Five: The Lost Dam
Ered Luin
Dori and Nori were going mad in panic, their younger sister had gone missing. It was the sadness of being in exile, they were terrified, Dori was scared that someone would find her and well...he didn't want to think about it.
The brothers had travelled, and their caravan got attack they had gotten separated from their younger sister.
"She will be fine." Balin told him. He wanted to believe it, as he knew some of their dams were attacked on the exile.
"Fine, she is a female we will be lucky if she isn't gone." Nori snapped at him. He didn't want to think the worst, she could have gotten injured or taken. Fear ran down the thief's spine because he knew the worst that could happen to a female.
"I can assure you that we will find her." Dwalin said with a serious look in his face.
"Now rest both of you were injured like the rest of your group, you are no help to Ori this way." Oin told him. He gave them medicine and they went to sleep. Balin noticed something.
"I haven't read that before?" Balin says.
"Gloin brought it for me, no one knows what the writer is only that they are female." Oin said.
"Well maybe it's an elf." Balin said looking at the book and the drawings were incredibly detailed.
"You can see the book later we have a dam to find." Dwalin snapped, he had a soft spot for the young Ri sister, he was going to ignore Thorin saying it was a crush.
"Peace, we will find Ori and she will be safe with her brothers and us." Balin told him.
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Bella was riding with Talion at her side, she had gone to one of her yearly trips and she was coming back to her Father. She had a small cart filled with new knick-knacks.
"I have seen that many of your books have gone to the healers." Talion told her.
"That is good to know." Bella told him.
"I have a question?" Talion said.
"Ask away, though if it is indecent, I cannot promise Sherlock won't retaliate." Bella said with a smile. Talion smiled back he was aware that Sherlock was protective of Bella, he had seen Rangers, or anyone being thrown off places.
"I was wondering, you are past your Hobbit maturity have you not thought of marriage?"
"Well I haven't found someone interesting?" Bella said.
"I have thought, that Sherlock or your Father haven't allowed it." Talion told her.
"Sherlock wants me to be happy, we have talked about this. As for Papa he wants the same thing."
"I heard you tell Hunter (Arathorn) that, they are family members that don't agree."
"Well Lobelia Sackville-Baggins spoke to my Papa, asking that he leave Bag End to her and Otho." Bella said and smiled. "I had never seen my Father that angry before, he dressed her down, and well he made it clear that Bag End will go to me and my future husband no matter what species he is."
Talons eyebrows went up in surprise, but he smiled.
"Mr. Baggins is aware you might not marry a Hobbit."
"Yeah, he says that with my lifestyle, he doesn't see me married to one."
"Interesting conversation, but I hear something in the woods." Sherlock interrupts the conversation, Bella listens carefully and hears it, the noise almost like crying.
"Talion, do you hear it?" she asked and stopped her pony. Talion stopped his horse, hearing Bella stop. He couldn't hear Sherlock talking but sometimes, well he knew the way Old Spirits worked.
"No, you are going to have to direct me on this one." he said, he looked and tried not to shutter, Bella's eyes had changed to and ice almost rainbow color, he tended to forget Old Souls could have their partner manifest and for Bella, her eyes would change into something cold.
"We hear it over here." she said and moved toward the sound. She didn't expect to be attacked, she blocked it and the person dropped to the ground.
She began to talk, but Bella didn't understand the language. She looked to see the person had a beard but looked young.
"It's a Dwarf." Talion told her. Bella looked at the Dwarf and could see with Sherlock's eyes.
"She is sick, it's a good thing we are so close to the Shire." Bella told Talion.
"How sick is she?" Talion asked.
"Enough for us to help her.' Bella said, Talion sighed and moved toward the sick Dwarf.
"I was asking so we know, how fast we need to move." he told her.
"I know. You know when I have patients, I'm short."
"I know you save Hunter (Arathorn)two years ago to almost falling to the Orcs." he said that seem to be a trigger the Dwarf in his arm because he began to scream.
"Oh, for the love, put her down." Bella told him.
"Calm down." Bella whispered before she moved around her own bag and pulled out a needle, she had informed the Elves and they were able to recreate needles to the finest point. She injected the arm and had been a little worried that those saying about being rocks were not true. She ignored the 'idiot' comment in her mind. When the needle went in no problem, she felt the Dwarf relax.
"Okay, let's go or people are going to think weird." Bella told Talion getting up getting the Dwarf and putting them gently in the cart.
"We are going to have to go back faster." Talion told her.
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Bungo looked over the road and saw his daughter come in at incredible speed with her Ranger friend.
"Bella, you are coming as if you have an Orc behind you."
"I have a patient." Bella tells him, as she comes and gets down of the pony with grace.
"What?" Bungo says but sees the Ranger, he knew his name is Talion. He moved toward the cart and carried someone out.
"Oh, for Yavanna's Tears." Bungo said and followed his daughter. He opened one of the rooms they used for visitors.
"Come on, Talion please hurry."
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Ori woke up slowly and heard silence, she opened her eyes wide and could see she was in a room. What stopped her was the Male sitting there, sleeping she does the first thing and screamed.
"Please calm down." he tells her.
"Bella!" the man screams causing the door to open. She turns to see a woman a very small woman.
"Talion, I said keep an eye or her not cause her more panic." the woman snaps.
"Well my work is done I'm going with your Father to eat." Talion says moving away. Ori looks at the woman and she has such a kind face.
"Hello, my name is Bella Baggins, you can call me Bella." she said. "My friend and I found you, we brought you to my home, can you tell me what happened?"
"My name is Ori daughter of Ri; my brothers and I were attacked by Orcs." she says, and it sinks in. "My brothers!" she gasps, and tears come down.
"Oh dear." Bella said, even now she wasn't that good with tears.
"I would calm her; her siblings might still be alive." Sherlock told her.
"Look, you seem far from where you were attacked, maybe your brothers are alive." Bella tells her. "Now, do you remember where exactly you live, maybe we can send a letter and they can give. Your information."
"Okay, how long have I been unconscious?" she asked shyly.
"It has been two weeks, you had a fever, we were worried you were not going to make it..." Bella told her.
"Oh, I'm sorry to be such a bother." Ori said but, in her mind, she didn't know how to repay the hobbit that saved her life.
"You are not a bother." Bella told her. "Now I'm going to bring you something to eat and some paper so that you can write to your family."
"Thank you."
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Three Months Later
Ori was waiting with the Ranger and what she learned the Hobbit King. Bella had not been able to come as a friend had been injured causing her to leave. She felt odd with the new clothing, it was soft compared to any other she had worn before and it gave her curves, she never believed she had.
"Don't worry last, you will be back with your people soon." the Hobbit King told her. "Both Bungo and Bella must be upset for not being here, but dear Bungo knee is getting worse and Bella had to check on her friend."
"I know, Mr. Baggins told me I was welcomed any time I wanted." Ori said.
"That is my son-in-law for you, all about including more family." the Hobbit King told her. "Learn well from my Belladonna."
Ori knew that both Mr. Baggins and Bella didn't speak much about Mrs. Baggins but knew she had been gone for a long time. She was looking forward to seeing her own brothers.
"Letty mentions that they are coming." the Hobbit King mentions, and Ori knew that he was an Old Soul. She also knew or suspected that either Bungo or Bella were one, but she couldn't tell. She knew that her own people spoke greatly of Old Souls, Durin of course being one and his partner was also one in every other reincarnation.
The first one she notices was Dori who looked worried and serious.
"Dori!" she screamed, and her brother raised his head. Ori ran and hugged his brother tightly.
"Ori." he said and let her go to look her over. She knew that she looked different, the dress and clothes.
"I believe we need to thank you…" Balin was saying.
"No, thanks necessary my granddaughter just did the right thing."
"How much do we owe you?" Nori asked.
"Nothing, you will actually offend my family for asking." Old Took said.
"Which we do not want, we thank you Master Took for protecting our young Ori." Balin said.
"No need, we only did the right thing."
As Ori and her family left in the cart, she didn't believe that she would see the Baggins again.
