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6.
"Are you alright?" Gimli asked his friend, noticing how his hands shook with hesitation as he prepared the knife on the elf's skin.
"I will be, once we finish with this," Aragorn replied, fully concentrating on his work. This was no time to be thinking about himself.
"Take your time, do it with confidence, and I'll take care of that elf when he wakes up." Gimli spoke gruffly, hoping to calm his friend while he watched the elf's blood licking its way around the fresh cut.
"Thank you, my friend," Aragorn's lips parted in a hint of a relieved smile.