Bilbo had never been as hungry as he was right now. His stomach felt like it had never seen food. The poor hobbit could feel himself become weaker and weaker as the day wore on.

"I can not help that" said Gandalf, leading his hungry army down the side of the valley.

"Unless you would like to go back and ask the goblins to let you have your pony back along with all of your luggage"

"No thank you!" said Bilbo, dreading the thought of ever going back in there.

Gandalf gave a small smile, but did not look around.

"Very well then, we must tighten our belts and trudge on, or we shall be made into supper ourselves. And that will be much worse then having none at all"

Bilbo wished for even a morsel of food. The option of picking off some blackberries was out of the question, it was not the right the time of year for them.

Wild sorrel was the only thing Bilbo could eat. But it did not make good eating. The party came across a mountain stream. They stopped for little drink and to fill up their flasks.

Bilbo had a more appetising snack due to finding some wild strawberries that were in season. But he only had a few, three to be exact. This, some how, more hungry.

Still, the fifteen beings journeyed ever onwards. Though the path had disappeared, it was welcomed by Bilbo's poor feet, the journey was not made any easier. For they now had to walk through grass land dotted with hidden boulders and small outcrops of rocks that were hidden under the carpet of long grass. A few times, Bilbo would be concentrating on following the other when he tripped.

"Oh" he said, getting up off of the floor.

Bombur, who was nearly always at the back, helped him up.

"You need to watch where you're going, Mr Baggins" he said, giving a small smile.

"You've spent more time on all fours then on your own two legs"

Gandalf and the others did not stop to look around. The party was now snaked over a large area. But this was the least of their worries as they came to the remains of a large land slide.

But still, the wizard did not stop. Gandalf used his staff to make sure he did not fall down. Thorin was next, followed by the rest.

"When will this hell end?" Bilbo asked himself.

All fifteen of them were now making their way down the unstable hillside. Rocks, some as big as dinner plates, others a were as big as the little hobbit himself.

A split second later and the whole mountainside moved. Bilbo could feel sharp, hard stones bounded off of his head.

When the land slide had finished, the party were nearer the trees. Gandalf brushed himself off as he looked around. He could see all of the dwarfs helping each other up.

Bombur seemed to be the most confused. He tried to stand up. But, as he did so, he slipped and knocked Nori off of his feet.

Bilbo managed to hold onto a tree and swing himself around. His little feet and cloths were cut to shreds.

"Well, that has got us on a bit" said Gandalf looking back up at the hillside.

"And even if goblins are tracking, they would have a difficult job coming down there silently"

Bombur, who was holding his arm, grumbled.

"I daresay, but they wont find it difficult to send stones bouncing down on our heads"

The dwarves, and little Bilbo for that matter, were far from happy. They were even further from happiness then when they had been in the tunnels.

"Nonsense!" Gandalf told him.

"We are going to go that way, away from the slide" he told them as he started to walk.

"Look at the light, we must be quick"

Bilbo was so hungry that he did not think he could make it any further. But further they went. The darkness grew around them.

Thorin had slowly been taken over by all of the dwarves. He been struggling since the small land slide that they were involved in.

Darkness had definitely sunk around them. Bilbo could not see his large feet, even though Gandalf had his staff lit. It was like the moon shining down on then, but just in one spot.

Bilbo and the others followed Gandalf until he suddenly stopped. The party had come to an opening in the forest. Gandalf smiled as he looked around. The darkness seemed to grow deeper as the forest ran away from the small treeless area they were in.

Gandalf's staff was not needed. For the moon was full above them. Bilbo could make out the white beard of Balin on the edge of the forest.

He noticed that he and the rest of the party had shadows.

"Finally, a place to rest my weary legs" Bombur said, finding a suitable tree and slowly sitting down.

Bilbo smiled, he was just about to join him when, yet again, their plans changed. A large howling noise echoed around the forest.

Mr Baggins suddenly felt a cold chill. He knew exactly what these creatures were, though he had never seen or heard that call before.

It was a wolf.

Origo yawned as he woke to an empty bed. Tiredness was trying to drag the small pup into the land of sleep. But it was fought with hunger. Hunger for his morning snack.

Diamond had risen an hour before her little puppy did. The warmth in her bed had kept Origo at bay up until now. Origo gave a small whimper as he tried to get out of his warm nest.

A minute later, he emerged from the duvet. Sunlight poured through the window. But the window had misted over, not showing the full beauty that lay outside.

Snow was still falling, like it had been all night. Diamond knew that today was a day to stay inside. But apart of her knew that, when Origo had risen and eaten, would want to see his Abira.

Diamond, who was holding her son in her arm and reading a book, smiled as she hear the pitter-patter of Origo's little paws.

"Good morning, sleepy head" Diamond said, looking down at her puppy.

Origo gave a little whimper and wagged his tail. Diamond smiled as she placed her book down and got up. Origo watched as his Diamond, along with Faramir, went into the cellar.

Diamond felt her little Faramir start to shiver. A couple of seconds later, Diamond came out of the cellar again. There was no sign of tiredness in the little puppy now. He could not afford to be sleepy when there was turkey around.

"Just a moment" Diamond said, holding Faramir in her arm.

The packet was turkey was ripped opened. The turkey was put into the bowl. There was a lot in Origo's bowl, for Diamond needed to put a lot in to make her little puppy happy.

Origo's little tail continued to wag as the bowl was placed on the floor. He instantly began to chomp the tender meat. Diamond smiled, knowing that her little puppy would be ready for a day of playing.

Diamond smiled as she placed her little son in his cot. Faramir whimpered, but did not complain. Diamond had a lot of cleaning up to do. First, it was the plates and mugs she had used for dinner and breakfast.

The sink was filled with warm water. Diamond then started wash the plates on by one. Soon, as she finished, she noticed how dirty the water had become. The wooden plug was then taken out and wrapped around the warm brass tap.

Diamond smiled as the water slowly trickled away, leaving gunk laying at the bottom of the sink. Diamond dealt with that once all of the plates had been dried and put away.

A small wicker bin, lined with paper, had been placed near the cellar. On her journey there, she noticed that Origo was no longer at his bowl. In fact, the sneaky pup had been sitting at her heals as she washed the dishes.

"Shall we go and see Abira and Pimpernel?" His Diamond asked.

Though the pup could not fully understand what she was saying, he got excited at the name of his best friend. Ori nodded, making his fluffy, floppy ears move.

Diamond smiled as she attended to an annoyed Faramir. Faramir started to giggle as his mother's hair ticked his face.

"Come mister, lets get you changed and then we'll go and see auntie Pimpernel and auntie Pearl"

Origo followed them out of the kitchen and down the corridor.

Fear rose in poor Bilbo as he rushed about.

The dwarves were nowhere to be seen and danger was approaching. The thirteen dwarves, plus Gandalf, had managed to climb the trees to avoid this danger. But poor Bilbo could not do the same.

"You've left the burglar behind again!" said a voice from the nearest tree.

It was Nori. Nori and Dori were safe from danger. But they were not alone. Ori, Oin and Gloin were also in the tree, but much higher up.

A few trees away, Kili and Fili were positioned. They could see even more dwarves stuck, quite uncomfortably, up more trees.

Bifur, Bofur, Bombur and their leader, Thorin, were all hugging the same large trunk. Bombur seemed to be having a horrible time, his eyes were shut and he was muttering under his breath.

The last two dwarves, Dwalin and white bearded Balin, were stuck up a slender tree without many branches. Gandalf managed to climb a tree where none of the others could.

"I cant always carry the burglar in my back, down tunnels and up trees!" Dori said, looking down.

"What do you think I am, a porter?" he asked.

Thorin, who was situated a few trees away, could hear Dori's complaints.

"He'll be eaten if we don't do anything" Thorin yelled, his voice echoed around.

Bombur was still very nervous, though it was dark, Bombur knew that he was still high up the tree.

"Dori?" Thorin asked, the howls of wolves were all around them.

"Be quick and give Mr Baggins a hand up!"

Dori tried to reach Bilbo's hand, but could not make contact. Dori only had one option left. Though there were many hungry wolves, Dori climbed out of the tree.

As they did, the first pair of glinting eyes came out of the trees. Bilbo climbed up and started to climb. Dori started to climb the tree again just in time. For the wolf had spotted him. Dori's heart raced as he hear the jaws of the wolf snap behind him.

All of the dwarves were now safely in their respective trees. Gandalf could see hundreds of eyes belonging to hundreds of wolves. Before long, the ground was swarming with them.

In Hobbiton, cries echoed down to Diamond. Origo sat patently for his Diamond. A minute past before the crying baby got louder and louder. His Diamond came back holding her noisy puppy.

Diamond smiled as she saw her puppy sitting near the door.

"Ready?" she asked.

Origo nodded and stood up on all fours. Diamond smiled as she opened the door. Origo was just about to rush out when he stopped.

Diamond looked down.

"Puppy?" she asked, walking out.

Origo's brown eyes were darting around.

"Come on, we're going to see Abira" Diamond told him.

She waited for Origo to step onto the carpet of snow. She smiled as she shut the door behind them. Origo did not like this coldness. The flakes that were falling, which had now decreased, landed on the puppy.

He whimpered as he followed his Diamond. Diamond, too, was feeling the coldness. But she could handle it much better then her puppy could.

A few minutes past before Diamond stopped. Origo gave a small whimper as he gently walked into his Diamond's large leg. Diamond looked down.

"We're here now" Diamond said, clicking the gate open.

Origo slowly walked in. his paws were wet, so were his once fluffy ears. Diamond waited until her little puppy had sauntered through before closing it again.

A few minutes later, the door opened. Pimpernel stood there, puppy in tow.

"Diamond!" she said, smiling.

Diamond and Origo were invited it. Origo seemed to become more happier as he warmed up. Pimpernel took Faramir from Diamond as she took her coat off. Pearl came down from the kitchen. She had her white apron on. It had small, faded stains of meals past.

"Hello, Diamond" she said, whipping her hands.

The two of them hugged.

"How are you?" Pearl asked as the three girls and two puppies made their way to the kitchen.

The smell of cooking chicken tickled Diamond nose. A pot was standing near to the stove. A paper label had been wrapped around the bottle.

It only had one word written on it in swerve letters.

Honey.

Diamond smiled as she was handed her son back. Origo and Abira were nowhere to be seen. Pimpernel smiled a she looked down at her little nephew.

"He's defiantly got my brother's looks" she said.

Pippin was the only one to take all of his features from his father. Unlike his sisters, Pippin eyes were not as brilliantly blue. In fact, they had a little hint of hazel.

Faramir's eyes were very blue, obviously from his mother's side. His hair was like his father's. Diamond smiled as she sat down. Pimpernel smiled.

It was then something clicked.

"Pimpernel, would you like to help me do something?" Diamond asked.

Pimpernel looked over at her sister-in-law.

"With what?" she asked.

Meanwhile, Origo and his little puppy friend were curled on Pimpernel's bed. Abira tugged on his ear as they wrestled. Origo gave a small growl as he wrestled back.

His fur was now dry and he was now warm.

"Bet you cant catch me!" Abira barked, standing up and bounding down the bed.

Origo took off a few seconds after his Abira. By that time, Abi had had reached the bottom of the bed. She turned around and saw Origo bounding towards them.

Abira tried to move out the way, but Origo was too fast. Abira was taken out by a much stronger Origo. She whimpered as Origo started playfully growling.

"Got you!" Origo barked.

Abira was let to her paws a few seconds later. She gave a small whimper, acting as though she was angry. Origo moved back a bit, thinking he hurt his Abira. But, the next second, he was pounced on.

Origo nudged at Abira's ear. But she suddenly stopped. Origo retreated and tilted his head.

"Hungry" Abira whimpered, blinking twice.

Origo was hungry as well. So, the two puppies jumped off of the bed, Origo being a bit hesitant. They bounded back to the kitchen where a different smell hit them.

"Hello, girl" Pimpernel said, picking up her Abira.

Abira gave her Pimpernel a big puppy kiss before settling down on her shoulder. But Origo could not get a cuddle off of his Diamond. For she was cuddling the other puppy.

Origo hung his head and gave a small whimper.

"Puppy, I'll cuddle you later" Diamond told him.

A bark came from little Abira as she cuddled her Pimpernel. Nelly looked down. A few moments later, Origo had trotted around to Pimpernel. Origo and Pimpernel looked up at each other.

"Oh, do you want a cuddle as well?" she asked, seeing the sorry looking pup staring up at her.

The small nod let Nelly know that he did. She smiled as she scooped him up with one hand. Origo yawned as he settled down next to his Abira. Pimpernel smiled as she watched the two pups snuggled down.

"Did you bring Ori's turkey?" Pearl asked.

Origo seemed to perk up and raised his head. Diamond smiled.

"Yes, I'm glad I remembered it this time"

Thorin was a young, loyal dwarf. The day was young and the sky blue. Thorin smiled as he felt the wind blow through his dark hair and beard.

But his small adventure over the plains that surrounded the mountain. It was then that he heard a large echo. Thorin's curiosity got him. The forests were thick around here, but a lake made sure he could have an uninterrupted view of his mountain.

A large ribbon of fire erupted out of the flying dragon. Anger and fear rose equally within the young dwarf. Without a second thought, he started to run.

Meanwhile, dwarves were gathering, ready to fight off the intruder or run away from it. His father had grabbed his axe.

"No, he is too powerful, we need to try and get away!" Frerin told him.

Frerin had a dark stubble around his mouth and on his chin.

"Where is Thorin?" asked his father.

"Where is he?" he shouted.

Frerin explained that thorin had gone wondering the wilds a few hours before.

"We need to get out of here" Thrain told them.

A few seconds later, he had an idea. He, like Thorin, had wondered the wilds himself. He knew every inch of this mountain. He also knew of a secret door. One that they could use to escape.

The King, and Thorin's grandfather, came to meet them.

"The main entrance had been overrun, there is no way out"

But Thrain had another idea, which he told his father. Large roars from the dragon as it made its way in.

"We need to move, Dis, hold my hand" said Thrain.

Dis was only young. She took her father's strong hand and was rushed away. Dwarves left and right were running. Some of the braver, or more stupid dwarves, were arming themselves.

"Come on!" they shouted.

They rushed through the many tunnels that made up the core of the mountain.

"This way" Frerin said.

The four of them rushed down a small path, big enough for them to run down three abreast. A few minutes past before a light could be seen. Echoes could be heard. Large bangs from Smaug's tail and large claws echoed past them.

"Through here" Frerin said.

A heavy stone door was then pushed open. The day was bright and birds sang as they fluttered around, oblivious to the danger and panic within the very mountain they flew around.

Dis could feel the whole mountain shake as the large doors were closed.

"Look!" she said, pointing down the mountainside.

The other three looked down. A small speck was making its way up the mountain side.

"Its Thorin!" said Frerin, having good eyes.

Minutes past before a very tired looking dwarf climbed up to the small shelf of rock that his family were standing on.

"Thorin!" Dis said, hugging her older brother.

Thrain gave a small nod.

"We have to get away from here" Thorin said.

The party of dwarves slowly made their way down the mountain. Some of the mountain side had been singed. A large fire sent smoke up into the air. Thorin could see the full devastation. This angered him.

"We need to go back and look for the wounded" he said.

Dis was still too young to understand what was going on. But deep down, she knew she would never return home.

"But, what about mama?" she asked.

All of the dwarves there knew that she was probably dead. Thorin took a deep breath.

"Look at me" he said, kneeling down.

Tears were gathering in Dis' eyes.

"We will find mama, but you have to remain strong for me, do you understand?" he asked.

Dis and Thorin embraced in a large hug that lasted longer then normal.

"Go with Thror, he'll look after you" he said.

Dis looked around.

"But, you're staying here?" she asked.

Thorin hated to let his family down, especially his only sister. But he had to go back and look for survivors.

"I will be back by first sun light, I promise"

Dis watched as her two brothers walk away. A few seconds later, after much debate amongst himself, Thrain started to walk away.

"Papa?" Dis asked, running after him.

Thrain took a deep breath and looked around at his daughter.

"Stay" he simply said.

Dis dared not disobey her father. She watched as her father disappeared out of sight. Thorin was full of rage, so much so that he could have gone back into the mountain and killed the dragon there and then.

"My boys, wait for your old man" said a voice behind them.

Both of them stopped.

"Do you really think I would abandon my own people to that beast?" he asked.

Thorin gave a small smile. A few seconds later, the three of them walked off again. It took nearly three hours of walking to reach the edge of devastation. This once fine forest had been turned to ash.

Smoke was still rising like silver snakes from white hot trees. The fire seemed to have burnt itself out enough for them to navigate through.

Noises echoed them as the reached the middle of the burnt area. A group of survivors were discussing, quite loudly, about retaking the mountain again.

"But, our treasure is in there!" said a deep voiced, war beaten dwarf.

Thorin, Thrain and Frerin all arrived.

"My people, my people!" said Thrain.

"Where is our king?" asked one of the dwarves.

"Is he dead?" asked another.

Thrain gave a smile.

"Thror is not dead, nor wounded. He will be attending to matters soon. But first, we need to gather up the survivors and tend to our wounded comrades" Thrain told them.

Another angry murmur and bout of curses to Smaug erupted.

"I feel your anger, but there will be a time for rebelling, but it is not today"

Soon, all of the survivors had agreed that helping the wounded would be a better option.

"Search the area, but do not go into the mountain"

Soon, Thorin and the rest were walking up to the very edge of the mountain. More and more dwarves were found. Some had horrible injuries. Some were walking, but dazed.

Thorin looked up at the mountain. More and more dwarves were walking down the hillside, away from what used to be a lovely part of Middle-earth.

"Thrain!" said a youngish looking dwarf.

He had a full beard around his face. But, unlike Thrain's, it was not long enough to plat.

"Dale has been hit too!"

There was another wave of curses and threats went about the group.

"They say the Lord of Dale has been killed!"

Origo's little tale wagged as he looked up at his Diamond. She smiled as she picked up a bowl full of his most loved food.

Turkey.

"Here you are" she said, placing it on the floor.

But Origo was not the only puppy eating. A different bowl of food had been prepared by Pearl. Sizzling rashers of bacon had been placed in another bowl. This was for little Abira.

Abira's tail wagged as she watched her Origo eat. She was equally as hungry as her puppy counterpart. Soon, both of the four legged creatures were chomping their way through their bowls on food.

Pearl smiled as she went back to dishing out the many bowls of vegetables. The chicken, now browned and crispy, was shared between four plates. Vinnie was not present yet, though she had been asked and agreed to come.

She had not arrived yet. Pearl looked at the clock. She knew that her sister was never this late.

"Isn't Pervinca coming?" Diamond asked.

Baby Faramir was snoozing in a wicker basket, filled with comfortable blankets. His eyes were closed as he slept.

"Well, I have invited her" Pearl told her.

Pervinca looked at the clock.

"Oh, I should have been there by now" she said, waiting.

Her coat was already on and her wicker basket ready. Vinnie looked at the clock.

"Just another minute" she said.

Her heart was beating. She needed to get to her sister's straight away. A few minutes past before the oven door was opened. She smiled as a hot wave of delicious smelling muffins out of the oven.

Vinnie smiled as she took them and placed them in her basket. They were still steaming as she placed a clean, dry cloth over them.

Pervinca smile as she picked up the heavy basket and walked down the hall way. She smiled as she opened the door. She instantly felt the coldness tickle her cheek.

The door closed behind her and she walked away. She knew that her sisters would not wait for her to arrive. For she knew that if she was late, they would start without her.

That's exactly what happened.

Diamond smiled as she dished honeyed parsnips onto her plate. They had a large pile of chicken. Pimpernel, Pearl and Diamond all ate in silence.

A fourth plate had been taken out, but was left on the worktop, waiting for Vinnie to arrive.

It was not long before three knocks came at the door. A few seconds later, barking echoed down from the hallway. Both Origo and Abira had rushed to the door upon hearing the knocks.

Pimpernel smiled as she placed her knife and fork down. Pearl did the same.

"Oh, Pimpernel, you don't have to get it" Pearl said, rising from her seat a few seconds after her sister.

"No, no" Pimpernel told her.

"You keep eating, I'll get the door" she said.

Pearl gave a small smile and sat back down again. Pimpernel smiled as she walked down the hallway. Suddenly, out of nowhere, two little puppies ascended on her.

"Oh, be careful!" Nelly said, almost tripping over Origo.

Abira remained by her Pimpernel.

"Is there someone at the door?" she asked, smiling as she picked her puppy up.

"Who do you think it could be?"

Abira did not know who it could be. She gave her Pimpernel a little lick as the door opened. Pervinca stood before her, looking very cold and miserable.

"Hello" Pimpernel said, letting her sister in.

"Sorry I'm late" Vinnie told her sister, placing the basket down.

A few seconds later, she took off her coat and hung it on one of the many pegs.

"Dinner has already been served up, but I'm sure Pearl has plenty left for you"

The two girls walked towards the kitchen. Pimpernel kissed her well-behaved puppy and placed her on the floor. Origo had waited patiently in the kitchen. He looked up at his Diamond. But, through the forest of chair legs and table legs, he saw something new.

Curiosity got to him. Diamond watched him as he slowly made his way towards the basket that Pervinca had placed down.

Pimpernel, who was sitting with her back to the evil heath, felt a small soft puppy slip fast her feet. She knew that it could not have been Abira, for she was curled up on her lap.

She looked down to see Origo.

"Origo?" she asked.

Ori looked up. He blinked twice and then went on looking at something. It did not take long for Pimpernel to figure out that he was looking at the basket of muffins that Vinnie had brought.

Nelly continued to watch the pup as he inched closer to the basket. His little nose was picking up a new smell. Though, living with Diamond and having regular visits to her sister-in-laws, Origo had never come across this smell.

Pervinca was now sitting down, a warm plate of food before her. Pearl came out of the cellar with a large mug of cold ale.

"Thank you" said Pervinca, swallowing down her food.

Pearl's attention moved onto the basket. She smiled as she picked it up. Origo gave a small whimper, having still not found out what that smell was.

"Oh, sorry pup" she said, still not giving Origo his answer.

A minute later and the muffins were placed on a plate. But they were not eaten just yet. Pimpernel, Diamond and Pervinca all had to finish their lunch first, before they could start on the rich muffins.

Pearl had finished first. She had to wait until everyone else was finish before she could start dishing out the last of her food.

"Does anyone want any more?" she asked as Diamond finished the last of her chicken.

Pimpernel smiled.

"I wouldn't mind just a smidgen more" she answered.

Pearl smiled as she picked up a bowl. It was full of very crispy potatoes. The girls had a measly four more before they were all gone. The parsnips were even fewer, but the chicken was over flowing.

"Plenty more gravy, if you want it" Pearl told them.

Pimpernel's plate was then drowned in gravy and she started to eat again. Like their first round of eating, the girls fell quiet. Only the sound of their knives and forks on their plates and the gentle tipper-tapper of the two puppies as they ran in and out of the kitchen.

As Diamond ate, a small sound came from behind her. Faramir, who had been snoozing in one of Pearl's little wicker baskets, woke up.

Origo came trotting in, a few seconds after him, Abira did too.

"What's that noise?" asked Abira, looking over at the small basket near to Origo's Diamond.

Origo looked around.

"Diamond's puppy"

Abira tilted her head.

"But, you're Diamond's puppy" Abira told him.

Faramir's crying grew a little louder.

"Ori, do you want to entertain Faramir for me?" Diamond asked.

Origo's little tail wagged. He liked it when the noisy puppy touched his fluffy face. Abira watched as Origo trotted over to the basket.

Faramir seemed to calm down instantly at the sight of this funny looking creature. A small part of him knew he had seen this creature before.

Faramir felt the cold nose of this creature touch his skin. It was so tickly that Faramir could not help but give a little giggle. Origo back off for a moment and looked around at his Diamond.

Diamond looked around at him as Faramir began to cry again.

"I think he likes you, puppy" Diamond told him.

Faramir's blue eyes were looking right at the strange creature before him. Faramir then saw another strange creature.

"You look the same" he gabbled.

Dis, Thorin, Thrain, Thror and Frerin were now homeless. A few days had past since Smaug had claimed the Lonely Mountain as his own.

All of the treasure, whether it be golden goblets or silver swords. Smaug had gathered so much of the dwarves' treasure that he could find. And find he could. His size, small for a dragon, for he was young and had a fiery temper.

But he would soon grow as he ventured outside. He feasted on the remaining Dale-folk until there were no left. But first, he would feast on the dwarves that had not been roasted by his fire or fled.

The wounded were eaten last, so that they suffered. The able bodied were hypnotise them to gather more and more gold where he could not reach or did not know about.

Thorin took a deep breath. For the first time, he did not know what to do. Thror took a deep breath he was surrounded by his loyal people.

"That is not an idea that I am confident with" Thror said.

Thrain was standing there, beside his sons.

"But, we have to do it. We could use our quickest to go and see the situation" Thrain told him.

"I will not risk more of my people being killed by that monstrosity!" Thror said.

Dis was still sniffing as she sat on a small bounder. She could still see the mountain. The smoke still rose into the air.

"What are we to do?" Thrain asked.

Thror knew that the mountain was lost.

"We get as far away from here as possible"

Only fifty other dwarves were with them. Their great race had all but been whipped out.

"But, which way?" Thrain asked.

Thror knew exactly where they could go.

"South" he answered.

"We go south"

Soon, the fifty or so dwarves set off without food or water. Dis held Thorin's hand. Both of them knew that their mother had not escaped. This angered Thorin even more. But he had to listen to Thror and his father.

"What's your plan, Thror?" asked Thrain as they walked.

In the distance, Mirkwood could be seen stretching into the distance horizon.

"No" he slowly answered, taking a deep breath.