Legolas' breathing eventually calmed when the pain in his shoulder died down, and he sat quietly as Aragorn prepared to wrap his ribs. Boromir held Legolas, blue silk shirt up for Aragorn, and he winced at the sight of bruises already forming on the Elf's pale skin. They covered Legolas' back, and he mentioned them to Aragorn. The future King of Gondor took a look, sharing in the wince. He wrapped the Elf's ribs carefully, fixing his shirt and replacing Legolas' tunic.
He then fashioned a sling out of a piece of bandage and draped it over his friend's neck, laying his arm in it. "Is there anything else that I should know about?" He asked. Legolas shook his head slightly. Aragorn rummaged through his pack, taking out two different leaves. "Chew these," he said. "Do you need water?" They heard. Aragorn turned to look at Frodo, who had crept closer. "No, these particular herbs are stronger without it" Frodo nodded, watching Legolas with what looked like guilt; the hobbit obviously felt that Legolas would not have been injured if he hadn't tried to save him. "Do you feel any bleeding within yourself?" Aragorn asked Legolas.
Legolas was silent as he swallowed the herbs, trying to sense within his body. He ached from head to toe, but there was no severe pain indicative of internal bleeding. He did not feel the weakness that came with blood loss, and was relieved beyond words; he did not wish to die in this darkened mine. "No, none." Aragorn smiled with s relieved sigh. "Can you stand? We should move to a safer location," he said, eyeing the unstable roof of the cave. "Aye," Legolas said.
Gimli stepped back as Aragorn and Boromir carefully helped the Elf to his feet. Legolas have a gasp and sagged to the left, against Boromir, who tried to catch him without causing more pain to the Elf. Aragorn quickly grabbed Legolas under his right arm and wrapped his own arm around the Elf's back, keeping him from falling. "What is it?" He asked, worriedly. Legolas tried not to grasp as the human lowered him sit on a nearby piece of rock that jutted out from the cave wall. He breathed heavily through the pain that his ribs caused him, though they weren't the reason for his collapse.
Aragorn knelt before the Elf, trying to see his face. "Legolas?" The Elf looked up at the worried tone in his friend's voice. He saw Gandalf and the hobbits standing behind the human, while Boromir stood beside him, a hand on his good shoulder to keep him steady where he sat. Gimli was still awkwardly holding Gandalf's staff, which he suddenly realized before quickly handing it back. "Legolas?" Aragorn said again. The Elf blinked, realizing that he hadnt answered his friend. "My hip," he said. "Which one?" "Left." Aragorn stood and took the Elf's good arm, pulling him to his feet. "Can you put weight on it?" Safe within his friend's grasp, Legolas tried, relieved to see that he could. "Aye." Aragorn gently prodded it, not feeling anything broken. "It might be severely bruised, or perhaps slightly cracked. Come, lean on me."
Legolas obeyed, draping his good arm around his friend's neck as Aragorn held onto him tightly. They slowly made their way through the mine; Legolas holding back the groans that his body tried to make him utter. He couldn't help but limp, and his ribs and head were aching badly. His shoulder felt better, though, now that it was sitting where it properly belonged. The Fellowship reached a flight of stairs and started to climb, before suddenly remembering their injured member. They each turned so see Legolas struggling to ascend them, with Aragorn's help. There was no mistaking the wince on the Elf's face, no matter how hard the proud bring tried to hide it.
Boromir walked a step behind them, a hand on the Elf's back to prevent him from losing his balance and falling. They finally reached the top and paused, for Legolas' sake. He was breathing heavily from the pain, and he took the wright off his leg as he leaned againt his friend. He suddenly noticed that there were three different directions to take, and he was shocked at Gandalf's next words. "I have no memory if this place."
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