Chapter 23- Azog

" Five ,six, seven, eight, nine ten ,Fili and Kili that makes twelve and ah Bombur that's thirteen." Gandlf counted every dwarf making sure they were all there. Philicia was still not waking up tho. "Oin." Thorin called for the chief healer to check Philicia over. "She's exausted no doubt and dehydrated also judging by Dwalins back and your leg." The healer scolded him. "Gloin see who still has a water canteen." Thorin shouted deeply concerend for her."Here Thorin, Gloin handed him the water. "Who has Philicia's bag? " I managed to grab it."Bombur said handing the black bag to Thorin. He began searching it till he pulled out a smalll purple container dumping a little of the powdery substance in the canteen he placed it to Philicias lip's. She was starting to come out of it her eye's flickering open and closed and opening again."Philicia my heart." Thorin carressed her cheek with the pads of his thumbs. "Thorin." She croaked her throat parched and a horrible taste present. "Here drink, slowly, that's it one more." Philicia half swallowed and spit the water out at the same time. "Where are we? "She looked up at Thorin trying to sit up. Thorin helped her to stand up as she leaned on him for support. "While you were asleep Oin cleaned and bandaged your leg and put a salve on it to prevent infection, how does it feel?" "It still hurt's, a lot." She said ."Could you get my bottle of pain killers out of my bag that will help." So Thorin reached into her bag and finding the small white bottle he opend it handing Philicia two of them.

"Where is our Hobbit,Where is our HOBBIT", Gandalf hollered" "Curse the halfling." Dwalin spat. " He was with Dori", Bofur said to Gandalf. "Don't blame me." Dori countered. Gandalf turned to Dori." Where did you see him last?" "I think I saw him slip away when they cornered us." Dori said to Gandalf. By now the wizard was livid and worried about Bilbo. "Gandalf." Philicia called." What is it My Lady?" " Give him a few minutes." Thorin had stolen behind a bush and had not heard what Philicia said. He came back with angry words tho." I'll tell you what happend. Mr. Baggins saw his chance and he took it." No one knew that Bilbo was behind the tree still cloaked by the ring listening to Thorins hurtful word's. "He's thought of nothing but his soft bed and warm hearth since he first stepped out his door." He said dissapointment evident in his tone. " Thorin ." Philicia said looking at him shocked even tho she already knew every word he was going to say , still it was upsetting to hear. "We will not be seeing our hobbit again , he is long gone." Thorin said dissapointed turning his eye's on the company. Suddenly Bilbo popped out from his hiding place. "Bilbo Baggins I have never been so happy to see anybody in my entire life." Gandalf said smiling at the little person. "Bilbo we'd given you up" Kili Said. "How in earth did you get past the goblins?" Fili added. "How indeed?" Dwalin grumbled. Bilbo paused a second laughed nervously and then put his thumbs in his pocket. Thorin turned to Philicia" What is he doing?" He asked her. " I'll tell you later I think you will want to hear this one."What does it matter, he's back." Gandalf said with a nonchalant attitude. Thorin looked at the wizard quickly and then back to Bilbo stepping up to him." It matters, I want to know?" Thorin was trying with determination to control his voice."Why did you come back?" Bilbo gazed at Thorin his breath even and steady. " Look I know you doubt me,I know you always have and your right I often do think of Bag End." He said. "I miss my books, and my arm chair, and my garden. See that's where I belong, that's home. And that's why I came back, because... You don't have one. It was taken from you." Bilbo paused and Thorin was speechless at his words. All of the dwarves were listening to every word out of the Hobbit's mouth. "But I will help you take it back ,if I can." Bilbo stopped and all was silent for a minute. The Hobbit's speech was very humbling and Thorin had accused him of being worthless but he was trying to help the best he could .He had ran out of The Shire not knowing where he was going and for how long to help thirteen strangers get back their stolen home. Perhaps the little man did deserve more credit. Suddenly there was a howl heard just over the trees. "Thorin we really need to be prepared to, RUN." Philicia screamed trembling as she looked at Thorin "Out of the frying pan." He said. "And into the fire." The Wizard finished."RUN!" Gandalf shouted. The dwarves were all running down the hill jumping over boulders and around big rocks Thorin had a hold of Philicias hand when she stumbled and fell. "Don't worry about me just keep runnning." She breathed. "No I will not leave you." He shot back. Quick as a flash she was hauled to her feet and they were running again. All the sudden everyone had run out of ground. "Hurry up into the trees!" Gandalf hollered "Kili turned and fired an arrow hitting a warg in the chest The rest of the dwarves were fighting them but they were still coming .They were trapped between the wargs and the cliff. " Hurry, up up into the trees" Gandalf holllered. "All of you come climb quickly." The wizard ordered. Fili was hoisting himself up into the tree and Kili was still firing arrows when Thorin approached with Philicia. "Grab her Fili." Thorin said lifting Philicia as if she weighed nothing at all. "Here, hold on here." Fili directed handing her a branch. "Thorin please." She pleaded. Fili looked out into the other trees silently making sure everyone made it to safety. Suddenly the wargs slammed into the trees with all their strength. They were trying to knock them loose. "Thorin the trees are going to fall they will not hold with the wargs pushing on them like this." Bilbo was clinging to a branch for his life as a warg was snapping at his heels. Suddenly Gandalf touched his fingertip to a pinecone and it caught fire. He tossed it down and it caught the grass on fire driving the wargs back. The other tree was starting to fall and they all jumped onto the tree next to Thorin and Philicia. "Fili here." Gandalf said tossing him a burning pine cone he threw it on the ground. Soon they were tossing flaming pinecones at the wargs putting a wall of flames between the wargs and themselves."Thorin"She cried out ,but he did not hear her. His gaze was fixed on the huge pale orc astride a white warg. "No, It can not be?" He shook with anger and fear all combined in one." Thorin, he is not worth it." She said reaching for his sleeve her purple eye's full of tears knowing what was to happen next. Philicia reached for him but he brushed her off. "Fili." She called . "In my purse there is a little yellow can put it into my hand please." Fili searched her purse showing the item to Philicia ."Yes that's it ,thanks."What is this stuff? "He asked. "I'll tell you later." She said. Thorin was remembering how this vial creature had so crually beheaded his beloved grandfather. All the long year's of anger and pain came to an accumilation. Suddenly Thorin was breaking away from Philicia and stepping down onto the log lying on it's side. Thorin glared hatefully at the pale orc his knuckles on the hilt of Orcrist so tight they were turning white. Thorin looked every bit the king he was as he slowly raised his sword over his head his oakenshield across his left arm. If he was going to die tonight that piece of filth was going down with him.

Thorin charged the pale orc but Azog just sat there smirking. His slow strided became a run as he faced down the white monster. Azog smiled having bated Thorin into a fight. The pale orc swung his ball of mace and hit Thorin square in the jaw knocking him to the ground." NOOOOOO."Philicia screamed ,tears spilling down her face. "We've got to help him." She cried out, looking at Fili."NO, Philicia you must stay here there is nothing you can do." Fili tightend his hold on her. "Let me go." She screamed . "Let me go God damn you!" Philicia slammed her foot down on Fili's as hard as she could them rammed her elbow into his wiggled out of Fili's clutc hold and was on the ground running before he could stop her. Before her very eye's the white warg grabbed Thorin in the side with his powerful jaws and bit down hard. Thorin cried out in pain as the warg clamped down then tossed Thorin aside like a rag doll. Suddenly Philicia was standing over her love. "I will kill you if you touch him." She said Orcrist in one hand the can of Mace in the other. As soon as Azog got close enough Philicia pushed the trigger. The pale orc howled in pain as she tried to drag Thorins heavy body to safety. Just as another orc was ready to strike with his blade ending Thorins life Bilbo came out of nowhere knocking the orc to the ground. The rest of the company was behind him slashing and killing the orcs. "Thorin please wake up."Philicia cried buring her face in Thorins chest. Philicia wrapped her arms around Thorin and when she pulled her right hand away it was covered in blood . That's when she lost it. Philicia picked up Thorins sword and started killing the wargs and orcs with a vengance born out of love for the Dwarven King. Suddenly Dori and Ori screamed out in fright as they were plucked from the ground by giant talon's , The eagles had come they were saved. The eagles were plucking the orc's and wargs from the ground like bugs tossing them over the side of the cliff. The dwarves were being plucked from the trees being dropped and landing on the backs of the giant birds. The Lord of the eagles very gently picked Thorin up his oakenshield falling from his arm. Philicia found herself sitting on the back of one of the magnificent creatures. Remembering from the movie that the eagles could talk she tried to say something. "Wait Please." She cried out. The giant eagle answered her." What is the cause of your distress my lady?" "His shield, please we must go back for it, please". So the huge bird turned around and Philicia spotting Thorins shield pointed to it and the giant bird clasped the wooden log in her talons flying at incredible speed catching up to the other eagles. They flew threw the night the dwarves falling asleep on the great birds back's. Philicia couldn't sleep tho she kept her eye's on Thorin watching him for some signs of life. The sun was starting to rise, the morning light blinding them as they woke. "Thorin!" Fili hollered at his uncle as the eagle flew beside them. PHilicia had flown before but never like this she was mezmeorized by the colors of light streaking across the morning sky. The terrain below them was turning green and she saw the carrock in the distance. The great bird's circled around the mountain top the eagle carrying the king placed him ever so gently on the ground. The rest of the dwarves, Bilbo, Gandalf and Philicia were sat down in the rock and all just stood holding their breath as Philicia and Gandalf went over to Thorin. "Gandalf he's hurt badly."She said tears falling uncontrollably from her eye's, great sobs coming from her throat. "Please?" She looked at the wizard. Gandalf bent down and placing his hand on Thorin's head he murmured a healing spell and Thorin took a breath. "Thorin, i'm here your going to be ok, please be ok, please don't leave me out here. "She cried into his chest. "I love you so much please, I need you , not without you, please. She was crying so hard she did not see Thorin open his eye's she only felt his arms close around her."Philicia, It is alright, I am ok.". Philicia kissed him not caring who saw ."The halfling?" Thorin said through pained breaths. "Bilbo is fine he is right here." Gandalf moved out of the way as Fili and Kili helped him stand. "You , did I not say you would be a burdon. Did I not say you wouldn't survive in the wild." Bilbo was watching Thorin as he approached him . "I have never been so wrong in my entire life." Thorin embraced the Hobbit giving him a pat on the back. Suddenly he looked up something in the distance catching his attention. "Is that what I think it is?" Bilbo asked. "Erebor." Gandalf confirmed."The Lonley Mountain, The last great Dwarven Kingdoms of Middle Earth." "Our home."Thorin said as a smile spread over his face. Thorin put his arms around Philicia pulling her back against his chest. " A raven,the birds are returning to the mountain. "Oin said as a Thrush flew by . "I do believe the worst is behind us."Bilbo said his glance fixed on the solitary peak in the horizon. Far away in the distance near the hidden door a Black bird pecked his beek into the rock a great knocking was heard throughout the mountain , deep below a animilastic groan was heard as golden coins flew and a great eye appeared through the pool of gold.

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