When they finally got to the village Tracey was all but boiling with impatience. Late winter flooding of the Anduin had forced them to take a wider route around to keep from getting bogged down and it was an extra day past the two that Artemis had estimated when they finally arrived at the village in the chill pouring rain. Her cloak was sodden and she could feel the wet seeping through to the second cloak Artemis had forced her to wear to keep her wings dry. Artemis was huddled under a wool blanket seeming to ignore the wet. She'd tried to hold off the worst of the rain with magic for a while but she soon grew too tired to keep the shield up. "She's at the Inn." Artemis said over the rain and steered her horse towards the building at the far end of the village green. The rest of the group followed her and stable-hands came forward quickly to take care hold of the reins, this was a good sign that there were rooms in the inn. After everyone gathered their saddlebags from their horses, the stable-hands took them away and proceeded to tend to them. This allowed Tracey, Legolas, Artemis and the Dwarves to make their way inside. As soon as they were all huddled in the inn, a large, well rounded man in his mid-thirties came forward and inspected them from head to toe before speaking.
"Good evening my Lords, Mistresses." He said with a bow, rubbing his hands together and giving them a wide smile. "Welcome to my humble establishment, my name is Tom Marthelo, owner of the Green Leaf inn. What came I do for you?"
Tracey stepped forward before anyone else could speak, pushing back the hood of her cloak and addressed the man.
"Good evening to you as well Master Marthelo, my companions and I need rooms for three, but we've arrived in answer to your letter about the wounded She-Elf that was brought here. We need to see her right away."
He blinked a little surprised and took in the motley crew of one human woman, two dwarves and two apparent Elves all streaming water onto the floor of his common room. Artemis stepped forward and rested her hand on Tracey's shoulder. "If you have three rooms available we would be very grateful and perhaps we could hang our cloaks down here so we don't track more water into your inn."
He glanced at her then back at the rest of them before he nodded slowly. "Aye, I've pegs over the grate there." He motioned behind them. "And I can get three rooms ready in a jiff. The She Elf is on the top floor, I can have one of the maids show you."
Artemis nudged Tracey to pay the man and hung her wet blanket on a peg for all the world as if it were a cloak. Legolas and the dwarves hung their cloaks as well. Digging around in the small pouch of coins Lady Galadriel had given her, Tracey pulled out the correct amount and slipped them into Master Marthelo's hand with a smile. She apologized for being so upfront with him and asked that he not hold it against her for being in such a hurry to help her kin, for all he knew she really was an Elf and Tracey wouldn't discourage the thought from his mind. Taking off only her outer cloak, Tracey hung it up above the crate and left her gray cloak on, not wanting to reveal her wings at the present time. A young woman of about twenty came forward and lead them all upstairs to the top floor and to Tauriel's room, quietly opening the door to reveal another maid tending to her the best she could.
"Thank you for showing us the way." Tracey said softly, turning to the girl and giving her a smile. "Would you please bring some fresh bandages, rags and hot water?"
The young woman nodded and hurried to do as she was bidden and left the group, shutting the door behind her. Artemis stepped forward briskly and tugged the coverlet down to examine the she-elf. She made a disgusted noise at the whiff of decay. Tauriel moaned softly and Kili rushed forward on the other side of the bed taking her hand. Artemis ignored him and motioned for Tracey. "I need my satchel from the saddlebag."
Looking at Kili, she rested a hand on his shoulder gently and gave him a comforting smile.
"Artemis and I will do what we can for her, trust in her abilities." Tracey said, pulling out a few pouches from the money bag and handing them to her. "Here, take these too. Lady Galadriel gave them to me when I went to let her know we were leaving to get Tauriel."
Turning on her heel quickly, Tracey crossed the room to the chair that Artemis had put her saddlebags in and brought out her satchel. She brought it back to her and then waited for further instructions, noting several bruises on Tauriel's face and she was sure there were more on her body. Her recovery was going to take a while and the sooner they got her back to Lady Galadriel's Wood, the better it would be for her.
Artemis dug in the satchel and brought out her medical supplies, she arranged them on the low bedside table then covered them with a cloth when the maid came in with the water and the rags. She told the maid to leave them on the table and waited until the maid had left before looking at Legolas, Fili and Tracey. "There's nothing any of you can do here right now. Go get warm and dry and find some food. When one of you gets a chance please ask the cook to make some chicken broth."
Fili protested that he wanted to stay with Kili and Tauriel but Artemis wasn't really paying attention any longer as she stripped off her vest and draped it over a chair and began washing her hands. Tracey nodded in understanding and placed a gentle hand on Fili's shoulder, applying a little pressure to get his attention. She motioned for him to come with her and lead them out of the room, Legolas closing the door behind them with a glance back at Tauriel. Leading them down to the common room again, Tracey picked a table near to the fire so they could get warm and chase away the chill of the rain. She also asked a passing maid, who was making her way to the kitchens, to bring some meat, potatoes, bread, cheese, and fruit as well as some water and wine to their table, mentioning that they would need some chicken broth to be brought as well. The maid hurried away and Tracey sat down next to Legolas, looking at Fili.
"We should take a few moments to collect our thoughts Fili, emotions are running high right now and I think us crowding the room would only make it worse. Artemis is a great healer in our world, she did this sort of think for a long time and knows what she's doing. Besides, Kili will need our support soon enough, yours most of all."