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CHAPTER 3 – Introductions

Thorin turned away, a look of pure disgust on his face. Lavana stood awkwardly in the door way as Bilbo continued to stare at her and the dwarves whispered among themselves.

Gandalf cleared his throat rather impatiently and Bilbo seemed to snap to his senses. "I'm sorry, please come in." He stuttered. She smiled at the little hobbit and stepped into the warmth of the house. Her long brown hair glinted at the light of the lit candles and her piercing hazel eyes seemed to look straight through them all.

The wizard stepped forward and embraced the elf. "Lavana my dear!" He said, a huge smile upon his face, "It has been too long!"

"Mithrandir, it is wonderful to see you again!" She smiled, her voice smooth and full of warmth.

"Gandalf," Thorin snapped, "What were you thinking? I will not have an elf in my company!"

"Thorin," Gandalf said calmly, "Lavana is not like other elves and she is a lady, so show some respect. She is coming with us and that is final." He said this with such finality that Thorin turned away, grumbling under his breath.

Meanwhile, the dwarves had been introducing themselves to Lavana.

"No, no, I'm Bofur and THAT'S Bifur." Bofur explained.

"I'm Balin, not Dwalin." Balin repeated.

"And I'm Kili and this is my brother Fili." Said a dark-haired dwarf as he winked cheekily. His fair-haired brother shoved him aside as he bowed to Lavana. "A pleasure to make your acquaintance my lady." He said, a slight smirk on his face. Lavana gave a small smile and looked around nervously. "I hope I haven't arrived too late, it looks like you have all been here for quite a while now."

"Oh don't worry, you are here now and that's what matters!" Kili grinned. Lavana chuckled quietly and her dark piercing eyes locked with Kili's cheeky ones. The dwarves laughed at the two and Fili elbowed Kili, a grin on his face as he said, "Hey Kee, you feeling okay?" Kili seemed to snap out of a trance as he looked around dazedly.

"What is it Kili, are you alright?" Fili asked, his voice full of concern. Kili took him aside and said in a shaky voice, "Fee…I think…I think she's…She's my one!"

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