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Beta: Aranel


22.

Aragorn reached out to catch Legolas before he collapsed onto the ground, ducking just in time as an arrow hit the tree-trunk.

"We are under attack. Yet again." Gimli scrambled for cover, obviously not too happy about it.

"It's probably Legolas fault," Aragorn shot back in defence.

"How is that my fault?" Legolas spun around to face his friends, "I am the one currently under attack – not you!"

"You attract trouble, you know that," Aragorn teased while they searched for the archers. There seemed to be no clear pattern to the shooting.

"What a lie," Legolas still managed to mutter.