Chapter 24
The Time Away
I struggled against my bonds. Elijah came up to me and grabbed me by the checks and forced me to looks at him.
"You've been with the dwarves long enough. Your becoming one of them." Elijah said. I head butted him.
"You forget that I'm the strongest of the two of us, because of them. I'm not weak." I said. Elijah slapped me and I felt tears fall down my checks from the pain. I closed my eyes and thought of Nori and being in his arms. I knew I had to get back to him.
"So it is true." Elijah said. I opened my eyes. "You found your mate. Its one of the dwarfs" I looked at my hand and saw that the mating mark was being shown. "I will kill your mate in front of you so you'll be mine." I nearly broke free, but he slammed me into the tree, making me cry out in pain as I felt pain in my back, knowing I'll have a bruise. "I found a button to push." I felt tears come to my eyes.
"You will not touch him. You should learn never to threaten a mate and then treat a dwarves one like this. They don't take threats lightly especially for their ones." I said.
"I'm sure he won't be escaping the jails easily." Elijah said. I smirked, knowing that Bilbo probably figured out how to get the two out of prison already.
"Don't underestimate them, Elijah. They will find away to get out." I said. Elijah slapped me and I felt my eyes sting. I bit my lip. I lift up my leg and knee him where it hurt. He bent over. "I'll make sure to run a sword through you when I get the chance." Elijah stands up and raises a hand and growls came. I smirk. "And don't underestimate me. I got my allies." Elijah turned and saw nearly fifty panthers surround us. I felt the robes cut and I quickly get to my feet. Elijah spun and I punched him hard in the face. The panthers turn back to their human forms. Marcus came up to me with my best friend, Jackson. I hug both of them.
"Maria is keeping watch over the ones that couldn't come with the children or she would be here." Jackson said, hugging me back.
"They come first. How's the new little one?" I ask.
"Growing fast. You have a niece. We named her Anna." Jackson said. My younger siblings, Christopher and Orion, ran over. I smiled. I had all my friends and family that saw through father with me. I heard movement behind me and turned to see Elijah standing on his feet. My friends got behind me. Marcus slipped a dagger in my hand.
"Your all traitors. Azog will see you dead. You will fail in protecting the Line of Durin." Elijah said.
"I will not let the Line of Durin fall. They will survive and if they don't. I'll take the throne of Erebor and make sure Azog doesn't take Erebor. It's my fate and I'll accept it." I said. Elijah let's out a yell and runs at me. I brought the dagger forward and stabbed it right through his chest. I whisper in his ear, "And I'll make sure to end my father's rule over my clan." I let Elijah drop to the ground dead.
"What's your orders, Tzipporah? We follow your lead." Marcus said. I looked at my friends and family.
"The orcs are waiting for the dwarves to escape. There is another way out of the palace and if one of my friends finds it then they will be escaping that way. We need to move fast, because they will be ambushed." I said. I shifted to my panther form and the others followed. I took off running leading them. Marcus and Jackson were on either side of me as we headed for the river. 'Hold on, Nori. I'm coming.' I thought as we disappeared into the shadows of the forest.
AN: She's back and with allies. The battle for the river is coming. Hope you enjoyed this chapter.