Eight: Going on An Adventure
In the morning all the Dwarves were welcome with a breakfast and they were able to get everything ready. Nori had been surprised to find that the silver spoons that he had 'borrowed' had been put back to their place. Bella was able to change to her outfit, she was wearing the regular outfit she wore when she went out, it was a ranger outfit but in smaller version. A gift given to her by Hunter and Talion, with additions from Glorfindel and Elrond. Her cloak was a very dark green and her hair was up in a military bun. She had her bow on her shoulders with her arrows ready.
"Another adventure." Bungo told her.
"I'll be back." Bella said, Father and Daughter didn't notice that they were being looked at by the other dwarves. They were trying to figure out, who had the old soul.
"I'm sure you will." Bungo said and he looked up toward Sherlock. "You take care of my daughter."
'Of course.' Sherlock replied and at the same time Thorin nodded. Bella wrapped her arms around Father, Bungo just wrapped his arms around her.
"We need to depart." Thorin said feeling awful and if his mother ever heard of this, she would beat him.
Bella got into the pony and she looked forward, she couldn't look back. The rest of the Dwarves went and didn't look back.
"She will be taken care of my friend." Gandalf told Bungo as he went following the precession.
"God please let her live." Bungo whispered something he had heard Bella whispered in herb sleep, when she was younger.
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Ori was one of the first and she went back to ride next to Bella.
"I didn't know you were and Old Soul." Ori told her a bit bluntly. Bella looked at her surprise.
"I don't advertise my partner mostly because I know the reaction people will have." Bella said with a smile, she knew when they went to Rhun they thought she was a witch.
"But your Old Soul is here with you?" Ori asked.
"Always." Bella said.
'She suspected that you or your Father were one.' Sherlock tells her. Bella gave a small nod. Thorin who was in the front of the line turned to see the Burglar and he could see something next to her, it was a light floating.
"Its not like ye are going to see it, we never do the Old Souls are always hidden." Dwalin told Thorin.
"I'm aware." He said and told himself it was just a trick of the light.
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Bree
They ended in Bree surprising about how fast they got to the place, Bella had informed Balin of a way to go and he had taken it into consideration. It had surprised them as well.
"These is the fastest we have gotten here." Gloin told them.
"We need to find an Inn."
Gandalf was the one to take them to the inn and Bella had to smile. She had noticed some of the humans had looked at the Dwarves with glares.
"They will not give us lodgings." Nori said.
"As long as you behave." Bella said with a smile.
"Be our guess lass." Nori told her.
Bella walked to the Inn with Balin and Thorin behind her, feeling that the lass would be needing help.
"What can I do for ye?" the young woman asked. Bella took off her hood and the woman asked.
"Ah, hello Mistress Watson-Holmes." She said going to hug her.
"Hello Adelina, I need a few rooms."
"On another adventure are ye-Thorin is about to go in but he can't- Papa is going to want to see you."
"I would love to see him, but we do need those rooms, how much do I owe you?" Bella asked.
"Are you mad, my mama wouldn't be alive without you, no charge." Adelina said with a smile.
"It was nothing."
'According to Papa, neither would I." Adelina said with a smile. Bella blushed ignoring the looks from them.
"Oh, anyone would have helped, now did you get married to that lad."
"Yes, a Ranger can you believe it, now follow me so that I can take you, will you be sharing I don't know much about Dwarves, but I do know females are with you." She whispered the last part she knew to keep secret.
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Thorin was sitting with Dwalin and he was surprised, the owners were being nice.
"Why didn't you tell us that the Halfling knew these people?" Thorin asked Gandalf.
"Bella has lived her life and doesn't answer to me Thorin." Gandalf told him. Thorin looked to the side and saw that same little light that was near the halfling once more, but he ignored it.
"But for her to know these people."
"Ori might find about it, woman talk."
"You are not using Ori." Dwalin warned his brother.
"No one will touch your intended." Thorin said with a smile. "I just want to be sure that Ms. Baggins will not be trouble."
"I believe she just found us lodging for the night without pay." Balin said with a smile.
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Ori was in the room with Bella and she knew that being the only woman in the group.
"Ask your questions Ori." Bella said.
"What is your Old Soul? I mean not that…I know…" Ori was blushing it was a private thing.
"My Old Soul is he." Bella told her, Sherlock had gone he never explained where he went only that he went exploring.
"Really, his name you said Sherlock."
"It's Sherlock." Bella said. "Do you have Old Souls?'
"Yes, its very rare but they are a few…they say Durin's wife was an Old Soul." Ori said and began to explain the story that Durin being all alone had gone and found himself a wife, but the wife had been different talking to the wind and people found out, she was an Old Soul one of the few in the world.
"That sounds beautiful." Bella said. She pulled her hair down surprising Ori at how long it was and curly they were curls upon curls.
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The group went back in the road and the ones who seemed to migrate back to Bella were Fili and Kili.
"So, how did you know those humans Ms. Boggins?" Kili asked her.
"I'm a healer." Bella said.
"Really, Oin is a healer too." Fili said many of the other Dwarves were listening to the conversation and trying not to at the same time.
"Adelina was hard on her mother and I was able to help bring her into the world." Bella told them.
"Really?"
"Yes, it was on my first adventure." Bella told them. "I had been traveling for a while before I ended there. It was interesting to see."
"So, you became friends with them."
'Well I treated the family when I came a went on my adventures."
"Where have you been?"
"Many places." Bella said with a smile.
