Ireth and the company

by Jade the Silver Princess

Have you ever wondered what would happen if Gandalf was in Valars good books and was allowed to have daughter with a woman of their choosing is your luck that it happened... I make no promises about regular posting. It has friendship between Bilbo and Thorin. Pairings are all aside cause there is more important things. Hope you like it and please review.

7. Riddles and orcs

A/n:I own only Ireth the rest is Tolkiens and Peter Jacksons. The lines signify either time skip or change of view. Countinue with the story.

() - thoughts

"italics"- elven

(bold & italics) – dream

"bold & italics"- black language

VII.

She hurried as fast as she could she climbed the mountain only to see Company being swallowed by earth. She stopped for a second to catch a breath and then just as it was closing she jumped in and hid behind some stones. Seeing Bilbo was separated she went after him knowing that the rest will be safe with Gandalf. She found him and they continued together. They were found by a creature named Gollum and they bargained. They would play riddles and if he wins he gets to eat them and if they win they will be let to go and it began.

-What has roots as nobody sees,

Is taller than trees,

Up, up it goes,

And yet never grows? –

-Mountain. – Said Bilbo easily.

-Thirty white horses on a red hill,

First they champ,

Then they stamp,

Then they stand still. –

-Wait I know it I know it. Teeth! Yes precious teeth. Now me again.

Voiceless it cries,

Wingless flutters,

Toothless bites,

Mouthless mutters. –

-Wind. – answered Ireth without thought but Bilbo made the next riddle.

- An eye in a blue face

Saw an eye in a green face.

"That eye is like to this eye"

Said the first eye,

"But in low place,

Not in high place." –

-Sun yes my little precious sun.

It cannot be seen, cannot be felt,

Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.

It lies behind stars and under hills,

And empty holes it fills.

It comes first and follows after,

Ends life, kills laughter. –

-Dark. – Said Ireth, - Now the last riddle will be from me:

Who makes it, has no need of it.

Who buys it, has no use for it.

Who uses it can neither see nor feel it.

What is it?

-What is it, oh, what is it my little precious.? –

-You are out of time we are leaving. – Said Ireth.

They hurried out of the cave towards light and the rest of the Company. Unknown to them a golden ring stayed in dust with neither of two any wiser.

-Where is our hobbit? – They heard Gandalf ask.

-Bofur he was with you last. –

-No he wasn't. He was with Dori. –

- We lost our hobbit. – Gandalf said at last defeated.

- No you didn't. – Said Ireth from behind all of them.

They all turned toward her at once and noticed that Ireth was wearing a beautiful black dress that was cut from her hip down on each side but ad enough material for it to not be noticed. She also had leggings and black boots that went to her knees. She looked scary if you asked Fili and Kili.

Just as they were about to say something they heard orc horn and the only thing they managed to say was:

-Out of fire… - Started Gandalf

And Ireth continued: -… and straight into frying pan. –

They ran towards the trees and climbed up them they heard below them how orcs were spouting about them:

"Captain, they fled to the trees." Said an ugly orc to the white orc.

- Ahh, Thorin Oakenshield I remember your father smelled the same way, with the smell of fear. –

After he said that out of trees came burning bangs that Gandalf was giving to everyone. While the rest was burning orcs and wargs Ireth caught a small butterfly and sent it to get eagles.

Suddenly Thorin ran out of trees and started battling the orcs. He was battling them bravely fire burning around him. The rest of the Company joined him. Eagles arrived and they started taking persons when suddenly Thorin was knocked to the ground by the white orc. As the white orc was preparing to give the final blow Ireth threw Bilbo on an eagle and ran towards them killing in process two other orcs. She paired her sword with the white orcs hand and threw it of its path.

Seeing there was no other way she transformed fully and unfolded her wings. With a kick of her wings to the white orc she took Thorins body into her hands and jumped of the cliff. She let Thorin fall from her hands on the eagle beneath her and flew after them to The Great Rock of Eagles.

She flew going from one eagle to the other to make shure everyone was ok. As each dwarf saw her they had the same look on their faces. Amazed looks. Not one of them wore look of horror on their face and she was glad that it was that way.

In her form she had black wings and golden eyes. On her ring finger Lain was shining a golden light for it was happy. After long time Ireth was in her full form.

A/N:Imagine Maleficent from the movie but without the horns and with not so pronounced cheek bones and black instead of brown. Riddles were taken from Hobbit all but the last one.