Chapter 8: Dwarves Hate Dogs!
"How much longer? We've been looking all night." Nova said taking a seat.
"I don't know." Crescent said.
"How do we even know he's near here." Nova said.
"Then why would Radagast ask us to look for him if he was far away." Crescent retorted. The girls had been sniffing for hours but they couldn't find anything. "Will take a five minute break." Her sisters fell on the ground in relief. "The only scents I've been able to pick up are those damn Trolls." Crescent said tossing a rock.
Luna got up walked around. She heard voices in the distance, shifting she crept over. She looked to see a dozen dwarves. They were looking in a troll's cave. Luna crept closed snapping a twig.
"Something's coming!" Thorin shouted.
"Stay together! Hurry, now! Arm yourselves!" Gandalf told the dwarves. The dwarves, Gandalf and Bilbo wait to see what is approaching. Out from the bushes walked a large white wolf. Kili held his arrow up to it. It slowly and timidly approached him. Spook he shot the arrow at its front leg. The wolf fell whimpering in pain.
"Don't kill it!" Gandalf yelled. Suddenly another rustle came from the bushes. Radagast burst through them on his sled.
"Thieves! Fire! Murder!" Radagast yelled.
"Radagast. It's Radagast the Brown!" Gandalf informed his friends as he put his sword away. Approaching Radagast he asked, "What on earth are you doing here?"
"I was looking for you, Gandalf. Something's wrong. Something's terribly wrong." Radagast said.
"Yes?" Gandalf asked.
Radagast went to speak but lost his train of though. "Just give me a minute. Um...Oh! I had a thought and now I've lost it. It was...it was right there, on the tip of my tongue! Oh! It's not a thought at all! It's a silly old... stick insect." he stuck his tongue out and Gandalf removes the insect. The dwarves watched as he gave it to Radagast. Gandalf then looked to see the injured wolf.
"Is this one of yours?" Gandalf whispered.
"A new friend. What has happened to her?" Radagast asked.
"Master Oin. Go and tend to the wolf." Gandalf told the elder dwarf as he and Radagast retreated into the woods.
"Careful there brother." Gloin said.
"I've never seen a wolf so big." Fili said stepping closer.
"Careful. It's still dangerous." Thorin said pushing Fili back.
"I say we put it out of its misery. Chop that leg right off." Dwalin suggested pulling out his axes. The wolf whimpered loudly trying the back up. Just then two more wolves came in from behind, one gray the other pure black. The black one ran over to the white, she licked at the arrow. Angry she turned to see the dwarf holding the bow. She approached Kili snarling with blazing yellow eyes. Kili reached for another arrow but Crescent got to him. Her giant paw knocked Kili into a boulder, pinning him onto the rock; she went in for the kill. Thorin took a swing with his elvish sword to her hind leg. She quickly turned her attention from Kili to Thorin. He swung striking her multiple times but it barley stopped her. Dwalin, Gloin, Fili, Bofur, and Bifur joined in as Oin and Balin tended to the white wolf.
"Stay away from me!" Crescent barked trying to catch just one dwarf. "Nova go help her!"
"I can't get to her." Nova whimpered as Nori and Kili blocked her. She watched as they pulled out the arrow. Luna licked at the wound while Oin was prepping what he likes to call Oin-ment. Without a fight Luna allow Balin to pet her snout as Oin rub the wound. It stung and burn but it was soon over. Crescent continued to fight the dwarves, she seen Balin petting Luna.
"You don't touch her." she growled. Balin couldn't understand her. All he heard was barks and growls.
Luna stood putting pressure on her paw. She walked over to Crescent nipping at her ear. "He can't understand us." Snorting at him Crescent leapt upon the large rock, back turned to them. Luna and Nova curiously and cautiously sniffed at the Dwarves and Hobbit. They never seen creatures like them before. Luna was friendly while Nova was timid. Crescent had no interest in befriending dwarves. A small dwarf in the group took out his book, he started sketching out Luna. Noticing she took interest; she walked over taking a seat next to him.
Looking up I saw the white wolf towering over me. My heart sink into my stomach. I looked back to my book continuing my sketch. She wanted to get a closer look at it, laying down she laid her nuzzled on my shoulder. It was heave, I could also feel the wet and hot air hit my neck. Finishing up the sketch I showed her. "What do you think? " I asked. Her tail wagged and she licked my cheek. I got a chill as the large tongue licked me. My brother and a few others teased saying she was my new lass. Just then my journal was snatched out of my hands. "Wait!" I yelled as she ran with it.
Luna limped over to Crescent taking the book. Climbing up Luna drop the journal at her sister paws. Crescent took a smell at it. "What's this?"
"It's the little ones book. Look he did a sketch me." Luna said placing her paw on the page. I covered the whole book.
"You shouldn't encourage them." Crescent barked. Ori ran over to the two. He froze as Crescent glared at him.
"Oh look at him. Would this hurt a fly." Luna said crawling off the rock and snuggling up to Ori.
"More on the line of being hurt by one." she said snarling. Ori nervously backed up into Luna. Crescent picked the book up in her mouth, leaping down she approached the small Dwarf. He shook in fear looking at her. Crescent placed the book at his feet. He quickly picked it up clenching onto the drool covered book. He took his leave, Luna huffed at her sister for being rude. Just then a howl came from the distance.