Haldir's eye twitched. He wanted to open them but something was stopping him. Haldir heard himself groan and felt his head moveto one side.

"Haldir, can you hear me?" a familiar voice called out.

He lifted a hand, reaching for his head as throbbing headache began to emerge. He barely opened his eyes to see Galadriel sitting next to the bed. He managed to make out the form of Celeborn standing next to her.

"How am I… still alive?" he managed to croak out.

"Narcissis saved your life. She went into the gargoyle camp after you and managed to get you out of there before anything serious happened," Galadriel replied.

His foggy mind soon began to clear, the memories of his recent capture beginning to come back to him. He tried to bolt into a sitting position but four hands prevented him from doing so.

"Where do you think you are going?" a stern voice asked him. "You are not well enough to be moving."

He squinted to see who was standing next to the bed, talking to him. He managed to make out the forms of Elladan and Elrohir.

"Where is she now?" Haldir barely asked.

"Who are you talking about? Narcissis? She is in a room down the hall and she is going to live," Elladan replied.

Haldir managed to give a small smile, oblivious to everyone's slightly worried faces around him. Celeborn walked over to the nearby window. Galadriel, Elladan and Elrohir all carefully watched him, curious to what was going through his mind.

"What is the matter?" wondered Galadriel.

"It is what happened after Elladan, Elrohir and the others had left. The gargoyles were prepared to attack us when they simply did not and left without question. I wish I could explain it," Celeborn explained.

Galadriel thought about it for a moment before shaking her head.

"I do not understand it myself. I wonder if we will ever find out the truth?" she mused.

Elladan and Elrohir each gave a sigh, not knowing what to think themselves. All they could really do was wait.

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Thranduil sat at his daughter's side, watching her transformation back into an elf. He could tell that she was in huge amounts of pain from her injuries. He barely registered a knock at the door and it opening. Legolas stepped up to his father with a plate of food.

"You should eat. You haven't touched anything that was brought up since we brought her back here," Legolas told him.

Thranduil nodded, knowing that his son was correct but even now, he wasn't up to eating anything until he knew his daughter was going to be safe. Legolas gave a small sigh as he placed the food on a nearby table and sat himself down next to his father.

"She will be all right. She is strong," Legolas assured him.

Legolas placed a comforting hand on his father's arm when they heard a groan come from the bed. They snapped to attention as they realized that Nanaylia was stirring.

"Nanaylia?" he quietly called to her.

It appeared she heard him for he saw her slightly open her eyes. She turned in his direction and managed to give him a smile.

"Father, am I really home?" she barely managed to ask.

"Yes, you are. Haldir is alive and recovering, all thanks to you," Thranduil told her.

She gave a relieved smile as she turned her head away from them. Both Legolas and Thranduil gave sighs of relief, now waiting for her to completely heal.

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Haldir unsteadily walked down the hallway. He kept one hand along the wall, aiding his way along when Elladan came into view. He rushed to Haldir's side once he realized who it was.

"You should not be up walking around just yet!" the younger elf protested.

"I have to find Narcissis and properly thank her for saving my life," Haldir replied through gritted teeth.

Before Elladan could say anymore, Haldir managed to push past him in his search for the gargoyle. Elladan cautiously followed Haldir and they soon came across Nanaylia's room as she stepped out of it. She placed a hand over her mouth and gave a startled gasp. Haldir noticed that the female elf placed a hand over her stomach and became worried.

"Nanaylia, what is the matter?" he questioned.

"N…nothing is wrong. W…why do you ask?" she stuttered.

Haldir narrowed his eyes in confusion, knowing that something was wrong but he couldn't figure out what. He suddenly took notice of the slight pain she was suffering with.

"Are you injured? How is that possible?" he wondered.

"I was…out helping in your search and I attacked by one of the gargoyles," she managed to say.

Haldir's eyes grew sad before stepping past her. Elladan walked up to Nanaylia's side, noticing the guilty look her face was now sporting.

"Why didn't you tell him the truth?" he wondered.

"I couldn't at the last moment. I grew scared, even though it was Haldir. He deserves to know after what happened but please do not tell him. I need to be the one who tells him," Nanaylia requested.

Elladan was a little surprised with the request but agreed with the request as they watched Haldir walk out of their sight in his search for Narcissis.

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"After all this, I am very disturbed," Thranduil said.

Celeborn glanced over at the king, snapping out of his trance from beside the window. He motioned for the king to continue, curious to what Thranduil was about to say.

"There are gargoyles still in the forest after and Banside is one of them. If he's around, who's to say that Shentree and Sathed aren't around somewhere nearby?" Thranduil wondered.

Celeborn nodded in agreement before turning his stare back out the window. Thranduil watched him carefully as he climbed to his feet.

"It was unfortunate we had to find out this way. I can only hope that any of us do not meet any of those creatures anytime soon," Thranduil said.

"I agree. If we do, it will be all too soon," Celeborn said.

Thranduil looked out the window, a sense of dread overwhelming him. Inwardly, he panicked for he didn't know what it meant.

'By the Valar, I hope my children are going to be safe,' he thought to himself.

The End

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