Oh my god! I am so sorry this is a couple of weeks late! I have no excuses apart from I got hit with writers block, and then depression and I was in tremendous pain and I couldn't focus until I finally got I See the Light updated and came straight to getting this sorted. I am really sorry and hope you're still with me. Thank you for being so patient xx

Review responses;

pallysdeeks -Yes it can. I'm glad I'm back also and can continue with what I love to do, bring you all joy! Kili would love Violet no matter what, he doesn't care. Just hope Thorin feels the same. . .we shall see. xx

sugarbee25 - I'm glad I had you laughing! And wouldn't you feel intimidated with Beorn? I know I would be, especially after hearing what he can do lol! Kili is just a sweetheart, I love him! xx

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MonkeyGirl13 - I'm glad you are enjoying this story. My apologies for the lateness of this chapter, but I do hope you enjoy xx


Forests of Mirkwood

Once we enter the forest, I stay at the front of the group with Thorin and turn into my wolf form so that I can sniff out the path and keep us going in the right direction. We spend the full day in this manner, in a straight line with me in the lead and Thorin behind me as he allows me to lead us through. The only times we stop is to rest for a few minutes to eat and drink. Those moments I resume my human form to eat and drink before changing back into my wolf form. Even in those few minutes as a human, the dark magic on the forest sends my head to spin, I cannot imagine how Bilbo and the dwarves are feeling after spending hours walking through it.

During the nights, we make camp in an area beside the path and make a fire, but only to put it out again a few moments later as giant moths appear and start flapping around the flame. We all sit huddled together in the pitch blackness of the forest. Every night I offer to take first watch and I stay awake all night, allowing the dwarves and Bilbo to rest as much as they can.


A few days later, we finally come across the enchanted river. There is a bridge that leads from our side of the river to the other, however the middle has been broken, no doubt by time.

"We could try and swim it." Bofur suggests as we try to figure a way to get across.

"Didn't you hear what Gandalf said?" Thorin begins. "The dark magic lies upon this forest. The waters of this stream are enchanted."

"Doesn't look very enchanting to me."

"We must find another way across."

As we look around, Bilbo suddenly shouts up after a few moments;

"There is a boat against the far bank! Now why couldn't it have been this side!"

"How far away do you think it is?" Thorin asks as he rushes over to him.

"Not at all far. I shouldn't think above twelve yards."

I stand next to the hobbit and look across, also spotting the boat on the other side

"Twelve yards! I should have thought it was thirty at least, but my eyes don't see as well as they used a hundred years ago. Still twelve yards is as good as a mile. We can't jump it, and we daren't try to wade or swim."

"Can any of you throw a rope?"

"What's the good of that? The boat is sure to be tied up, even if we could hook it, which I doubt."

"I don't believe it is tied," Bilbo answers, "though of course I can't be sure in this light; but it looks to me as if it was just drawn up on the bank, which is low just there where the path goes down into the water."

"Dori is the strongest, but Fili is the youngest and still has the best sight," Thorin turns to his oldest nephew. "Come here Fili, and see if you can see the boat Mr. Baggins is talking about."

Fili walks over and looking in the direction of the boat as the others bring him some rope. They attach large iron hooks to the rope before handing it to the blond. Taking it in his hand, he balances it for a moment before flinging it across the stream. It falls into the water with a splash.

"Not far enough!" Bilbo says as he's peering forward. "A couple of feet and you would have dropped it on to the boat. Try again. I don't suppose the magic is strong enough to hurt you, if you just touch a bit of wet rope."

This time he throws it with greater strength.

"Steady! You have thrown it right into the wood on the other side now. Draw it back gently."

Fili hauls the rope back slowly, and after a while Bilbo says:

"Carefully! It is lying on the boat; let's hope the hook will catch."

It does. The rope went taut, and Fili pulls in vain. I walk over and picking up the rope in my mouth begin to pull with him. Kili, Oin and Gloin come over to help. Together, the five of us tug and tug before we suddenly fall back as the rope goes slack when the boat is pulled away.

Bilbo caught the rope, and with a piece of stick fends off the little black boat as it comes rushing across the stream. "Help!" he shouts, and Balin jumps in just in time to seize the boat before it floated off down the current.

"It was tied after all," Balin says while looking at the snapped rope that's still attached to the boat. He looks to the five of us as we get on our feet. "That was a good pull, my lads and lass; and a good job that our rope was the stronger."

"Who'll cross first?" Bilbo asks.

"I shall," Thorin replies, "and you will come with me, Fili and Balin. That's as many as the boat will hold at a time. After that Kili, Oin, Gloin, Dori; next Ori, Nori, Bifur and Bofur; and lastly Dwalin, Violet and Bombur."

"I'm always last and I don't like it," Bombur complains. "It's somebody else's turn today."

Thorin turns to snap at the dwarf. "You should not be so fat. As you are, you must be with the last and lightest boatload. Don't start grumbling against orders, or something bad will happen to you."

Bombur luckily says nothing more at the reprimand and looks down. While watching him, I do feel sorry for the overweight, sensitive dwarf. Walking over, I nuzzle my head into his side, to give him some comfort. This startles him, but only for a moment as he smiles at me and pats my head.

"There aren't any oars. How are you going to push the boat back to the far bank?" Bilbo asks.

"Give me another length of rope and another hook," Fili says while holding his hand out, and when they have it ready, he casts into the darkness ahead and as high as he could throw it. Since it did not fall down again, we see that it must have got stuck in the branches. "Get in now, and one of you haul on the rope that is stuck in a tree on the other side. One of the others must keep hold of the hook we used at first, and when we are safe on the other side he can hook it on, and you can draw the boat back."

In this way, it is slow, but all of us soon reach the far bank, safely crossing the enchanted stream. Dwalin scrambles out of the boat after me with the coiled rope on his arm with Bombur getting ready to follow, when something bad does happen.

There's a flying sound of hooves on the path ahead. Out of the gloom suddenly comes the shape of a flying deer. It charges into us and bowls us over, then gathers itself for a leap. High it springs and clears the water with a mighty jump. But it does not reach the other side in safety. Thorin is the only one who keeps his feet and his wits.

As soon as he had left the boat, bent his bow and fitted an arrow in case any hidden guardian of the boat appeared. Now he sent a swift and sure shot into the leaping beast. As it reaches the further bank it stumbled. The shadows swallowing it up, but we hear the sound of hooves quickly faltering before going still.

Before the dwarves can shout in praise of the shot, however, a dreadful wail from Bilbo put all thoughts of venison out of their minds.

"Bombur has fallen in! Bombur is drowning!" he cries.

Spinning around, I see that Bombur has indeed fallen into the river. I can still see his hood above the water when we run to the bank. As the others stop at the edge, I don't slow down before I jump and land in the river with a splash.

I hear the others shout my name, Kili more so, as I swim to the dwarf. As I reach him and grab his hood in my teeth, I can already feel the river's magic affecting my mind. Shaking it off, I turn and swim back to the others.

Bofur, Bifur, Dori and Gloin pull the dwarf onto shore while I stumble onto land, shaking off the excess water, being careful not to wet the dwarves. Kili, Fili, Bilbo and Ori are soon by my side.

"Vi, are you alright?" Kili asks as he kneels in front of me, checking me over for injuries.

Before I can give him any form of answer, I feel my eyes roll back into my head as I fall into darkness, my name being the last thing I hear Kili shout.


"Violet!" Kili shouts out as he catches the wolf as she falls.

He gently lays her down on her side as Oin rushes forward to check her over.

"Not to worry lad, like Bombur, the enchanted river has affected her and has just made her fall asleep." The old dwarf explains.

"Perhaps that is for the best." Balin says as he walks over.

"What do you mean?" Fili asks.

"She has not been sleeping the past few nights, allowing us to rest as much as we can while she continues to keep watch. Maybe this way, she can finally get the sleep she has been denying herself."

The dwarves go quiet at this, none of them not knowing of the selfless act the young Skin-Changer has done for them.

"Oh Violet, you silly wolf." Kili mutters as he runs his hand through her wet fur.

Fili watches his brother as his uncle calls for them to rest while they figure out what to do with Bombur. Had had suspected of something happening between Kili and Violet for a while now, but seeing him with her now just confirms his suspicions.

"Kee, can I talk to you in private?" Fili asks his brother.

Kili looks hesitant to leave Violet's side until Bilbo kneels down and announces he'll watch over her. Kili stands and follows his brother into the trees, with Thorin telling them not to go far. Fili soon stops at a good enough distance to not be overheard by the others, but enough to find their way back.

Kili turns to his older brother. "What's wrong, nadad?"

Fili doesn't say anything for a moment as he looks to his nadadith. "What's going on with you and Violet?"

"Nothing. Why?"

"You have been getting a lot closer to her this past week or so, and you have more attentive to her also. The looks I have seen you both give each other, it's like. . .it's like how amad and adad used to look to each other. Tell me Kee, are you in love with Vi?"

Kili looks to Fili for a while. Both he and Violet had said that they wouldn't tell anyone of their relationship so it wouldn't cause any trouble for the quest. But, he's sure telling Fili wouldn't make a difference to it, Violet would understand also.

Kili sighs as he answers. "Yes, Fili. I am."

Fili stays quiet, seeming to be taken aback by the answer. "Have-Have you told her?"

He nods. "I have. She said she's in love with me too. She's my One Fee, I truly believe that."

Fili suddenly has a big smile come across his face as he tackles his younger brother in a hug. "That is amazing, Kili! I am so happy for you!"

Kili smiles as he hugs Fili. "Thanks, Fee. I'm sorry we didn't tell you. We thought it would be best to keep it secret for now, until we got to the mountain at least."

Pulling away, Fili slaps Kili on his back. "Don't worry about it, nadadith. I'm not mad. I swear I won't tell anyone, I will keep your promise."

Kili just smiles and nods before they are called back by Thorin. Going back to the others, they see they have created a cot made out of leaves and branches for Bombur and already have him on it. Violet is still laid out where he left her; Bilbo, Ori and Balin sitting beside her. Dwalin walks over to lift her up, before Kili steps forward.

"It's alright Dwalin, I've got her."

Dwalin looks to him in surprise for a moment before he steps back, allowing the young prince to lift up the wolf in his arms. Six of the other lift up Bombur and the dwarves and Bilbo set off again.


For the next few days, this continues on the same. Bombur being carried by the others and Kili carrying Violet, sometimes allowing Fili to take her to give himself a rest. The more time Violet spends sleeping, the more Kili worries about her. She's not able to eat or drink. Oin keeps reassuring him that she'll be fine and will wake up soon, but Kili's heart keeps sinking every morning he wakes to find her still asleep.

On the fourth night, Thorin stops the group for rest in a small clearing by the path. Kili lays Violet down and sits beside her with his brother, Bilbo and Ori joining them. The dwarves are more disheartened when Bilbo climbs a tree and informs them that the forest just goes on and on for miles.

The only comfort they are given is Bombur suddenly waking up as he sits upright the next morning, making the others jump. Bofur happily hugs his brother, while Bifur pats his brother on the back. Bombur looks around, seemingly lost, and they find out that he can't remember anything since they started their journey in May, from the feast at Bilbo's home. The dwarves have great difficulty in making him believe their tale of all the many adventures they had had since, and even more difficulty reassuring him the sleeping wolf is safe around them and is a friend.

When he finds out there isn't anything to eat, he started to whine about how he wished he hadn't woke up and telling them about a dream of a great feast, saying how he can't describe the things there was to eat and drink.

"You need not try," Thorin says, starting to get frustrated with the fat dwarf. "In fact if you can't talk about something else, you had better be silent. We are quite annoyed enough with you as it is. If you hadn't woken up, we should have left you to your idiotic dreams in the forest; you are no joke to carry even after weeks of short commons."

Bombur soon shut up after that. Kili just looks to the wolf beside him, praying and wishing she'd wake up already. Feeling a hand on his shoulder, he looks up to see Balin behind him, a knowing look in his eye.

"Don't worry laddie, she'll be awake soon."

Kili just nods as he slings his pack on his back as they all get ready to set off again. As he bends down to pick up Violet, he suddenly jumps back with a startled cry as her eyes snap open.


After struggling through the darkness of my mind, I start to hear the loud grumbles of the dwarves and the familiar hand of Kili on my back. I hear him cry out as my eyes snap open, finally able to get away from the nightmares.

"Violet!" Kili's voice reaches my ears.

Looking around, I see the others looking to me in relief and looking past them, I see we are in a dark forest. Sensing the familiar dark magic of Mirkwood, I jump up and back away, my feet staggering slightly as I don't remember coming through here. The last thing I remember is the night before we left Rivendell. Kili and Fili are immediately beside me to keep me steady.

"Calm down, Violet, everything is alright. Can you not remember us coming in here?" Kili asks me.

I shake my head, wondering what happened for me to forget everything between Rivendell and now.

"You jumped in the enchanted river to save Bombur from drowning." Fili explains as he senses my fear. "We think the enchantment made you and he forget while you slept."

I nod, remembering hearing about the river from both wizards, Papa and Elrond.

After a moments rest for Bombur and I to keep standing with falling, Thorin moves us on, not wanting to waste the light. For some reason, as we're walking, I keep very close to Kili, who surprisingly doesn't seem to have a problem as he keeps a hand on my head at all times. I know that we had started some sort of friendship in Rivendell, but what happened between then and now for me to not want to be separated from the dwarf?


For the rest of the day, we all walk around aimlessly, just trying to find out way out and soon enough lose the path, causing panic to spread over the group as we unsuccessfully try to find it again and continue to walk on blindly. At one point, I notice Bilbo plucking a string of web from a tree, sending vibrations through the webs in the trees. As he goes to do it again, I take his sleeve in my mouth and gently pull him back to stop him. He looks to me and nods before we follow the dwarves.

As we walk, Ori suddenly leans down and picks up a tobacco pouch. "Look."

Dori takes the pouch from him. "A tobacco pouch. There's dwarves in these woods."

Bofur then takes the pouch from Dori. "Dwarves from the Blue Mountains, no less. This is exactly the same as mine."

Bilbo rolls his eyes as he steps forward. "Because it is yours. You understand? We're going round in circles. We are lost."

"We're not lost. We keep heading east." Thorin says.

"But which way is east?" Oin asks. "We've lost the sun."

The dwarves suddenly start bickering indistinctly, pushing each other around. Bilbo looks up and sees a bit of sun through the tree canopy far above him. He speaks quietly, and no one else can hear him over the bickering.

"The sun. We have to find the sun. Up there. We need to-"

He stops as he realises the others aren't listening. He sees me walk over to him and points up.

"If we can get up there, we can see where we're going."

Looking back at the others who are still arguing he sighs before he starts to climb. I help him up by pushing my head under his foot to give him a little boost.

As I am watching the hobbit climb, I suddenly look around as I hear a whispering through the trees. I step in front of the dwarves, trying to listen to the whisper over the bickering. I suddenly growl as I hear a familiar clicking.

"Violet? What is it?" Thorin asks as he stands beside me.

I just continue growling as I look through the trees. He stops and listens also.

"What's that?" he asks, also hearing the whispering.

He turns to yell to the others.

"Enough! Quiet! All of you!" They all stop and turn to him. "We're being watched."

I turn my head and let out a yelp as I feel a sharp pain in my hind leg, the last thing I see is multiple eyes and fangs before falling into darkness, Kili's shouts the last thing I hear.


*Shivers* Spiders, hate this scene just for the spiders. Almost feel like Ron in Chamber of Secrets. But, apart from that, hope you all enjoyed this! Please keep your lovely reviews coming!

Translations;

Nadad - Brother

Nadadith – Little Brother

Amad - Mother

Adad - Father