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Chapter 7
The servant led them to the room that Legolas was in, only pausing briefly to give a quick knock and then enter. He bowed once to Thranduil, then turned and left.
Thranduil had looked up when he heard someone knock on the door. He was pleasantly surprised when he saw a servant enter with Elrond and his sons. He never thought that they would be able to arrive in just nine days. Not that he was complaining.
Elrond crossed quickly over to the bed and felt Legolas' forehead. It was covered in perspiration. He frowned at how warm it was. Were Calean and the young healer (he didn't know her name) not giving him anything for it. Then a horrible thought struck him. What if they were? What if it just didn't have any affect? What if they were trying every possible way to get the fever to go down, and nothing worked? What if the poison was the strong?
He moved over to the herb counter and set his pack of herbs and medicines that he had brought with him down. Then searching quickly for the two that he needed, he made a much stronger tea that would lower the young elf's fever.
Elladan saw what his father needed him to do, so he raised Legolas' head slightly. They managed to get the whole amount of tea down the young elf's throat, albeit a slow process. Luckily swallowing was a reflexive process, even while unconscious.
Now he had to administer a medicine for the spider venom. The only thing was, he didn't know what affects the venom was having. He quickly rectified that situation by asking Calean.
Calean responded, "You have already dealt with the fever, that was the worst problem , because it was making him delirious, and also making it so that his stomach couldn't hold anything down. We've tried everything. The bites are also not healing right. They've barely healed at all."
Elrond nodded, and then took out an herb paste, that you were supposed to spread over the wound. Elladan and Elrohir got out fresh bandages, and Elrond took off the old.
The first thing that he noticed was that the wounds were indeed not healing. For them to be nine days old and for Legolas to have elven healing, they should be pretty much healed.
He quickly applied the paste to the wounds, and then put the fresh bandages on. Legolas however, was oblivious through it all.
Elrond turned to Thranduil when he was done, and took in the appearance of the king. His clothes were disheveled along with his golden tresses. He looked like he hadn't slept in ages. Elrond mentally hit himself. Of course he hadn't slept. He never would with Legolas like this.
Elrond walked over to the where he sat, close enough so that he could be near his son, but far enough away so that he didn't get in the way.
Thranduil rose and said, "Mae govanne Lord Elrond. You have impeccable timing. May I ask how you managed to arrive here so soon?"
Elrond nodded and said, "You may, after you get some rest." Thranduil looked ready to protest, so he said, "Have you slept at all since Legolas was injured?" When Thranduil shook his head he continued, "Then you haven't gotten any rest in nine days. You need the sleep mellon nin. Nothing will happen to Legolas while I am here." Thranduil still looked hesitant so he added, "If his condition changes in the slightest, or if he is to awaken, I will send one of my sons to fetch you immediately. Now please, go get some sleep."
Finally Thranduil relented and left. Then Elrond turned to Calean and Fallieor and said, "If I am not mistaken, I am sure you have also not had any rest these past couple of days. You may go. Then prince is on his way to recovery."
Fallieor nearly sighed with relief. Instead she said, "Hannon le Lord Elrond."
He smiled at her and said, "Think nothing of it." With that said both Calean and Fallieor left.
Now Elrond turned to his sons and said, "Would you two please go and make sure that the soldiers are comfortable. I do not know how long we will be staying here. I had been planning on coming here soon, but not under these circumstances." Elladan and Elrohir nodded and then left.
Now Elrond was left alone with Legolas. He had no doubt that when he told Fallieor and Calean that the prince was on his way to recovery that that wasn't true. Now all he needed was for Legolas to wake up and assure him that he wasn't wrong.
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Elrond, Elladan, and Elrohir were seated around Legolas. His fever had lowered a great amount during the night, and it finally seemed that the spider stings were starting to heal.
Elrond was actually surprised that Thranduil hadn't joined them by now. It seemed that he was more tired than he let on. Elrond definitely wasn't going to wake him up though. Not unless Legolas' condition changed or he woke up. The latter seemed much more possible now however.
Elrond's wonder at how long Thranduil would sleep was short lived when the door opened at that was exactly who walked in. Thranduil looked much better though, so he let go the idea of him getting more rest.
Thranduil walked over to Legolas and sat down in the only empty chair. Then he asked the question that had been nagging at the back of his mind, "How did you manage to get here so fast?"
Elrond smiled slightly and said, "It appears that wood elves need less rest than others." When Thranduil just looked at him blankly he continued, "Kellion arrived in Imladris only three days after you had sent him. When I questioned him he let it slip that he had barely stopped at all on the journey. He should be arriving tomorrow if I know him at all."
Thranduil frowned slightly and said, "I never told him to not stop and rest. Do not get me wrong though, I am extremely grateful that you arrived when you did. I had started to worry that you would arrive too late."
Elrond said, "Your son is strong, he would've held on until I arrived." Thranduil nodded and was about to say something when a moan on the bed brought his attention back to Legolas.
Legolas' eyelids fluttered. He was waking up. Thranduil was at his side immediately. When he was fully awake he asked, "How are you feeling ion nin?"
Legolas turned his head to him and the answered hoarsely, "Tired, sore and kind of hungry."
Elrohir handed Thranduil a cup full of water. Thranduil lifted Legolas' head up slightly and pressed the cup to his lips. Legolas greedily started to drink the water, only to have his father take it away. He looked at him with a questioning glance and Thranduil said, "Not so fast. You will make yourself sick." Legolas nodded and drank it slower.
When he had finished Thranduil asked, "You said you were hungry?" Legolas nodded.
Elrond stood up, he had sensed the need that Thranduil and Legolas needed to talk about something, and said, "Then my sons and I will get us all something to eat." He motioned to his sons and they left.
An uncomfortable silence fell. Finally Legolas and Thranduil said at almost the same time, "I'm sorry."
Thranduil shook his head and said, "You have nothing to be sorry for ion nin. It is I that should be sorry. I said things that were not true. Which caused you to leave. I almost lost you because of it. I never would've been able to live with my self.
Legolas said, "But you didn't. It is not all of your fault Ada. I shouldn't have said that I didn't want to be a prince, and shouldn't have run off."
Thranduil smiled gently and said, "We are both forgiven. Do not dwell on matters of the past." The door opened and Elrond entered with a tray of food.
Legolas looked at it and said, "You really do not expect me to eat all of that do you?"
Elrond shook his head and said, "No, a bowl of broth is for you. The rest is for us. Do not think that you are the only one who is hungry elfling."
Legolas scowled at what he had been called, which only caused the others to laugh.
Thranduil once again helped Legolas eat his broth. This time he managed to drink the whole bowl. Though after words he had to have some more tea that Elrond had prepared.
Then he fell asleep, this time though it was one of healing.
TBC…
A/N: Thank you for the reviews. There Legolas is finally better. I think only about one more chapter for this story. I already have and idea for the next story. I'll give you a preview in the next chapter. Please review, 13 of you have this on story alert, so if you would take your time for about 30 seconds and leave a review on what you think of it, whether it is just "Good Job" or "You suck" though please not the later.I would be so happy. Also, if I get 10 or more reviews, I will post the next chapter earlier. So please review, they make me write the chaptersfaster.
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