Let's first answer the reviews!

TheRosesOnTheWall - Thank you very much for your review! That's been something about my story that I was adamant about. I've seen so many Hobbit stories where someone appears in Middle Earth out of nowhere and Gandalf magically know who they are! I thought it would be much better and a bit more realistic if he had no clue who she was, so he's in the same boat as the rest of them.

ScruffyBunny - It's not silly but this was going to be brought up in this chapter. Long story short, Erika knows this; she knows better then anyone that she has cold resistance. She is wearing the travelling clothes, she purchased in Bree. And she's doing so because Thorin told her to do so, her condition to come was she does as he says. Erika becomes unnaturally cold, knows she shouldn't and wonders why this is happening. She also being to wonder if any over'powers' are being effected.

Now on with the story!

Erika lay asleep under Thorin's thick cloak, until she was woken by Dori with a bowl of stew. She sat up on her bedroll, most of the company were around Bofur for more food but Erika saw three Dwarves sat opposite her. Thorin, Balin and Dwalin sat inside the house as well; bowls of stew in their hands. Balin smiled and the young girl.

"Mister Dwalin?"

The tough old Dwarf looked up at her.

"Thank you."

Thorin and Dwalin understood, and three nodded at Erika, who placed the bowl on the bedroll to gather the cloak and wrap it more tightly round her. Erika tried to keep her smile up but she couldn't; she was upset and confused. Why? Because she was wet and cold. Cold. How could she be cold?! She was a Nord for Talos' sake! Erika thought she had been scared the previous night when she had heard the howls of the Middle Earth Orcs but this was something else altogether. She was cold!As a Nord she had a natural reisitance to the cold, but here she was wrapped up and freezing! What had this Middle Earth done to her?! Erika began spooning the stew into her mouth, thankful for the warmth it gave her. Erika pulled her pack round to her as she finished supper and dived her hand inside her pack taking a handful of her Nightingale armor. She clutched it like a life rope, stuff orders,Erika thought, I'm wearing it. Erika stood, still holding Thorin's cloak to her as Fili and Kili came running into camp, Thorin stood and addressed his nephews.

"I thought I told you to tend to the ponies!"

"We were...Trolls! Trolls have Bilbo!"

The Dwarves began to gather their weapons and run after Fili and Kili. Erika went to her sword to be stopped by Thorin.

"You're not coming!"

"I am! Bilbo's my friend!"

"You're ill! You're staying here!"

Without another word, he was gone and Erika was alone in the camp and Erika took this as the perfect opportunity to get changed into her Nightingale armor. The travelling clothes now dry, were stuffed in her pack now in place of her armor. Erika strapped her two handed sword onto her back and as she pulled her gauntlets on she had a thought. Her frost reisitance wasn't working...what if her shouts wouldn't? Erika pushed thought out her head, pulled her hood up and ran after the Dwarves. Erika heard noise and saw a light and now she crouched and slipped near the encampment without a sight. She hid behind a tree and saw the massive creatures, which she guessed to be trolls. Skyrim and Middle earth may share the same names for some creatures but as far as she could see so far, they were very different. Trolls and Frost Trolls were much smaller then these in front of her. Erika quickly jumped up, grabbing a branch and pulled herself. Thankfully the branches were thick enough to keep her hidden.

She looked round the trunk, and saw split over the fire and saw some of the Dwarves tied to the split. The rest of the Dwarves and Bilbo lay on her ground in sacks. The Dwarves were shouting at the trolls, and Erika crouched down trying to think. The only time when she would sit and think things over was when Erika had the lives of others in her hands. Erika knew the Dwarves wouldn't see it that way but by th way she saw it was how it was lay out. They were tied up or in sacks. the trolls began to argue over how they should cook their catch and Erika felt slightly sick.

"Let's get a move on! I don't fancy being turned to stone!"

"Wait!" Erika heard Bilbo shout. "You are making a terrible mistake!"

"Ya can't reason with them lad!"

"I...er...I meant about the seasoning!" Bilbo said jumping up and over to the trolls.

"What?" Said one troll.

"About the seasoning?" Said another.

"Well you're arguing about the sage. But that's not going to do the job I can tell you that!"

Erika realized Bilbo was stalling for time. Until dawn, when they would turn to stone! Oh well done Bilbo! You clever little hobbit!

"You'll want to listen to my little friend there." Erika said, revealing herself, standing on a long and thick branch.

"Who are you?" A troll said.

"Erika, my good sir." Erika, first removed her hood and then bowed as the Dwarves at done to her and Bilbo at BagEnd, catching the glare directed at her from Thorin; who had told her to stay put at the camp. "At your service!"

"Can we eat you too?"

"I'd rather you didn't. My good friend was telling you not to use the sage, surely good fellows like you can understand why?"

"No."

"Well have you smelt them?"

"Yes, yes listen to my good lady there!" Bilbo shouted. "You're going to need something stronger then sage to cover that stench!"

"What do you know about cooking Dwarf?"

"My little hobbit is learning. In my home land, I'm well known for cooking Dwarf." Erika lied, it flowed out of her mouth so easily. "Now, let's see how much he has learnt. Tell the good sirs, my little hobbit, what is the secret to cooking dwarf."

"Well...the secret to cooking Dwarf is...yes,yes I'm telling you! the secret is to...skin them first!"

"I'll skin you!" Gloin shouted.

"Tom, get me filleting knife." One of the trolls said.

"What a load of rubbish! I think they're better with their skins on!"

Erika caught movement, and walked onto a different branch with ease. Seeing her move, Bilbo looked at her. Bilbo put his faith in Erika, he knew she would get him out of this mess. He could see a look on her face, and saw her eyes glance to the rocks behind the Dwarves and trolls. He wasn't sure what she had seen but he trusted her.

"Nothing wrong with a bit of raw Dwarf." A troll said, picking up Bombur, mouth wide.

Erika said in a sweet voice, "He's infected. I poisoned them all, you see."

"Poisoned?" The troll questioned, throwing Bombur back onto the other Dwarves.

"They have parasites! they all do! They're all crawling with them!"

"Parasites?"

"I don't have parasites! You have parasites!" Kili shouted.

Bilbo rolled his eyes, and Erika looked at Thorin. When he caught her eye, he caught on and kicked Kili. Kili looked at his uncle.

"I've got parasites as big as my arm!"

"I've got huge parasites!"

"What would you have us do then? Let them all go?" A troll said, striding up to Bilbo.

"Well..."

"This little ferret is having our leg!"

"Ferret!?" Bilbo said, offended.

The troll came closer to Bilbo, hand stretched out and Erika took hold of her sword and jumped down from the branch and stood protectively in front of Bilbo, sword raised.

"You're trying to take us all for fools!"

"Doesn't take much my friend, trust me." Erika said coldly.

"What!?"

"The dawn will take you all!" Gandalf stood on top of a boulder, and as Erika stared up, she could see the first lights of the morning above him.

"Who's that?"

"Can we eat him too?"

Gandalf pulled his staff his staff up and pushed it down onto the large boulder. The boulder cracked and as the sun rays hit the trolls they groaned bending over as they turned to stone. They all looked up to Gandalf smiling.

"Erika, my dear girl! Can you begin to cut the Dwarves and Bilbo free? I will cut the ones over the fire free when I get down."

Erika nodded and turned to Bilbo. She cut the sack open with her sword and saw that Bilbo was in nothing but his underwear. His shy eyes looked at a pile by the side of his and the Dwarves' clothes, and he rushed over to it as Erika went to the Dwarves. She cut Bombur free first, and pulled him up off the others. Then Gloin and Oin. The last three were Kili, Balin and Thorin, and she walked closer as Gandalf strode into camp, putting out the fire.

"I've never been happier to see your face!" Kili said cheerfully.

"Aye lass! You're a sight for sore eyes!" Balin said.

Erika continued to cut Kili free and pull him up. she then moved to Balin and began to cut him free. She had noticed that Thorin hadn't said anything, and although he was free now, if waiting for her to cut open the sack, she had disobeyed the orders. Once the sack was cut, she pulled it, opening it further and took Balin's hand to pull him up. The old Dwarf waddled off and Erika turned to see how Gandalf was doing. He was helping the last Dwarf down and they were all getting clothed. She turned to Thorin and began to cut him loose, without looking at him.

"You disobeyed lass."

"Well next time time I'll allow you to be eaten."

The sack was cut and she pulled it open. She stood, expecting him to get up. She was shocked when he held his hand out to her, Erika took hold of his hand and pulled him up. Thorin kept hold of her hand as he stood, and it wasn't that Erika minded, but he was in nothing but his underwear.

"Go get dressed." she said, "You're a lovely leader, but I much prefer you with your clothes on."

"For now." Kili whispered to Bofur.

The company traveled, it wasn't long til they stopped. Erika left Kili's company to go up to Thorin. She walked along side him and Balin, who explained that mountain trolls did not normally venture down here. He told her that trolls collected treasure, and they were looking for a cave. Balin was pleasantly surprised to find that Erika was...excited, for lack of a better word, to find this cave. Dwalin seemed to enjoy her excitement.

"I see you're back in your armor, lass?"

"Aye. I'm not used to not having it on. Feel almost naked if I'm out in the wild without it. It just doesn't feel right."

"Know how you feel." Dwalin looked to Thorin as he and the wizard stopped, at the mouth of a cave. "Ready lass?"

"Definitely, I used to love coming across caves in Skyrim."

They all walked down into the cave, about six of the company stayed up in the fresh air.

"Word of warning lass, it may smell."

"Can't be any worse then Dwarf ruins." Erika muttered.

"I beg ya pardon lass!?" Dwalin replied, offended.

Even Thorin had turned to her, looking slightly offended.

"No! I just mean..." Erika began to explain herself, "Look, I've already said Dwarves in Skyrim are extinct! When you get so far down into Dwarf ruins in Skyrim, they're infested with Falmer. And they bloody stink!"

They began to walk again. Dwalin stayed near the entrance. Erika continued on with Gandalf and Thorin.

"What are Falmer lass?" Dwalin asked.

"Falmer are...disturbed. They're blind, they used to be Snow Elves."

"Bloody Elves!"

"Used to be?" Thorin asked picking up a sword.

"Consumption of toxic fungus. They're twisted but bloody easy to kill, well now they are. And with Wuuthrad."

"Your axe?"

"Aye, Wuuthrad was...I'm not sure, it was always just fatal to Elves."

Thorin laughed as he took hold of another blade.

"This was not made by any troll."

"Nor any smith among men." Gandalf unsheathed the sword Thorin gave to him. "These were forged in Gondolin. By the High Elves of the first age."

Thorin moved to put the sword back.

"You could not wish for a finer blade!"

Thorin looked at the blade, and moved out of the cave. Erika followed rolling her eyes at Bofur, Gloin and and Dori. They stood by the cave, and Erika watched Gandalf give Bilbo a sword.

"Somethings coming!"

"Stay together!"

The Dwarves and Gandalf began to run toward the noise.

"Bilbo!"

Bilbo looked behind him and sheathed his sword, running after Erika who had stayed behind for him.

"Thieves! Fire! Murder!"

An old man on a sledge pulled by rabbits stopped in front of them, and Erika couldn't help but giggle at the new person.

"Radagast the Brown." Gandalf said. So this is the brown wizard he spoke of, Erika thought. "What are you doing here?"

"Well, I was actually looking for you Gandalf! Somethings wrong! Somethings terribly wrong!"

"What is it?"

"Well.." Radagast tried a few times to say, but it seemed he had forgotten. "Oh! I had a thought! And now I've lost it. 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!"

As Radagast said so, he made a silly face and Gandalf took a stick insect out of his mouth and placed it in the brown wizards hand who began muttered about foul decay and spiders, at which Erika shuddered. Radagast began to tell Gandalf about a dark power, shadows and necromancers. Erika had had her fill of necromancers, and prayed to Talos and Mara that they would not have to fight one. She felt sorry for poor Radagast, understanding his tremors.

"Would you like some old Toby?"

Gandalf allowed Radagast a smoke of his pipe before the two went into counsel. Erika stood still next to Dwalin.

"Necromancers?"

"Foul beings. There were many in Skyrim; they do dirty, dark magic with spirits and the dead."

"Aye, I've heard stories."

A howl rang through the woods.

"Was that a wolf? Is there wolves out there?"

"That was no wolf, Bilbo."

Suddenly a large wolf like creature ran at them, straight at Thorin, who stepped forward to kill it. Erika got there first, she stood in front of Thorin and swung her sword at the creature. Her blade caught between the creature's jaw and she pushed it further in; the creature was stunned. She pulled her blade out and swung again, her blade dug into it's head. It died, and she pulled her sword out as Kili shot an arrow behind her at another one of these...things. As it fell Dwalin killed it.

"What were those things?"

"Wargs scouts. Which means an Orc pack is not far behind!"

"Orc pack?!"

"Who did you tell about your quest, beyond your kin?" Gandalf asked.

"No one."

"Who did you tell?"

"No one I swear! What is happening?"

"Isn't it obvious?" Gandalf said, annoyed now. "You are being hunted!"

"We must get out of here!" Dwalin said,

Ori ran to the company, "The ponies have bolted."

"I'll draw them off!" Radagast said.

"These are Gundabad Wargs, they will out run you!"

"And these are Rhosgobel Rabbits! I'd like to see them try!"

The company had waited til Radagast had drew the Wargs and Orcs away. The howls and screeches were setting them all on edge and they closed in on the edge of the forest, Gandalf led them to some plains and they started running.

"Lets see you spread your wings little Nightingale."

Erika looked to her side and smirked at Bofur, who had spoke to her, as they hid for a moment before moving on. Radagast seemed to have forgotten what he was doing and the Wargs and Orcs ran dangerously close past them, causing them to hide behind another boulder. Erika hid between Bofur and Bombur, as she saw Kili move away from them and shoot a Warg down, it and the Orc began screaming as the Dwarves killed it. The screaming had went on too long; and soon the howling began to surround them. They all spread out read to fight. Kili the furthest away from them, Erika ran closer to Kili. He had been one of her closest friends through all this and she wasn't going to let him fight on his own out here. Kili began shooting and when a Warg got too close , Erika killed it. they made quite the team.

She glanced round when she heard one of the Dwarves shout that Gandalf had left them, and she didn't believe it! For a moment, she felt sad until she heard Gandalf, his head popped up from a stone and some of the Dwarves ran towards him. Erika turned as she killed another and shouted to Bilbo. She told him to run, to go to Gandalf. She would be along soon. She knew if the little hobbit hadn't been so scared he would had stayed, but the poor little thing was scared stiff and ran out after Gandalf. Erika stayed with Kili until she heard Thorin shout of them.

"Go!" She told Kili.

He looked unsure as another Warg ran up to Erika, and she took it down easily. Erika had began to think of the Wargs as Sabre tooth cats; if she thought of them as that...then she could do it. They were similar and she used the same tactics for them as she did the Sabre's. As that one died, she turned and ran after Kili who disappeared. Thorin stood on a rock, his hand outstretched. Erika grabbed it, and as he grasped it, he pulled her down the hole with him. Orcist and her sword flew from their grasp and lay a head of them; Thorin landed on his back and Erika rolled to his side,her head falling to his shoulder. He quickly stood, and took their sword from the floor, he handed her blade to her as thy heard a horn. A dead Orc fell into their hiding hole as Erika pulled herself up. Thorin pulled the arrow out of the Orc's head.

"Elves." He spat.

"I can't see where this path leads! Should we follow it?" Dwalin shouted.

"Follow it of course!" Bofur shouted.

The Dwarves began filing out.

"I think that would be wise." Gandalf said.

Thorin looked to Erika as she stood back, waiting for the others to go a head. He saw her glance at Bilbo; and wouldn't;t understand why he felt angry. Bilbo was her friend, why am I angry? Thorin couldn't work out why he felt so angry that Bilbo was receiving her attention and not him. He tried to push the thought out of his head and walked on. As they walked along, Erika spoke to Bilbo. She could see that the little hobbit was shaken and she was doing her best to cheer him up. She waited til Gandalf had climbed up a rock and then she helped Bilbo up. Gandalf held the end of his staff down for her and she grabbed hold of it as she climbed up; as she neared the top, Gandalf took hold of her elbow and pulled her away from the edge. Erika caught up to Bilbo, who motioned his head towards them. She looked and saw Thorin.

"He stopped when he saw Gandalf come up."

"He was probably just making sure we were still behind him."

"I received the most awful look when I came up next."

"Nonsense. He's just in a bad mood, being saved by Elves and all!" Erika joked quieted.

"He looked better when he saw you come up." Bilbo said with a smile. "I'd say you have an admirer."

"Oh, hush up Mister Baggins!" Erika said giggling.

"Come on now!" Thorin let Gandalf and Bilbo go ahead and began walking at the back with Erika. "I'll take the rear."

These chapters seem to be getting longer and longer which I suppose are good things!

I've magically turned Erika and Dwalin into friends, have you seen! I've let her interact with more of the company and it seems to be Kili and Bofur that want to wind Erika up! I haven't mentioned Fili much as well as some of the other Dwarves, and I do try to include them all!

There was also some Erika/Thorin interaction ;) :D What did you all think about that?

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