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Beta: Aranel
4.
Aragorn began cleaning Legolas's wound and noticed that something was amiss.
The elf had been stabbed with an orc's sword, but why was his blood so dark? Was the sword poisoned or was the wound graver than he had thought?
The man seemed so disturbed that Gimli asked at once, "What's wrong?"
"He should not be bleeding like this," Aragorn mumbled, adding in a worried tone, "It's possible that he may be bleeding internally."
"But what are you going to do? Is he going to be alright?" Gimli's concern was obvious.
"I am going to have to operate on him."