"Ava. Wake up." Kili's voice woke me up. My eyes opened to see his dark brown eyes staring into mine.
"What's happening?" I whispered, dropping my head back onto his chest.
"Thorin wants to leave at dawn. We should get ready." He told me. I sat up and rubbed the sleep out of my eyes. He stretched before pulling himself up.
"Thank you, Kili. For staying with me." I whispered, looking at him.
"It was no problem." He smiled softly at me. We stared at each other for a few minutes before he tore his eyes away. "I'll see you in a little while." He told me, getting up and leaving the large room. I felt cold when the door closed behind him. I missed his warm arms around me. No, Ava, you can't think like that. He's a prince, and you… you're just nothing. I shook the thoughts of him out of my mind and got up. I saw my clothes and weapons folded on the chair at my vanity. I pulled my clothes back on and I noticed my ribs no longer hurt, making me smile. I strapped on my belt around my thin waist, my sword's sheath on my left side. I pulled my quiver onto my back and put my knives in their places. I brushed my long, red hair and braided it. It still wasn't dawn so I found a piece of parchment and a quill and wrote a letter to Arwen. I was very grateful for all her help. A knock sounded on the door just as I signed it. I made sure I had everything before I left the room. Fili and Kili both stood outside, ready to go.
"Mornin' Ava." Fi told me, smirking like he knew something I didn't.
"Mornin' Fi. Where are the others?" I asked.
"Gathering at the entrance of the city. Let's go." He told me. The three of us nearly ran through the palace. We stopped when we saw the company, all gathered around. Bofur was the first to notice us and he grinned.
"Mornin' lads. Lassie." He greeted.
"Hello, Bofur." I smiled. We all started up the stairs we walked down to get to the beautiful valley.
"Be on your guard. We're about to step over the edge of the wild. Balin, you know these paths. Lead on." Thorin ordered when we got to the top. I followed the brothers around Bilbo, who paused to take one last look at Rivendell.
"Don't worry, Master Baggins. You'll likely see it again." I called back.
"Master Baggins, I suggest you keep up." Thorin added. The company traveled for days, through huge valleys and gaping fields. Fili, Kili, and I spent our time telling stories and enjoying each other's company. After a few days and nights, we began to climb the mountain. I looked at the clouds brewing in the sky.
"I do feel it might storm." I spoke to the brothers.
"Don't worry, Ava. It'll be fine." Fi assured me. That night, pouring rain and booming thunder joined the dark sky. I held my cloak tightly to my body, the wind threatening to push me off the thin ledge. Fili walked in front of me while Kili as behind.
"Steady! Hold on!" Thorin yelled over the wind. Bilbo let out a cry as he almost slipped into the dark abyss below us. The dwarves around him pulled him back. "We must find shelter!" Thorin shouted.
"Look out!" Dwalin roared. We looked up to see a massive boulder hurtling towards us. Kili grabbed me and pressed me against the rock wall.
"Hold on!" he cried. Fili was in front of me, protectively holding his arm in front of us. Huge rocks rained down beside us.
"This is no thunderstorm! It's a thunder-battle! Look!" Balin pointed. I looked over my shoulder to see a huge shadow in the shape of a man rose from the mountain.
"Well, bless me. The legends are true! Giants! Stone-giants!" Bofur cried. The first giant threw a boulder at one behind us. Thorin continued to shout orders. Suddenly, the floor began to split apart. Fili and I were getting further from Kili.
"Fili! Ava! Grab my hand!" Kili cried, holding his hand out to us.
"Kili!" I screamed, reaching out for him.
"Ava! No! We can't make the jump!" Fili told me, pulling me back. Warm tears mixed with the cold rain hitting my face as we got further and further away from him. Fi held me in between him and Bofur. I was breathing heavily as the apparent leg of the stone giant that we were on moved. Our giant was head-butted by the other and fell back. I saw the others manage to get onto solid cliff. I heard Ki cry out our names over the wind. We were swung around, barely able to hang on. We passed the others and I saw Kili, his eyes wide in terror.
"Hold on!" Thorin yelled, as we were about to crash into the wall. We all fell onto solid rock, me landing next to Fili. I heard the others shouting for us. I lay there, panting softly.
"Ava. You alright?" Fili asked from next to me.
"I-I'm fine." I replied. I sat up, still in shock that we were alive. I saw Kili push past the others and run to us.
"Ava! Fi!" he cried. He threw his arms around his brother before hugging me. I nearly burst into tears as he held me. He kissed my forehead and held me tightly. I heard commotion behind Ki and I saw the others rushing to pull Bilbo up. I couldn't get to him in time so I stayed with the brothers. They yanked him up and Thorin, who jumped down to save him and they all rested against the wall.
"I thought we lost our burglar." Dwalin worried.
"He's been lost ever since he left home. He should never have come. He has no place amongst us." Thorin snapped. He and Dwalin went to look for shelter while I helped Fi pull Bombur onto his feet. When he was up, I turned back to Kili. He looked close to tears before pulling me back into his arms.
"I thought I lost you." He whispered in my ear.
"I'm fine, Kili." I replied, wrapping my arms around his waist. Thorin found a cave and we piled in.
"It looks safe enough." Dwalin said.
"Search to the back. Caves in the mountain are seldom occupied." Thorin ordered. While the others started scanning the cave, I felt a hand stop me. I looked shockingly to see Thorin, staring down at me in worry. "Are you hurt, Ava?" he asked me quietly, concern in his eyes.
"Just a bit shaken up, but I'm alright. Thank you for your concern, Thorin. May I say something?" I asked, nervously. His eyebrows furrowed in confusion but he nodded. "I may not be a dwarf, but I call you my king, Thorin. You and your kin belong in Erebor, your home. I don't have one, but I will do everything in my power to help you reclaim yours." I promised him. He stared at me intently for a moment before his mouth curved into a small smile.
"I admire your loyalty, Ava. Go rest. We leave at dawn." He told me, patting me on the shoulder before walking away.
"He likes ya." A voice said from behind me. I turned to see Bofur, standing behind me.
"What do you mean?" I questioned.
"He sees how ya are with the lads. Yer one of their closest friends. He also sees how Kili looks at ya." He winked, making me blush.
"I don't know what you're talking about." I lied but I knew. I was slowly started to figure it out. The fluttering in my stomach when he smiles at me. How I get lost in his beautiful brown eyes.
"The whole company does, lass. Besides you two. There's something there, Ava." He smiled at me. I looked down at my feet. Could I be in love with Kili? My eyes looked back up when I felt hands take mine. "Follow your heart and it will take ya on yer own adventure." He advised, a small smile visible under his mustache. I wrapped my arms around his neck.
"Thank you, Bofur." I whispered.
"My pleasure, Ava." He replied. I kissed his cheek before walking away. Once they finished searching, I went to the back of the cave. I dropped my pack. I slid down the wall, exhaustion taking its toll on me. The dwarves all began to settle down, laying out their bedrolls. Fili and Kili came down and sat next to me.
"Well, that was fun." I joked.
"If you like almost being crushed by giant rocks then it was a blast." Kili chuckled. I set up my bedroll and removed my soaking cloak. Somehow my clothes stayed mostly dry. I sat on my blankets and talked to Fili and Kili. After about an hour, everyone was asleep, besides Kili, Bofur, and me. Bofur was over towards the entrance on watch. I sighed before looking at Ki, who was watching me intently.
"What is it?" I asked him, moving a bit closer to him for warmth.
"I could've lost you today. I don't know what I would do if you—" he worried before I stopped him by pressed my finger to his lips.
"Kili, I promise. You won't lose me, especially to a group of moving rocks. I'll be here." I told him, smiling softly. His eyes brightened, his mouth quirking up.
"I have something for you." He said.
"Oh, Ki, you didn't have to." I argued. He reached into his pocket and pulled something out.
"Close your eyes." He smirked. I did as I was told and I felt him fasten something around my neck. "Open." He instructed. My eyes opened to see an absolutely beautiful necklace around my neck. It was a beautiful gem the color of emerald wrapped elegantly with silver.
"Kili, it's beautiful." I whispered.
"Not nearly as beautiful as you." He replied. I looked up at him and he reached up. He gently tucked my hair behind my ear. My green eyes met his lovely brown eyes and our faces got closer. Our lips were about to meet before a loud snore made us jump apart. We both turned bright red before I cleared my throat.
"We should get some rest." I told him. He just nodded and we both lay down on our bedrolls. As if sensing we were lying down, Fili moved closer to me and we both chuckled. Ki rested on his side and rested his head on my shoulder. I smiled fondly, looking at my best friends.
"Good night, Ki." I whispered.
"G'night, flower." He replied. I clutched my necklace in my hands as I fell asleep.
"Wake up! Wake up!" Thorin's shouts jolted us all awake. I snapped up along with the others just as the floor gave out from under us. I let out a quick scream as we slid down a large tunnel. We all yelled as we all fell into a cage. I fell on top of Kili and blushed. There was a moment of silence before screeches filled the air. A rush of goblins charged at us. I screamed as small, clawed hands easily pulled me off of Kili.
"Ava!" he yelled.
"Kili!" I screamed as they started dragging me away. All the company was restrained and being pushed forward. I saw Ki in the crowd and punched the goblins holding me and leaped for him.
"Ava!" he cried. Our fingers barely met before goblins grabbed my arms and pushed me forward. We were dragged for what felt like miles before we got to a huge throne. Sitting on it, was the most repulsive being I've ever seen. He was massively overweight, only a loincloth covering his privates. His face had a hanging lump of fat with warts all over. A crown of bones sat on his horrid head and a staff in his grubby hands. He stepped off his throne, crushing a bunch of his minions in the process.
"Who would be so bold as to come armed into my kingdom? Spies? Thieves? Assassins?!" he growled, getting in our faces.
"Dwarves, your malevolence. And a woman." A goblin told him. The Goblin King's eyes wondered over the company and landed on me.
"Oh, she's a pretty one idn't she?" he smirked. I was pushed to kneel in front of the revolting monster.
"Get away from her!" Kili yelled. I glared at the king as his eyes raked over my body.
"Get your eyes off me, you fat bastard." I snarled.
"Feisty, too! I needed a new pet and this one will do nicely. Hang her up!" he ordered. I was pulled to my feet as the dwarves shouted for them to let me go. I struggled as I was dragged to the throne and they grabbed my wrists. They tied them together with a thick rope and carried me into the air, putting me on a hook beside the throne. I kicked the closest goblin and he screamed before falling over the edge into the darkness below. A goblin growled and hit me in the stomach with a chain. I gasped in pain, squeezing my eyes shut.
"Ava!" I heard Kili scream. I opened my eyes and looked toward the company. Almost all of them were staring at me in worry.
"Well, don't just stand there! Search them! Every crack! Every crevice!" the king ordered. I felt hands all over my body, removing my belt and grabbing my breasts. I growled at them but inside I was ashamed. This wasn't the first time this happened but I wasn't surrounded by a bunch of dwarves that I could call friends. The goblins dropped my quiver and sword in the pile of weapons.
"What are you doing in these parts? Speak! Very well. If they will not talk, we'll make them squawk! Bring up the Mangler! Bring up the Bonebreaker. Start with the girl." He ordered, looking back at me. I froze, my eyes widened. I desperately pulled at the ropes but they just bit into my wrists.
"No, no, no, no." I whispered, trying to rip my hands free. Sadly, the Goblin King noticed.
"Ooh. This isn't your first round of torture is it, girl?" he asked, his face curved into an evil smirk.
"Well, orc torture is mere dreams compared to goblins!" he laughed. My eyes were as wide as they could go. I started to breath heavily as memories played before me.
"You won't lay a finger on her!" Kili roared.
"Wait!" Thorin yelled, pushing Kili back.
"Well, well, well… look who it is. Thorin, son of Thrain, son of Thror, king under the mountain." He bowed mockingly. "Oh, but I'm forgetting – you don't have a mountain, and you're not a king, which makes you nobody, really. I know someone who would pay a pretty price for you head. Just a head. Nothing attached. Perhaps you know of whom I speak. An old enemy of yours." He clued. I felt my body tense as I thought of whom it might be. "A pale orc, astride a white warg." He finished. I gasped quietly.
"Azog the Defiler was destroyed. He was slain in battle long ago." Thorin growled.
"So you think his defiling days are done, do you?" the king snickered. I met Kili's eyes and he stared back with pain, worry, and fear. "Send word to the pale orc. Tell him I have found his prize." The king ordered a small goblin on a pulley. It cackled before zipping away. I continued to hang there, struggling to get the idea of Azog being alive out of my head. It doesn't matter at the moment, Ava. How are you going to escape? I asked myself. I looked up at the tight rope holding my wrists together. They drew blood during my struggle and it now flowed down my arms. My shoulders were beginning to ache from holding the weight of my body. The monstrous goblin king had begun to sing as huge machines were pulled onto the platform. My blood ran cold as I saw them, knowing that I was first. "Bones will be shattered! Necks will be wrung! You'll be beaten and battered, from racks will be hung! You will die down here and never be found! Down in the deep of Goblin Town!" the king screeched. Just as the king finished, a loud cry was heard and I saw a goblin had unsheathed Orcrist. The king retreated to his throne in fear. "I know that sword! It is the Goblin-Cleaver! The Biter! The blade that sliced a thousand necks!" he screamed. The goblins began whipping the dwarves.
"No!" I yelled and some turned to me. They began to hit me as well with leather whips that stung my legs and stomach. The king shouted orders as they continued. I felt tears streaming down my face as I saw orcs instead of goblins. A bright white light burst from behind the throne, flattening everything. Once my eyes adjusted, I saw a familiar shadow approach. "Gandalf." I whispered.
"Take up arms. Fight. Fight!" he screamed. The dwarves grabbed their weapons and fought back. I saw a goblin come towards me with a knife and I watched as a knife was thrown into its head. I looked up to see Thorin, smiling softly at me. Fili and Kili made their way over and Fi cut my bonds. I fell into Ki's arms and he held me tightly.
"We have to go. C'mon!" he told me, pulling me along. Bofur tossed me my sword and quiver and I nodded my thanks. I quickly pulled them on before following Gandalf and the company. Hundreds and hundreds of goblins were swarming towards us. I drew my sword and started slashing at every goblin that came towards me. I was behind Nori and Dwalin and he turned to us.
"Post!" he roared. I slammed my sword on the rope holding the posts together. I helped the two hoist it up and knock goblins off the bridges. We dropped it when our path was clear and we sprinted at them. The company was split in half, the other group above us. A goblin was about to strike Dwalin and I stabbed him in the head. He looked at me in shock.
"Thank ya, lass!" he called.
"No problem, Master Dwalin!" I replied, killing an archer. Our groups met and goblins were swinging towards us on ropes.
"Cut the ropes!" Thorin yelled. Nori and I cut the two beside us and they got tangled in the platform. At one point, I was at Kili's side. A group of archers shot at us. I dodged them while he deflected them on his sword. He grabbed a ladder from next to him and we dropped it on the goblins. They tried to claw at us but we kept pushing them. We got to a gap in the bridge and dropped the ladder across it. I just barely caught on and hopped on the rungs. I almost fell but a hand grabbed my arm and pulled me into them. Kili held me tightly and smiled cheekily.
"Your welcome." He smirked. I rolled my eyes and we ran by each other's side.
"Quickly!" Gandalf ordered. We got to a dead end and Kili and I cut the ropes. The bridge swung forward and I almost fell.
"Jump!" Thorin said. The closest dwarves jumped and the others kept fighting. When we swung back again and the rest of us sprinted off. Fili, who appeared with us, cut the rope and it dropped. I cut down all the goblins before one got a hit on me. I felt a blade cut across my arm. I gasped before stabbing it in the head.
"You all right, Ava?" Ki asked.
"I will be when we get out of this damned place." I called back. Gandalf had broken off a boulder from the ceiling and we all ran behind it as it crushed the goblins in front of it. Fi, Ki and I were defending each other as we ran. We saw a bridge and we ran to cross it. The goblin king suddenly jumped through the planks in front of us. Kili shoved me behind him. Goblins surrounded us and the king smirked down at us.
"You thought you could escape me." He said before slamming his staff onto the ground in front of Gandalf and swung at him. The wizard fell back but was pushed back up by Ori and Gloin.
"What are you going to do now, wizard?" he asked. Gandalf stood, jabbing his staff into the eye of the king. He screamed in pain and Gandalf swiped his sword across his large stomach. He fell to his knees, holding his slit stomach. "That'll do it." He sighed before Gandalf slit his throat. His body fell to the ground and the bridge began to shake. It suddenly gave out and we fell into the darkness. I fell to my knees as we fell. We crashed through different levels, all of us screaming. I managed to sheath my sword during the fall. As the cave walls slowed the bridge down, it crashed to the ground. I heard a groan from under me and looked down to see me on Kili's chest.
"Hello there." I smiled down at him. He rolled his eyes with a small smile.
"Well, that coulda been worse." Bofur said, right before the body of the goblin king fell on top of us.
"You've got to be joking." Dwalin growled. I was pressed further into Kili, making me groan now.
"I quite like this position, don't you Ava?" he asked, smirking. I blushed and his eyes looked behind me before widening in horror. "Gandalf!" he screamed. I looked behind me to see a wave of goblins swarming down towards us. I quickly climbed out of the wreckage and pulled him out. I grabbed Dwalin's large hand and helped him out as well.
"Thanks again, lass." He told me before moving to Nori. "There's too many. We can't fight them." He told Gandalf while he helped Nori to his feet.
"Only one thing will save us: daylight! Come on." He told us. I helped the rest of the dwarves out of the rubble and followed Fi and Ki. Gandalf led us through a tunnel. I can see orange light at the end and I was relieved. We sprinted through the tunnel and ran down a hill. The sun was setting as I ran as fast as I could, looking back a few times to see if they followed us. When we reached the bottom, I passed Gandalf as he counted us. I slowed to a stop and rested my hands on my knees. I took deep breaths to try and calm my racing heart. Fili and Kili moved to my side again.
"You alright?" Fi asked us. We both nodded. I inspected the cuts on my arms. My wrists were dried and my upper arm was still slowly bleeding. I tore a piece of my cloak and tried to wrap it when hands took it from me.
"Allow me." Ki smiled. He wrapped the fabric around my arm, gently but tight.
"Where's Bilbo? Where is our hobbit? Where is our hobbit?!" Gandalf asked, loudly. My eyes widened as I realized Bilbo wasn't with us. We all looked around.
"Curse that Halfling! Now he's lost?" Gloin cursed.
"I thought he was with Dori!"
"Don't blame me!" he reported.
"Where did you last see him?" the wizard asked.
"I think I saw him slip away when they first collared us." Nori interjected.
"Then what happened, exactly? Tell me!" Gandalf pressed.
"I'll tell you what happened. Master Baggins saw his chance and he took it. He has thought of nothing but his soft bed and his warm hearth since first he stepped out of his door. We will not be seeing our hobbit again. He is long gone." Thorin told us angrily. I looked at the two brothers next to me with sad eyes, which they returned.
"No. He isn't." a voice piped up. I looked over to see Bilbo standing there. I smiled before rushing over and pulled the hobbit into a hug.
"Oh, Bilbo, I thought we lost you." I told him.
"Nope, I'm here Ava." He assured me. I let him go and moved back to Ki's side.
"Bilbo Baggins. I've never been so glad to see anyone in my life." Gandalf smiled.
"Bilbo. We'd given you up." Kili grinned in relief.
"How on earth did you get past the goblins?" Fi asked.
"How, indeed." Dwalin added. Thorin looked ashamed for Bilbo heard him doubt he would return. Bilbo just laughed and put his hands in the pocket of his vest.
"Well, what does it matter? He's back." Gandalf smiled.
"It matters. I want to know. Why did you come back?" Thorin questioned.
"Look, I know you doubt me. I know you always have. And you're right. I often think of Bag End. I miss my books. And my armchair. And my garden. See, that's where I belong. That's home. That's why I came back. 'Cause you don't have one. A home. It was taken from you. But I will help you take it back if I can." Bilbo told the company. I smiled warmly at that but it disappeared when I heard a howling. I gasped, knowing they were wargs.
"Out of the frying pan." Thorin muttered.
"And into the fire. Run. Run!" Gandalf yelled. Kili grabbed my hand and pulled me the opposite way of the mountain. There were a bunch of trees in front of us and I noticed that we were on a cliff.
"Bloody hell." I cursed. The wargs were getting closer and closer. We got to the edge and I turned around. "We have no where else to go!" I cried.
"Up into the trees! All of you! Come on, climb!" Gandalf instructed. I turned to see Fili and Kili going up a tree. I got a running start before leaping up and grabbing the lowest branch. I swung my body over it before climbing. A hand took mine and helped me up the rest of the way.
"Looked like you could've used the help." Fili smiled at me.
"Thanks, Fi." I replied. I whimpered, as the monsters got closer. They all looked towards the mountain and I looked through the leaves. My heart stopped in my chest, a gasp escaping my lips.
"Azog?" I whispered, my voice cracking. There he sat, a metal claw embedded in his amputated arm. His white skin shone like moonlight, pale red scars were carved into his head and chest. I held my hand over my mouth, trying my hardest not to cry. Kili jumped up and pulled me close to him. I heard Thorin in denial a couple trees over.
"Do you smell it? The scent of fear? I remember your father reeked of it, Thorin son of Thrain." He mocked in Black Speech. I growled in pure hatred. "That one is mine. Kill the others!" he roared. The wargs leap forward, trying to bite the dwarves. They all yelled in fear and climbed higher into the branches. They tore at the lower limbs of the trees, shaking them violently. I clutched to the trunk desperately. "Drink their blood." I heard Azog order. I looked at him and I saw my parent's headless bodies, their blood flowing freely from their necks. I whimpered as I lost my grip. A strong hand grabbed my arm before I could fall to the gaping maws of the wargs. Fili pulled me back up and I held onto a branch. Suddenly, our tree began to tip backwards. I let out a gasp as it started to collapse.
"Ava! Jump!" Ki shouted. I leaped from the branch I was on to on of the next tree. I saw Bilbo struggling to hang on and I jumped forward. I took his arm and heaved him up next to me as the wargs kept digging at the roots of the tree.
"Thanks." He breathed to me.
"Pleasure." I told him. I pulled myself higher, standing next to Kili on a branch. All of a sudden, I saw an orange light flying towards the wargs. I glanced up to see Gandalf lighting pinecones on fire. The dry brush near the wargs feet catches on fire and they ran.
"Fili! Ava!" he called, dropping two down. I caught it, tossing it between my hands as Kili grabbed one. I lit his with mine and we threw them together. Soon, all the dwarves were chucking flaming cones at the wargs. Almost all the grass was on fire. Azog roared the wolves ran away. The dwarves and I all cheered in triumph before the tree started tilting backwards as well. I screamed as our tree hung flat over the cliff. I clung to the branch I was on. I saw Thorin climb up onto the trunk, sword drawn. My eyes widened as I realized what he was going to do. He held a branch as a shield before running towards Azog. As he was about to strike, Azog's warg leapt into the air and knocked him to the ground. I felt my heart stop in my chest as he came back around and hit Thorin across the face with his mace. I saw the white warg pick him up in its massive jaws as he screamed in pain. I started to get up. When I was on the trunk, I drew my sword. I heard some of the dwarves shout out to me but I ignored them. I started moving subconsciously, only seeing Azog and Thorin. Red started to creep into my vision as I moved faster. The white warg had Thorin in his mouth still until Thorin swung the hilt of his sword into its snout. It threw him away and he lay still on the ground. I heard Azog order for his head to be brought to him and that is when I heard light footsteps behind me. I watched as Bilbo tackled the orc and killed it. I stood in front of Thorin's body, my sword pointed at the orc.
"Come any closer and I will kill you slower!" I growled, pure anger flowing through me. The pale orc's eyes flashed with recognition.
"If it isn't little Avaleigh. It's been too long." He smirked. I snarled as he laughed. Two orcs started towards me and I stabbed one through the head before slitting the other's disgusting throat. Azog roared at me with hatred. I smirked through my fear and attacked. He deflected my sword with his metal hand and swung at me with his mace. I ducked and spun in a quick circle before striking his flesh arm. It barely grazed him and he attacked again. I dodged and I heard a chorus of yells that made us both stop and look. The dwarves had all attacked the orcs and wargs. I saw Kili and Fili leading the charge. I was too distracted to see Azog lift his mace until it was right in front of me. The sharp blades scraped across my skin and sent me flying back. I landed hard, dropping my sword. As I quickly got up, I saw a white paw coming towards me. Before I could move, the razor sharp claws had ripped open the skin on my stomach. I screamed in pain as I fell to the ground. Azog laughed at my pain as I covered my bleeding stomach with my arm. "Pathetic." He smirked. I glared up at him though I could tell I was losing a lot of blood. He was about to deliver the killing blow before the loud caw of a bird sounded. I looked up to see giant eagles grabbing the dwarves. I smiled; remember the stories of the magnificent beasts. While Azog was distracted, I pulled myself up and walked as fast as I could away from him. I was slowly losing my vision, blood quickly staining my shirt. The last of the dwarves were picked up and it was silent except for the cracking fire. My eyes widened. No, they couldn't have left me here. They just couldn't. I spun around, sheathing my sword. The remaining orcs were recovering from the shock and all looked to me, hunger written on their faces. I whimpered, not wanting to be on this damn cliff at all. I wanted to be with the company. I wanted to be with Kili. For him to hold me in his arms. One last time. My legs suddenly gave out from under me. The last thing I remember was a bird's call and the feeling of flying.
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