Chapter 5: Elves and Such

So Tóki returned safely to Khazad-dûm and the Dwarves at Naugrim Mela found a useful resource that the Goblins had discovered earlier Adamant or better known as Diamonds. This was a great discovery because the resource was abundant in that area. This permitted the Dwarves to craft newer, better weapons.

After months of mass production of the new Adamant weapons the rising Dwarves were noticed by their Elvish neighbors of Mirkwood. A diplomat approached Tóki upon his golden throne, "Greetings fair Dwarf neighbor. I represent the Silvan Elves of Mirkwood. We extend our hand in a wish of an alliance. What would your answer be, fair one?"

Tóki thought it through and answered, "Agreed, would you oblige to my own offer and stay here for a night or two?" The Wood-Elf agreed to the offer. The Elf was respected with the utmost respect, ate only the best food and drank only the finest wine and best ale. The Elf was nourished with respect.

"I am sorry to leave you now, but I must return to my wooden kingdom under the canopy of Mirkwood. I wish to thank you for all your hospitality and you are welcome to visit us any time," bode farewell the Elf. Tóki chuckled, "I appreciate the offer, but the Dwarves do not belong in the woods." The diplomat replied, "True, but then again Elfs don't belong in the mountains," and with that he left in return to his forest.

Through the days the Elves and Dwarves became closer and the bond was strengthened by the several gifts they lavished each other with, such as the Dwarven adamant weapons and the glorious jewelry of the Elfs.

Then the Elves reported of yet another goblin village:

"Oh great King Under the Mountain I hail you in order to extend some knowledge we Elfs have stumbled upon. We have found a Goblin castle directly westward from the Gladden River. Together we believe we can rid them, we wish to help you to do this with our Elvish archers we will decimate them, and we will also allow you to remain in control of the castle, for we do not dwell on rocks."

Tóki took this all in and asked, "Does this fortress have a name?" The Elf replied, "Ah yes it does. It is called by Penmet." The Dwarven King confirmed, "Ok then we together shall strike upon the camp, we shall march on the first day of the new week, we will meet you at the River Gladden. We shall send you a scout to notify you. You may remain down the mountain and we will halt atop, together we shall march upon this filthy castle!"

The day before the march Tóki walked about his military force, arousing and inspecting his men. Every soldier was now laden with an adamant sword, adamant mail which shined like a fish in green murky water, and fire hardened green colored leather leggings. He gathered his men and gave them a speech:

"Great Dwarves we have achieved to rebuild Moria, exterminate goblins. You have achieved much! But we must thank our forefathers for providing us with this beautiful city. But business is at hand! Goblins have been found in a castle atop the River Gladden. This will be much bigger than our last encounter; we will need weapons of war this time. That is a problem though, so we shall divide our army into halves. One infantry half and one siege half. The ballista, ladders, and catapults shall walk upon the ground and depending on the location of the castle they may be eligible to fire from their. We will have aid! The Elfs of Mirkwood have agreed to our service. They will provide their famous Archers, so we will not need to bring ours along. Their archers are far more superior anyways so that may be for the better. But men remember our fathers and fight for their name! Slam the Iron Fist upon the goblins!"