Thanks to all those who looked at the first chapter! This is my first fanfiction so I apologize if it's not the best. In this chapter we find out a little more of the first two OCs. There will be at least two more introduced throughout the story. I have almost all of the Hobbit written out already, so I should be able to do regular updates.

If you have any questions, feel free to leave them in a review or PM me. Reviews are most welcome! I'd love to hear from everyone!

~Rachel

Gandalf was the next to notice the stranger. He left an angry Thorin and came to stand with Bilbo. The appearance of the girl confused him. He did not how the girl had come to be here.

"Where are you from, my dear, and where is your family?" Gandalf asked gently as he helped the girl to her feet.

The girl eyed him warily before answering in a soft, clear voice, "I was from Rohan, but we left when our father died. I have a brother but I have not seen him since I was captured by the trolls. I don't suppose you have seen him."

Gandalf patted the young girl's arm and replied, "I have not seen him, my dear, but surely we will find him searching for you. Was your father a man of Rohan as well?"

"No," the girl sighed, "he was a dwarf."

Upon hearing this, the entire company gathered around the poor girl. Kili and Fili pushed closer to the girl while the others watched her almost curiously. The girl took a step back from the approaching dwarves.

She watched them silently for a few moments before saying, "My name is Eraveth. My brother is called Tosur son of Tebur. Our mother's name was Ibaria."

Thorin scrutinized the girl. She did not look like dwarf offspring. The only thing that pointed to her dwarvish ancestry was her stature. She simply looked like a small daughter of Men. She had ample curves and a tiny waste. She also had no beard like dwarf women. Her eyes flashed like deep emeralds and she had a light dusting of freckles across the bridge of her nose. He watched as she silently scanned the crowd.

Eraveth had actually never seen another dwarf besides her father. He had left his people to be with her mother, but had died of an illness that had taken the lives of many people in Rohan during a harsh winter. Her mother had died of old age some years before. She and her brother who had never truly fit in left Rohan some time ago.

Suddenly, Eraveth pushed her way through the dwarves and ran into the forest. She heard the dwarves following her but continued on her path. She reached the clearing where she had last seen her brother and found him still asleep curled up on his bedroll. She walked forward to him and kicked his booted feet. He sat up with a start and stared at her.

"What's wrong?" he asked as he wiped the sleep from his eyes.

"I'll tell you what's wrong," she hissed. "I just spent the night waiting to be eaten by three mountain trolls and you were back here sleeping soundly. I swear, a stampede of oliphaunts could not awaken you from your slumber."

Just as she finished her tirade, Thorin's Company came into their small area. Tosur's eyes went wide. He jumped to his feet, unsheathed his sword, and pushed Eraveth behind him.

"Oh, so now you care!" she said as she slapped the back of his head and moved around him. "Put the sword away, you fool. If they intended us harm, we'd probably be dead already." She turned back to the gathering company and said, "I apologize for barging away earlier but I needed to make sure this fool was alright."

"It is fine," Thorin stated as he stepped forward. "My name is Thorin Oakenshield and these people are part of my company."

Eraveth nodded and said, "As I said earlier, I am Eraveth and this is my brother Tosur."

Introductions were made and Eraveth tried to put the names with the right faces. Gandalf was the tall fellow who she found out was a wizard. Bilbo Baggins was the shortest of the group and was a hobbit. Kili was the dark-haired dwarf with very little beard and his brother Fili was the blond one with braids. Next was Oin and Gloin, then Bombur and Bofur and their cousin Bifur, who had an axe protruding from his head, then Ori, Nori, and Dori, although Eraveth couldn't remember which one was which, and then Balin, the white-haired dwarf, and Dwalin, the one who seemed to concern her the most.

Tosur seemed to be amazed by the dwarves. He seemed intent on trying to talk to Kili and Fili. Eraveth latched onto her brother's arm and turned to the company before saying, "Thank you for helping me out of that mess back there. I realize that if it had not have been for your hobbit, I would probably be in the belly of a troll right now. Is there anything we could do to repay you?"

Balin spoke up, "There is no need to repay us anything, lass. If you don't mind my asking, where will you go after this?"

"We don't know. We are merely travelling to the village of Bree in hope of some jobs. We have no home to go back to and we hope to find a place to settle. My brother is trained as a blacksmith and I am a good huntress. We will try to find work there but if we cannot, we will continue to travel."

Balin glanced at Thorin who inclined his head slightly before saying, "You and your brother are welcome to join us on our quest. We are travelling to reclaim the lost kingdom of Erebor. You would be welcomed there seeing you are of dwarvish descent."

Before Eraveth could speak, Tosur jumped at the chance, "We would be deeply honored to accompany you on your journey."

Thorin and Balin both took this as an agreement and began to make plans. Tosur moved to speak with Kili and Fili and Eraveth began to pack up her belongings. They were in the same place she had left them when she had gone in search of fresh water and had met with the trolls instead. She moved to her weapons and began to strap them on. She still had her dagger that was hidden in her boot. She put her twin swords in their sheaths in a crisscrossing pattern on her back. She attached two throwing knives to her belt and two more knives lying horizontally across the small of her back. She then packed her things into her bag and moved to pack her brother's things. She made quick work of it and turned to where he stood. She whistled to get his attention and threw his pack to him. He caught it easily and shot her a face-splitting grin.

She shouldered her cloak and pack just as the company began to move on. For a time, they looked for a cave that the trolls must have used to hide from the sun in. They soon found the troll's hoard. Inside they found numerous items including money, clothes, food, and weapons. They took whatever food was still good. Gandalf found two swords, one of which he gave to Thorin who accepted it warily. The makes were clearly elfish and Eraveth soon discovered Thorin's distaste for elves. Gandalf also gave a dagger, which would work as a short sword, to Bilbo.

While some of the dwarves buried a chest of treasure as a "long-term deposit," Eraveth slipped some coins into her bag. Something on the floor caught her eye and when she went to examine it, she found an elaborate hair piece made of silver. It was shaped like a vine with leaves encrusted in tiny emeralds. It had a long sharp post on it and Eraveth decided that it might come in handy one day. It, too, was slipped into her bag and Eraveth made her way out of the foul-smelling troll's hoard. She walked toward Tosur who was conversing with Kili and Fili, and sat down beside him