Kaléa , Bilbo and the dwarves left Rivendale without Gandalf.
They neared the stonecliff, it was already raining. Kaléa stood paralyzed when she saw it, swollowing hard.
„You alright, Léa?", Fili asked worried.
„Yea, yea. Great.", her voice few octaved higher then usual.
„Fili noticed how pale she was and that her eyes were wide. „are you afraid if heigts?", he asked gently.
„What? Me? Nonesnse!"
He didn't buy it. „Nothing to be ashamed of. We all have our fears."
„One word to the others and I throw you down there.", she warned him with a hiss.
The prince took her hand in his caught her off guard. She looked surprised at him. „I got you. I won' let you fall, just hold on me. And your secret is safe with me, my lady.", he smiled reassuringly.
„Thanks, Fee."
„I can't see or hear anything through this damned storm.", Kaléa yelled annoyed.
„Little tipp : don't look down. Wasn't my best idea.", Bofur yelled back.
„I kill him.", the female hissed.
„Easy, sunshine. I'm here.", Fili tried to calm her down.
„LOOK OUT!", Thorin shouted and a rock flew in their direction.
„This is not a thunder storm, this a thunder battle.", Balin called out.
And then their saw two stone giants fighting. „Bless my beard. The legends are true.", Bofur said in awe and leaned forward for a better view.
„Take cover, you fool.", Thorin warned and another rock hit above them.
„Fuck this shit!", Kaléa exclaimed.
„Language!", Dori scolded.
„Bite me!", she shot back making Dwalin chuckle.
Suddenly they felt a shake beneath them and they ha dro realise that they were standing in the knees of another stone giant. „FUCK THIS SHIT!", repeated the female.
„KILI!", Fili shouted in panic when a crack appeared between them.
„FILI!", Kili shouted back.
Kaléa pushed Fili into his brothers arms. „LÈA!", the prince's now yelled.
The leg with Thorin and his nephews hit a stonewall, a real one, and they jumped on it. Then they saw how the rest was standing on the knee and collided with the wall with force. „NO!", they cried in horror.
The knee disapeared and the men called for their friends and ran up to look for them. „We are fine!", they heard Kaléa yell.
„Thank Mahal.", Fili breathed relieved.
„Where is Bilbo? Where is our hobbit?", Gloin asked.
„I'm here!, Bilbo called. He was hanging on the edge.
They tried to reach him but he slipped and waa hanging far from their reach.
„Ugh, fuck it.", Kaléa muttered and climed down, below Bilbo untill his feet touched her shoulders.
„What are you doing?", Thorin asked aghast.
She ignored him and gave Bilbo a boost so he could climb up into Dwalin's arms.
Thorin reached for Kaléa's hand but she slipped. Thorin caught her just in time and pulled her up, with Fili's help.
„Thank Mahal. I thought we lost our buggler.", Bofur said relieved.
„He was lost to us ever since he joined. He has no place amongs us.", Thorin barked.
„Thorin!", snapped the female.
„And you! What were you thinking?"
„Saving my friend! Just as I promised."
„You are here to help reclaim Erebor and protect the line of Durin.", he replied angrily.
Kaléa glared furiously but hold her tongue. He ordered to keep going. „Thank you, for saving me.", Bilbo said shyly.
„Always, my friend.", she smiled warmly.
„That was very brave of you. Espacially considering your fear,", Fili said.
Kaléa laid between Fili and Kili to warm up. Thank Mahal for creating dwarves so hot. Then she overheard the conversation between Bofur and Bilbo and felt like to punch Thorin.
The floor was cracking. „WAKE UP!", she shouted alarmed.
„UP! UP!", Thorin yelled but they fell.
They landed in goblins town. Immediatly Dwalin pulled Kaléa's hood over her face. This is gonna suck.
The company stood before the goblin king. „What are you doing in my Kingdom?", he asked no one aswered. „Fine, you don't wanna answer. Search them!"
So they did and discovered that one of them was slightly taller and has breasts. „They have a female!", the goblin informed and pulled her hood down.
„A female? Let me see!" They puched Kaléa forward, ignoring the protest of the dwarves. „Ah, a human female? And what a beauty. What are you doing with these creatures?"
„None of your fucking business, asshole."m she spat in his face.
„You gonna regret this, whore!", He nodded to his minions and they grabbed her, turn her around with her back to the king and brought her to her knees. Another gave the king a whip.
„No!" „Leave her!" „Don't fuckin dare!" The dwarves shouted furious.
„Quiet! Unless you wan the same.", the king warned.
Kaléa looked at them and shook her head. Her fcompanions understood but they were still struggling.
Then she got whipped. She cried out in pain. The company started to fight the goblins. „LÈA!" „LASS!" Another whip. Another cry. Again, again and again. With each hit Kaléa got quieter untill she only groaned.
„ENOUGH!", Thorin hollered and the king stopped. Kaléa passed on the floor.
„Ah, Thorin! Son of Thror, son of Thrain. King under the mountain. I knw someone who would pay a small fortune for your head. An old friend of yours. A pale orc on a white warg."
„Well, I'm afraid we shall disappoint him.", Thorin replied.
„So much confidence. Take him!" His minions pinned Thorin down and their king took a sword, rising it.
The dwarves fought and cried to get to their leader. Kaléa opened and she saw what all the fuss was about. Her blood froze in her vains. She stumbled up and ran to Thorin. She laid in top on him, her head in his chest. Vreathing heavily and still dizzy.
„If you want to kill hin, you have to strike me down as well.", she whispered. Thorin and the others looked shocked at her.
„How sweet. As my lady wishes.", the king mused and raised his sword again and Kaléa closed her eyes again.
Then a blast hit them all. Knocking the goblins off. Thorin wrapped his arm protectively over Kaléa's head.
„To arms. Fight! FIGHT!", Gandalf voice boomed. And they fought.
And they didn't wasted a moment. Thorin helped the female up, who had difficulties to not lose her conciousness. „Come on, spitfire. You got to focus."
Ori took her bow and arrows and Nori her sword, overlooking the goblin behind him.
But the dunedain didn't. Her protective instict kicked in and she ran towards them, snapping her sword off her friends grasp and sliced the goblins head off.
„Thanks, darling.", he said surprised.
„We must leave!", she breathed exhausted and all agreed.
They made it outside and Kaléa collapsed against a tree. „LÈA! Oin!", Kili exclaimed.
„I'm fine. Just- gotta catch... catch a b – breath...", she stuttered.
„Bullshit, lass. Ye bleedin, ye shakin and ye paler then Azog.", Dwalin chided harshly nut she knew ha was just worried.
„Let me have a lood, dearie.", Ori said softly.
„Where is Bilbo?", Gandalf asked out of the blue.
„Curse the halfling now he got lost onus?!", Dwalin barked annoyed.
„I thought he was with Dori.", someone said.
„Hey! Don't blame this on me.", he defended.
„I swa him slipped away when we captured.", Nori informed.
„We need to get him.", Fili popped in.
„No, I won't rist anybody's life for him again. He took this oppotunity and left. Since he joined us he just wanted to return to his comfy chair and his books. He abonded us.", Thorin spat.
„No, he didn't.", Kaléa replied offended.
„No, I haven't.", Bilbo chimed in and appeared behind a tree.
Kaléa had problems to keep her focus on the conversation. It's not like I didn't heard that like forty times already. But the howl of the wargs, that sobered her. „Oh, please.", she sighed.
„Out of the frying pan...", Thorin started.
„And into the fire Run!", Gandalf finished and the company fled from the enemy.
„Up the trees!", Kaléa shouted and all followed her order.
Except Bilbo who struggled to get Sting out off ta tree. Kaléa shook her head and helped him. „GO!", she demanded.
She helped him up zand climed right after him. But the pain and bloodlos made it difficult. Kaléa, give me your hand.", Bilbo reached for her.
A warg bit her ankle and she cried out. Seriously?! The men called her name in a aghast tone.
With her other feet she kicked th beast head and it yepled, letting her go. But then it all went dark around the dunedain and she fell unconcious frm the tree.
„NO!", Thorin hollered in panic. As did the others. The wargs didn't even bother eith her, thinking she was dead.