"Bleed him"

Tomorrow's dream

⚠️Aragorn is a good cook apparently⚠️
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~previously~

"Eowyn, Eomer, I need you to look after Fabian, Fuyu and the others" Haldir ordered, looking up at her pleadingly "Please I need to focus" He said, holding the needle firmly in his hand this time.

Eowyn looked at him and nodded turning around to walk away though Haldir quickly called her "Can you take Fabian over to the others please?" He asked and motioned towards Fabian who was sitting at Legolas's side, frozen in place while staring down at Legolas with pierced eyes slowly leaking tears. He looked traumatised.

She nodded silently and walked over to Fabian.

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3rd person PoV:

"You should rest" Haldir said after he had successfully stitched and bandaged up the wound at Legolas's side. It had been a couple of hours since the commotion had begun and with the sun beginning to rise, they felt the rush to gain as much of the little sleep that could, while they could and this time with someone on watch.

Legolas groaned and nodded his head, feeling slightly nauseous but he did not close his eyes "Legolas..." Aragorn said from next to him. Legolas turned his head "...You need to rest. It will help heal your wound"

Legolas brought the blanket around him up to his chin, feeling anxious with the two pairs of eyes staring at him expectantly. Haldir noticed this and looked away towards Fabian, who was sitting against the tree, fiddeling with his hands and staring off into space "I will go and check on Fabian, he looks quite shaken up over all of this" He said and strode off towards Fabian without another word.

Aragorn lay his cloak down next to Legolas and lay down on top of it. He turned onto his side to face Legolas, who was staring up at the slowly fading stars with glistening eyes. He placed his rough hand on top of Legolas's and gently caressed his fingers against the smoother skin on the elf's hand "Are you okay, Legolas?" Aragorn asked.

Legolas continued to stare up into the fading darkness with a few tears building up in his eyes, revealing them by the first light of the morning sun peaking through the gaps on the leafless branches "Of course I am not okay Estel..." Legolas said, still not looking at the man "...We saved Fabian, we saved them all so why am I not happy again?..." He said, silent tears falling from his eyes and caressing the fair skin on his cheek as he choked back a pained sob.

"...Why do I still have to express these emotions that if I were still a normal elf, I could easily hide? I killed the man that had inflicted pain on us all, that caused me to express my emotions in the first place yet I just cannot go back to normal can I? I just want to be normal again, have a normal life and for the people in it to not suffer like I did and because of me" Legolas said biting his lip to stop a sob from escaping.

Aragorn felt a bit taken aback by his confession, though he reached a hand out to stroke the elf's golden hair, comfortingly. Even with his hands stroking his hair and staring at the beautiful creature before him with loving eyes, Legolas did not look at him once, he just continued to stare up into the sky as if it were the only thing getting him through all of this. Though it wasn't, Aragorn was the one.

"Legolas..." Aragorn said "...Nobody expects you to change instantly and you are not causing anybody pain at the slightest. You were just stabbed Legolas, I think you need to rest now. Sleeping will not only help heal your wound but it will also clear your head of those thoughts for now. Promise me, you will feel better once you wake up"