"No,no,no! I said I tend my own wounds and leave me alone. I don't want anyone to help me. If I wanted help I would have asked for it. I just want to be left alone."
Baranthol somehow managed to stand up and walked out of the camp taking some stuff from his bag. He ran for a few minutes (If that could be called running considering his state) until he reached a small stream. He made sure that no one was following him. He sat by the stream and took off his chain mail. There was a hole on the place where he was stabbed in the fight with the Dunlendings.
"I'll need someone to fix this. But I need to fix myself first." He rolled up his shirt so he could chage the bandages. The cut wasn't deep, about 4 inches long but it was on a very inconvenient place. The old man (whoever he was) scarred him stiff, though the others thought the elf was too cautious in dealing with the stranger.
"Haleth, you stupid girl what have you got yourself into?" he thought, actually SHE thought because Baranthol was a woman. Of course, no one knew about that, she kept her secret very well for three years - that's how long she has been with the riders. She joined the army instead of her twin brother, Baranthol who fled to Gondor because he had some gambling debts. He lost their horses, their farm and finally he was supposed to give Haleth to the man who he owed the money. In the end Haleth took the matter in her own hands and so Baranthol went to Gondor and she joined the army instead of him. She was well trained in battle skills for her father (may-he-rest-in-peace)taught her when she was young, she was a good pupil unlike her brother.
She washed the wound, took the plants that Elwood had given her and pressed them on it. She could already feel relief. She took the bandages and wrapped them around her waist.
"That should hold for a while," she thought.
She checked her right arm, it was getting better, the plants worked.
Haleth put on her chain mail and hurried back to the camp. She looked again if someone came after her but there was no one.
"I was lucky this time."
[ October 27, 2001: Message edited by: Gilthalion ]
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