At the Queen's Service, by Kaylee Arafinwiel

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B2MEM Prompt, Card, and Number: I20 - Shirish, Four Words, Hurt/Comfort 2, Third Age Locations 2; O72 - Gondorian History, Hobbit Lasses, Women of Arda

Format: Drabble

Genre: Hurt/comfort

Rating: PG for mention of permanent injury

Characters: Elanor Gardner, OC

Pairings: Aragorn/Arwen

Creator's Notes: I managed to fulfill my last two March 3 prompts before my day was out - barely! Also getting a start on day 4 prompts, though not any claimed ones. Karim is my Haradric OC - Aragorn's ward and the future husband of Princess Celebriel, his firstborn daughter with Arwen.

"Beg pardon, Lord Karim, is there aught I can do as would soothe you?"

Karim pulled out of his moment of reverie, looking back at the young hobbit with a charade of nonchalance. Elanor saw through it at once.

“Don’t you be lookin’ at me like that- Goldi-lass has that brave look, I know pain. Scar or stump?” She passed her amber pendant over his branded left hand and right wrist-stump. Karim nodded.

“I not yet drunk Abba’s tea. He gone to the Elf colony.”

“Ithilien-en-Edhil? Course - it’s Hensday. I’ll fetch it.” Elanor hurried off. If ‘twas Rohan - perish forbid!