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Chapter 03

Strider was walking along side Sam, with Bill the pony on his other side. Merry and Pippin walked in front of them; so Strider and Sam could both watch them and make sure they didn't wonder off. Strider walked with his hand on Sam's shoulder for comfort since he seemed so worried for Frodo.

Looking forward he watched Merry and Pippin walk anxiously but yet slow enough to take in the view of Imladris. So intent on watching those two, Strider did not see his daughter start to slightly sway back and forth and stagger to keep herself moving.

Strider had gone into a sort of daze on being able to have some time with Arwen his love. He was so far gone that it took him a minute to respond to the scream in his mind of "Help Me!" from his daughter.

Jerking to attention Strider ran as fast as he could to where his daughter had fallen. Kneeling next to her he started to slowly inspect her to see if there was a reason to her passing out. Coming to her side he realized that her outer tunic was starting to turn red from blood.

Thinking that maybe she had gotten Frodo's blood on her when he had seen it before. He quickly realized that his daughter had been stabbed at Weathertop and had not said anything to stop them for long. Realizing that his daughter could very well be poisoned he quickly put his right arm under her neck and his left arm under her knees; quickly picked her up and started to run towards the entrance to their home.

Arwen was sitting out in one of the many gardens, silently pleading for Strider and Blaise to come home so she could be with them for as long as they all could manage. She knew what was already in Imladris and she knew that Strider would play a major role in what was to come up but she wanted to keep that from her mind for as long as she could; so she could enjoy the time they all had.

She sat there humming silently nothing in particular just some random song that Blaise had gotten stuck in her head. Laughing softly at the thought of the day she had heard her daughter singing the strange song. She knew it was a love song of sorts and she thought it was about time Blaise got more serious on relationship, and drop fighting a little to take some time and experiment a relationship.

Suddenly getting a sense of her daughter, Arwen again smiled brightly knowing that Blaise had crossed the Ford safely…hopefully. That made her think if Strider had caught their daughters injury or not.

All of a sudden a voice pushed into her head and screamed "Help Me!" Arwen knew immediately that it was her daughter and had jumped and started to run as fast as she could, in a gown, to the front of their home. Hoping and praying that she was okay.

Elladan and Elrohir were at the training grounds sparing with swords and twin knives both. Taking turns taking the offensive and defensive stances; just trying different strategies to deflect and attack unpredictably.

While doing this they were also having a conversation on what they thought was gonna happen when the other hobbits and Strider and Blaise were to arrive.

"I really think that they will come tomorrow brother, for we all know how slow Strider is and even though Blaise and he are blood and all, I do think it will take them at least to tomorrow to make it." Elrohir said teasingly to Elladan while trying to take his attention away from his concentration on his blocking and deflecting.

"To tell me that just means you have no faith in our blood brother. I think they'll be here at the latest tonight. We all know they are both blood and there for we know they have at least enough strength to move fast enough to not be that far behind Arwen and Frodo." Elladan said as he deftly deflected another failed attempt to get past his guard.

Finally stopping Elrohir stood breathing slightly hard with Elladan doing the same. Stopping only after going at it almost all day long.

"I think your wrong brother." Elrohir said after his breathing became the normal again. "I think we should make a bet. Me on tomorrow, and you on today. That okay with you?" Elrohir added with a smirk on his face knowing his brother would automatically take him on for the bet.

"Agreed." Elladan said putting his hand out and shaking his twin brothers, both smirking at each other.

Out of no where they all of a sudden felt a presence in their minds a millisecond before a voice screamed inside their heads "Help Me!" Both realizing it was Blaise they started to run as fast as they could go towards the entrance of their home; attaching their weapons as they were moving.

Elrond was sitting in council with his two good friends Erestor and Glorfindel; trying to figure out what to do with Frodo and the Ring. They all three had a different idea, but leading all to the same conclusion...destroying the ring at all cost!

Elrond kept going with the argument but his mind was back to wondering how Strider and Blaise were doing with the three other hobbits. He was hoping that they didn't run into any trouble for three of the five don't know how to wield a sword correctly.

Tuning back into the conversation he finally put an end to it all.

"We will not make any decisions until me and Gandalf can talk about this all, and we will then bring up all of the options, but until then we will just cope with how it is right now and keep all of Imladris as safe as we can." After saying this Elrond leaned back into his chair and looked at his two advisors, and his closest friends. Smiling they started to talk about other things not concerning ruling Imladris.

In the middle of a sentence Elrond stopped talking when he felt a panicked mind weave its way into his and scream "Help Me!" Realizing after a second or two he whispered "Blaise" and went running out of the room; his robes billowing behind him as he sped through the halls and making it to the front entrance. Glorfindel and Erestor running right behind him; yelling for people to move out of the way at the same time.

Strider made it up the front steps and was met by his love Arwen, with their two brothers coming at a run; skidding to a stop in front of Strider quickly assessing why Blaise was laying limp in her fathers arms. Elrond bursting out of the entrance doors at that moment with Erestor and Glorfindel right behind him; pushed his two sons away to stand in front of his foster son and his granddaughter laying limp in her fathers' arms.

Elrond turned around and quickly motioned Strider to walk ahead of him as he yelled out instructions to the maids just standing around to see what had gotten the royal families attention. Jumping they all scattered quickly doing what their lord had said.

Elrond passed Strider as they were moving as fast as they could towards the healing quarters. Upon reaching there Strider laid his daughter down on one of the beds and stood by her side with Arwen holding onto his upper arm with the other one holding her daughters hand.

Strider stood their silently trying not to despair that she wouldn't make it. She was his life; if he lost her he had a feeling he'd loose himself as Arwen also would.

When Elrond and the head healer at the time, Órelindë, work as quickly and efficiently as they could pushing their feelings for the young girl away to concentrate completely.

Looking up Elrond looked his three sons and daughter in the eyes and silently told them to leave and wait somewhere else to see what would happen.

Walking in a group the four of them slowly walked out after taking a last glance and hoping it wouldn't be the last of their little jewel.

Elladan and Elrohir quickly hugged both their sister and their foster brother and gave them quiet encouraging words and left the two to be alone. Going to sit by them selves in the garden and try and keep their minds off of their little niece lying in the healing quarters struggling to live.

Where as Strider and Arwen made their way to a secluded part of the gardens and sat their hands clasped tightly together and foreheads touching looking into each others eyes with as much grief as the other. Arwen slowly let a tear get out even though she tried with as much as she could muster to hold the tears at bay. Watching her love watch the tear fall down her cheek she knew that he somehow blamed himself for what had happened.

"You mustn't do this to yourself mela (love) it is neither your fault or mine or any one else's. You can not take the blame for an accident. No one is in control of them." Arwen said strength sounding in her words to prove her point.

"I know Arwen, I truly know, but yet I can't help but to think it is my fault. I never even thought of her getting injured on Weather top. I had thought she was careful enough. And when I had seen that blood stain on her outer tunic I swear I had thought it was Frodos…but now that I think on it, it couldn't have been for she was no where near him the entire time we were fleeing. I feel so responsible, and so guilty for not making sure our little girl was okay, instead I worry about Frodo and now our daughter is laying in the healing quarters struggling to live. Our daughter Arwen! The one thing that we both love unconditionally. I feel as if I not only failed her, that I failed you too mela nin (my love) for I had promised you she would not be harmed." Strider slowly looked down at their hands intertwined after getting that off his chest.

Looking up into his loves eyes he stared at her as she said what was on her mind. "Strider don't you dare start to put this on your shoulders. It is a burden that would have any person struggling no matter the race, to live with guilt. Know that she had to have had a reason not to tell you, and to hide it from you as she did. You must remember that she is grown up now. She is responsible now for her own actions. Including this one." Arwen said this with steel in her eyes to make him realize that it was not his fault. When she saw that it had failed, but had gotten a spark in his eye at least a little. She threw in what she was guilty about.

"I knew she was injured when I met you two in the woods looking for atheleas. She didn't say anything on it besides that she was fine so I let it be. I trusted her to do what she thought was right and if she thought it was right to hide it then maybe it was, or maybe it wasn't; but we can't do anything on it now so it does not matter. It only matters that our little girl gets better."

Strider finally understood and his shoulders slowly relaxed as he let all the tension go and leaning back on the bench they sat on he took his love into his arms and cradled her there as they both comforted the other while they both worried what was happening inside.

As that was going on Elrond was inside with Órelindë working fast and efficiently on cleaning the wound and putting salve and bandages on it to stop it from bleeding, then they would work mentally on her mind to bring her back from the darkness surrounding her in her mind.

Elrond sat silently next to his granddaughter looking for any other injuries after finding no more he told Órelindë that she could go back to her station. Sitting alone now in the room he sat there for a while just trying to figure out why she would cover such a deep and deadly wound.

Sitting forward he rested his hands on either side of her temples and slowly chanted to bring his grandchild back to the light, or more technically back to the light to sleep and rest until she had enough strength to waken.

Sitting back he stared silently at his only grand child and wondered why everyone in his family had the most stubborn tendencies, which usually end up in injuries. Standing he placed his right hand on her forehead and smoothed her hair back on her head and then placed a kiss on the top of her head and smiled when he saw her smile in her sleep and move her head against his hand. Kissing her forehead again he quietly left the room to find his children and tell them that she would be fine as long as she got as much sleep and rest as possible.

Walking down the hallway to the exit into the gardens he ran into his twin sons and put an arm around each of their shoulders as they came up to him to hear what he had to say. He smiled at them and said quietly "do not worry, she will be fine. Now help me find your sister and your brother."

At that the three of them walked out into the gardens and tried to guess which way the two would have gone. Elrond all of a sudden thought of the spot his love and himself had used to sit with Arwen teaching her flowers and plants.

Smiling he walked to the exact spot and found his daughter envelop in a cradling hug on her loves lap. Smiling more brightly even though he wished she could love an immortal like she but thinking they were meant for each other. He walked and stood in front of them as they moved apart and stood clutching each others hands waiting to hear how their daughter was.

Elrond looked both of them in the eye before answering. "She will be fine. She got here in time and the poison had only started to really spread and take affect. If she had been another half a day away she would not have made it. She is resting and is to stay resting at all causes until I say otherwise. You all may go and see her but remember that she is in need of healing sleep so do not disturb her.

Walking away from his kids he went to go lay down in his study and drink some wine to relax himself before he got back to his paper work and the headache of figuring out what to do with the ring which was under his care now that its bearer was now laying in his healing quarters.

Strider, Arwen, Elladan and Elrohir all were sitting around Blaise's bed looking at her sleep peacefully. Arwen clinging to her left hand as she sat on the chair next to the bed; placing soft kisses on it and putting her cheek to it to feel its cool skin and to know that she was really fine.

Elladan and Elrohir after being sure that she was okay left the two alone so they could spend time with their daughter as is only fair to two parents who had the scare that they had had.

Strider moved to the other side of his daughter as Arwen was, taking the chair and also holding on to her hand. They sat like that for over an hour just watching their child sleep peacefully, slowly healing herself in the process of getting rest.

Finally Strider knew that he had to say something to get Arwen to leave and go lay down herself to rest. She had a big scare and he knew it had taken a lot out of her out in the garden so standing and walking around the bed he kneeled in front of her and took her hand and waited till she moved her eyes to his to say anything.

"Arwen, Mela (Love) you should go lay down yourself and rest a while. For I know I am tired and weary but I could never rest now with my mind spinning the way it is. I know you are tired, just go rest if not your mind, at least your body. Please, I swear I will get you if anything happens." Strider saw agreement in her eyes before she said she would.

Standing up he took her arm and they slowly walked to her chambers and at the door Strider went in and hugged her close finally taking the chance to say hello after such a long time. Arwen went gladly into the hug, smiling as she felt him kiss her neck.

Pulling away she framed his face with her hands and gave him a kiss, nothing big just something to prove to her that he was real. When she started to move back ending the kiss he wrapped his arms around her waist and held her to him for a passionate kiss.

"That was a welcoming I wouldn't mind to have every time we part and meet again." Strider smiled at her and then gave her another hug and kiss before pulling away and saying for her to rest.

Closing the door to her room he slowly made his way back towards the healing quarters. Turning the corner he saw a blonde haired head of an elf and gave a hearty laugh when the elf just stood staring out the window in wonder. It was the elf's favorite spot.

Walking up behind him Strider came to a stop next to him and also started to look out the window. A waterfall was just outside the window. "So Legolas, when did you get here?"

Turning he faced the elf and saw a smile grow on his face as he also turned and started to walk with Strider as he started to walk back to the healing quarters. "I've been here no more than a day, and I'm sure you can tell, I'm taking in everything of nature again here since I haven't been here in years." Smiling Legolas looked around at where they were heading and questioned Strider on it.

"So Strider why are we heading towards the healing quarters…you are not injured are you? I mean you look like you went through Mordor, but I didn't think you were injured." Legolas looked at his friend concerned until he smiled making him forget the nervousness he had felt thinking he had been injured.

"No, no I'm going there to visit with someone. If you like you can come along. Even though I would like to introduce you two at a better time than this I see no harm in you meeting her sooner instead of later." Strider said turning another corner and walking down the corridor that Blaise was in.

"Oh it's a female your on your way to visit now is it? Hmm it can't be Arwen cause everyone would be in an uproar, including yourself, so who ever this female is, I would be delighted to meet her." Smiling Legolas followed Strider into one of the healing quarter's rooms and stayed behind him following at a slower pace.

As the bed came into view Legolas saw a young elf laying in the bed sleeping. Walking closer he saw that she had dark hair; meaning a connection to Elrond in some way or another. Turning to Strider he asked the simplest question.

"So, who is this fair elf maiden; for she interests me."

Smiling widely at Legolas Strider said "Legolas meet my daughter, Blaise." Strider smiled widely when he saw Legolas' face drop with surprise, not knowing that Arwen and he had a child together.

A/N: So so so sorry that its taken me forever to get a new chapter up. I had major back surgery done so I've been kind of laying around more than anything cause I can't sit too long yet. Anyways I hope you guys like this chapter...I may redue it if ya'll think I should, cause I can. Anyways I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I WILL update soon!

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