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Beta: Aranel
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Once Aragorn was closer to Legolas's limp body, something far more worrying caught his eyes.
Legolas had been shot yet again by the orcs, this time in the chest. Blood was still trickling from the wound. Under these conditions, there was no way he could remove the arrow without breaking it. Aragorn paused, held the arrow in place and reached for his sword.
"Look out!" Gimli called as he spotted movement near his friend.
Aragorn's sword whipped around instinctively, stabbing through the foul orc. Pulling the sword out, Aragorn drew a breath as the orc's body fell next to him.