[Can we move along? As in, end the battle...?]

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:D:D

Melda looked around at all the carnage and felt winded. She felt something wet on her cheek and her fingers came away bloody when she touched it. She winced. It was just a small cut across her cheekbone but it was beginning to hurt. Melda tried to take deep breaths, a little disorientated.

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Luthien let her arms hang limp at her sides as she watched the orcs finally retreat. Looking around, she saw everyone still standing. Greatly relieved Luth walked over to Gwen and Larael, "Are you guys alright? I can't believe we just fought a battle!" She wiped the sweat from her forehead and cleaned her blade on the grass beside her.

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Thanks Haldir and Gil!
"You said: I know that this will hurt, but if I don't break your heart then things will just get worse..."

The battle had been so confusing, Gwen wondered if she had contributed at all.
"Yeah," she said, her voice sounding shakier than expected as she answered Luth. Clearing her throat she added, "I'm okay."
Gwen made her way back to where the larger part of the group was gathered. She was greatly relieved to see that no one was in critical danger.
"I think we should head back over to the river. It's not that far, and it would be a good place to...clean up," she said.
She winced when coming to Caunion, her eyebrows knotted in concern. "Are you alright?" slipped out of her mouth, which seemed a very dumb thing to ask when someone's back was steadily bleeding.

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^Thanks Gily!
<By Bubble Black

Caunion turned to Ellie and said, "If you don't mind. Kind of painful having it slashed by a goblin. Filthy beast.." He took off his curaiss and examined it. "Hmm," he said. "No damage. Thank god." He laid down on the ground, back up, and said to both Ellie and Gwen. "Somewhere in my bags will be my medicinal herbs. Could you bring them to me, please?"

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I was cured all right.

"Medicinal herbs, right," said Gwen with a single nod, and turned to locate Caunion's horse where his bags would lie. She searched through them until she found the right one, and brought it back. Since her knowledge in healing was zero, Gwen went back to the horses to fetch her own. Halter still fastened around his head, the horse was snatching dark green leaves from a tree, looking quite content.
"Hullo, boy," she said, reaching out her hand. He turned his head and looked at her curiously. "You're going to be mad, but I just need to tie you to this branch. You'll still be able to finish your snack," she added with a grin.

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^Thanks Gily!
<By Bubble Black

Seeing the enemy retreat, Elenriel strapped her bow to her back walked to where the rest of the group had gathered. She was exhausted and bruised but greatly relieved to see that none were seriously injured. She suddenly winced as she felt a slight stinging on her cheek and raised her hand to touch the scratch she had received in battle. It bled slightly at her touch, but she could tell it was nothing serious. Imagine, our first battle in Middle-earth and we came through relatively unscathed-at least we had no deaths. she thought gratefully as she wiped the sweat from her forehead.

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AWESOME set by the AMAZING Lembas!!!

Melda took a deep breath and shut her eyes for a moment. She felt lost, disoriented and exhausted, and hoped they would camp soon. I'm hungry, she thought, a little numbly, and looked around at the others, sure that she looked quite pale. Suddenly she looked down at the orc corpse by her feet and put a hand over her mouth.
She stumbled into a clump of bushes and was quite thoroughly sick.

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Caunion took the bag from Gwen and said, "Thanks, Gwen." He fished throug his bags, extracting some leaves of a purplish green herb that the Elves in Rivendell had given him. He got up and with pain, walked towards the river, wincing every once and a while. He drank some of the cold water and then mixed the herbs with the water to form a slimy lump. He took off his shirt and spread the lump over the wound, sighing in relief.

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I was cured all right.

It was finally over, Larael thought with a sigh of relief, standing away from the group. She wiped the sweat from her forehead, and winced. Looking down at her arm she found a large gash running down her forearm that she hadn't even felt. It was gushing blood and completely ruining her Elven dress. I'd better get this fixed up she thought, and see how Caunion is doing.

Melda emerged from the bushes, hoping nobody had noticed her suddenly leave, and took another deep breath. She was still rather white. Remembering the gash on her cheek, she pressed her fingers to it and hurried to find some sort of bandage. She saw Gwen, Larael and Luthien standing and talking, and wondered how they had fared.

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The blood from her wound had continued to seep through her sleeve, sliding down her arm, and coating her hand. Yet, Larael continued to stand silently, unmoving, taking in the quietness after the battle. She breathed deeply, and pushed up her sleeve to lessen the ruining of the Elven dress. Hopefully Galadriel wouldn't be too harsh on her for ruining one of her prized dresses, but that was the least of her concern. She really needed to get her arm bandaged.

Brego had slip into the forset to hide for the goblins. She had mange to find the horses. She leaded they back out of the forset. She mange to slip back so she won't be notice and she took a bottle of water out of her bag and take a tiny slip and neatly put it back in her bag and leaning back in the saddle she slowed her horse down.

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The Quiet A-U Gentlewomen

[ooc: Whoa, I'm far behind! So we are after the battle, aye? ]

FaZ was still in shock. His cheek was bleeding, but he hadn't noticed that. He was observing Larael, standing still between dead goblins. She was very weakened, so FaZ decided to come closer.
- "Everything ok with you, Larael?" - He asked as he noticed a thin stream of blood on her arm.
- "God, you are wounded! Sit down, i will take it up"

[Aww, I didn't get to join in...]

As Darrell neared the site of the conflict, the orcs turned tail and fled, leaving in disarray. He slowed his horse from the headlong dash they were making, and cantered up to the group, coming to a halt in the middle of the group. Looking around anxiously he asked "Any one badly hurt?"

Larael continued to stare off into space, with her hand over the gash. FaZ came up behind her, but she didn't hear what he said. She really had no idea what was going on, the shock of the battle was still over her. FaZ helped her over to a rock, where she sat down while he went to get some bandages. She shook her head and looked around as if she'd woken from a dream, finally feeling the pain in arm.