"ANNA GET BACK HERE!" Kale screamed as she chased Anna around the house. Anna panicked, and slid underneath a large chair, using it as a barrier between herself and Kale. "Anna, I swear I'll go get Beorn on your case!" Kale yelled, and dove over the chair. Anna yelped, and ducked as Kale flew overtop of her.

"Kale! I'm fine, really!" Anna protested as she bolted away from Kale. Kale followed, and tackled Anna to the ground. "Ow! Kale get off of me!" Anna yelped, as she writhed around and struggled on the ground.

"Y'know, after the events of yesterday you'd think Anna would be able to get away from her." Fili commented, as he and Willow watched the two in amusement. Willow nodded, a smirk on her face.

"Anna! You tell me the whole story this instant or god help you!" Kale ordered, tightening her grip that she had on Anna's wrists. Anna went limp, and glared at Kale. Kale scowled, and pressed harder. But, before Kale could yell at Anna any more, she was lifted off of Anna. Kale yelped, and turned and punched the "Attacker" in his face.

The attacker was actually Kili, and he staggered back holding his nose. Kale put her hands over her mouth and her eyes widened in horror. Kili looked at Kale with wide eyes, and removed his hands, which were covered in blood.

"Oh my god! I'm so sorry, are you okay?" Kale cried, and rushed over to Kili. "Oh, I didn't break it did I?" Kale groaned, as she inspected Kili's nose for any breaks. Kili just stood there with wide eyes, before finally speaking up.

"I..I'm sure I'll be fine.." Kili stuttered, pinching his nose. Kale huffed, and crossed her arms.

"You are not fine! Get over here!" Kale ordered, and dragged Kili by his arm to what seemed to be the Dining Room. Anna walked over and grinned as Kale tended to Kili's nose. "Honestly, don't scare me like that." Kale scolded as she pressed cloth to Kili's bloody nose. Kili didn't reply, he just sat patiently as Kale fussed over his nose.

"Rule number one about Kale; Do not, I repeat, DO NOT scare her." Anna laughed. Kili and Kale glared at Anna, but Anna shrugged. "It's true.." Anna defended, a growing smirk on her face. Anna walked out of the room, and over to Fili and Willow.

"10 Gold coins that those two are courting by Durin's Day." Anna whispered with a smirk. Fili grinned. "You're on!" Fili hissed back. Anna shifted her gaze over to the window's. "It's getting late, we should get to bed.." Anna muttered. Fili and Willow nodded, and walked into the room where everyone else had set up their bedrolls.

Anna set her bedroll up and leaned back. "Uhh, Miss A..Anna?" Ori asked, Anna looked over and smiled. "Yes Ori?" Anna asked. "Could you, uhh.. Tell us a s..story from E..Earth?" Ori asked. Anna smiled. "Sure, I just need to think of one.." Anna replied. By this time Kale and Kili had walked into the room.

"How about 'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas'?" Kale asked, sitting down in a massive rocking chair. Anna bit her lip. "Are you sure..?" Anna asked nervously. "Yeah, then we could tell a happier story after." Kale suggested. Anna nodded. Most of the company had sat up and was listening. Anna cleared her throat, and her face went serious.

"On Earth, at least 60 years ago, their was a great war." Anna started, her face growing grim. "The cause of this war was a man named Adolf Hitler, who wanted to control a continent called Europe." Anna took a deep breath, and continued. "Hitler was an evil man, and one thing he did was capture, and kill people because of their beliefs." Anna grimaced, and looked around at the dwarves.

"His main target for this treatment was the people called Jews. Hitler told his country called Germany, that the Jew's were the cause of all of his nation's problems. They believed him." Anna growled, and raised her head. "They were taken, and killed. Or put in things called "Concentration Camps" where they waited to be killed." Anna muttered sorrowfully.

The dwarves gasped in horror, and stared at Anna in horror. "Like I said, he was an evil man." Anna sighed, and began to recite the story.

"The story is told from the viewpoint of a 9-year-old German boy named Bruno. Bruno is the privileged son of a Nazi commandant during World War II. Bruno comes home from school one afternoon to discover his belongings packed and set near the door. His family is preparing to relocate from Berlin to a place Bruno believes is called Out-With. In reality, his father will be in charge of the prison camp Auschwitz.

Bruno is not at all happy about the move, especially at leaving behind his three best friends. He is quite lonely and doesn't understand why he can't play with the children that he can see from his window at Out-With, children all dressed in the same striped pajamas. Then he realizes they aren't all children, but also men of all ages, all wearing the same striped pajamas.

Bruno tries to entertain himself around the house since his parents don't want him to do any exploring. He and his sister have lessons at the house instead of going to school. Eventually, Bruno decides to sneak out to explore the area. He meets a boy his age named Shmuel. Shmuel wears the striped pajamas and lives on the other side of the fence.

Shmuel and Bruno begin to meet every day. Bruno is thrilled to have a friend his own age, yet never fully grasps why Shmuel can't play at his house or why Bruno can't play with the other children in striped pajamas.

After a little more than a year and a bout with lice among the children, Bruno's mother decides she can take no more of the isolation and plans to leave. Bruno and Shmuel make plans for one last day to go exploring where Shmuel lives. Bruno's head is shaved because of the lice, so he will fit in when Shmuel brings him pajamas. Bruno meets Shmuel, changes into the pajamas and crawls under the fence to help Shmuel find his papa, who hasn't been seen for days. As the two boys are searching, the guards round them up with many other adults into the middle of the camp."

Anna paused, and wiped tears from her eyes before continuing.

"Believing they were going on a march, Bruno and Shmuel stick close together inside the group and march into an airtight building with many other Jews. That was the last anyone ever heard of Bruno.

His mother eventually returned to Berlin with his sister. Bruno's father was ordered to leave 'Out-With' with other soldiers. He eventually figured out what had happened to Bruno."

Anna finished, and cast her gaze down to the floor. Ori sniffled, and Willow was crying silently into Fili's chest. Kale and Kili's faces looked hurt, while Thorin looked down at the floor. The rest of the company's expressions were indistinguishable.

"But, that was long ago. Hitler lost the war, and in the end killed himself. Earth is in, better times now. There is freedom of religion, and you are not judged because of who you are." Anna choked, and brought her gaze upwards.

"You speak a sad tale Anna." Thorin muttered, bring his gaze up to meet hers. "The history of Earth is a grim one." Anna replied heavily. "How so..?" Kili asked, his voice unusually serious.

"You don't want to know."