A few moments before...
Jay and Saphira waited patiently in the bushes as they watch their friend all tied up next to the trolls.
"Okay, we need a plan," Jay decided
"Like what? Distract them by walking up and saying 'sorry I took a wrong turn and now im here ready to be eaten like roast beef'? No way, I say we take our chances by hiding in this undergowth and shoot at them till they're blind." Saphira suggested bluntly. Jay was going to say something, but decided better. She'd rather not get into an argument right now, especially with Saphira, when it could end with her arm chopped off. They both noticed something though at the other end of the clearing, it was movement and Jay saw that it was a little man that walked up to Robin carefully, and said something to her. Jay could tell he didn't mean any harm, he was clearly going to help their friend. Saphira on the other hand completely tensed up next to her, and she was eyeing the man coldly. Jay put a hand on her shoulder and Saphira just slightly relaxed. Jay guessed nobody but her and maybe Robin can calm her down like that. They've been fighting for survival for over a year now, and they've created strong bonds, even though Saphira is still...well, Saphira. They've come to trust each other very well, and now the girls need to help Robin from being eaten alive, or whatever they plan on doing with her. But before either of them could move, another strange man came bursting through the bushes yelling at the trolls who now apparently held the little man in their grasp. Robin also yelled something and the little guy was tossed to the other, in which ignited a force of about a dozen men shouting battle cries. They started to slash the trolls feet and legs and when one bent over a beefy man smacked him in the face with a heavy metal hammer.
"Come on Jay start shooting!" Saphira shouted, and knocked her bow to fire the first arrow. It went flying past the fighting and struck right in the ear of one of the trolls. It screamed and fell over, not soon after being swamped by more men pounding on its body. Jay grabbed control of her senses and started firing as well. Then one man screamed "Bilbo! "
Saphira put a hand on the tip of Jays bow, signaling her to wait.
Jay obeyed and watched the scene unfold. She saw a man in the front of the tiny army, and all his men were surrounding him, which made Jay think that he must be the leader.
"Lay down your arms!" The deep voice of the troll rumbled as they held Bilbo captive in their bulky arms. The leader hesitated, then stuck his sword into the ground in front of him.
Saphira unfortunately, was not taking submission so easily. Before Jay could stop her she fired an arrow right under the shoulder of one of the trolls, forcing him to lose his grip on Bilbo. The troll, obviously ticked, stomped over to where the two girls were hidden from sight.
"Where are you?!" It bellowed. Jay and Saphira quickly and quietly rushed to escape the area when a second troll came from no where blocking the girls path. With a clumsy hand it picked up Jay from her hood and tried to reach for Saphira's ,but she already had her twin blades out, and simply slashed the giant across the hand.
"Let her go you piece of lowland crap!" Saphira sounded more angry than the troll who's hand is now bleeding heavily. She started attacking the other troll but unfortunately got grabbed as well. The other men were already in sacks, put there by the third troll.
Robin watched in horror as she heard both her friends scream in anger. They could barely see beyond the light of the fire, and she hoped desperately they got away. She looked around at the men surrounding her and found herself next to the hobbit named Bilbo.
"Who are you people?" She asked curiously.
"Well, I'm Bilbo of course, and these are the dwarves of Erebor. We are on a journey to reclaim their homeland." Bilbo answered. Robin begin to put the pieces together, and remembered hearing the story of these dwarves' homeland being destroyed by a...
"The freaking home of the dragon Smaug?!" Robin said that all too loudly, and the rest of the dwarves turned their heads in confusion. The one with long black hair and a short beard spoke to Bilbo annoyed.
"You should not speak of our plans so openly halfing." He glared at the hobbit, and Bilbo shut his mouth. Robin stopped looking at the leader because he was starting to intimidate her. When she turned her attention back to the trolls, the other two walked out of the darkness each carrying a struggling girl.
"These two are the ones that we've been trying to avoid." The bigger one said. Saphira was angrily trying to get him to let go, and reached for her hidden dagger in her boots. Pulling it out she jabbed it in the arm of the troll.
"Saphira stop!" Jays desperate cry froze her and she quit fighting. The troll grabbed her again but more hesitantly, and tied her to a tree along with Jay.
"We need to keep as far away from those two as possible" the dopey one pointed out.
"And we will, after we finally eat our supper."
When they finished tying both girls up, Robin was starting to feel a bit jealous. She could be dangerous too, she knows she can, but her sitting here all bagged and dragged, she had some doubts.
The trolls moved away and started the stew. But was interrupted by Bilbo as he started to stall them, obviously up to something to aid us in this situation. Sadly, his dwarf friends didnt catch on right away.
"I dont have parasites! You have parasites!"
"Traitor!"
Bilbo rolled his eyes. Until the leader finally caught on to what he was doing, and kicked the others to signal them somehow. They were quiet and then started agreeing with Bilbo on the matter, causing the trolls to be dumbfounded in what to do.
"The dawn will take you all!" A very tall man with a pointy grey hat stood on top of a large boulder, and cracked it in half causing the sun to shine through and the trolls turn to stone.
All the dwarves cheered in happiness as the tall man helped them get free. When Bilbo helped Robin she instantly went to her friends to help them, but was stopped by an arm grabbing her. A half bald dwarf with tattoos growled at her,
"Leave them be lassie, they seemed to have scared trolls, so they need to obviously stay put!" Robin ripped her arm from his grasp and looked at the grey covered man.
"Who the heck are you?" She questioned.
The old man smiled at that,"Well young one my name is Gandalf. Gandalf the Grey. Here on a mission with the company of Thorin Oakenshield. "
