The war went on until everyone froze. A great rumbling sound was heard towards one of the great hills and one hooded figure emerged at the top. Soon thousands of Assassins stood together at the peak of a hill, mounted on different breeds of horses.
"Who are they?" Bilbo asked Gandalf.
"Those are the Assassins of Middle-earth," Gandalf said, "We may yet survive this."
Faedra tapped Daeroch with her heal and rode up the hill with great speed, her hood covering her face. Everyone looked in fright and awe at the thousands of assassins on the hilltop.
"Assassins of Middle-earth," Faedra called out as she arrived, "Today is a day of fear, a day of blood, and a day of hurt. Today is a day when your leader has called upon each and every one of you to join me on the battlefield. There are days that we will hide in fear of the darkness, but not this day. There are days that we mourn for the lost, but today is not one of those days. Today we fight side by side as friends, as family, as ASSASSINS!"
There was a loud cheer from the army and Faedra turned to look at the fearful eyes of all on the battlefield. She raised her sword and a booming cheer rang even louder, all of Middle earth could probably hear. She bellowed a battle cry and galloped down the hill, the others following suit. The orcs that had lined up at the bottom started to back away in fright. The horses jumped on the orcs, crushing them.
The war went on and Faedra looked up at Ravenhill where Azog stood. She galloped towards Ravenhill, slashing the orcs that stood in her way. She reached the bottom of Ravenhill and waited, continuing to kill all the orcs and wargs.
A figure appeared out of nowhere, slashing at a few orcs that appeared to have almost killed her. She looked up and recognized the figures fighting style.
When she was close enough she said loud enough for them to hear, "Nice of you to join, brother."
Her brother Faren smiled at her and they continued to fight, side by side.
Tara sat next to Kili, holding his hand. Many of the dwarves had suspected they were together, but weren't in much of a mood to congratulate them. Soon a figure started to come forward in the fog. Kili stood up first and approached him when he realized it was Thorin.
"I will not hide behind a wall of stone, while others fight our battles for us!" Kili yelled angrily, "It is not in my blood, Thorin."
Thorin stopped in front of him and said, "No, it is not. We are sons of Durin. And Durin's folk do not flee from a fight."
Thorin laid his hand on Kili's shoulder, smiling. Kili smiled back at him through his tears and they touched foreheads.
Thorin turned to the rest of the dwarves, asking, "I have no right to ask this of any of you; but will you follow me one last time?"
The dwarves rose and raised their weapons, ready to follow their leader and friend again. Tara did the same, smiling at him.
"We need to knock down the wall first," Thorin ordered.
"We could use the bell," Fili said.
Many of the dwarves went to retrieve and Tara was about to follow to help, until she felt a hand on her wrist. She looked at Kili, now smiling.
"I wanted to give this to you first," he said, holding up a silver necklace.
It had a star with a circle around it and a very thin chain. It wouldn't have looked like anything special, but to Tara it was beautiful.
"Oh Kili," she said, putting a hand it her mouth, "It's beautiful."
"I'm sure it would look more beautiful if it was on you," he said, "May I?"
She pulled her orange hair to the side and Kili put it on.
"I was right," Kili said, "It does look more beautiful on you."
He leaned in and kissed her which she happily returned.
"I love you," she whispered.
He smiled back and kissed her on the nose, "And I you."
They brought the gold bell out slammed it against the giant wall they built. It tumbled down and they unsheathed their swords, running out.
"TO THE KING!" Tara heard Dain call, "TO THE KING!"
"To arms!" Thorin yelled in the dwarf language.
The smashed into the hundreds of orcs. Tara ran towards Dale where many of the injured men and women would be. She didn't like fighting, but she wanted to put some use to her healing magic. She found a lot of injured children, men, and women. She immediately set to work, getting them back on their feet. She did not know where Kili or Faedra was, but they were the least of her concerns at the moment. All she could do was hope they were ok.
Faedra noticed a huge wagon contraption being pulled by mountain goats through the ice. Dwalin, Fili, Kili, and Balin were in the cart. She and Faren was on a ledge and followed them down the icy river, riding their horses. Kili, Fili, and Dwalin jumped on the three mountain goats left, leaving Balin in the cart. She noticed Thorin riding across a bridge, calling out to them.
"Faren!" Faedra called, "Stay with Balin."
He nodded and Faedra rode up the mountain. Daeroch was one of those rare horses that could actually climb a mountain like a mountain goat. Where he learned, Faedra did not know.
When they reached the peak everything was quiet, too quiet for Faedra's liking. She unsheathed her sword and dismount Daeroch. Walking around quietly next to Thorin, they looked up to where Azog should have been standing.
"Where is he?" Thorin said loudly.
"Looks empty," Kili said, "I think Azog has fled!"
"No, he is here," Faedra said, "I can feel it."
Thorin turned towards Fili, "Fili, take your brother. Scout out the towers. Keep low and out of sight. If you see something; report back, do not engage - do you understand?!"
"We have company; Goblin mercenaries," Dwalin called out from the top of a ledge, "No more than a hundred."
They looked back the way they came to see goblins running over the ruins towards them.
"We'll take care of them," Thorin said, "Go! Go!"
Fili and Kili ran off and the rest stayed to fight.
"I am so sick of goblins," Faedra muttered as she beheaded several.
Amara rode through Laketown, holding onto Legolas's waist. Tauriel and Lia were close behind as Gandalf came into view.
"Gandalf!" Legolas called, dismounting the horse quickly.
Legolas...Legolas Greenleaf," Gandalf approached them, "And Amara Greenleaf."
"There is a second army!" Amara said.
"Bolg leads a force of Gundabad orcs," Legolas said after her, "They are almost upon us!"
"Gundabad!" Gandalf said alarmed, "This was their plan all along. Azog engages our forces, then Bolg seeps in from the north."
"Wha...the north...where is the north, exactly?!" Bilbo asked worryingly.
"Ravenhill," he said.
"Ravenhill?!" Bilbo asked shocked, "Thorin is up there! And Fili and Kili - they're all up there!"
Tara being close by, heard Kili's name and approached where Gandalf stood. Together, they all looked out toward the top of Ravenhill, which was now shrouded in mist.
"Kili," Tara whispered worryingly.