Ch.7
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Italic means thoughts, flashback, and dreams.
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In the doorway stood my Grams but she looked different, gone was the woman who would wear wellies with everything, with weeds in her free hair, no the woman who stood there was every bit dwarf as the others. She wore leather branded boots, dark pants, a green tunic, a brown vest she bared an earthy brown cloak. She had two sets of bows and swords.
"Pardon?" The three of us asked at once.
"Grams what's going on?" I asked.
"By Mahal could someone please tell me what is going on?" Dwalin asked loudly making everyone shut up.
"Perhaps we have this conversation somewhere else." Balin said.
"I agree." Gandalf said.
Dwalin, Balin and Gandalf stood up from their chairs. The four of them walked off leaving me standing in the doorway looking like a fool. I felt a hand on my shoulder I looked back to see Bofur.
"Come along Lass," He said giving me a smile. "Let them talk."
I shot him a sad smile and let him take me back.
Krala P.O.V.
I knew when I gave Ariana that locket I knew it would send her to where she needed to be. I would be joining her and the company so enough I needed to settled some matters. I stood up from the kitchen table and took a breath I would miss this world and it modern gems but I need to get back to my love Balin I missed him greatly I walked to my closet and pulled the small delicate silver key and unlock the door to show my dwarven clothes.
Time lapse
I stood in front the hobbit's green-circled door and hit the bell. The door was open to show the hobbit. He was short brown pants that had suspender over a long selves clean color shirt. He short curly golden brown hair.
"You must be Miss. Ariana Grandmother." He said clearly worried that I would cause chaos.
"Yes and you must be Mr. Bilbo Baggins," I said back. "If you could please point in direction of her I would greatly appreciate it I mean I'm carrying her bow and sword."
He moved out-of-the-way and let me in. I started to walk after the voices. As I came into view, Ariana was standing.
"Grams?" She asked looking confused.
"Krala?" I heard the voice of my love Balin I looked to see him and his brother Dwalin
"Pardon?" The three of them asked at once.
"Grams what's going on?" Ariana asked.
"By Mahal could someone please tell me what is going on?" Dwalin asked loudly making everyone shut up.
"Perhaps we have this conversation somewhere else." Balin said.
"I agree." Gandalf said.
Dwalin, Balin, and Gandalf stood up from their chairs as well as Gandalf. I followed them into a sitting room. I was suddenly against the wall in a choke hold by Dwalin.
"Dwalin let her go." Balin said suddenly.
"Why should I brother?" He asked back.
"Gandalf would please leave the room this is a personal matter?" Balin asked.
"Perhaps your right," Gandalf said. "Krala you can handle yourself?"
I managed to nodded my head and like that Gandalf leave us, leaving me to pick up the pieces.
"You have a lot to example Krala starting with where did you go?" Dwalin asked. "Why does that lass call you grams?"
"Brother let her talk." Balin said putting a hand on Dwalin arm.
Dwalin gave me another look of pure hate before releasing me.
"When Smaug took the mountain I fled I came across Gandalf," I started to tell my tale. "He help me to somewhere safe. Into a world of men where I was able to give birth to your son Balin, Garn."
"What?" Dwalin asked. "Then where is he my nephew."
"Oh Dwalin if you only knew Gran sadly died protecting his daughter that lass who's in the other room clearly confused." I said back knowing the tears were fighting to come out.
"So that is why she looked like you when you were her age." Balin said.
"Yes Balin I could see that," I said back.
"I still won't forgive you for disappearing Krala." Dwalin said.
"I understand Dwalin but I'm not your wife." I shot back.
"Please stop brother," Balin said. "This is a matter that I must handle for myself."
"Are you quite certain brother?" Dwalin asked.
"Yes I'm certain brother," Balin said. "Go and make sure the lads had killed each other."
"Yes brother." Dwalin said back and like that he left.
"I have miss you Krala," Balin said getting closer to me and grip my hand. "I see you still wear the ring I gave you."
"Of course I would," I said back. "You are my one Balin."
"I know my love," Balin said. "I believe you to be lost."
"I'm sorry my love," I said back gently placing a hand on his cheek. "It was that time what I thought was for the best."
"Perhaps we should head back to the dinner room because Dwalin comes back." Balin said.
"Perhaps your right, love." I said back.
We quickly gave each space both afraid of what Dwalin would do.
Back to Ariana P.O.V.
I watched as Bilbo was pissed do to the fact of the Dwarves in the room, I stood by the door way watching everyone.
"I won't tell you what they've done in the bathroom," Bilbo said. "They've destroyed the plumbing. I don't understand what they're doing in my house!"
As sweet Ori walked up to him. "Excuse me. I'm sorry to interrupt but what should I do with my plate?" He asked.
"Here you go, Ori," Fili said coming into view and grabbing the plate. "Give it to me."
He suddenly threw causing me to look in shock as Kili easily caught it and threw it behind him and kept doing it.
"Take that back. Excuse me," Bilbo said. "That's my mother's west farthing pottery," Kili easily started to kicked like a soccer ball. "It's over 100 years old!" I heard the sound of sliver wear hitting each other I looked to see Bofur, Nori, Dori and Gloin playing with them. "And can you not do that? You'll blunt them."
"Ooh. Do you hear that, lads?" Bofur asked. "He says we'll blunt the knives."
"Blunt the Knives, Bend the forks!" Kili started to sing.
"Smash the bottles and burn the corks." Fili added.
"Chip the glasses and crack the plates," Everyone started to sing. "That's what Bilbo Baggins hates Cut the cloth, Tread on the fat leave the bones on the bedroom mat." All of them threw the plates to Ori who easily catch them. "Pour the milk on the pantry floor."
I watch as Dwalin head bang a mug to Nori who kicked it into the kitchen.
"Splash the wine on every door. Dump the crocks in a boiling bowl pound them up with a thumping pole when you're finished, if they are whole send them down the hall to roll."
I watched as plates were thrown everywhere. "That's what Bilbo Baggins hates!" I watched as an annoyed Bilbo came in to see all clean plates and everyone laughing.
That went I saw grams after talking with Balin and Dwalin, she was smiling and talking quietly to Balin, he offering her a small smile. That when there was a loud bang on the door we all looked to the door.
"He is here." Gandalf said and quickly stood up we made way for him to get to the door. I watch as he open the door to show a Dwarf with black hair that had a few streaks of grey he was in blue and black with a dark cloak.
"Gandalf." He said as he started to come in. "I thought you said this place would be easy to find. I lost my way, twice. I wouldn't have found it at all had in not been for that mark on the door." he was pulling his cloak off.
"Mark?" Blibo asked pushing through us. "There's no mark on that door, it was painted a week ago."
"There is a mark. I put it there myself," Gandalf said. "Bilbo Baggins, allow me to introduce the leader of our company: Thorin Oakenshield." He handed his cloak to Kili
"So… this is the hobbit," He said. "Tell me, Mr. Baggins, have you done much fighting?"
"Pardon me?" Bilbo asked.
"Ax or sword?" Thorin asked. "What's your weapon of choice?"
"Well, I do have some skill at conkers, if you must know… but I fail to see why that's relevant." Bilbo said.
"Thought as much," Thorin said. "He looks more like a grocer than a burglar."
Causing all of them laughing apart from myself I went to say something but Grams pulled me to a stop.
"But Grams…" I started too said.
"It's not worth it Aria." Grams said back quietly.
I nodded back and followed all of them back into the dining room. Bilbo had gotten Thorin some soup.
"What news from the meeting in Ered Luin?" Balin asked. "Did they all come?"
"Aye. Envoys from all seven kingdoms." Thorin said.
"All of them!" Balin said.
"And what did the Dwarves of the iron hills say?" Dwalin asked. "Is Dain with us?"
"They will not come." Thorin said.
All of them look annoyed about it. I gave Grams a look "I will tell you later." She said softly to me.
"They say this quest is ours and ours alone." Thorin said.
"You're going on a quest?" Bilbo asked.
"Bilbo, my dear fellow let us have a little more light." Gandalf said.
Bilbo easily can over and held a candle as Gandalf open a map.
"Far to the east" he said. "Over ranges and rivers… beyond woodlands and wasteland lies a single, solitary peak.
"The lonely mountain." Bilbo said.
"Aye, Oin has read the portents…" Gloin said as Dori rolled his eyes. "And the portents say it is time."
"Ravens have been seen flying back to the mountain, as it was foretold." Oin said. "When the birds of yore return to Erebor… the reign of the beast will end."
"Uh, what beast?" Bilbo asked.
"That would be a reference to Smaug the Terrible," Bofur said. "Chiefest and grearest calamity of our age airborne fire-breather. Teeth like razors, claws like meat hooks extremely fond of precious metals."
"Yes, I know what a dragon is." Bilbo shot back.
"I'm not afraid. I'm up for it." Ori said. "I'll give him a taste of Dwarfish iron right up his jacksie!"
"Good lad, Ori!" Nori yelled
"Sit down." Dori said pulling him back down.
"The task would be difficult enough with an army behind us." Balin said. "But we number just 15. And not the 15 of the best nor brightest."
"Here, who are you calling dim?" Nori asked.
"Sorry, what did he say?" Oin asked hold his metal tumbple up.
"We may be few in number," Fili said suddenly. "but we're fighters, all of us. to the last Dwarf."
"And you forget, we have a wizard in our company." Kili added. "Gandalf will have killed hundreds of dragons in his time."
"Oh, well, no I wouldn't say" Gandalf said.
"How many, then?" Dori asked.
"What?" Gandalf asked.
"Well, how many dragons have you killed?" Dori asked. Gandalf started to cough on his smoke "Go on. Give us a number."
Chaos started again with them fighting with each other.
"Do you want me too?" I asked.
They kept shouting at each other.
"Go ahead." Grams said.
I stood up and whistle one of the highest pitch I could do they stopped.
"Thank you." I said.
Thorin then yelled something in Khazudul and stood up. "If we have read these signs do you not think others will have read them too? Rumors have begun to spread the dragon, Smaug, has not been seen for 60 years eyes look east to the mountain, assessing wondering, weighing the risk perhaps the vast wealth of our people now lies unprotected. Do we sit back while others claim what is rightfully ours? Or do we seize this chance to take back Erebor?"
Everyone started to cheered.
"You forget, the front gate is sealed." Balin said suddenly. "There is no way into the mountain."
"That, my dear Balin, is not entirely true." Gandalf said showing off a large key.
"How came you by this?" Thorin asked.
"It was given to me by your father." Gandalf said "By Thrain for safekeeping. It is yours now." He handed it to Thorin.
"If there is a key there must be a door." Fili said.
"These runes speak of a hidden passage to the lower halls." Gandalf said.
"There's another way in." Kili said.
"Well, if we can find it, but Dwarf doors are invisible when closed." Gandalf said. "The answer lies hidden somewhere in this map and I do not have the skill to find it but there are others in middle-earth who can. The task I have in mind will require a great deal of stealth and no small amount of courage. But if we are careful and clever, I believe that it can be done."
"That's why we need a burglar." Ori said.
"Hmm. And a good one too an expert, I'd imagine." Bilbo said.
"And are you?" Gloin asked.
"Am I what?" Bilbo asked.
"He said he's an expert. Hey." Oin said.
"Me? No. No, no, no. I'm not a burglar I've never stolen a thing in my life." Bilbo said.
"Well I'm afraid I have to agree with Mr. Baggins," Balin said. "He's hardly burglar material."
"Nope." Bilbo said.
"Aye, the wild is no place for gentle folk who can neither fight nor fend for themselves." Dwalin said.
"He's just fine." Kili said.
They started to argue again.
"Enough!" Gandalf yelled standing up and creating a giant shadow. "If I say Bilbo Baggins is a burglar then a burglar he is. Hobbits are remarkably light on their feet in fact, they can pass unseen by most if they choose. And, while the dragon is accustomed to the small of Dwarf. The scent of a Hobbit is all but unknown to him which gives us a distinct advantage. You asked me to find the 16th member of this company and I have chosen Mr. Baggins. There's a lot more to him than appearances suggest. And he's got a great deal more to offer than any of you know including himself. "
Gandalf said something to lower for me to hear, and Thorin answer him in a low tone as well.
"Give him the contract." Thorin siad.
"We're in we're off." Bofur said.
"It's just the usual, summary of out of pocket expenses time required remuneration funeral arrangements so forth." Balin said giving it to Thorin who slammed into Bilbo chest.
"Funeral arrangements?" Bilbo asked.
Bilbo started to read the contract
Gandalf and Thorin were talking in low tone again.
"Incineration?" Bilbo asked.
"Aye. He'll melt the flesh off your bones in the blink of an eye." Bofur said.
Bilbo looked worried.
"You all right, laddie?" Balin asked.
"Huh?" Yeah." Bilbo said. "Feel a bit faint."
"Think furnace with wings." Bofur said standing up.
"Air." Bilbo said. "I need air."
"Flash of light, searing pain, then poof," Bofur said. "You're nothing more than a pile of ash."
"Hmm," Bilbo said looked scared. "Nope." And like that he fainted.
"Oh, very helpful, Bofur." Gandalf said.
Both Gandalf and Bofur moved Bilbo into a different room.
"Aria got get some tea for him." Grams said.
"On it." I said back slipping through into the kitchen
Time lapse
"I'll be all right, just let me sit quietly for a moment." Bilbo called slipping the tea.
"Grams please tell me what's going on?" I asked as we were sitting in one of the living room.
"It's hard to tell Ariana but I will try but please bear with me," Grams said. "Like I said before you have the blood of a human and Dwarf, the dwarf come from my side while the human come from your mother side, I was raised in Erebor for most of my life where your grandfather was also raised we were married and I was with child when the breast attack. I fled carrying your father."
"What how did you come to the other world?" I asked.
"Gandalf brought me there to keep me safe." Grams said.
"But why did Dwalin and Balin freak out when they saw you?" I asked. "Or about these contracts."
"I would rather not talk about that now Aira." Grams said.
I was about to talk when I heard humming both of us look and followed the humming to see all the Dwarves humming as Thorin started to sing.
"Far over the misty mountains cold to dungeons deep and caverns old we must away 'ere break of day." I watched as some of the Dwarves started to stand up.
"To find our long-forgotten gold." Balin joined in
"The Pines were roaring on the height." Bofur joined in as well. "The winds were moaning in the night the fire was red, it flaming spread the trees like torches blazed with light."
I started feel at peace and ready for rest I leaned against Grams who kissed my forehead as sleep started to take over.
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