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The Ranger and the Hobbit by Cairistiona	17 Review(s)
Lexilooper	Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 1/23/2026
Denlad’s feet kicked rocks and gravel in a noisy cascade before him as he slid and jumped as fast as he could down the hillside. He heard Halbarad’s boots clattering just behind him but dared not look back. The treacherous footing and the scene far below them, taken in through only the briefest of glimpses when he dared look away from his path, more than sufficiently captured all his attention. yessssssssssss He risked another glance out toward the valley. Two figures, small with nearly a mile of distance, one stumbling in front, the other marching just behind, moved steadily away from them. How Denlad’s fingers longed for a bow! But he had none, and though Halbarad did, the range was too far, and so they must rely on whatever speed they could coax from their feet. SAKSHGJSKHK watching the terrible procession, but it is that far away...multiple minutes, even at a very fast run He pushed himself harder. "Have a care, Denlad!" Halbarad huffed behind him. "You’ll do Aragorn no good if you fall and break your neck." trueeee but Denlad slowed marginally. <33 "Denlad!" The urgency in Halbarad’s voice brought him up short. He looked behind him, but Halbarad’s horrified gaze was aimed beyond him, into the valley. "Valar help you, Aragorn," he whispered. SKAJDKHGSJHJDSFGHDSJFG THOSE WORDSSSSSS and the horrified gaze yesss BUT THOSE WORDSSSSS Denlad whipped his head back around. Aragorn had leapt to the side, and even now a sword flashed in the sunlight. They were still too far away to see exactly what was happening, but Denlad’s imagination conjured up the worst. "No," Denlad breathed, his body leaning forward as if to lend strength to the struggling figure so far away. "No..." SKSJDHSGDFFSGHFJSG <333 as if to lend strength watching the terrible scene from afar I wonder what would have happened had Aragorn not taken action. If these two would have caught up or Aragorn would have collapsed and been killed or held hostage against Halbarad and Denlad's attack or... Then he was running, his feet moving of their own accord. Running, stumbling and finding his footing again and running, running, running and all he knew is that he had to get there... SKAHDJDSGHDFKH YESSSSSS FLY His legs, nearly as long as Aragorn’s and longer than Halbarad’s, stretched out, devouring the ground before him, and still he pushed harder but he knew it was hopeless. He would not get there in time and Aragorn would be killed. THOSE WORDS <:(((((((((( I forget how tall he is <3333 He drew his sword as he let out a cry, a bellowing clarion of rage that flew from the depths of his soul, from some dark place deep within where the battle flame burned scarlet and hot and unquenchable. SKAJHJGHSKGHSSSSSS He ran toward his chieftain but it was too far... too far... and then his foot skidded on the loose scree and he fell crashing to the ground and his sword flew clattering out of reach and the rocks ripped into his hands. He sobbed with frustration and the wind whipped the sound into the empty sky and defeat lay bitter and cold in his gut. SKAJDHGKDSHF NOOOOOOOO Halbarad’s boots pounded past him, not stopping, nor did Denlad want them to. He gathered himself and his sword and climbed to his feet and then he was running again, and this time when he looked the two figures were apart, and one... one was on his knees and the other flat on the ground, partially hidden in the tall grass. Denlad slowed, squinting... <333333 Halbarad NOO It was no good; he was simply too far away, and he could not tell who was alive and who might be dead and the coldness within him swelled and took his heart and he almost stopped running, so great was his dread. HE CAN'T TELL But he would not stop, for giving in to such craven cowardice would leave Halbarad alone to find Aragorn’s broken body. Denlad had failed Aragorn, but he would not fail Halbarad and so he forced his legs to move, to run again. And as he ran, he looked only to his footing, not to the scene below... not to Aragorn’s body... I cannot look... I will not look... NO STOP ASSUMING THE OUTCOME EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE ONLY REALLY LOGICAL ONE broken body <:( even in his despair HE WILL NOT FAIL HALBARAD <3333 But his eyes were drawn inexorably to the grassy plain despite the bitter resolve of his heart, and he looked, and he saw the man, still kneeling, and the other was marked with the slackness of death. Denlad slowed and his eyes again went to the kneeling figure, and this time he saw the black hair and the wide shoulders and his heart soared. "Aragorn," he breathed, hardly daring to say the name aloud for fear it would break the spell, for fear it was merely an illusion he was seeing, a fantasy wrought by the very intensity of his hopes. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW But no. It was Aragorn, and he was not only alive but struggling to his feet. <333 the wonderful stupid human he is He could not be so horribly injured, surely, if he could stand... LOLLLLLLLL THAT'S WHAT YOU AND I WOULD BOTH LIKE TO THINK Denlad pressed on, as fast as his legs would carry him, and the next time he dared look up, Aragorn was walking, his shoulders slumped with fatigue, but walking... thank the Valar, he was walking. SKADHFDSGJKH I MEAN NOT SO MUCH OF A BLESSING AS YOU THINK BUT YOU KNOW IT'S FINE But even as Denlad watched, Aragorn’s footsteps faltered. He staggered to a stop and then it seemed as though his legs simply folded underneath him. He knelt, head hanging, one arm limp and the other pressed hard against his side. Denlad ran harder, pushing himself to the very limit of his stamina, and caught up with Halbarad just as he reached Aragorn. YESSSSS hehe the f o l d yayyy REACHING HIM TOGETHER <3 "Aragorn!" Halbarad cried as he fell to his knees beside him. <333 AWWWWW KNEES TOGETHER Aragorn raised his head, a tired, painful movement that hurt Denlad as much as it cheered him. Red-rimmed eyes in a face grey except where it was swollen with livid bruises took in Halbarad and then turned to Denlad. He smiled crookedly. "I ... thought ‘twas you... I heard," he whispered, and fainted. SKAJDHJGKDFHGSDJK thank you thank you for him still being awake when they found him. It makes me happy. THAT HURT DENLAD AS MUCH AS IT CHEERED HIM <333 RED-RIMMED EYESSS SKAJFDHK THE SWEET CROOKED SMILE THE WHISPERED WORDS <3 Halbarad caught him and eased him to the ground. "Valar, what a mess," he muttered as he looked at the bloodied bandage and the wound on his arm. AWWW YES HALBARAD BEING THERE TO CATCH HIM GENTLY <333 Denlad, his hands shaking and his lungs heaving like bellows from his exertion, immediately stripped off his own shirt and started tearing it. "Do the same, Halbarad," he ordered. "Mine will not be enough. Is the Southron dead?" yessssssssssss shaking but flying into action "As Glorfindel’s balrog," Halbarad said as he yanked off his shirt. His strong hands made quick work of turning it to bandages. "I don’t know how he did it, the shape he was in, but Aragorn managed to kill him. A thrust straight into the heart. When he awakens, he’ll have quite a tale to tell." yesssss he will <333 "If he awakens," Denlad muttered. He immediately felt an iron grip on his arm. "When he awakens," Halbarad growled, giving him a little shake. "When!" SKAJSDGKD <33333 His worried hopelessness and Halbarad's determined iron grip <33333 "I am sorry. You are right. When." Denlad drew a shaky breath and turned to Aragorn, who was still unconscious. Just as well, Denlad thought; he will not feel any pain. "Can you hold him upright for me, please." mm indeed, and he could do with that <:( yess hold him upright gentle manhandling Halbarad did not question being ordered about but simply moved behind Aragorn’s head and hooked both arms under Aragorn’s, hauling him gently upright and letting Aragorn’s head rest against his shoulder. Aragorn groaned but did not stir. "Easy, my friend," Halbarad murmured. awwww yess <33 resting his head against his shoulder the groan the murmur Denlad pulled out his knife and paused one last time to still his breathing and steady his hands, then sliced through the soaked bandages binding Aragorn’s ribs. Working quickly and efficiently, he worked them free, revealing an ugly, tearing wound. Part of it was still neatly stitched, but part of it had torn open. Fortunately, it was starting already to clot. "That’s good, then," Halbarad said, craning over Aragorn’s shoulder to look. yayy <33 aww I love his looking anxiously over Aragorn's shoulder "Yes, it’s not as bad as I feared, although he has lost far too much blood." Denlad bent low, pressing his ear against Aragorn’s chest. Aragorn’s breathing was shallow but seemed clear, his heartbeat fast but steady enough. He straightened back up and placed his hand flat against Aragorn’s chest. He felt no tremors that would indicate wheezing. For the first time he felt a bit of hope. The ribs were likely cracked, from the looks of the bruising, but apparently no jagged ends had punctured his lung. Barring infection, and any more roving Southrons with similar deadly intents, Aragorn would recover. Relief made Denlad’s hands shake slightly, and for the first time, he noticed the stinging in his palms. He looked at the ripped skin and reached for the dead man’s waterskin. He yanked the stopper out with his teeth and did his best to rinse the grime and blood from his palms. oooh yeah I almost missed those cuts. good thinking. "Those look painful, Denlad," Halbarad said. <33 thank you for pointing out his pain as well Denlad shrugged. The scrapes were painful, but minor. Still, he took a moment to hastily wrap them, more to protect Aragorn from his own blood than anything else. mmm yes wise <3 Then he steeled himself and set about binding Aragorn’s side. After a moment he was done. "It really needs proper stitching up, but that will have to wait until we can move him to a more sheltered campsite by fresh water, perhaps down in that thicket yonder. Surely there is a spring or creek there." HE'S IN HIS ELEMENT: HEALING <333 aww yeah they may have to fetch Ferdinand from that hilltop "There is. A spring. I’ve used it before," Halbarad confirmed. "Do what you can for now, then we will move him." yayyy aww Denlad started bandaging Aragorn’s arm. "We’ll have to make a litter of some sort." "And we have a bit of time, so no need to drag him across the ground on a cloak. As soon as you no longer need me, I’ll cut some saplings. We’ll thread them through our coat sleeves. It won’t be luxurious but it will do." mmmm yes Denlad merely nodded, intent on his work. Aragorn woke up as Denlad was tying the knot on the bandage. He opened his eyes and lunged wildly for the empty scabbard on his belt. YESSS WAKING LUNGING <3 Empty scabbard <:( "Hold there," Halbarad said, catching Aragorn’s hand. "You’re with friends now." awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww "hold there" SKAHDGKS <33 Aragorn looked hard at them both for a confused moment, then relaxed. "I’m sorry. Didn’t... realize..." <:((((( "Understandable," Denlad smiled with an outward calm, masking his blinding rage at the ones who so injured Aragorn. "Someone was a bit careless with how they played with you." SKJKJKGSHJDFDAJSGDSFHGKJ his blinding rage at the ones who so injured Aragorn <:( THANK YOUUUUU "someone was a bit careless with how they played with you" SKAJDGSKHFGHSJDGHKS ALL THE CRUEL ABUSE THOSE LIGHT WORDS IMPLY <:(((( >:(((( said perfectly, and makes me angry as well. How DARE they "play with" Aragorn, and treat him so cruelly and carelessly. "Mmm." Aragorn worked his jaw, touched his swollen lip with the tip of his tongue and winced. <:( "Easy," Denlad said. "Do not injure that lip further. It looks painful enough as it is." awww yes <3 Aragorn shrugged as if to say it was of no account, but Denlad had been punched in the mouth enough times in his life to know just how painful it was. yess thank you Denlad <3 ALSO I JUST REALIZED POTENTIALLY PART OF WHY HE KNOWS THAT I'm not sure if it's true but if so I ache for him. Between the split lip and the bruise on his cheekbone, with its angry red swelling that was purpling now and by tomorrow would be black, Aragorn’s face must ache fiercely. And his right eye... Denlad winced. The skin below it was purple and swollen, and the eye itself fiery red. He leaned closer. "Can you see out of that eye?" ooooooooooh yesss FIERY RED <:( skdjhsgkhjkshg all the many aches there, will be black tomorrow, and thank you for pointing out his eye. NO wonder he tries to shrug off the busted lip, more minor than some of his other pains. "Blurry, but it is getting better. He...." He paused, swallowed. "He tried to blind me, to get me to talk... something about a... a treasure hidden in the Shire..." ohhh yes skjhdskg the straightforward (if marred with a swallow) "he tried to blind me" <:( the trauma Denlad heard Halbarad’s swift intake of air. Halbarad’s hand tightened where it rested on Aragorn’s uninjured arm. Denlad pressed his lips together but said nothing. What could he say? The days were evil, and turning more so. It would take every bit of cunning, skill and no small amount of luck for them to survive the coming terrors. How can we do this, he wondered. We are so few, and the Enemy grows stronger and stronger... Aragorn had nearly died twice now, under their supposed protection... Halbarad reached out and touched his shoulder, and in his eyes Denlad read compassion. "Courage, Denlad. All will be well, you’ll see," he said softly. awww <33 <:((( even as Aragorn leads, his brothers encourage each other in their own greatest goal of protecting their King <333 I REALLY LOVE THEM TENDERLY CARING FOR HIM <3 AND ARAGORN BEING AWAKE NOW Denlad nodded, swiped his forehead on his forearm, then turned his attention fully to Aragorn’s eye. Was it only bruised, or something worse? He felt sick at the thought of Aragorn losing the sight in that eye. Denlad knew so little when it came to eye injuries... skahfdsfjds "Worry not, Denlad," Aragorn suddenly said. "I do not think it permanently damaged. It burns and feels bruised, but I can see with it, and that is reassuring." awwww yes he knows what he's concerned about Denlad nodded. He took a deep breath and tried to banish his worries and his anger and his inadequacies so he could focus as a healer ought. "When we get you to some fresh cold water, I will fix a compress for you to hold against it." "That will feel good," Aragorn murmured. His eyes fell shut. awww yay <33 Alarm surged hot in Denlad’s belly. "Aragorn?" skakhgfjdhg The eyes opened again, but they were dull with pain, and he didn’t speak. SKDHGSJDHJKAHDJFHAKAHJG "dull with pain" aaaaaa and his silence adding to that. Obedient, but nothing more. He will open his eyes, but they are dull and he is overwhelmed by his hurts. "I am sorry, but I need you to try to stay awake for a little longer." <:(((( Aragorn nodded, but Denlad could tell it was a struggle for him to keep his eyes open. skakhdfkjdsgh that resigned nod, committing to struggle a few moments longer in the waking world Moving as quickly as he could, Denlad gently ran his fingers along Aragorn’s cheekbone. It seemed intact, as did the jaw. "Can you open your mouth, just a little? I need to see if your teeth are all where they were at breakfast, providing you had breakfast this morning? I know how much you love breakfast." awww That brought the barest flicker of a smile to Aragorn’s lips. "Didn’t have... much. Didn’t want... eggs–" Aragorn suddenly stopped, his eyes flying wide. "The hobbit–how is Ferdinand?" AWWWW FLICKER OF A SMILE i love breakfast too AWW FERDINAND <3 the reason he was walking in the first place "He is all right," Halbarad soothed, again laying a gentling hand on Aragorn’s shoulder to keep him from trying to fly to his feet. "He is up on the hill, tending those sausages he was cooking for second breakfast. Now open up for Denlad." awwwwww a gentling hand, like Ferdinand's "open up for Denlad" <333 I love that order from Halbarad. Listen to Denlad, he must check your wounds. Please. But Aragorn still fretted. "You are sure he is well? The Southron threw him–" awwww fretting <3 "He is quite well, Aragorn. Stop your worrying," Denlad said. "He has a few scrapes, but that is all. He is a hardy one, your Ferdinand." "He has a good heart," Aragorn murmured as the tension finally left him. skasjhgkds <3333 "He does. And he seems to be a good cook as well as quite anxious to get food into you, so open your mouth and let me see that you have teeth yet to chew up those sausages." awwww trying slightly childish (like, would be used on children) techniques to redirect and get Aragorn to listen, but it works <3 Aragorn winced but managed to get his mouth open. awww <:( managed Denlad could not help but bite his own lip as he gentled Aragorn’s swollen and cut lips a bit further apart so he could slide a finger along Aragorn’s teeth. skshksgjh yess that simple description helped me appreciate better how his lips really must be hurting. A simple cracked lipp is pain enough, but these are "swollen and cut", implying also multiple cuts. "gentled" them a bit further apart <333 knowing how tender they are and that any movement or stretching brings more pain,,, None seemed loose or broken. He glanced up at Halbarad and was amused to see Halbarad had his own mouth half open as he watched. "Halbarad, I do not need to see your teeth." LOLLLL <3 Halbarad closed his mouth with a snap. Denlad chuckled and Aragorn even managed a soft breath of a laugh. Denlad asked Aragorn to work his jaw back and forth, and then sat back, satisfied. "Nothing amiss with your teeth or your jaw. You will still be able to flash that winning smile at Arwen when next you see her." SKAHK XD aww <33 "Would that be sometime soon," Aragorn sighed. Then his eyes started to droop. "Thank you," he whispered. "Both of you." <:(((( I hope so Halbarad gave his arm a pat. "Think nothing of it. We simply did not want you to get out of your turn at midnight watch. Now, I am going to lay you flat so you can rest while I go take care of fashioning a litter for you, since you are too lazy to walk on your own." lollll "I can walk," Aragorn protested, but it was weak, and Denlad could not help letting out a disbelieving snort. They settled Aragorn on the ground, and he very quickly fell asleep. LOLLLLL "‘I can walk.’ Listen to you," Halbarad said softly, but his gaze was affectionate as he looked at Aragorn’s face, etched with pain even in slumber. He grabbed the cloak he had thrown aside in his haste to help Aragorn and laid it across him, pausing a moment to lay his hand on the top of Aragorn’s head. "Rest and get yourself well, my brother." AWWWW <333 listen to you etched with pain even in slumber <:((( my brother <333 blanket <3 Denlad watched Aragorn’s soft, even breathing and then let out a long ragged sigh of his own. The harrowing chase to find Aragorn, the bloody trail that led them here, finding Aragorn nearly too late... and seeing him so injured... it suddenly seemed to crash down on him. Shamefully close to tears, he bent his head, staring down at his own bandaged hands. He fumbled shakily to take the bandages off. It had been a sloppy job... he needed to redo them properly... clean the wounds... but he could not get the knot untied. He pulled at it, suddenly enraged that he could not do such a simple thing.... AWWW CLOSE TO TEARS ENRAGED AT THE FAILED ATTEMPT EVERYTHING CRASHING APART NOW THAT IT CAN <:( Halbarad’s hand grasped his. "Let me see to that for you." SKAJDHFKJSGHK THANK YOU HALBARAD <333 Denlad nodded but dared not look up. <:(((( awww he's too worried he'll cry <:( in this moment, having just nearly watched the one closest to a father to him die, and then carefully and gently caring for each of that father's wounds, and as the youngest in this group...he desperately needs some gentle fathering himself now <:( and I am grateful Halbarad seems to understand what he does not Halbarad knelt beside him and gently unwrapped the bandages and then took the water skin and splashed liberally, pulling out a few shards of stone that were still embedded in his flesh. Denlad couldn’t hold back a hiss. "I’m sorry," Halbarad immediately said, stopping. awww <33 thank you "No, it just stings. Go on." <:( Halbarad gave him an uncertain look, but he bent back to the task, finally finishing by wrapping them neatly with the leftover bits of his own torn shirt. He tied off the last knot and used his teeth to tear off the excess fabric. "There. Can’t have our only conscious healer falling prey to infection of his own wounds." yesss the uncertain look aww thank you <333 our only conscious healer needs healing too <3 "I suppose not," Denlad murmured. "Thank you." "Denlad, look at me." YES THANK YOU Denlad did so, reluctantly. <33 "You did well this day." Awwww he did indeed <3333 love the use of "this day" He dropped his gaze back to Aragorn. "I should have–" "No, Denlad. We cannot second guess any of this–neither of us, for I feel the same guilt as you. We both did what we could, and we found Aragorn and he will recover." He took a deep breath, his gaze seeming to travel to bleak inner horizons known only to himself. It happened in a mere blink, but it was enough to make Denlad wonder if Halbarad was trying to convince even himself of the truth of his words. "He will recover. Nothing else matters." <:((( AWWWW thank youuuuu and skasjhgk his own bleak inner horizons, trying to convince the both of them for the sake of all of them Words would not come, so Denlad simply nodded. <:((( Halbarad let out a little sigh, but he gave the back of Denlad’s neck a gruff squeeze before he stood and brushed bits of grass and dirt from his knees. "I don’t want you leaving Aragorn’s side, so I will be back with the saplings. We’ll get Aragorn settled, then I’ll go collect Ferdinand and all our things and move the entire camp down to the trees. Once we’re done with that, I will go set up a small cairn at the roadside so Eledh can find us." awwww yay <3 do not leave his side, Denlad <3 earlier I was gonna say good thing he came for I don't know if Halbarad would have fought off all three Southrons alone but um GOOD THING HE CAME HIS HEALING SKILLS AND SECOND PAIR OF ARMS WERE MORE SORELY NEEDED THAN I COULD POSSIBLY HAVE ANTICIPATED "I hope he brings horses." ooh "Surely you told him to?" loll "I honestly can’t remember what I told him," Denlad admitted. "I confess I was in a bit of a state at the time." mm fair <3 "No matter. He’s a smart lad. I’m sure he’ll know to bring the horses." "We didn’t bring horses." LOLLLLLLLLL THEY HAD HORSES AND THEY COULD HAVE BROUGHT THEM? Halbarad stared at him for a beat. "He will bring horses." XD cackling what a note to end on <3 oh how I desperately want to continue reading but...uh...I have stayed up three hours with this already. I will reluctantly go to my bed. I will finish, but it is not this day. :)

Mirach	Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 12/12/2009
I think I reviewed this chapter already, but again I must say how I loved it! Again, watching without being able to help in the first half, and then actually being able to help in the second... Awesome! Author Reply: Thanks! This chapter was far easier to mull over and write than the last. Knowing that Denlad and Halbarad were going to finally reach Aragorn and give him the care he desperately needed was such a relief! I'm glad you liked this chapter enough to leave two reviews. :) Thanks!

Dreamflower	Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 11/16/2009
Oh thank goodness Aragorn's all right! I do hope that Eledh does bring the horses... On to the next chapter! Author Reply: Ack, sorry... I somehow overlooked replying to this! Thank you for the review and for reading on! :)

Estelcontar	Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 11/14/2009
What an intense chapter. I'm soooooooooooooooooooooo glad Halbarad and Denlad finally caught with Aragorn. I was rushing with both of them during the final leg of their race with my heart practically in my mouth. LOL It was great to have both versions of Denlad's wrenching bellow, and bless Halbarad's strenght. '"When he awakens". Halbarad growled, giving him a little shake. "When!" is such a great illustration of it. Typical of Aragorn too to worry about Ferdinand almost as soon as he gained consciousness. I'm so glad Aragorn is not alone anymore. Author Reply: Thanks, Estelcontar! I had my heart in my throat a few times writing it, just imagining how it must have felt for those two, almost like when you're trying to run in a dream and never can quite go fast enough. I'm glad you liked the way Halbarad showed his strength there. He's not infallible, but he does have a strong vein of hope running through him just as Aragorn does. Thanks for the review!

Ainu Laire	Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 11/14/2009
Your previous chapter was exciting- it was good to see Aragorn come out of it, well, more or less intact. Sort of... oh, heck, he's alive and that'll do. I could definitely feel Halbarad's and Denlad's stress and exertion- they were really racing against the clock. I must say, though, that I did laugh out loud at the last few lines- why they forgot the horses is beyond me! To err is human, eh? XD I do hope Ferdinand keeps a cool head about himself, heh! But I do wonder what is going to happen next, now that the Southerns are all dead- I am sort of hoping this story is as long as the other one, but it does not seem to be going that route, unless something else is coming along... Look forward to more soon! Author Reply: Thanks, Laire! Glad you liked the action in these two, and yes, Aragorn is alive and that has to be good enough for now. LOL As for the horses... it's not really spelled out in the story, but you can make the assumption that Halbarad and Denlad didn't take horses with them because they knew they'd be doing some pretty intense tracking and felt they needed to be on foot. But with the two of them not bothering to hide their own tracks, their own tracks plus Aragorn's could be followed more easily by a man on horseback. And I have a feeling Denlad probably did tell Eledh to bring the horses and just can't remember after all this stress he's been under (by now he's probably lucky if he remembers his name is Denlad!). And no, this one isn't nearly as long as At Hope's Edge... not as weighty a subject, but there's still several more chapters to go. Thanks for the review!

Larner	Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 11/13/2009
They are all tired at this point, apparently, as well as recovering from shock. Poor guys! Now to do as they planned, and see if someone does show up with horses! Author Reply: Yes, exhausted but still a ways to go yet. What's the say, no rest for the weary? Except Aragorn, obviously! And yes, will Eledh bring the horses is the next big question (well, aside from seeing that Aragorn recovers, and making sure the Southrons are truly gone, and tending their own minor wounds, and dealing with the guilt, and...) well, let's just say it's probably nice for Denlad and Halbarad to one relatively minor thing to worry about in the long list! Thank you for the review!

Lily Baggins	Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 11/13/2009
Well, reading this chapter just made my entire weekend. Yes it did. This is what I'm talking about when I think of superbly done hurt/comfort. I LIVE for chapters and scenes like this... absolutely live for them. Your descriptions of Aragorn's injuries and pain and complete and utter exhaustion are perfect, but what I adore even more is Halbarad's and Denlad's careful treatment of him. Oh my word---Halbarad holding Aragorn up and reassuring him was delicious---and how wonderful to have a bit of levity there, too, during the entire rescue and examination. I'm quite sure that having Denlad and Halbarad ordering Aragorn to open his mouth was my favorite part! Such tender loving care so far---gosh, I don't think I'm going to be able to stand the wait for the next update! And how I loved Aragorn's sudden worry for Ferdinand, too---how he's always thinking of others before himself. Okay, I'll go before I drive you crazy with waxing poetic---I'm just a bit overcome with adoring this! Author Reply: LOL... no, Lily, you aren't not even close to driving me crazy (although many would tell you it would be a short trip). I'm so glad you liked this long-in-coming healing/comfort chapter. There's more ahead, of course, so no fears that this is all of it. I'm glad you liked the humor... I think humor is so helpful in diffusing tense and nervewracking situations that I could easily see Denlad using it to try to set Aragorn... and Halbarad... as much at ease as he could. And it probably felt good at that point to finally find something to smile about. Thanks for the review!

Elflingimp	Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 11/13/2009
Ahhh!!! I can't catch my breath all that running! I am so glad Aragorn has survived this, altho his injuries sound really painful, and ugh I wouldn't want someone sticking their fingers in my mouth like that with the lip injury it made me cringe I realized I was missing someone in this chapter, the little hobbit hope he saved some sausages for me. This is the best story! I like the action. Hugs The Imp Author Reply: Thank you, Imp! I'm glad you're enjoying it... no Ferdinand in this one, no, because he's still up on the hill. But he'll be back, fear not. Thanks for the review!

Midnight Promise	Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 11/13/2009
HAHA! The ending was hilarious, I love it! :3 YAY! They are finally together again, even though Aragorn is out of it! Woot! Haha. I absolutely LOVE the bond between the rangers-you describe it amazingly well. :) Awesome job and kudos! May you have chocolate in your awesome life. :3 MP Author Reply: Thank you, MP! I'm glad you liked that ending. g Halbarad and Denlad are fun to write... Halbarad's so cranky and Denlad's always trying so hard to do the right thing. Yes, all three are finally together again and not likely to separate any time soon. Thanks for the review! (And yes, I have a stash of chocolate that I keep hidden from everyone else... bwa ha ha! g)

Calenlas Greenleaf	Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 11/13/2009
more nail biting But at least he's in his friends' hands. I'm loving the h/c in this, of course. :) ~Cal Author Reply: Thank you, Cal... hopefully you can set aside your nail biting for a little bit now. :)

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