The Healer’s Choice

Title: The Healer’s Choice 17

Author: Sivan Shemesh sivan325@walla.com

Beta; Dis, Manon

Summary: Legolas was hurt in battle, but when Aragorn tries to heal him, Legolas won’t let him. What then is the healer’s choice? Will he take control and heal his friend, or will he let Legolas have his way?

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Spoiler: AU. Book-verse.

Disclaimer: I wish but I don't.

Rate: PG-13

Warning: Evil cliffy, violence/physical torture. The usual stuff…

17.

Legolas cut in, snapping, “No… I… I tried to kill him, to strangle him. I almost killed him, so why should I be called ‘friend’?”

“They will call you friend’ because friends will always stay with you, through good and bad,” Oropher explained, putting his arms around his grandchild and giving him a hug, thinking that he might need it.

Legolas cried as Oropher’s hugged him, cried for everything that happened, cried for the loss.

“Now, my child, I ask you to gain strength and please do not think less of yourself, you mean so much to them, and to me too, Greenleaf. I am proud of you ion,” Oropher said softly to him, hoping that his words would touch the elf’s soul.

“Hannon-le, grandpa…” Legolas thanked him, and then he felt his eyes closing slowly.

The next thing that Legolas felt was a sudden cold breeze and then he opened his eyes.

His sight was blurred and he rubbed his eyes, trying to see. He closed them once, and when he opened them again he saw Haldir staring at him. He could see a look of shock and surprise on Haldir’s face.

Legolas opened his mouth, feeling the need to say something, but he felt Haldir’s finger on his lips, and could hear Haldir’s voice softly telling him, “Shush… rest… we will deal with it later… now rest mellon-nin…”

Haldir stared into his friend’s eyes. He could see how the light that was vanished before from his friend’s eyes now seemed to be growing and the glow was brighter.

Legolas was going to be all right. Haldir smiled.

Haldir did wonder what would happen later with Gimli and Aragorn.


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Later on…

Aragorn and Gimli finally woke from their restless sleep, and moved closer to Haldir who was sitting beside Legolas.

They seemed surprised as they heard Haldir speaking softly and he seemed to be giggling. They came towards the elves, and were caught off guard when they noticed Legolas’ eyes were open, and that he was smiling.

“Legolas?” Gimli asked confused, not knowing why his friend was smiling.

Legolas’ smile vanished as he remembered Gimli’s last words to him, and he asked the dwarf, “Am I still your friend?”

Gimli stared at the elf, and then he stared at Haldir who smiled at him, and then he stared at Aragorn who said and did nothing.

“You are still my friend, Legolas, son of Thranduil,” Gimli answered, a gentle smile appearing on his face.

“Hannon-le, mellon-nin,” Legolas thanked him, a large smile reappearing on his own.

Aragorn knelt by his friend, and asked too for forgiveness.

“You are not the one who should be asking for forgiveness, mellon-nin. It is I who should be asking you, after all I did to you. Do you forgive me?” Legolas asked his friend.

“I forgive you Legolas, having known you all these years, knowing it was not you who tried to strangle me.” Aragorn forgave him, and deep inside he wanted to ask about Legolas’ nightmares, but decide to wait until his friend was better.

“Are you hungry, mellon-nin?” Gimli asked him.

Legolas nodded, hearing his stomach growling. He was hungry, and he felt that he had not eaten in ages.

“Haldir, will you hunt for some food for us?” Aragorn asked the elf.

“But we, the elves….” Haldir tried to explain only to be cut off by the dwarf.

“I think Aragorn said something like ‘for us’, meaning for me and Aragorn, as well as for yourself and Legolas. Now, I suggest you start doing that quickly, seeing that Legolas is finally awake, and seems happy, and I do wish it to last forever.”

“I will do my best, but I can do it much faster if you will help me, master dwarf,.” Haldir teased him.

“Fine. Aragorn, Legolas, Haldir and I are going to hunt some food,” Gimli announced and then left with Haldir, leaving Aragorn and Legolas alone.

Aragorn found himself staring at his friend, yet he did not know what to say to him.

“Legolas, mellon-nin…” Aragorn found himself speaking aloud to him.

Legolas turned his head toward him, and only stared at the king.

“I missed you mellon…” Aragorn could felt hot tears leaving his eyes. Oh how much he had missed his friend, how eager he had been to see him with his eyes open and a smile on his face.

“Do you forgive me?” Legolas asked softly, as he wished to hear those blessed words for his salvation.

“I…. I forgive you mellon, though I wish to know why you did it.” Aragorn lowered his head, not wanting Legolas to see the tears falling.

“Please do not cry; you are a king, Elessar.” Legolas’ soft voice made the king raise his head.

“And you are my best friend Legolas. I feared that I was going to lose you, as you asked me to leave you be. It was hard for me to do it, as part of me is your friend, and the other part is the healer in me…” Aragorn claimed as the tears kept falling down his cheeks.

“I know… and I hope you can forgive me for all the trouble I caused…” Legolas softly asked for forgiveness.

“I forgive you,” Elessar said, telling his friend once more, and then repeated his question, “Could you tell me why you did it?”

“When Gimli and Haldir are back, hopefully some time soon, and after I have regained my strength, I will tell you everything that you want to know. Now, how has Gimli been with Haldir? And what is Haldir doing here in the first place?” Legolas asked, grinning at his friend, wanting to know – actually, desperate to know how Haldir coped with them.

“I think, mellon-nin, that you will be surprised to know how we managed to cope, for Haldir has asked himself the same question, and was intending to leave us…” Aragorn grinned back at him.

“Tell me all that has happened,” Legolas requested, and Elessar could see the light of life blazing in the elf’s eyes.

His friend had returned, and was back to normal.

End of Chapter 17.


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