Drabble, Rough Healing,

[fredbassett]

Title : Rough Healing
Author : fredbassett
Fandom : The Lord of the Rings
Rating : 12
Characters : Uglúk, Mauhúr
Disclaimer : Not mine, no money made, don’t sue.
Spoilers : None
Summary : Healing, orc-style
A/N : Written for the Tolkien 100 challenge In the Bitter Rain. Follows Birds of a Feather and Motivational Speaking

“It’s festerin’, innit?”

“Seen better,” Mauhúr acknowledged. The orc brandished a small knife. “Want summat to bite on?”

Uglúk shook his head.

“Suit yerself.”

Mauhúr quickly dragged the knife across Uglúk’s hot, reddened flesh, cutting the rough stitches he’d inserted five days ago. The orc bent his head and sucked the wound, then spat out a mouthful pus and blood.

Red hot pain swamped Uglúk’s senses.

Suck. Spit. Suck, Spit.

Finally, Mauhúr pulled back and let the freezing cold rain wash the wound.

“Next bit’s gonna hurt, too.”

Uglúk stared up at the slate-grey sky. “Think I don’t know it?”

Comments

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Gruesome method, but effective I suppose.

[fredbassett]

I've certainly heard of it being done. Pretty yukky.

[grondfic.livejournal.com]

Awwwww.

*sheds small tear*

[fredbassett]

LOL, I sooo blame you for these drabbles.

[grondfic.livejournal.com]

Guilty as charged.


;)

[liadt]

I hope it works, ew!

[fredbassett]

*g* I had a feeling this would squick people!

hhimring

[hhimring]

Would they have some kind of orcish disinfectant?
Or maybe there is, but they haven't actually got it with them, under the circumstances?
Not that I would expect it to be any more pleasant!

Re: hhimring

[fredbassett]

They had the orc salve that Ugluk used on the gash on Merry's forehead. Ugluk would still have had that on him, I imagine. But maybe not enough to stop the wound festering.

I'm getting to the stage of needing to explore this in a longer fic, I think. *g*

Re: hhimring

[hhimring]

I had actually forgotten about Merry's orc salve when I asked the question.
I think Merry's wound isn't as deep, is it, though?

Re: hhimring

[fredbassett]

Merry's wound on his forehead can't have been as deep. Ugluk's would have been a stab wound. Much deeper and more dangerous, especially as Eomer would have considered it a killing blow.

[fififolle]

Oh god, that is.... EWW!!! *shudder* Poor feller.

[fredbassett]

I haz squicked people. *g* My work is done.

[justjo2u]

you do what you gotta do! Fab stuff!

[fredbassett]

LOl, yes, indeed!