AN: Thank you Adeleidhis for your review :) I know my grammar and spelling could be better, but I will try my best to improve it :) I am glad you like Maggy.

"So this is what a bow looks like where you come from." Kili was playing with the strings of her bow.

"The non traditional ones, yes. But there are different kinds of traditional ones, there are long and shortbows, just like you have."

"What are these little weels for?"

"They´re making it easier to withdraw the string. One needs not as much strength as with a traditional one."

"I see. But didn´t you mention you needed to be quiet and stealthy because of those Walkers? I can remember a loud noise when you shot the orc."

"Yeah I know. But the other weapons are even louder and there aren´t many peopke left who can make bows the old ways. I found this in an abadoned store. I fear, if it breakes I will not be able to repair it."
"I could help you with that. I will teach you how to make and repair one like mine. Under one condition: We will have a little competition. The arrows you need I can lent you." The dark haired archer grinned.

"Deal!" The girl smiled.

"We will rest in Bree, so you two will have to make your little challenge from your ponys backs." Thorin told them. After the little happening with the squirrel, he was eager to know ,of what more the young woman was cabable of.

"How does it work then? We can´t aim at one of the others."
"You could shoot some birds. You will need their feathers for your arrows."Ori suggested quietly. "Who kills the most, wins."

"Maggy, you can ride with me. It woudn´t be even handed if you ride with our fierce worrier on could see the targets befor my brother does." Fili told her, from were he was packing his pony.

"I gladly accept your offer but you have to admit it, thats not the only reason. You want to be in the first line, when I beat your brother." She slip out her tounge and grinned at Fili.

"OI!" Kili huffed in fake hurt.

The moment they left camp, the competition started.

They rode side by side for two hours without a shot was fired, or even a bird made their appearence.

Until: "Dwalin!" was the only thing Maggy was able to shout, befor her arrow hit an Jackdaw midflight and it landed straight on his head.

A short silence followed, befor the whole company started to laugh. He just turned around, glaring daggers at her but she could see him surpressing a small smile.

"Don´t give me a death stare. I warned you." , she told him.

"That she did Brother. Very good shot lass, I have to admit." Balin rode next to his brother and grabbed the dead bird from his head. "Here go. It seems we found us a second skilled archer."

He gave her the bird with a kind smile on his face.

"Stop it. You making me blush. I ´m sure Kili is much better than me." The young women said to him accepting her price.

When they were only one hour away from their destination, Kili and Maggy had shot the same amound of birds and if one couldn´t shoot another the best kill would win, and that would be Killi, who shot a pheasant right threw the eye.

While he was still speaking, an arrow pierced the air next to his right ear killing an capercaillie on an nearby branche.

"Are you crazy women? You could have hit me!" He roared at the girl.

"Calm down, there was half a meter distance between your head and my arrow." She answered with twiching lips. Daryl had told her the same thing when she had killed an squirrel this way first.

"I don´t know whats so funny!"

"I- I am sorry. It will not happen again."

"You would win just because of this shot. I would had never risked that." Kili whispered silent.

"If I were you, I would stay away from uncle for some time. " Fili said from behind her.

"-And Dwalin as well." his brother added.

She sighted.Great I hope that will not fire back at me.

"Kili, Fili, Bofur you will take care our ponys are looked after. Balin, you and I will rent some rooms. Dwalin. Look after Maggy, it would be a shame if she would shoot someone trying to impress my nephiews. The rest of you: get threw our packs and see what needs to be restocked.

He send the girl a last stare befor entering the inn.

"I am sorry for the Jackdaw. I thought you would catch it with your hands." Maggy apologised to the bald warrior as soon as he stood next to her.

He said nothing, just stared at her blankly playing with Grasper.

"And I would never had shot the capercaillie if I wasn´t sure I would hit it and not Thorin." She added quick, but silent.

The dwarf took in a sharp breath, making the girl drop her head.

She didn´t know her actions weren´t the reason for this but she herself. She had an effect on him he could not specify. When she smiled he was happy. When he was near her his heart made a leap and when she had ridden with Fili this whole day he felt empty. Never had he experienced things like this before in his life. And he had to admit, it kind of scared him.

"We have rooms and food is already ordered." Balin told them.

They all cheered and went towards the door to enter the guestroom.

"You comin´lass?"Her guard asked." Don´t worry, Thorin will not kill you. I am sure he was impressed by your shot, it were just his nerves who snapped."

He send a smile towards her, trying to lift her mood.

"I never thought his face muscls are able of that. Yeah, I´mComing."

The guestroom was already filled with all sorts of men. Some were more drunk then others and she catched some of them staring at the foreign group.

She sat on a chair between Ori and Dori, as far as possible away from the King. Gandalf, who had disappeared the day befor had rejoint them and took his seat next to Bilbo.

Soon the food was eaten and the first round of ale drunk.

Maggy had been quiet most of the time, only answered when asked something and then just short.

On one or two occations a laugh had escaped her lips, when Nori had stolen Bofur an sausage and slipped it on his little brothers plate and Bofur scolded Bombur for it, who of course had no clue of what had happened.

"Here lass. The ale will lift your spirits." Gloin stood a tankard in front of her. "You have ale were you come from, don´t ya?"

"Not don´t have working breweries any more. But some of us make their own moonshine. We don´t drink until we are wasted though. It´s to dangerouse. So I am very sure that Bilbo could drink me under the table." She answered earning some laughter.

"Don´t worry. Dwalin over there will take care of you, if you get wasted." Nori laughed and ducked away from a flying potato.

"I am sure he will.", she muttered.

One tankard and two swig of Noris moonshine later, the young women made her way towards the innceeper.

"Excuse me Sir, can you please tell me were your restrooms are?"

"Of course Miss. You will find them next to the stairs. The one for the Ladys is on the left"

"Thank you Sir."

She felt eyes following her until she closed the restroom-door behind her. A breath she didn´t know she was holding excaped her body when she sat on the toilet.

You stupid little girl. You said it yourself: Thorin doesn´t trust you, but you had to shoot this stupid bird! Now he will left you behind for sure and what then? You don´t know anyone but them and you will have nowhere to life or work. Perhaps the inceeper needs someone or you can hunt for money- but then you will need a new bow and arrows. FUCK!

Maggy was so burried into her own thoughts, that she didn´t heard the three men entering the womens restroom. She only noticed them, because she ran into a wall of muscles.

When she looked up ,she looked into three pair of glassy eyes.

Her breath and heartbeat increased rapitly and her eyes looked for an escape instantly. But there was none. She was surrounded, so she did, the only thing she knows, attak. She kicked the one in front of him, with all her strenght, in his gutt. And he buckled.

The moment he went down his two friends grabbed her by her shoulders and pressed her against the stall.

"You little wrench. What do you think you are?" The first man moaned in pain. "We only want to have some fun with you. And I promise you, we are much more fun then your little dwarves. Everything on us is bigger then them."

"I can´t say that about your intelligents. Or looks."

"Do you say, we are dumb and ugly?"

"Whoa. This one can listen." She snapped.

A backhand hit her so hard, she saw stars.

She groaned.

One of them pressed his body against hers and started to kiss her with all his force.

She closed her eyes and hoped, one of the dwarves would come to check on her.

Please. Kili, Fili , Balin I don´t care who. Thorin. Please. A tear rolled down her face. Why in gods name must drunks be this loud.

Suddenly the men was ripped away from her and she sank down, trying to calm down.

When she was able to see clear again, another figure boomed over her.

Dwalin was greatfull his brother was by his side to take care of Maggy. They just saved her from three drunk men, who wanted to force them onto her.

He,Bifur, Bofur and Balin had just entered in the right moment. The warrior ripped that ugly bastard from her, Bifur and Bofur were taking care of the other two, and hit him rapidly with his massive fists and knuckledusters. He will make sure the other man will never be able to eat something other then soup ever again, if he is lucky and survives.

Out of the corner of his eyes the bald dwarf saw, his brother guiding the shaking girl towards the door. Where some of the other dwarves waited, the noise of their fight hat attracted them.

"You are safe now lass. Come on, we will bring you somewhere else." Dori whispered to the shaking girl in their mids.

She was landed towards their table, were Gandalf, Bilbo and Thorin still sat, like nothing had happened.

"I see, you like to attract trouble. I thought you said you were able to defent yourself?" Thorin mustered the young women without a real expression on his face.

He didn´t just said that-" If I had my weapons. But I want to see you fight three drunk men the size of Gandalf and stature of Dwalin." She spat in his face."And I cannot remember any other trouble I got you in. Last time I checked . I saved both of youe nephiews and got shot for that in return."

Maggy felt sorry the moment she looked into the young prince face. She knew he would never forgive himself and it wasn´t fair of her to mention it.

Thorin was surprised by her outburst. He hadn´t truly ment what he had said and he WAS greateful for her saving his sisters sons. So, why did he said that? Was it, because the way his cousin acted in her presence or his reaction when he saw the drunk walking towards the restromm Maggy was in?. It all just confused him.

He signted.

After this, it was as bright as daylight: they couldn´t left her in this place, like he had first intended to. But was that so bad? She was a skilled archer for sure and used to the travel on the road. She wouldn´t be a burden, like the halfling was, he can tell, even when he hadn´t seen her skills with the strange shortblade she calls ´machete´.And her reflexes, senses and instincts were fast and sharp.

"It´s late. All of you get some rest. Miss Maggy, you will share a room with my nephiews and the Ri brothers. The others already know with whom they are sharing."

"Your majesty."She bowed as sarcastically as she could do and followed said dwarves.

"Miss Maggy. You will have the bed in the back. We will leave so you can change." Dori told her after opening the door.

"Into what? I only have the things on my back. So no need for a change. But I will wait, so you lot can do." She offerd.

"We don´t change. We sleep in our trousers and tunics. So no need for your to wait outside either.

Fili explained.

"And I don´t want to anger Dwalin by lettin´ you out of my eyesight." Nori mutterd.

The young women cocked an eyebrow.What does he mean by that?

"Then let´s go to sleep."Maggy jawned, streching her tired limbs out on the bed.

When had it been the last time she had slept in an real bed with a mattress and stuff?

"G´d night guys." with this she was fast asleep.

Her body was used to get only a little amount of sleep to recover. When she woke up, it was only around four in the morning. She wasn´t able to drift off again and decided to take a bath instead.

Who knows when I will able to have one again?

She stood as quiet as possible, not wanting to rip her roommates out of their well-deserved sleep, and went towards the little bath every room had.

It had a little wooden bathtube in the middle of it, a towel was draped on its edge , together with to kinds of soap. One was honey, the other lavender. She looked around and found a big pot , filled with still steaming water in it. The women of the house must have put it there just a little time ago.

She filled the tube with it and poured cold water in, until the temperature was perfect.

The young woman looked around.

Nice. No key to lock the damn door. I will have to look the other direction then. Well a back can be beautiful to, even with some scars.

Her clothes layed neatly folded next to the tube.

She felt reliefed when the dirt and grease of the past five days washed out of her hair and from her body, beeing careful with the arrow-wound, fearing it could sting or get infected again when soap gets into it.

When she was clean again, she had no intention to leave the still warm water soon. The others will be asleep for some time more.

But there was no way she could relax: her thoughts spinning around in her head. Thinking about Thorin leaving her behind and if so, what she would do.

The girl sighted.

I couldn´t resent him this desicion, the way she had snaped at him the previouse evening.

One day your mouth will get in your way. Daryls voice sounded in her head.

Maggy was sure she would had fallen asleep again, wasn´t it of the ´ylep ´sound from the now open bathroom door.

Slowly her head turned around, so the young woman could look over her shoulder. In the doorframe stood poor little Ori.

His face could lead Santa through a snowstorm.

"I am sorry Miss. I didn´t- I thought- I will leave now."

The door litterly crashed close, waking the others in the room.

"Time to get ready." She mumbled to herself and dressed quick.

"Here you go Ori. I think there was a reason for you to go to the bathroom." He blushed even more and the otheres couldn´t surpress a smile. Dori didn´t, he was emberrassed over his brother not knocking.

"Don´t worry Dori. No hard feelings. Wasn´t the first time a man interupted me like this. Does anyone of you have a brush or comb I could borrow? I fear I have to cut my hair otherwise."

"Here you go Miss. It would be a shame to cut such beautiful hair. It suits both of your eyes." Nori handing her a brush she was sure, was in Gloins possession the day prior.

"Thank you Nori."

"By the way. I have never seen anyone with two different eye-colours. Did somebody curse you?" Kili peaked up.

"I was born this way. It´s a rare condition. I am having both of my parents eyes. My mothers is the blue, my fathers the green one."

"I think its beautiful." Ori wispered.

"Thank you Ori. And as I told your brother befor : Don´t worry. I am not mad with you."

A wave of relief washed over his face and the girl sat down on her bed.

"Uncle said we will be leaving as soon as we restocked our supplies. I think it will be in the midday. Why do you ask?"

"I was thinking on wether or not I should let my hair dry or braid it wet- I think I will braid it. You wouldn´t have a mirror for me as well, Nori?"
"One moment." he searched his back.

"We will go downstairs and eat two can join us later."Fili anouced through the closed door.

"You should apologise to your younger brother. That was mean."

"I don´t know of what you are talking." Nori answered with an inocent look on his face.

"You do. When I left for the bathroom, my bed was obviously empty. Now it looks like somebody is still sleeping under the blanket. And you my friend-"Maggy put her finger on the tip of his nose.

"- were the only one awake besides me. I hope your target was Dori, not Ori."

She scolded him.

"Yeah he was. Please don´t tell the mother henn. He would never ever leave me alone again."

"Apologise to your brother and we are even. And you will make sure Gloin gets his brush back."

Her hair was braided in an thick frenchbraid, helding her hair out of her face.

"Moin lass. Slept well?"

"Yes. I can´t remember the last time I slept in a real bed. What about you Bofur?"

"I did as well. Come, you can sit between my brother and I."

"Now every one is here." Thorin spoke." I will tell you about the plans for today. Kili, Fili, Ori will get the ponys ready. Oin, Gloin,Bifur, Bofur and Bombur. You will restock our supplies. Dwalin will go with me. Miss Maggy, because you have nothing then the clothes on your back. You will accompany Balin and get everything you need for this journey."

She looked buffled.

"We will give you the coins. As apology for the arrow. And we will not accept a ´ NO´."

the dark haired archer handed her a sack full of coins.

Two hours later Maggy had two pairs of trousers. One pair of spare boots, two tunics and one thick coat. A new dagger hid in her combat boots.

A sleeping roll and blanked was added to her new stuff as well.