It only took the company a short time to locate the cave where the trolls held their hoard of stolen treasure that they stole from the villages they pillaged and men they ate. Deep in the cave, jewels and Elven swords covered in cobwebs were found. With much persuasion from Gandalf, Thorin finally took one of the swords and placed it inside his empty holster. Hilary waited outside with Bilbo as they refused to enter the cave for when they stood only a few feet away from it, it gave off a terrible stench. They both excused themselves of the group and sat on a near by log allowing Hilary some relief off her feet. She kept her eyes on the cave, watching the dwarves exit with more tools in their hands then when they had entering.

It seemed her earlier conversation with Bofur went better then she expected for when he came out of the dark space he called her name immediately and hustled over to where she sat. His left hand was hidden behind his back.

"This is no toy" he said sternly "Hold out your hands" Hilary cocked her head to the side attempting to see what he was hiding but did as asked. She didn't have to wait much longer as he pulled his arm around and placed a slender sword into the palms of her hands slowly. Using her fingers she traced the metal. She pulled lightly at the end, pulling it out of it's sheath but it refused to move. Her cheeks grew red with embarrassment. After a few more failed attempts Bofur was about to intervene but determination already took over her and with a harder pull the sword shot out quickly causing her to drop it out of fright. Bofur tutted and picked it up.

"Be more careful lass,don't cut yourself"

Sheepishly, she took it from his hands with more care. The silver blade glinted beneath the light, and she turned it over in her palm, marveling at the skills of the sword maker. The leather hilt fitted into her hand easily, like it had been custom designed for her only. She traced the carvings on the hilt, her fingers lingered over the moonstones that had been melded into it.

She smiled up at him "It's so skinny"

"And so are you, it's a perfect match" he chuckled and tossed her hair "Although it won't chop a orc's head off but it will put a few holes in em if you're quick enough" He watched her tip it lightly back and forth "How does it feel? Do you like the balance?"

She gripped it harder and raised an eyebrow "I think so?" Bofur pursed his lips and helped her guide the sword back into it's sheath.

"First lesson in sword fighting, stick em with the pointy end" he smirked and walked away.

"Very funny" she called after him. From where she sat she heard a commotion coming from the dwarves. The group of dwarves hurried to their weapons. Pulling her hair behind her ears she listened. Loud thumps of something small were drawing closer to them. Were they under attack?

"Arm yourselves," Gandalf commanded answering her inner question, his sword ready for an attack. Hopping off the log she limped over to the dwarves who were hurrying her over and circled her and Bilbo inside them out of sight. A small man wearing rugged brown clothes on a sleigh pulled by rabbits rushed through the bushes. Although it wasn't a frightening scene, Hilary jumped. The sleigh came to a halt near Gandalf who smiled at the man.

"Radagast," the wizard welcomed the man like he was an old friend. "Radagast the Brown. What on earth are you doing here?" Gandalf questioned, his voice unsure of the man's presence.

"Why, I was looking for you Gandalf" the wizard said with a smile before turning serious "Something's wrong, something is terribly wrong!" Radagast insisted, earning a raised eyebrow from Gandalf.

"Yes?"

The brown wizard opened his mouth to speak but his mouth slowly turned into a frown. He opened his mouth then stopped once more.

"Just a minute," he muttered to himself more than Gandalf. The company groaned at the man's forgetfulness "I thought-!" He squirmed uneasily, looking to Gandalf. "It was right here, on the tip of my tongue. Oh! It's not a thought at all. It's a-" Gandalf reached down and pulled a larges stick insect from Radagast's mouth earning a few grimaces from the company behind. A few of the members already took a seat on the ground already bored by the man.

Gandalf led Radagast away into the trees, taking his pipe out and lighting it and giving the brown wizard the first inhalation. They stood so far that the dwarves could not hear the conversation. Bilbo looked up at Hilary who was standing closer to the conversation in hopes that she could hear but she shrugged down at him and joined him on the soil. All they could see was the brown wizard handing a cloth covered object to Gandalf who tucked it carefully into his cloak

A low, gruesome howl echoed in the woods bringing everyone on edge and ending the conversation instantly.

"Was that a wolf?" Bilbo asked standing up. Hilary stood also by grabbing Bilbo's coat for support, she looked over at Bofur who took a step forward

Bofur's eyes widened. "Wolves? No, that is not a wolf."

A growl came from behind Hilary and Bilbo causing them to scatter. Hilary turned around to see the giant wolf-like beast that she described to the dwarves earlier on and fear struck her heart. Nori ran from his place in front of the them to stab the creature in the stomach. Another growl and a second creature made its way down the hill, jumping towards Fili and Thorin. Kili took his bow and aimed his arrow and struck the beast down. For safe measure Thorin embedded his sword deep into it's skull killing the beast for sure

"Warg Scouts!" Thorin declared pulling the sword out of the beast head "Which means an Orc pack isn't far behind."

"Orc pack?" Bilbo and Hilary whispered in unison.

Gandalf angrily moved towards Thorin. "Beyond your kin who did you tell about your quest?"

Thorin's face darkened with offence "No one."

"Who did you tell?" Gandalf repeated with more force

"Take my word, no one I swear" Thorin yelled "What in Durin's name is going on?"

"You are being hunted" Bilbo swallowed and gripped Hilary's hand when he noticed her still from the hearing of Orc's. He remembered her being not only a few hours in this world and being hunted by them.

"We have to get out of here," Dwalin yelled over to Thorin who nodded in agreement

"We can't" Ori said "We have no ponies, they all bolted." They were all panicking as they heard several howls and dangerous growling drawing nearer, and they were quickly losing all hope of escape.

"I'll draw them off," Radagast declared

"These are Guldur Wargs" Gandalf said "They'll outrun you."

"These are Rhosgobel rabbits" Radagast said insatiably and his chin held high "I would like to see them try."

After a moment of contemplation Gandalf agreed and turned his attention on Hilary who stood leaning against a tree, utterly terrified and clutching her rib cage tighter.

"Hilary can't run, someone will have to carry her" he stated turning to the dwarves

"She can ride with me if she can hold on tight enough" Radagast offered as he pulled the lead on his rabbits. The dwarves immediately protested saying it was too dangerous.

"Enough!" Thorin shouted "We need everyone to be able to fight, she would slow us down" He turned his attention on her, his gaze hard "Go with Radagast" Hilary could hardly object as he strode over and picked her up. He placed her down onto the sleigh and she wrapped her arms and legs tightly around the bars. Radagast took his place behind her and adjusted the reigns.

"And what then?" Gandalf gaped at Thorin's actions "How do you expect them to return to us?" He argued pointing at her

"I will out smart them in the forest Gandalf, no one knows these woods like I do" Radagast assured "I will keep her safe"

Gandalf didn't seem too assured by his friends words but didn't speak another word as the howls became louder. Gandalf nodded and ran off into the foliage of the forest with the rest of the dwarves. Bilbo stood unable to decided what to do

Bofur came closer and smiled sadly "Remember stick em with the pointy end if anything goes wrong" Hilary nodded and buried her head deeper into the bar. Bofur picked up his supplies and grabbed Bilbo by the collar and ran off leaving Hilary alone with the brown wizard and possibly death.

"Are you ready?" she heard Radagast ask, she mumbled her reply but it seemed good enough for him as he thrashed the reins causing the rabbits to spring to life and glide across the ground as quick as lightening. She squeaked as she felt her grip loosen but quickly regained herself. Her ribs stung from her crouched position but she had no thought of moving.

The light cascaded through the tree's as they shot out of the forest. She could hear Radagast taunt the beasts chasing them and also his call's to his woodland friends to run faster. The wizard was right; the Rhosgobel rabbits were very quick indeed it was hard for her to keep a steady grip. She dared to moved her head around the bar to look at the scene behind her and regretted it instantly. The Orc's and Wargs were chasing close behind. One was close enough to be snapping at the heels of the wizard but soon fell behind as the rabbit's proved faster and smarter, with the advantage of knowing the plains by experience.

Radagast made a sharp turn left, leading the Orc s closer to the group, and they hurried, most on short legs, to take cover behind boulders. Hilary thumped his leg with her head and made him turn quickly before he led them too close to the company. Luckily he turned and ducked under a slanted rock causing two riders to hit their heads and fall off their rides, however it did not stop the Wargs from chasing after them. She looked back to the dwarves and saw them running off again, luckily without any riders after them. The rabbit's started to run up a cliff with plenty of coverage for them to escape

Luck seemed to be having their side, that was until the rabbit's started running over rocky terrain making the ride a lot bumpier. Sweat started to form onto the hand's as she held on for dear life. One hand slipped from the bar and she screeched alerting Radagast. The wizard moved his legs shielding her from falling. The rabbit's took a sharp turn causing her other hand to rip off the bar, burning her hand. She fell against his legs almost causing him to fall off himself if he didn't have such a strong grip on the reigns. Her body violently swung around once they turned over the edge of the cliff causing her to slip between the gap between his legs and fall out of the sleigh.

"No!" she heard Radagast cry as she tumbled off. The remaining of the Wargs took notice of this and chose to chase her but it was too late. Once they ran after her, her body had already fallen over the rocky edge and out of sight.

A/N Uh-oh what will happen?

Again I must apologize for not updating sooner I have been studying like made for school so it's been fun. I was online for the first time in weeks and I felt as though I was losing touch with this story so I looked it up and re-read the story again. I chose to re-write most of the chapters as I didn't like how I wrote them back then.

Thank you to everyone once again you guy's are amazing! -Mintyrobe :)