I panted as I ran between Fili and Kili. I could run faster if I did not have my pack with me, weighing me down. We ran and hid behind boulders, following Gandalf's orders. We were hiding behind a boulder when I heard the breath of a Warg from on top of the rock. Thorin put a hand on my mouth to quiet my breaths and he gave Kili a nod. Kili slowly grabbed an arrow and jumped away from the boulder and hit the Warg. Both the Warg and Orc fell. Dwalin hit the Warg that was running toward us and Bifur and Thorin killed the squealing Orc.
"Oh they definitely heard us now!" I harshly whispered.
"Run!" Gandalf yelled.
No matter how fast they would run I knew the Wargs were faster.
I let out a yelp when I fell and twisted my ankle. Bifur helped me up and I noticed that Gandalf was gone.
"There is more coming!" Kili yelled.
"We are surrounded!" Fili shouted.
"Kili, shoot them!" Thorin ordered.
"Where is Gandalf?" Dori asked.
"He has abandon us!" Dwalin answered.
"You say you trust him?" Thorin asked as Bifur helped me walk over to him.
I glared, "Yes."
"Hold your ground!" Thorin yelled.
"This way you fools!" I heard from behind me.
I turned around and saw Gandalf.
Bifur helped me and we slid down the stone slide. Followed by Bofur, Bilbo and Balin.
"Are you alright?" Bilbo asked.
I nodded and we heard a horn. You could hear the Orcs and Wargs being slaughtered. Then an Orc fell down and landed in front of us. Some of the dwarves had their weapon pointed toward it. Gandalf poked it, obviously it was dead. Thorin ripped out the arrow the Orc had in it's chest.
"Elves." He said, disgusted, tossing the arrow to the ground.
"I cannot see where the pathway leads!" Dwalin yelled from farther down the tunnel, "Should we follow it?"
"Of course we do!" Bofur yelled.
We all walked through the tunnel, having to squeeze through some parts of it. Above us the sky peaked out from the rocks. I limped with Fili in front of me and Kili behind, making sure that I don't fall.
"Do you feel that?" I asked.
"Feel what?" Fili and Kili asked.
"The magic." I answered with a smile as we came to the end of the tunnel.
It was beautiful. In ways I could not describe.
"The Valley of Imladris. But in Common Tongue it is known by another name." Gandalf said.
"Rivendell." Bilbo said.
We walked down from where we were and to the buildings. Gandalf in front of us all. We all stood in a circle, waiting. Then an Elf walked down the steps, talking in Elven to Gandalf.
"I must speak to Lord Elrond." Gandalf said.
"Lord Elrond is not here." The Elf spoke in Common Tongue.
"Not here? Where is he?" Gandalf questioned.
Then there was a horn just like the one we heard earlier and we turned around and saw horses galloping toward us. I was pushed forward and the dwarves surrounded Bilbo and I. The men on the horses surrounded us.
"Gandalf."
"Elrond."
Gandalf started speaking to the man in Elvish and I looked around at the men on the horses. There was one that caught my eye. Unlike the others, he wasn't wearing a helmet or any armor. He had on a short-sleeved dark green shirt and black trousers. He had dark hair, almost black, but I could not see his eyes. He was obviously a human, from the lack of pointy ears.
"What is your name milady?" The man Gandalf was talking to asked me.
"Azaelia." I answered.
"You are hurt, I offer some assistance and a bath for you, if you want." Elrond said.
I nodded and Elrond turned to the man without any armor and spoke to him in Elvish. The man's eyes widened and he got off of his horse. He walked toward me and the dwarves raised their weapons.
"I will not harm her, I promise." He said to them.
They hesitantly lowered their weapons and I followed the man up the steps.
"What is your name?" I asked as we walked down a hall.
"Damon." He answered.
I let out a small laugh.
"What?" He asked.
"Nothing. It's just... I had a brother with that name." I replied.
"Here is the room. There will be a bath awaiting in there. I will be back shortly if you need anything." Damon said, opening the door.
I looked down at his arm and saw a small scar. My eyes widened and I nodded quickly before going in and shutting the door. My brother had a scar just like that. He had an accident with a knife and left him a scar on his arm.
I found my long lost brother.
