A/N Hi guys... I am sorry about not updating for a while but homework is kinda dominating my life at the moment. I also just want to say a big, giant thank you to everyone you has read my story it means a lot thanks again! :)

It didn't take long until the troll arrived back to the campsite with sacks and wood for the fire. A few dwarves were tied to the spit and were being turned over the raging flames despite their yelps of pain. Hilary remained on the ground tied up in a sack along with a few other dwarves and Bilbo with only their heads on show. The trolls were busy cooking the dwarves and arguing with each other over the seasoning. One troll was circling the dwarves on the spit throwing herbs over them every so often

"Hurry up would ye, the dawn be coming soon and I don't fancy on being turned to stone!"

"Ye can just wait! if ye want this done right" the other snapped while turning the spit slowly

Hilary was unable to move, when it was her turn to be stuffed into a sack the troll pulled her away from Thorin's grip and crushed her around the middle, crushing her ribs even more. She glanced down to the rest of the dwarves who were trying to wriggle their way out of the sacks that confined them.

"Wait, wait!" The small voice of Bilbo cried beside her. She looked over to see him raising himself on his knees and hopping over to the Trolls "You are making a terrible mistake!" he said breathlessly. The trolls stared at him but continued on with their work

"You can't reason with them laddie- they're halfwits!" Dori shouted from the spit

"Halfwits!?" Bofur cried while being turned over the flames "What does that make us!?"

"You are going to need something a lot stronger than sage to cook up this lot!" Bilbo said. Hilary opened her mouth in shock "Bilbo? What the hell are you doing!?" she shouted from the ground but Bilbo carried on

"I mean have you smelt them?"

"You're a traitor Baggins!" yelled Gloin

"Oi shh, let the bur-hobbit speak" a troll snapped at Gloin before kneeling down to Bilbo "Now what about the seasoning?" he questioned the frightened Bilbo with interest

"Right, well em the secret to eh cooking dwarf is, eh" Bilbo stuttered trying to find his words

"Hurry up" the troll poked a finger to Bilbo's stomach trying to push the answer out of him.

"Yes, hold on" Bilbo said quickly bobbing on his feet "The secret to cooking dwarf is" Bilbo tilted his head to the side before smiling to himself "Skin them first !" The dwarves gasped and then erupted with anger shouting curses at Bilbo.

Bilbo turned his head to the group of dwarves on the ground and gave them a pleading look which went unnoticed by them for they were too busy yelling to each other about what a traitor Bilbo is but Hilary saw and finally understood his actions, she remembered the trolls saying something about being turned to stone at dawn, Bilbo was stalling them! She couldn't help but smile up at Bilbo for being so clever, it was a brilliant plan but it would probably be ruined by the dwarves who were clueless to his plan.

"What a loud of tosh, I have eaten dwarf before without skinning em" The troll with the lazy eye said picking up Bombour and hovering him over his mouth "Nice and crunchy"

"No-no not that one he is eh, infected with worms!" Bilbo said quickly. The troll gasped in disgust and threw Bombour back onto the pile. Hilary flinched when she thought that the heavy dwarf was going to land onto her but sighed in relief when he landed next to her but ended up landing on Fili and crushing him with his weight.

"Oh god, are you guys okay?" Hilary asked worriedly

"I'm fine lass" Bombour replied trying to catch his breath. Fili mumbled something in response but his mouth was covered by Bombour's sack so she couldn't make out what he said.

"In fact they all have worms, I honestly wouldn't risk it I really wouldn't" Bilbo said shaking his head in disgust.

"Worms! what are you taking about worms I don't have worms, you have worms you dirty liar!" Kili shouted in defense which caused the others to throw insults at Bilbo. Bilbo threw another pleading look to the group and this time Thorin noticed his plans. Thorin remained calm and kicked his nephew on the head causing them all shut up and to look up at Bilbo and notice the look.

"I've got worms as big as my arm!" Oin shouted first, breaking the silence. Kili soon followed after

"You should see my worms, they are huge. I have the biggest worms you have ever seen!" he exaggerated a little bit but thankfully the Trolls have a combined IQ of a peanut.

One troll glared at Bilbo before stomping over to him "So what would you have us do then huh? Let them all go?"

Bilbo nodded slowly "Well I suppose, I mean you wouldn't want to get infected would you? I hear worms are a nasty business" Hilary couldn't help but smirk at Bilbo's cheeky reply.

"I see what your doing ferret!"

Bilbo stood back offended "Ferret!" Just before the troll tried to snatch Bilbo a booming voice shouted from the rocks above

"May the dawn take you all!"

The company looked towards the figure who happened to be Gandalf, the dwarves cheered knowing that nothing would happen to them as long as Gandalf was there.

"Who's that?" one asked

"Dunno" another shrugged "Can we eat him too?"

Gandalf gripped his staff tight and slammed it against the rock and stood to one side as the giant boulder broke in half letting the first light of day hit the clearing. Hilary had never been more happy to see the sun in her life. As soon as the light hit the trolls they wailed in pain, trying to cover their bodies with their hands but slowly they turned to stone. As soon as the last troll stopped moving the dwarves started to cheer with delight and started to mock the beasts. Gandalf made it into the clearing and helped the dwarves out of their hessian confinements. It took three dwarves to help lift Bombour off of the squished Fili. Once freed Fili gasped for air and praised Vala repeatedly. Thorin brushed himself down before turning to help Hilary out of the sack. He used his dagger that he picked up from the pile where the trolls put their weapons to rip the fabric in half. She tried to hoist herself up but gasped in pain and fell back down. Thorin knelt down beside her

"Where does it hurt?"

"I em, I think I cracked my ribs" she breathed slowly. Thorin nodded and supported her by placing a hand on her back "Put your arm around my shoulder so I can lift you" Hilary placed her arm around Thorin's neck and he put his other arm under her legs and lifted her up slowly. She gasped in pain from the new position.

"Gandalf" he called across the clearing to the wizard who was helping extinguish the fire beneath the dwarves on the pit. The old wizard walked over to them and his eyes went grey when he saw the girl in his arms.

"Are you okay?" he asked worriedly taking Hilary's hand and rubbing his thumb over her knuckles.

"The troll had her in a death grip" Thorin answered.

"Bring her over to this rock so I can get a better look at her" he said pointing over to a flat rock and walking over to it. Thorin followed slowly

"You were a fool" he said suddenly

"What?"

"You heard, why did you not wait for my men and I to aid you and Mr Baggins?"

"Because we had to free the horses and we were trying to avoid a fight. If we waited on you, you would have barged in there" she explained bitterly. She was in no mood to argue.

"We would have came up with a strategy to lure the beasts away" he replied biting his lip down in anger

"And how are you so sure that would have worked?" she challenged "All of us made it out okay, end of story" Thorin stopped in his tracks and looked down at her.

"It is not the end, next time if something happens, you must alert me immediately" She was about to answer him back but he cut her off

"I am the leader of this group, swear to me that you will tell me" he added. She looked up at him and sighed

"Fine I swear" she answered shortly "but what do you care? From what I can remember the first thing you called me was a whore and a liar and you also threatened to leave me stranded in the middle of nowhere because I quote It's not your problem" She stared up at him waiting for an answer. He continued to walk over to Gandalf awaiting them over by the rock.

"You are part of this company now whether I like it or not" he paused "But I do recall that you saved my life tonight, if you did not alert me of the trolls presence behind me I would be part of the earth by now" He looked down at her again and he saw the corners of her lips were pulling into a small smile "And for that I am grateful"

"Don't mention it" she shrugged but couldn't help but turn a little pink in the cheeks from being complimented.

"And also if anything happened to you my nephews would never let me hear the end of it"