"Ay! Get up!" you screamed out.
"What for?" mumbled Balin.
"Your shift isn't over," stated Thorin, while packing himself deeper into the makeshift cot.
"Thorin, do you fancy your head on your shoulders?" you said as you packed up most of the tent.
"Why do you ask?" he said, speaking directly to the ground.
"Because," you threw his things at him. "We're being chased by orcs. And they know your with us."
He rose from the ground. Fear and memories flashed in his eyes, and the men rose from their spots and began to hustle around with you.
"My turn to take lead," you said smugly, but with haste.
You lead the men to the back ways of the forest, an area you could proudly lead through with confidence. Even though you are distancing from the destination and going on the progress forward that you all had made, the orcs were farther behind then they would have been if you had gone through the clearing. You decide that instead of taking the men to low ground, you could rest the night on the higher land you had reached.
There was a quiet, hidden cave, and it was the highest area for miles. A night would be safer spent here.
"Looks like that clearing didn't really work, ay?" you said, smirking as Thorin began to unpack the cots and night tents once again.
"You still have night shift, (F/N). Might want to get to it. Kili," He mumbled stubbornly, resting down again.
"As you wish," you said, with a facetious curtsey and a roll of the eyes.
You scout out the area and sat down on the ground in front of the cave. Despite your apparent smugness, you were surely tired and wanted some well-deserved sleep. Kili joined you out, and as the memories of the night rushed back, your face flushed a dark pink.
"Back again, ay?" you said.
"My shift isn't over till yours is," he sat down beside you.
You sighed.
You had a feeling the only people with night shifts would be you two.