Here you go, another chapter. I hope you didn't get a heart attack at the end of my last chapter ;) .
Under Attack!
Chapter 4:
Dwalin heard Thorin's scream. He spun around. He followed Thorin with his gaze and was taken back into reality when he saw his brother in arms grow weaker. He realized two arrows were sticking out of Thorin's chest and shoulder. He himself snapped back to the fight and tried to fight his way to Thorin to protect him. He saw Thorin limping through the corpses of fallen Orcs trying to get to Fili and Kili and then there was this dreaded moment. An Orc was standing behind Thorin who surely would notice his foe, thought Dwalin but was shocked when he saw Thorin crumble after he was slain in the back.
"Thorin!"
The Company stopped for a sudden moment when they heard that agonizing scream and everyone tried to fight a way to their fallen leader his nephews lying not further away. However, more Orcs kept rushing into their small camp and Dwalin noticed some of the foul creatures running to their king. Two bigger Orcs lifted their leader onto their own shoulders and were shielded by smaller Goblins. They take Thorin away. We have to follow them. We have to help him.
Suddenly they were left alone. All Orcs were gone. Thorin with them.
He started to run after them but soon stopped when he realized it was just him. The rest of the Company had not recognized what happened. He saw Oin and Bilbo kneeling beside two motionless bodies and then it hit him like a strike in the face. Oh, Mahal no, not Fili and Kili. I'll never be able to tell Thorin. If I ever have a chance to tell him. No, you are not allowed to think like this! He scoweled himself and made his way over to the rest of the company. As soon as he arrived all heads went to meet his gaze but he had just eyes for the two fallen heirs of their leader. He knelt beside them and look into Balin's face. He could see no sorrow so he gazed back to their fallen kin. Apparently it was just Fili who was hit by an arrow into the shoulder and Kili was just knocked out from a blow to the back of his head. Thank, Aule, they will be alright. Oin was already removing the arrow from Fili and Bilbo had a wet cloth in his hand and ran it over Kili's face.
Then Fili stirred and tried to sit up. He grimaced in pain and Bofur came to help him.
"What happened?"
"You got hit by an arrow. Oin removed it and you'll be alright. Don't move to fast."
Then Fili recognized Kili lying next to him, unmoving.
"Kili! Is he alright?"
"Aye, laddie, he was knocked out. He hasn't moved since then but he should wake up soon." Balin interfered before Fili could get hysterical.
"So we won the fight?"
"Yes, we won."
"Anyone injured?"
"No one gravely, some small bruises and minor cuts. You two worried us the most", Balin replied and then to the rest of the company: "We should set up Camp and get some rest. It was a hard day on all of us. What do you think about that, Thorin?"
It was then that Dwalin remembered what had happened to Thorin. Apparently the whole company now noticed that their leader was absent.
"Where is he?" Fili asked concern and fear colored his voice slightly.
Dwalin cleared his throat. He knew what would come next.
"He was taken by the Orcs." Then the words were out and everyone looked at him in shock.
"Why didn't you say so earlier?"
"We need to save him!"
"Where was he taken?"
"Come on, let's go!"
"STOP IT, all of you!" They were startled by this shout of authority but then they realized it was Fili's voice.
"What happened to Uncle?" Kili had woken up from all the noise they had made and was looking around.
"Kili, calm down…" Balin tried to say but was soon cut off.
"What happened to Uncle? Where is he?"
"Dwalin, tell the story, you seem to know what happened." So he told them, what he had seen. After he finished the company sat in silence. No one dared to raise their voice.
Fili was the first to speak again: "We have to get going! Let's pack up."
"Stop, you shouldn't move and your brother neither!" Oin said with a stern look at both of them.
"We are fine, but Thorin isn't it. We have to save him as fast as we can. We don't know what they'll do to him."
That silenced all of them and they prepared to leave at once.
After everything was stowed away in their packs Dwalin started to track down the Orcs. It was not very difficult to find the footprints of them. But it was not just footprints they seemed to drag something behind them.
They made slow progress. Fili and Kili could not walk so fast and the company was weary from the ambush. When the sun rose and it appeared to be lunchtime Fili called a stop.
"We have to eat something otherwise we won't make up a good fight once we find Thorin."
The others saw that he spoke the truth so they sat down to relax although everyone was worrying about Thorin. Suddenly they heard a small cry. It was Bilbo who held a silver ring in his hand.
"That's Thorins. It was given to him by his father."
"Now, we know, what the Orcs are dragging behind them." Gloin said with disgust in his voice.
Please, don't kill me :D but you could leave me a review as always. Thank you very much :).
