Bilbo moved forward and Gandalf caught Serena, resting a hand on her forehead. "Lord Elrond, she's feverish...Master Bane, how long have you two been like this" Bane sighed and said "She hasn't been sleeping since we caught the trail of the pack after they attacked a village two week ago...and she was wounded five days ago by one of them when we almost cut them off from another village...the two of us can't wipe them all out...we haven't paused for rest or food for weeks, trying to head them off...trying to get ahead..." Bane coughed suddenly and Bilbo moved over and rested a hand on Bane's forehead as well. "Master Bane, your warm too. You both must be ill from all of this" Bane sighed and said "We couldn't stop...not with so many lives at stake..."