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

IV.

Next morning they started packing hoping to get Mirkwood done as fast as possible. Beorn provided everything. He gave them honey cakes, nuts, meat, bread and lots of water. He also provided horses and ponies they will use to get to Mirkwood. To Bilbo he gave a sword he can wield in case of an emergency. Ireth took every knife he had and put on various places in her robes. She also took bow and arrows to aid her. After all preparations were done they started going towards Mirkwood.

They came to the forest as the sun was setting down. There they stopped and let the horses lose so they can go home. That night they slept for the last time under the sky for they will not see it this clearly again.

In the morning they readied themselves to go into the forest when Ireth said:

- I am going to go by trees and will look upon you. Do not stray of the road but you probably will because forest will become an enemy to all that king does not wish here. If elves stop you do not make a fuss. I will save you in time but go peacefully please. –

None of the dwarves said anything but she knew they will listen. They all already had some assumptions about relationship between Ireth and the king so they listened. Most guessed correctly that the king was told about her other form but only some saw the heartbreak behind Ireths blank face. The thing that betrayed her only to Balin, Thorin and Bilbo were her eyes. They always became golden.

As they moved through the forest Ireth noticed that forest has not yet turned against her. That gave her hope that she will have enough power to sway kings wish to kill the dwarves and maybe get him to aid them in their quest. She thought about Legolas and how he was now a strong grown up elf and he wouldn't need her. She thought how before king made her leave she had power to make spiders listen to her. She wondered if she will have now.

Suddenly she noticed on the other side of the road how elves were following dwarves using trees as their cover. She used Lain to give her enhanced eyesight and hearing. She moved quietly above them through tree crowns. When she was directly above the road she noticed how trees started playing with the road and lead the dwarves towards the spiders. Making them go in circles around the tree. She would think it funny were it not for the fact that elves will use it to their advantage.

Seeing no other way she hurried above them thanking Valar that dwarves couldn't be quiet to save their lives. As she came in front of a big spider that was the main one she pleaded with him:

"Please great one, my friends are coming towards you because forest played with them. Can you spare them?"

"Who are you?"

"I am Ireth also known under names of Araspen, Thorel, Calemirel, Jaelonna the Deathless and Ilmarë Ever-young."

"Very well Jaelonna the Deathless I shall spare them but so the elves do not notice the difference we will caught all but one into our web so that one can save them. We will leave them to end dead but that we made a promise to you shall be left aside."

"I thank you great one."

With that taken care of and with hearing that dwarves will be here soon she climbed on a tree and waited.

They came into her seeing radius she waited. One by one dwarves were picked and hanged on the trees. In that commotion Ireth grabbed Gandalf and with the strength of an eagle inside her she pulled him up and whispered in his ear how everything will be alright. When the spiders left she puts him on the ground and he frees them. When he freed all of them elves stopped them from moving with arrows being pointed their way.

Ireth waited with dread what exactly Legolas will say.

"Tauriel tie them up." Ireth heard his voice.

The rest took their weapons. Legolas while he waited and heard himself being cursed in Kuzdhul thought how it was weird that dwarves and Gandalf didn't offer any resistance.

Ireth moved with ease through branches especially when dwarves were making such a noise that elves couldn't hear her. She went after them toward the palace that was in big cave that dwarves made trying to find gems in there not that she would tell either elves or dwarves that she knew that. She sneaked after them into the palace and toward the receiving hall. Later when she looks back at it she would notice that Thraduils advisors probably noticed and recognized her but didn't react.

Thorin watched as that bastard of a king came towards him and said with a mocking smile:

- Thorin Oakenshield King of nothing. –

- Thranduil son of bitch Ruler of Mirkwood the Small. – Replied Thorin.

Ireth had to contain her laugh at both insults that were so childish.

- So how can I help oh great King. – Thranduil asked sarcastically.

Thorin didn't reply.

- Nothing than I think you could use a lesson to learn that you always need reply to your betters. –

Dwarves watched with horror as knife was raised toward their leader when…

A/N: Some names I got on Middle-earth Name Generator.

Calemirel=Green Jewel (calen+mîr) + Female (el)

Ok I think I should make it clear who gave her which name.

Ireth – birth name

Araspen – Elves

Thorel – Beorn

Calemirel – dwarves

Jaelonna the Deathless – Spiders

Ilmarë Ever-young – humans