the king of giants saw the king of elves throw his staff of power to one side and run forwards , the golden armored and white cloaked elf caught his queen in his arms , the impressive catch must have knocked the wind out of him , he staggered back loosing his legs from under him and landed on his royal behind in the sand , quickly his generals gathered round him and shielded him with their backs to eldor allowing their king a moment of privacy whilst he held his wife , cradling her bleeding head in his arms as tears streamed down his dusty grey bearded face .