did as he was told. "How are you fairing?" Elrond asked and walked over to his herb cabinet. A jolt of pain went through Legolas'
body, reminding him that he was in pain.
"I am well, hannad." Legolas lied and looked at the healer. "Aragorn has been worried for you all night." Legolas had forgotten that Aragorn had been hurt until he saw his friend smiling at him.
"Good morning penneth." Aragorn smiled. "Good morning human, and do not call me young, I am nearly two thousand years older than you." Legolas smiled back at his friend. "I will call you whatever I please." Aragorn said. He thought that he had won this fight, but he wasn't expecting what was said next.
"At least I don't look it." Legolas mumbeled. "What did you say?" he knew exactly what his friend had said. "I said, 'At least I don't look it'." Legolas replied he felt a jolt of pain reminded him of his pain once more, and he winced.
"See you are in pain, I knew it." Elrond handed a cup to the young prince. "I do not wish to take it, I am fine." Legolas replied, recieving a stern look from Lord Elrond, and another from Elladan, and Estel. "Take your medicine, so you can get well penneth." Aragorn smirked.
"Can you give that seanile human something to make him shut up?" Legolas asked and looked down at the cup that he held. "He has shown no signs of pain today, so I will give him nothing, now take your medicine." Lord Elrond replied. "If you take your medicine, eat something. and rest, I may let you take a walk in the gardens." Elrond said. That made Legolas' eyes perk up. He looked down at the tea, "If I am going to get to go outside, I guess I have to do what I have to do." Legolas thought and drunk the tea.
He put the cup down and made a sour face in the process. Soon everyone in the room was laughing. "What did I do now?" Legolas asked. "You made the same face that Lord Thranduil made when you and Aragorn rode into Imladris, wounded, or should I say being dragged into Imladris by your horses, wounded?" Elrond asked.
"Please do not remind me of that time, it pained me to be cooped up in here for such a long time." Legolas replied. "If I do recall correctly, I was well in due time before you, and you were jealous." Aragorn replied. "Jealous? Me? Of a filthy human, I do not believe so." Legolas replied, he now was more tired than when he had not taken the medicine.
"You can deny it all you want Legolas, but everyone in this room knows that that is what happened." Aragorn replied. Legolas felt like his eyes would close rather if he allowed them to or not.
Aragorn and Elladan knew what their father had put in the tea, they knew that Legolas didn't see it because he was to busy thinking of something to get back at Aragorn with, and they now smiled at their soon to be sleeping friend.
"You drugged me." Legolas whispered angrily. "You need your rest, penneth." Elrond said and put a soothing hand on the young elf's face. Legolas began to fight off the sleeping herb, "I do not wish to sleep."
"Legolas, do not fight it, for I know who will win this battle." Aragorn said. "It will be I." Legolas whispered and continued to fight the best he could against the sleeping herb. Lord Elrond put his hand on the prince's head, "Losto, penneth, si losto." When he removed his hand Legolas had drifted off into the darkness of unconciousness.
"Aragorn you may now move over here beside him, if you are careful, if you need anything or feel weak just call." Elrond replied and the two elves left the two ill friends.
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"Sadarian, do you see it?" Elrohir asked, he hoped that he wasn't seeing things, he hoped that this was the gates of Mirkwood. "Tancave, I do see it." Sadarian replied.
The two rode up the gates of Mirkwood and was stopped by a palace gaurd. "What news do you bring with you young Elrondian, I hope that it is not ill-tidings?" Elemnel asked. "Aye, it is ill-tidings, tell me, I pray thee, where is Lord Elrond?" Elrohir asked weakly.
"He is in the castle gardens, I hope that there is nothing wrong with our prince." Elemnel said. "Aye, it is ill-tindings about the prince." Elrohir said and quickly dismounted his horse and headed off to the palace gardens, leaving Sadarian to explain what has befallen the young prince of Mirkwood, and Elrohir's brother.
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"Elrohir, what sends you to Mirkwood in such haste?" Thranduil asked worriedly. "It is your son hir-nin, he has been poisoned, I have come in search of a plant that is known in your lands." Elrohir stated. "What is it?" Thranduil asked, he hoped that the plant that Elrohir would suggest would not be extinct.
"It is the ascathy plant, sire." Elrohir replied. Thranduil stood and hastened to a certain part of the garden. He quickly cut some leaves off of a prickly plant and put them in his pocket. "Haldrim, send news to the stable boy to make ready our horses, I am heading to Rivendell." Thranduil replied. "Tancave, her nin." the servant said and was off to make ready the horses.
Moments later, Sadarian, Elrohir, and King Thranduil was off toward Imladris, with the cure that might save Legolas' and Aragorn's lives.
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Legolas woke up to a pain in his head, heart, and shoulder. He looked over at the sleeping Aragorn, who was sitting in a chair beside him, then at the trees. He longed to be out with the trees again, "And I will be." he thought. He made sure that Aragorn was asleep, and slowly pushed himself up in bed. This, causing a pain in his shoulder, but he ignored it. Legolas pulled the covers off of him and slowly creeped off of the bed.
Legolas felt a little dizzy, and couldn't move for a little while. He grabbed the end of his bed when he felt his legs wobble underneath him. "I will get outside." he urged himself. "I will." Legolas began to move closer to the balcony not holding onto anything. Legolas felt his legs grow weak, and his vision blurred. He slowly fell to the ground below, hitting his head on the hard ground below.
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"Elrohir, are you allright?" Thranduil asked. Elrohir had been dozing in and out on his horse the entire ride. "Elrohir?" he asked again. Elrohir slowly started to fall off of his horse. "Sadarian!" Thanduil yelled and jumped off of his horse to catch Elrohir.
"What has happened?" Sadarian asked. Thranduil slowly lowered Elrohir to the ground below. "He fell asleep on his horse." Thranduil replied. "We need to rest for the night, come there is a shelter in the woods just beyond these trees." Sadarian pointed at the trees, and the three elves set off for shelter.
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Will Legolas and Aragorn be okay? What is wrong with Elrohir? Will Sadarian, Elrohir, and the King Thranduil, make it back to Rivendell in time? Will the two be able to fight for their lives much longer? Will the two healers be able to find the fallen elf in time? Find out in the next chapter!
A/n- I know, I know, this chapter is short! But there was nothing else I could think up! Sorry! I'll post up another chapter soon! I promise! I hope that this chapter was happy for the first part anyway! It will get happier toward the ending which I do believe will be soon! Thanks to everyone who has read the story so far, I appreciate all my reviews! Thanks!
-CklovesMe2040.