To the person who asked about Dis being pregnant with Fili, not yet. The Battle of Azanulbizar just concluded and that happens in 2799. Fili isn't born until 2859.
It had been one week since Thrain and his Dwarven army had returned to the settlement outside of Morfeth. Much uncertainty and disappointment remained; so many had given their lives, but it appeared to have all been in vain. The Dwarves of Erebor were no further ahead than before, and it could be argued, worse off. Thrain was now King since the death of his father at the Battle of Azanulbizar.
There had been much unrest within Eiranna's mind since her kin's return. Sleep, for the most part, still eluded her. On this particular evening, after everyone had settled to sleep and all was quiet, she dressed warmly and gathered a few possessions she thought she may need. She thought, perhaps, a short, brisk walk would help set her mind at ease, at least enough so she would be able to drift into sleep later.
As Eiranna made her way, the gravel crunched softly beneath her feet. She was not entirely familiar with the region, particularly after dark, so she reminded herself to stay close to the settlement. The forest where she walked was densely packed with trees, and she felt sheltered beneath them. It was a cool night and a soft breeze blew. It ruffled her hair as she walked. Lost in her thoughts, she did not take care to closely track her progress, and soon came into an area she was unfamiliar with. Rather than going any further, Eiranna turned and headed back towards the direction she had come from.
As she walked, she thought she heard something, a sound slightly behind her to the right. She stopped and listened close. She could hear nothing but the silence of the forest. Cautiously, she slowly continued walking. She had taken a dozen steps or so, before she heard the sound again, something akin to the sound of snapping branches. A tremor of fear ran through her body, and Eiranna looked fast around from left to right. Her eye caught movement, this time to her left. She reacted quickly, moving to the right and behind one of the large trees near to her. As she stood behind the elm, she heard clearly the sound of someone walking. As the it neared, she, involuntarily, clasped a hand over her mouth. The tension within her body increased to an unbearable limit as she sensed that whoever owned those steps was close, if not on the other side, to the tree she stood behind. For a long moment, she heard nothing. Then, the sound of retreating footsteps. Eiranna listened as the sound faded and then she heard nothing. Despite her body screaming at her to move, she stood still for a few moments longer to be absolutely sure what she heard was gone.
Staying close to the tree, she crept slowly around to the other side. Not seeing anything, Eiranna broke into a frantic run. Jumping over rocks and fallen branches, she headed in the direction away from where she had last heard the sound, and then shifted to where she thought her home was. As she flew past another in a series of many trees, she felt something grasp her by the hair. Her run came to an abrupt halt, and she was brought painfully to the ground to lay on her back. Standing over her was an Orc. Eiranna had never once been so close to an Orc, but based on the descriptions she had heard, she was sure in her assessment.
It knelt down towards her and grasped her hard by the jaw. It lifted her up slightly to meet it's face. "I will break each bone in your body, and I will start with this," it hissed. She felt its nails dig into her face as it squeezed her jaw. She cried out in pain. Despite Eiranna's best efforts to get away, she was unable to move from her position and break the Orc's hold on her. Before she knew what happened, the Orc's hand's was suddenly around her neck, pinning her to ground. As she thrashed against its hold, it lowered itself onto her legs, pinning her lower half. She screamed out against the pressure upon her body. The Orc then began to tighten its hold on her neck.
I can't breathe, Eiranna thought. Her free arm felt the ground desperately in an attempt to find something to knock the beast off her. Her hand wrapped around a small boulder just as she could see darkness at the edge of her sight. In one swift motion, Eiranna brought the rock up and made contact with the Orc's head. Due more to surprise than actual injury, it loosened its grip on her neck and lower half. Gasping for breath, Eiranna rolled over onto her front and clawed at the ground, in a desperate attempt to flee.
From behind, she heard the Orc hiss. It seized her by the hair again and jerked her backwards. She tumbled over the rough, gravelled ground before her body slammed against the trunk of an elm tree. Amidst her disorientation, Eiranna thought she heard another voice, one unlike the shrill, piercing voice of the Orc. She attempted to raise herself, but crippling pain coursed through her. Eiranna cried out once before she saw only darkness.
