The Hobbit: Unexpected Allies
Chapter 10 of my Hobbit story, enjoy.
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Disclaimer: The Hobbit belongs to JRR Tolkien.
Chapter 10
Bain growled and yelled as he struggled, but to no avail. The guards were too strong, he couldn't get free. He was shocked at this, he couldn't understand it; the guards said he was under arrest. Yet when he asked they did not even explain to him why, what the charges were; yet acted as if they had every right to arrest him. They finally reached the jail and Bain found himself dragged inside; despite his struggles.
"Get off me, you cannot do this without reason!" He yelled, but was ignored.
The guards were not gentle in their treatment of him either and he was roughly manhandled into a cell which was then closed and locked. Bain immediately turned, walking right up to the bars.
"What is this, let me go, you cannot do this!" He cried out.
Just then, someone stepped out of the shadows, smirking. "Oh, but we can."
Bain froze, eyes wide in disbelief as he saw the figure; it was Kaitlin's sister, Andreia. She was looking at him smugly, seemingly enjoying the sight of him trapped in the cell.
"Perfect." She remarked haughtily. "Just where trash like you belongs."
Bain was startled by this; it was then he realized the truth.
He grit his teeth, shocked and appalled at the revelation.
"You, you're responsible for this!" He accused angrily.
Andreia simply laughed. "So what if I am, good luck proving it. After all, soon word will get about that you are in jail and everyone will know just what you are."
Bain was startled by this. "What; what is that supposed to mean; the people won't accept someone being jailed for no reason, no charge…"
"That's where you're wrong." Andreia informed him smugly. "We have charges."
Bain froze at this, wondering what she meant; she couldn't be serious. 'How could they have charges on me, I've not done anything.'
"You're lying." He said at last. "I've done nothing, you have no charges against me and…"
Andreia shook her head. "Oh shut you worthless piece of trash; this is your punishment, under the charge of raping my sister."
Bain was horrified by this; she was claiming he had raped Kaitlin; that was why the guards had arrested him.
"Are you out of your mind, I never…"
Andreia looked at him scornfully. "Just who do you think people will believe?"
It then made horrific sense to him; it didn't matter if he raped Kaitlin or not; they just had to say he did and his fate was sealed. Seeing the message sink in and smirking at his helplessness, Andreia then left.
Back at the house, things were still tense as they waited for Bard, Bain and Bofur to return. Kaitlin was fidgeting nervously, repeatedly looking out the window; biting her lip. It didn't help her nerves when the most prominent house from the window she was at was her own.
'My parents must know I'm missing by now…Oh, this has been one mess after another today.' She thought sadly.
She glanced around at the others, Sigrid and Tilda were seated at the dinner table. While Tilda sat clutching her doll, Sigrid had positioned herself at the edge of the bench, ready to help the Dwarves at a moment's notice. Oin was doing what he could for Kili's wound, but so far to no avail. Fili remained nearby, still in the grips of worry.
Kaitlin sighed sadly. 'Poor Fili, it must be hard for him; to sit there and not be able to actually do anything.'
She sympathized with the poor Dwarf; she then caught Sigrid's eye and noted her expression.
'Of course, Sigrid probably knows just how he feels; she must have had to sit, feeling helpless, whenever Bain and Tilda got sick and she couldn't do anything about it.'
Kaitlin did her best to smile encouragingly. Seeing this Sigrid smiled back, just then they heard what sounded like a creak. Sigrid got to her feet and moved towards the door. She carefully opened it and stepped out, looking around.
"Da…?" She called out hesitantly.
Just then something dropped down in front of her that certainly wasn't her father; it was an orc.
Sigrid screamed and bolted back into the house, trying to slam the door shut on the orc. But it was too strong, not only that, it wasn't alone. She barely had enough time to yell out to the others, to inform them that orcs were attacking before she was shoved to the floor. The orcs bursting in through the door, some even breaking in through the roof.
Almost immediately Oin and Fili, despite lacking proper weapons, were on their feet and charging the orcs. They got to work attacking and trying to subdue them, but the orcs were heavily armed and there were too many of them. Panicked Sigrid and Tilda, after trying to fend off a few orcs with whatever they could get their hands on, be it kitchen knives, plates, cups, anything that could be thrown, took refuge under the table.
"No you don't!" Kaitlin growled as she saw an orc approaching, clearly attempting to get under the table at them.
She acted at once and kicked the bench, striking the orc in the shins. With a yell she grabbed the bench and flipped it up, smacking the same orc in the face. This dazed the monster long enough for Fili to tackle it.
There was a scream of pain and Kaitlin saw that Kili had been knocked off the bed, jarring his wound. However he currently had an orc in a tight headlock and was not letting go, leaving it struggling.
'But there's still more of them.' Kaitlin thought worriedly.
She grabbed the nearest thing she could, a fire poker and quickly struck out at one of the orcs.
Her attack actually killed the orc as she struck its throat. She turned and ducked as another tried to attack her, she then stabbed him with the poker. Unfortunately a third orc was too quick for her and backhanded her across the face, knocking her weapon from her grasp and sending her sprawling to the ground.
Her thoughts raced as her panic soared. 'No, this, this can't be the end!'
She waited for the pain, but it never came. Turning over she let out a sigh of relief as she saw the orc fall dead, killed by Bard who had just returned. It was then two other people entered the house, both Elves, a blonde male and red-haired female. Both of them made quick work of the orcs with their daggers and soon there was silence in the house.
"You…You killed them all." Tilda gasped as she and Sigrid emerged from their hiding place.
The male elf shook his head. "Not all, there are others."
With that he turned and darted out of the house, calling to his companion. "Tauriel!"
Tauriel made to follow him but stopped when Kili moaned in pain again. She then turned and her eyes widened as she knelt down, picking something up. They then heard Bofur's voice, he was clearly outside, just out of view.
"What are you doing?"
Tauriel stood up, a determined look on her face. "I am going to save him."
With that she turned and, with Bofur at her heels, returned inside the house.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.