"we were right here" Thranduil said as he dismounted
" are you sure?" Valandil asked as he looked around the small clearing
" I'm positive" Thranduil said.
" I want some of you to start looking in the trees. The rest of you who know how Vero works start looking for any kind of possible trail. Remember that it will probably be erased as much as possible. Those of you who don't know what to look for in a trail can start examining the clearing. Remember that Elladan is hurt so look for blood." Valandil commanded sternly as he too dismounted and looked around
" What do you want me to do?" Thranduil asked quietly as he tried to get out of the way.
Valandil turned to look at Thranduil and said, " I want you to tell me exactly what happened, where it happened, why it happened and how it happened," Valandil said
Thranduil nodded " I can-"
" Captain Valandil! Captain Valandil! Come quick!" a solider cried from somewhere behind Thranduil.
Valandil ran over to the voice. " Mani? Mani naa ta? Mani ume lle utue?" {Mani? What is it? What have you found?}
The guards that had surrounded the one who had called out moved aside for their captain and king, thus revealing nienna. She was lying in the guard's arms and had a dark pool of blood around her that had stained everything. Yet, she was still alive, barley.
"Nienna," Valandil breathed " where's Curufinwë? Get him over here!" he yelled. They had taken him incase anyone got hurt and to also treat Elladan.
" I'm right here, milord" Curufinwë said as he ran over to Valandil and knelled down next to nienna.
" Its okay, we are going to take care of you. I know that you are in a lot of pain but I need you to tell me something. Do you know where Legolas and the others are?" Valandil asked as he took nienna into his arms.
" In… a..cave. don't know …….. Where" nienna said in a raspy breath that hurt Thranduil ears as he remembered her light, sweet, caring voice.
" okay.. Do you want a drink of water?" he asked as he grabbed his flask of water.
Nienna nodded her head.
" here," Curufinwë said as he handed Valandil a tiny vial of a reddish- brown liquid. " it will help with the pain so that I can help her with out injuring her even more. Pour it all in"
"alright" Valandil said as he took the vial from the healer.
" nienna? I need for you to keep talking to us, okay? Tell us everything that you remember. Anything at all" Curufinwë said as he started to clean her neck wound.
" is it really bad?" Thranduil asked quietly as he knelt down next to Curufinwë and started to hand him things that he needed.
" the neck wound is serious, but Vero wasn't careful so he didn't cut very deep and he missed the main artery . I think that the main thing we have to worry about is her stomach. It is amazing that she held on for this long." Curufinwë said as he bound the neck wound.
Thranduil nodded and turned his attention to Valandil.
"drink some more" Valandil instructed
Nienna nodded her head and drank more.
Once she was done Valandil began to question her.
" you were in a cave right?" he asked
" yes" nienna whispered
" do like Curufinwë said: tell everything" Valandil said gently.
" I was taken in a hallway…. Then I don't….. remember anything……. I woke up in a cave next to…….. Arwen." nienna said gasped as she struggled to breathe.
" what's happening?" Thranduil asked " why cant she breath?"
"she's losing to much blood. She's already lost so much of it." Curufinwë said as he struggled to save the young she elf's life. " I don't know if I can save her or not."
" nienna, were they alive?" Thranduil asked as he grabbed her bloodied hand.
" yes" nienna gasped
" do you know which way they went?" Valandil asked.
" that way.." she pointed directly in front of Thranduil. Her arm went limp and she drew one last shuddering breath before her eyes glazed over.
" are you sure?" Valandil asked as he looked around the small clearing
" I'm positive" Thranduil said.
" I want some of you to start looking in the trees. The rest of you who know how Vero works start looking for any kind of possible trail. Remember that it will probably be erased as much as possible. Those of you who don't know what to look for in a trail can start examining the clearing. Remember that Elladan is hurt so look for blood." Valandil commanded sternly as he too dismounted and looked around
" What do you want me to do?" Thranduil asked quietly as he tried to get out of the way.
Valandil turned to look at Thranduil and said, " I want you to tell me exactly what happened, where it happened, why it happened and how it happened," Valandil said
Thranduil nodded " I can-"
" Captain Valandil! Captain Valandil! Come quick!" a solider cried from somewhere behind Thranduil.
Valandil ran over to the voice. " Mani? Mani naa ta? Mani ume lle utue?" {Mani? What is it? What have you found?}
The guards that had surrounded the one who had called out moved aside for their captain and king, thus revealing nienna. She was lying in the guard's arms and had a dark pool of blood around her that had stained everything. Yet, she was still alive, barley.
"Nienna," Valandil breathed " where's Curufinwë? Get him over here!" he yelled. They had taken him incase anyone got hurt and to also treat Elladan.
" I'm right here, milord" Curufinwë said as he ran over to Valandil and knelled down next to nienna.
" Its okay, we are going to take care of you. I know that you are in a lot of pain but I need you to tell me something. Do you know where Legolas and the others are?" Valandil asked as he took nienna into his arms.
" In… a..cave. don't know …….. Where" nienna said in a raspy breath that hurt Thranduil ears as he remembered her light, sweet, caring voice.
" okay.. Do you want a drink of water?" he asked as he grabbed his flask of water.
Nienna nodded her head.
" here," Curufinwë said as he handed Valandil a tiny vial of a reddish- brown liquid. " it will help with the pain so that I can help her with out injuring her even more. Pour it all in"
"alright" Valandil said as he took the vial from the healer.
" nienna? I need for you to keep talking to us, okay? Tell us everything that you remember. Anything at all" Curufinwë said as he started to clean her neck wound.
" is it really bad?" Thranduil asked quietly as he knelt down next to Curufinwë and started to hand him things that he needed.
" the neck wound is serious, but Vero wasn't careful so he didn't cut very deep and he missed the main artery . I think that the main thing we have to worry about is her stomach. It is amazing that she held on for this long." Curufinwë said as he bound the neck wound.
Thranduil nodded and turned his attention to Valandil.
"drink some more" Valandil instructed
Nienna nodded her head and drank more.
Once she was done Valandil began to question her.
" you were in a cave right?" he asked
" yes" nienna whispered
" do like Curufinwë said: tell everything" Valandil said gently.
" I was taken in a hallway…. Then I don't….. remember anything……. I woke up in a cave next to…….. Arwen." nienna said gasped as she struggled to breathe.
" what's happening?" Thranduil asked " why cant she breath?"
"she's losing to much blood. She's already lost so much of it." Curufinwë said as he struggled to save the young she elf's life. " I don't know if I can save her or not."
" nienna, were they alive?" Thranduil asked as he grabbed her bloodied hand.
" yes" nienna gasped
" do you know which way they went?" Valandil asked.
" that way.." she pointed directly in front of Thranduil. Her arm went limp and she drew one last shuddering breath before her eyes glazed over.