We ran out of the dark passages and outside to the evening air, the sun was sinking in the west, it would have been beautiful were it not for the still threat of an army of goblins after us or the warg cries that were too close for any of are liking.

Further we ran till and I had lagged to the very end of the group barely moving my feet in front of me, we were out of breath, more me than anybody," Hold up, I need to breathe," I said stopping and leaning on the nearest tree, I was still holding my sword, ready but not ready for a was rather amazing that my helmet managed to stay on the whole time.

"We can't, we must continue on if we are to reach Erebor," Thorin said turning around," I know, I'm fatigued as well."

"Are you sure about that?" I said looking to the ground," I've been through some tough shit tonight, nonstop."

We heard more wargs coming," On second thought," I said rejoining the group as I limped over and placing my hand over his shoulder," lets keep going."

"We won't make," he said holding me there," not with you."

I took it as an insult," I can move on my own."

"And die on your own too, no doubt," he said matching my gaze," your too weak to go anywhere."

Just then I thought about back in the tunnels, I haven't seen Bilbo," Has anyone seen Bilbo, he wasn't with us."

Everyone then looked around grunting, they haven't either.

"He might still be the caves," one said, that was I needed to hear.

"Okay, I'll be back," I started to limp the other direction but Thorin was still holding his ground and had a death grip on my wrist.

"Your in no condition to go back," he argued.

"Its not as if your doing something," I redirected my attention," if it was up to you we would leave him to suffer in there!"

He was unaffected by my outburst and had that look of "I'm not impressed" on his face, his posture returned," It is up to me ,woman, he was never meant to be of this company, he should have never left with us, he has been lost since he set foot out of his home."

I total out bitch slapped him," Never say such cruel words about him again, if you think that about him I wonder what you think of me," I growled, he then returned the favor and backhanded me with the hand that he wore his rings on.

I fell to the ground on my stomach, I then tasted blood, reaching up to my face I touched where he had hit me and pulled back sharply as pain stung me, I turned to Thorin and his eyes, they were unreadable," Never tell me what I cannot say," he crouched down and made sure his height succeed mine, he grabbed my chin and shook it a bit," you forget, I am the leader here not some whore like you."

"I would spit in your face were spitting not so disgusting, or maybe the thought occurred to me that you are not worthy for my spit," I said as blood dribbled out of my mouth and threw my arm at him, he caught it and squeezed around my hand, he had found the nervous spot and squeezed harder causing my mouth to open as I groaned and muttered for him to stop.

"I can't hear you," he said latching his fingers tighter, I felt and heard my hand crack, I then muttered louder," you will say it louder so that everyone will hear and know that you submitted to me."

I looked him straight in the eye," No, " I managed to get out, he must have saw it in my eyes that I wouldn't have said it louder for all to hear because he pushed me back on the ground and walked off, the company behind him.

"Vaajl," we all heard from the trees as Bilbo came bounding towards me, everyone turned," what happened?" He asked motioning to my busted lip and my reddened left hand, I looked to Thorin and said," I fell over on that tree near the edge, hit my lip and fell to the ground. I caught myself with this hand, must have forgot that I have two hands," I smiled innocently to Bilbo, who at first pondered my story as he looked to Thorin with my hand print still bright red on his right cheek and back to me and my busted lip and near broken hand.

"That isn't what happened is it, he hurt you didn't he" he said not meeting Thorin's gaze.

I messed up his sand blonde hair," No need to worry yourself, it was nothing but a disagreement."

"Disagreements don't involve a woman getting hurt," Dwalin said staring a Thorin with a disapproving scowl, as he went over to help me up.

I wobbled more and staggered more than I ever had, I tripped more and could not keep up with the company and their pace, but still I walked on as we neared a ,I had walked on thin ice and over eggshells. I should have known that if I was going to hit a man then I should have been prepared to be hit like a man.

Again I was at the very end, again we heard the howls of wargs,"Climb the trees," Gandalf said and started to help some of the dwarves. I was too slow and could not reach a tree or climb it fast enough, as I heard low growls surrounding me, I heard Bilbo shouting to me but I closed everything out.

I then started to whisper to myself, and held out my left hand to the side, soon a flame sprouted and the longer I whispered the brighter and larger it became, I then pushed the flame down to the earth and sent a firewall that surround me and spread out further at the ever enclosing wargs.

The wargs went wild, many caught on fire and ran off the cliff or retreated to the darkness, some that had caught on fire ran into trees that the dwarves had climbed up, whoops.

I then defended off what wargs that challenged me, either receiving a burn or cut as they died or scampered front of me I heard, more wargs, as I turned to face them, arrows flied past, I fell to one knee as an arrow caught my left arm and my magic faded.

"Cut off the fangs and the viper can no longer bite, though you cut the wings off a bird and it can't fly anymore, much like a Valkyrie, wouldn't you say my dearest Vaajltirqa," I looked up to that voice that haunted my every dream-Azog the Defiler, my face turned whiter than him," don't look so down, we'll catch up on current events after I collect what I came for."

"You know nothing," I said," nothing of the effect of your actions,Orc,"I said with hatred.

"I know more than you, you forget I've been around longer, little Valkyrie," he went on clearly seeing the confusion building on my face,"wait, don't tell me your retched father never told you."

"He has told me all I need to know," I said grunting as I ripped out the arrow in my arm and stood up with my pride.

"Not everything it seems," Azog came closer with the white warg he rode, I tripped backward away from him," come with me and I'll help you regain what your brother and father took away," he held out his hand, I noticed his other hand was gone and was replaced with a horrid mace, that has probably killed never did mention how that happened.

"No, I will not-"

"Think about what your doing, you could became what you were destined to be-a Valkyrie-and set beside me with my master in eternal life."

I stood up and stared blankly to him, then I turned toward the trees, to my friends, to each in turn and lastly to Thorin, Azog followed my gaze," No," I said facing Azog," I will never do such a thing, I will never be your mistress, for I Vaajltirqa Vul Soren, will never abandon my friends, on my honor I shall never abandon the path of light and righteousness." Behind me the trees that were on fire started to lean off the cliff, a few fell down, the tree that the company was on creaked and leaned more.

Azog stirred on his white warg,"You mean you will not abandon him," Azog lifted his gaze," if I can't have you neither will he," Azog said lifting his mace over his head ready to swing, just as he did I dodged and rolled to my left and used my sword to cleave his warg.

It worked rather well, the white warg was done but not the company was faring worse, Dori it had seemed to fall but was caught by Nori who was nearly about to fall down as the other dwarves held on to them and the tree all at once.

I was so worried about my friends that I nearly had a mace clash into my face but caught my side instead, I fell back and rolled a couple of times, I had the wind knocked out of me, if my leather armor wasn't thicker I'd have crushed ribs, still leather armor can't keep taking that kind of punishment.

I was breathing very awkward when Azog came over to me and lifted me by my throat, he lifted me higher an higher off the ground as I struggled and bucked, he was about ready to clobber me more until we heard Thorin's voice ring out to Azog," Challenge me instead of a woman," he said walking down the fallen over tree, he had his Orcrist ready in his right and an oaken-shield in his left that he must have torn from the tree.

Azog dropped me where I was at, my helmet rolled off next to my fallen sword, I pushed myself up from the ground and on to my side, I had no strength or fight left in me, my hair tangled in the wind over my face limiting my sight.

He approached Thorin," Your what she chose over me," he scoffed," a dwarf who lost his family to me and know spends his days under no mountain, you both should have known your fantasy wouldn't last."

Thorin responded to Azog," Yes, but you lost your forearm to me," he then waited for Azog to grow impatient and attack first, it worked numerous times as Thorin counter and blocked, the danced like this with Azog growing more frenzied.

Now Azog knew what he was doing and countered him and slammed his mace into his left shoulder, so close to his heart and drive it further in and left him to fall back.

I scrambled up after his fall and over to his body," Move or you both will have to die at the same time," Azog said as he came closer," Or maybe as Oakenshield lies there I'll let him watch you die first," he said lifting me up by my hair.

But I had seen a shadow move behind Azog and out came a blue glowing short sword. Bilbo.

Azog dropped me for the second time and over I fell on Thorin, I reached for the dagger in my right boot and spun on Azog, right in his calf I twisted and withdrew, you did the same for my father so I'll return gesture, I thought, and back came his hand hitting me hard in the cheekbone.

I was sprawled out on my back closer to my weapon, Azog came near with Bilbo hot on his heels, Bilbo was relentless with his attacks, cuts now marred his back and over his scars that torn down his shoulder to chest, I stood up feebly.

I swung my arms, he blocked my right but not my left as I slammed it into his ribs, he staggered a little but came back with his fist, a full pounding, I landed next to my sword and helmet.

Azog now came closer, his wicked mace up and ready, as it caught to moonlight.

"Wait," I spoke," I was young when you first came, not yet a woman, not yet a fighter, but ever since that night I've become a barbaric woman, who wasn't so but you shaped me to be this," I said keeping my arm over me to protect myself," would you grant me a warrior's death?" I asked.

He seemed to ponder over my proposal," For you Azog," I pointed to him," you made me what I am."

"I will grant you this wish," Azog said standing over me, Bilbo had stopped his attacks now to listen, as most to the company, Thorin had was now on his knees gripping my fallen dagger, I could see in his that he wished I hadn't said so as he watched," But my little Valkyrie, if you wanted it so, I could spare your life."

"No-I will not die a slave," I hissed.

"Then I shall grant this," Azog said reading his mace and I slipped my helmet over.

As he came down I laid down and reached for my sword, up over my head and arching down with a war cry with my fangs bared, a roar of pain erupted from Azog.

Something heavy hit the earth, I looked to what it was and saw the wicked mace Azog would've used to end me, at its handle was part of Azog, what was left to his forearm, Thorin got you once and I got you the second time.

Azog stumbled back to his comrades, which were heavily armed orcs, huge ones too and on wargs, I now stood up and pointed to Azog as a death-warrant," Kill that Valkyrie bitch," Azog cried as I stared to strut closer, both hips swaying, yes, I was a cocky bitch now.

His comrades came closer on their wargs, I then felt the largest amount of pain I ever felt, My father's voice rang through my head as I collapsed to the earth, screaming in it agony," A Valkyrie will earn their wings again when the face what they fear the most, should they overpower their fear, when they overcome what controlled them, when they find freedom." This is why my brother treated me so, when my wings had grew in, he had cut them off because he feared what I'd become, what I'd do, but he could never earn his because I was his fear, I was what held him back, he was jealous because father chose me to have wings and not him, he tried to earn could I've been so blind.

I felt as if my back would split itself in half, the leather armor on my back ripped and created a slit, and out slowly came my new found freedom, it hurt worse then them breaking through my skin, but they slid out ever so smoothly.

I stood up now looking to my back, and my wings, the were whiter than anything, every feather seemed glitter and shine like silver, outstretched, they looked to be six feet longer than my arms, I glared at Azog who had a new found fear in his eyes," It would seem that I no longer fear you but quite the opposite," I ticked to him

His comrades then pounced, the first one receiving the back of my wing as I twirled away. I then sky rocketed, leaving a force push sending outward, I was only a few feet off the ground, they circled around me, I retracted and pushed my wings out harder as the force knocked the riders off their wargs. I then descended down on them, slashing one and grabbing the other as I flew off, up into the sky and down the cliff with the wind howling as I soared by, my father tried to give me this, he had always caught my attention with stories of Valkyries, to teach me, I thought as I dropped the orc I held on to and down he went screaming to crash and explode at the impact at the bottom.

I then circled back and landed on my feet, sending dirt, dust and bits of the forest floor up, my wings draped over my and then stretched out to full width," Take your ragtag band and leave," I said flapping my wings and creating a strong wind.

Azog looked to me and over at Thorin before he shouted to me in the black speech then he translated," This isn't over."

"Then next time we meet one of us won't be leaving here and into the Heitra,"I glowed baring my fangs more than usual as they pushed further out of my gums, arching my wings up and blocking the moon, casting a shadow over him,"now, out of my sight before I change my mind!"

When they had left for good after Azog had given me one last glaring scowl, I dropped my wings down to my sides, they were so large that they dragged behind me as I walked over to Bilbo and helped the hobbit up, I then turned to where Thorin was, out of the corner of my eye I saw large eagles circle down," We'll get everyone out of here."

"How will you do that? Make several trips," he hissed as I inspected his shoulder wound.

"No, they will," I said pointing up," they will fly us closer to Erebor and away from these crumbling trees, but not so close to men I should think," I explained as we heard shouts come from the dwarves as one of them fell from the tree but stopped as an eagle caught them, then the rest were loaded up, more like picked up, many to the dwarves rode on their backs.

Bilbo was clinging on to his ride as it took off," Your full of surprises," Thorin said.

"Don't thank me, thank Gandalf, he's the one who talks to the Lord of the Eagles," I said smiling softly," Ah, it would seem your ride here," I smiled more as the eagle that would carry him swooped down and picked him up and hovered for a second.

"Are coming with us," he asked," all the way to Erebor?"

I laughed at his remark," Of course, I'm going," I floated up to eye level," till the end," He offered my dagger back to me with an open hand,"no, keep it, I only need one anyway," I closed his hand over the hilt," I won't take it back."

The eagle fell away before he could protest, and off everyone rode on or being carried by the eagle. I shot from where I was leaving a dust cloud on the ground and fell past the other and then stopping by Gandalf on the Lord of the Eagles.