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Chapter 3-Training
"No."
"Please."
"No."
"Please!"
"NO!"
Anne pouted and tucked her hair behind her ear. She folded her arms and met Dwalin's stare.
"You promised!"
The warrior sighed.
"I know, but I still don't think you're old enough to start training."
"I'm 11! You said I could start training when I was bigger and I'm now 11 and I want to start training. C'mon Dwalin! Daisy started getting trained by Nori when she turned 10! It's not fair..."
Dwalin huffed.
"Hardly trained if she's getting taught by a thief how to handle a few knives."
Anne mimicked the dwarf's huff.
"Still getting trained!"
Widening her large brown eyes, she looked at the warrior, knowing that this look would win her the battle. Dwalin tried not to look at the sweet stare, but it was to cute not to look at. He growled and scratched his chin.
"I'm getting to soft lass! People will start talking. Alright alright I'll take ye out later when Fili and Kili are doing their training. Happy now?"
Anne grinned and hugged him. She buried her face in his chest and giggled.
"Yes thanks Dwalin!"
The dwarf chuckled and Anne started for the door.
"Ah ah ah ah ah!"
She turned to look at him.
"What?"
The dwarf tapped his cheek and bent down. Anne laughed and ran over. She kissed his cheek lightly and wrapped her arms round his neck.
"Thank you!"
"Don't mention it lass."
With that Anne ran out of the house in search of her friend to tell her the good news. She duck and weaved through the large crowds of people that rushed about Ered Luin. As she neared the crowd she felt a pair of hands round her waist and she was lifted into the air.
"Where you off to in such a rush squirt?"
"Fili! Put me down!"
The blonde prince chuckled at the squirming girl.
"Nah I don't think I will. How about we go and see Kili?"
"Hey I'm off to see Daisy! Put me down! Just cause you're bigger than me doesn't mean you're the boss of me. Let go!"
He tucked her under his arm and she kicked and wriggled. Chuckling he gave her a light squeeze and carried out of the crowds. A few men gave them curious glance, but the dwarves nodded at the prince and laughed at the struggling girl under his arm. Anne eventually gave up struggling and let her arms and legs sway as the prince walked. She looked up when she heard whooshing and saw Kili shooting arrows towards his archery targets.
"Hello brother!"
The dark-haired brother shot another arrow before relaxing and looking towards where Fili and his prisoner approached. He chuckled as Anne waved meekly and jogged to meet them half way.
"Hi Fee, hi Anne to what do I owe the pleasure of your company."
Anne growled and punched Fili's side.
"This idiot grabbed me when I was going to see Daisy."
Fili grinned and Kili chuckled.
"That's not very nice Fee on the poor kid."
"She looked in a hurry and besides she would MUCH rather spend time with us."
As he said that he dropped the 11-year old ungracefully to the floor. She landed with an OOMPF. The two brothers started laughing and the girl stood glaring at them, and brushed off her trousers.
"You're both horrible you know that?"
Fili and Kili bowed mockingly.
"We try, so very hard we try!"
Fili bumped Anne's shoulder with his and she tried to fight the grin that threatened to break her serious demeanour. Kili was going to lean on his bow, but as he leaned he found that the weapon had vanished and the younger brother fell flat onto his side. Fili and Anne burst out laughing as Kili stood and growled.
"Oh dear Kili, looks like that hurt?"
The trio looked around for the source of the voice. Daisy walked casually from behind one of the targets with the bow in her hand. She grinned and twirled it in her hands, stroking the wood mockingly. The blonde girl started walking towards the trio.
"I really though I would stop falling for that!"
"Oh brother with one as sly as this 11-year old we'll never stop falling for anything!"
Kili held out his hand for his bow as Daisy reached the group.
"Hand it over flower!"
Flower had been the nickname that the brother's had given the blonde, just as Squirt had been Anne's given nickname. Daisy smirked and kept a hold of the weapon.
"Nah, I don't think I will."
"Oh c'mon it's my bow! You know how much that means to me."
Kili gave his best puppydog eyes, but they fell immune to Daisy. She grinned and threw the bow to Anne. The brunette caught the bow and ran a few paces with it. Kili chased after her only to see his beloved bow fly over to his brother who caught and grinned deviously. This game of piggy-in-th-middle last a good while until finally Kili gave up.
"Fine keep the stinking thing!"
He trudged off and Fili sighed.
"Uh oh."
Anne was about to say something when she heard Dwalin shouting for her.
"I gotta go, that's Dwalin. I'll see you guys later."
The brunette ran off and Fili and Daisy stood looking after where Kili had huffed off to. Fili sighed.
"I'd better go calm him down."
Daisy stopped him.
"Nah I'll go...catch you later!"
She ran off after the dark-haired prince and quickly found him sulking up a tree. Smirking she lent against the trunk.
"A dwarf up a tree...that's a first!"
"Leave me alone Daisy, I'm not in the mood."
Daisy shrugged and quickly climbed the tree. She scooted along the branch and sat next to her friend.
"Hey Mr Grumpychops."
Kili didn't look at her, but she saw a small smirk play at the corners of his mouth. Smiling, she prodded his cheek.
"Was that a smile I saw or did you just have gas?"
Kili let out a bark of laughter and Daisy giggled. Then she slipped the bow off her back and handed it to him.
"Sorry for annoying you mate."
He sighed and bumped her shoulder playfully.
"It's alright flower, I just get a bit hot-headed."
"Hmmm who does that remind me of...oh yeah a certain Uncle of yours."
The two chuckled and thought of Thorin's face when he was stressed. Kili ruffled the younger girl's hair.
"C'mon otherwise we'll be late for training and you know how Dwalin gets."
Daisy punched his arm and swung down from the tree, landing lightly on the balls of her feet.
"Mhm he goes red like a tomato!"
Kili jumped down and the two raced back towards the training area where Fili was already warming up. A few moments later Dwalin trudged down the hill, followed by Anne who wore the biggest grin ever, Daisy beamed.
"Yay! You're finally here!"
She ran and hugged her friend. Dwalin chuckled, but then saw Fili and Kili smirking and quickly snapped on his training head.
"Right enough of the niceties! Let's get down to the real work!"
Daisy grinned at Anne who wore a confused look on her face.
"You'll have a blast!"
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"ANNE BEND YOUR KNEES! NO DON'T LOOK AT THEM KEEP YOUR EYES ON FILI, HE'S YOUR ATTACKER. NEVER TAKE YOUR EYES...NO NO NO!"
Dwalin marched over to where Fili had disarmed the girl...again. Sweat trickled down her face and her wooden sword was far out of reach. Fili reached out a hand a helped her up just as Dwalin reached them. His face was beetroot pink with agitation. He brushed the girl off, picked up her sword and thrust it back in her hand.
"You're focusing on yourself too much lass. You need to keep an eye on your opponent as well."
"I'm trying! But it's hard!"
Fili chuckled and Dwalin growled.
"Complaining never solved anything Anne!"
Anne mimicked Dwalin's growl. The warrior took her arm and gestured for Fili to follow as he pulled her over to where Daisy and Kili were sparring. He plonked her at their outer circle and told her to watch the two. Even though Daisy had only been learning a year and bit, she'd picked up using knives really quickly. Dwalin put a hand on Anne's arm.
"Now look at the way they're standing. Kili cause 'e's 'eavier is crouched that little bit lower than Daisy. But she's got her head tilted further up so that she can keep an eye on his footwork as well as maintain eye contact with him. Also as Kili's a man he falls onto his heels, but you and Daisy are lasses you'll prefer staying on the balls of your feet. Light and quick...remember that! Also thanks to a certain thief, the lass knows how to look out for blind spots and the weaknesses of her enemy. For Kili it's that he doesn't have the motivation with a sword. He's an archer so he's not used to protecting himself and that's how she'll..."
Daisy spun round and knocked the younger brother onto his back.
"...do that! Right...Anne what have ye learned."
Anne looked at Dwalin and grinned.
"Light and Fast. Blind spots and weaknesses. Balls of the foot and less crouch. Focus on the enemy."
"Aye now get back and practice."
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