They all stared at her in disbelief before Gandalf chuckled some more and Thorin replied, "You… what?"

"You heard me; I want to come with you on your journey."

"Ha, you're funny," Killi laughed at her while climbing into a sleeping bag the elves had provided every one of them with.

She sighed, "I would be a good edition to the team."

"Prove it, try to convince us," Gandalf decided to give her a chance.

She smiled courteously, "I'm guessing from this group that no one here can properly heal. I can do that. I have also been trained with a weapon since I was a toddler, and I never miss my shots. Not only that but I know the misty mountain paths better than anyone in your group and getting over the misty mountains is crucial."

The dwarves began to smile and turn to Thorin as Dwalin asked, "What do you think Thorin?"

"No. We'ere not splitting our treasure into—"

She cut Thorin off, "I don't want treasure."

"You'll go through all of that trouble for free?" Thorin looked confused.

"Yeah," she smiled knowing she convinced them, "absolutely free of charge."

"And you can handle yourself in a fight and heal?" Torin reinstated.

She nodded.

"I'm still going to say no. You're just a kid and I'm not going to be responsible of your death," Thorin finished.

Gandalf stopped him, "She may prove very useful… And plus what can we possibly lose from this?"

Thorin pressed his fingers againt the bridge of his nose, "Like I just said I will not be responsible for this kid's death. No, my answer is no."

"But—" She was about to plead.

"No butts," Thorin half-joked with a serious tone.

She had a half smile upon her face. Not a creepy half smile that looked like she was a murderer, but a half smile that meant she was just smiling to be polite and that she was in fact sad. She was very sad. For once in her life there was an opportunity to leave Rivendell for a reason. Of course she left Rivendell many times and ventured into the misty mountains, but she had no purpose. Now if she went on this journey she would know a new sense of adventure. She was not going to miss this.