Yes I know it has been a while but I was busy sorry. Also sorry for calling you useless I had a moment. Anyway have fun reading don't forget to review x
An Old Friend
O! the warmth! O! the hum! O! the colours in the dark!
O! the gauzy wings of golden honey-flies!
O! the music of their feet - of their dancing goblin feet!
O! the magic! O! the sorrow when it dies.
Alina looked at her home and sighed knowing in her heart that it would be a while till she saw Rivendell and her family again. She brushed off her sadness and began leading the group away from Rivendell and towards the Misty Mountains. Fíli walked up to her and they walked in silence.
"Alina…" He started, she turned to meet his blue eyes with her violet ones "I want to forget, I want to forget what I did." His eyes found his brother who was walking with a slight limp and being teased mercilessly by Nori about having a love for elves.
"That is beyond my power Fee, if I could I would as there are memories I wish to forget, but alas it is beyond me you need to accept the past and embrace the present and the future just as I am." She said sadly before her eyes found Thorin causing her to smile slightly.
"I am happy for you Dúrdaní and I hope the gods bless you both." He smiled sadly
"I am not the only one who has a chance of happiness, embrace his love Fíli, hobbits like dwarves love only once with the whole of their heart and I do not believe you have truly given your heart to anyone yet, as for Thorin I'll deal with him." She smirked as he blushed.
Thorin shouted in Khuzdul "Halt, weapons at the ready."
Alina heard the soft growling of a Gundabad Warg; she took hold of her bow and drew it in the direction of the growling. A golden coated Warg burst out of the bushes, a jolt of recognition caused her to step in front of the Dwarves' weapons. They shouted in anger at her.
"Wait please." She begged her eyes meeting Thorin's; he nodded in acknowledgement but didn't lower his weapon.
She began to speak softly in the black speech "Little one is that you." The Warg whined softly "Zerrin?" she questioned softly before the Warg pounced on her pinning her to the ground and laying on top of her. Alina gave out a protest as the Warg winded her.
"Get off me you great lump." Alina shouted "Yes I've missed you too." She laughed as the Warg began attacking her face with loving licks.
"Err lass what is going on?" Balin questioned, Zerrin growled at him causing the Dwarves to raise their weapons at the Warg. Alina moved between them and took Thorin's hand and said one word in the Black speech. The Warg's ears pricked then whined softly and slowly moved towards Thorin and lay before him. Thorin sent a confused look to Alina who smiled and stroked the Warg's fur, she smiled in encouragement to Thorin who reached out and slowly stoked the fur which was softer than he expected he heard the thumping of the Warg's tail and her soft whines before she stood up and knocked him on the ground and began licking him lovingly causing his nephews to laugh and Alina's eyes to burn with love.
"It seems Uncle has a new friend." Kíli laughed
An idea flashed into Alina's mind. Alina connected her mind to the Warg. The Warg froze and turned to look at her.
"Will you carry some of the company to the Misty Mountains, Zerrin?" Alina asked through their telepathic connection.
"It would be an honour mother." Zerrin replied before whining softly and Alina smiled and stroked her softly. Alina severed the connection before turning to the company.
"It will take at least 5 days to reach the Misty Mountains from here but I've found a way to reach it in 3."
"How?" Thorin asked Zerrin pushed her head into his hand for her to pay attention to her.
"Well nothing it faster than a Gundabad Warg." She smirked
"But she can't carry all of us especial Bombur no offence cousin." Bofur protested
"What am I here for, to make up on the looks side, I can take the form of most creatures and it so happens a Warg is one of them, I spent ten years in and out of that form when I raised Zerrin." Alina snapped taking off her cloak handing it to Bilbo before becoming the largest Warg they had ever seen which was nearly 7 foot long and nearly 6 foot tall, with midnight black fur with flecks of blue the only thing that identified the Warg as Alina was her bright violet eyes which looked out of place upon the Warg. Alina lay down and whined for them to get on her back. Thorin, Fíli, Kíli, Bilbo, Balin and Oín climbed on to Zerrin's back followed by Bombur, Bifur, Nori, Bofur, Dori, Ori, Dwalin and Gloín climbing on to Alina's back.
"I think you lot need to lose some weight." Alina said in their heads causing a few to jump causing Alina and Zerrin to bark in laughter. Once they were settled and holding on tightly Alina howled and began to run followed by Zerrin who was trying to beat the other in a race causing the youngest Durins to laugh. They ran all day without tiring but Alina noticed the exhaustion setting on the young Warg and began searching for somewhere to make camp. She found a clearing which was well defended but far enough from the trail so that a fire would not be noticed. She lowered herself to the ground the dwarves grumbling of sore backsides. Thorin climbed off Zerrin and when to place Alina's cloak around her, she shook her head before turning into a giant eagle and flying off. She returned around twenty minutes later dropping two large bucks into the clearing one in front of Zerrin the other in front of Bombur. She landed this time allowing Thorin to place the cloak around her. She smiled at him and stretched and laughed at Zerrin attacking the Buck with gusto eating her fill before yawning and curling up to sleep.
Alina ate the food offered to her and settled down for some sleep, she heard multiple thuds as Kíli and Fíli lay next to her, she raised her head and realised that Thorin was on watch before going to sleep.
"What use is a white Orc, you stupid whore." The Witch King screeched in the black speech, Alina stared at the Orc she had forced out of her she smiled internally at the paleness of his skin. "You will pay for this girl." The Witch King shrieked storming out of the room before returning with a squirming Orc in his hand, Alina bit back a sob at the mistreatment of Tharbûrz.
"I told you never to defy me Achlys, now he will pay." The Witch King spoke menacingly.
Tharbûrz looked up into her eyes, his filled with pain and regret "Do not cry little one, stay strong, they have nothing to hurt you with, help is coming…" He went to say more but the Witch King removed his head from his body. Alina screamed in anger and grief at the death of her only friend.
Alina gasped awake she tried to calm her racing heart before checking she hadn't woken the boys she silently stood , searching slightly before finding Bilbo and placing him between the boys and Fíli pulled him flush on to his chest. She turned and found Ori and placed him next to Dwalin then placed Nori near to Bofur before finding her mate and lying down next to him and placing her head upon his chest.
"Are you playing match maker with my company Lina?" Thorin chuckled quietly
"Me would I do that Thorn." She snickered in a hushed tone before Thorin's steady heartbeat lulled her into a dreamless sleep.
Thorin and Alina awoke early and decided to shout the others awake and watch the embarrassment of the others.
"Everyone up now." Thorin bellowed.
Bilbo grumbled and snuggled into the warmth of Fíli as Ori snuggled into Dwalin and Nori into Bofur. Kíli sat up and began to snicker causing Bilbo to open his eyes and blush with embarrassment and quickly scrambled away for Fíli. Dori's protests could be heard but before he could get to his brothers Zerrin had placed her large head on his chest preventing him from moving. Bofur grumbled about annoying kings causing Alina to laugh as he blushed slightly at the now waking Nori whose limbs he was tangled up in. Nori sat up and blushed to before gently kissing Bofur who froze in shock before attacking his lips with his own. Ori was redder than a tomato and gently kissed Dwalin's cheek which caused the battle wearied warrior to go the same colour but he smiled gently and placed a chaste kiss on Ori's lips. At that Alina began gathering supplies and threw a bucket of water over Bofur and Nori.
"Can you guys wait till we get to a town please; you are giving Dori a coronary." She smirked skipping before she began humming to herself before singing
"Upon one summer's morning
I carefully did stray
Down by the walls of wapping
Where I met a sailor gay
Conversing with a young lass
Who seem'd to be in pain
Saying, William when you go
I fear you'll ne'er return again
My heart is pierced by Cupid
I disdain all glittering gold
There is nothing can console me
But my Jolly sailor bold
His hair it hangs in ringlets
His eyes as black as coal
My happiness attend him
Where ever he may go
From tower hill to blackwall
I'll wander weep and moan
All for my jolly sailor
Until he sails home
My heart is pierced by Cupid
I disdain all glittering gold
There is nothing can console me
But my Jolly sailor bold
My father is a merchant
The truth I now will tell
And in great London city
in Opulence doth dwell
His fortune doth exceed
three hundred thousand gold
And he frowns upon his daughter
Who loves a sailor bold
A fig for his riches
His merchandise and gold
True love has grafted my heart
Give me my sailor bold
My heart is pierced by Cupid
I disdain all glittering gold
There is nothing can console me
But my Jolly sailor bold
Should he return in pov'rty
From o're the ocean far
To my tender bosom
I'll press my jolly tar
My sailor is as smiling
As the pleasant month of May
And often we have wandered
Through Ratcliffe Highway
Many a pretty blooming
young girls we did behold
Reclining on the bosom
Of her jolly sailor bold
My heart is pierced by Cupid
I disdain all glittering gold
There is nothing can console me
But my Jolly sailor bold
My name it is Maria
A merchant's daughter fair
And I have left my parents
and three thousand pounds a year
Come all you pretty fairmaids
Whoever you may be
Who love a jolly sailor
That ploughs the raging sea
While up aloft in storm
From me his absence mourn
And firmly pray, arrive the day
he's never more to roam
My heart is pierced by cupid
I disdain on glittering gold
There's nothing can console me
But my jolly sailor bold"
"Where did you hear that one Alina?" Kíli asked
"I heard it near the shores of the west from merchants from lands far to the west, north and south." She replied before turning into a Warg after removing her cloak.
It did take only three days for the company to reach the Misty Mountains, and every night Alina would place Bilbo near Fíli and Ori near Dwalin she no longer needed to move Bofur and Nori as they were now inseparable.
Alina stroked the golden fur of Zerrin and she whispered softly "Meet me at Erebor the day after Durin's day and bring as much help as you can find little one." She said her goodbye and embraced the Warg before she ran off but not before giving Thorin a goodbye lick and a growl of warning making Alina laugh.
Alina turned to see the Misty Mountains looming over them, and her heart filled with dread and she prayed to the gods that nothing bad would become of them when they were traveling through the mountains. Thorin took her hand but the fear still did not leave her.
The poem is Tolkeins the Goblin's feet I think it is and the song is Jolly Sailor Bold from Pirates of the Caribbean, does anyone have a pairing to suggest for this story or A Heart Claimed By Darkness or for my shipping year I also need a prompt i.e a situation that I can use.
Thanks for reading
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